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The Gumball Diary (Thursday April 25)

1940 - I95

Running in a small pack at the moment after getting out of NYC without too much difficulty (apart from the Green Stingray overheating in the traffic out of the Lincoln Tunnel). Already heard that the black Russian 996 turbo has been picked up, possibly as much for his Russian license plates as his speed.

We've currently got a yellow Ferrari, the green Stingray, and a red Viper with us at the moment - let's see what happens as the evening progresses.

First stop is the Center Café in Washington DC - hopefully getting in there at about 2200.

2040 - I295

Some interesting action seen already - I think five Ferraris, the Mercedes station wagon, and a black Aston already sitting on the hard shoulder with a police car behind them. Possibly not the best start for those guys.

We're currently having a rough time with the combination of the rough roads and the stiffened suspension that we've got, getting shaken to bits though.

Looks as though we'll only be able to post updates to the site when we get to a landline as the cellular connection just isn't proving possible, saying that, given the problems that I had this morning trying to connect to the site with a landline, I'm hoping that it won't be too bad in the future.

I295 is definitely quieter than the Jersey turnpike, not another Gumballer in sight!

2205 - I95

Have been caught up, and passed by, the chaps in the Skyline - makes one Hell of a noise - amazing that those guys drive it as their regular day car.

Stopped for gas a little while back with the Stingray - the gas station attendant didn't know what to make of us - kind of similar to all the toll both attendants we've seen so far really.

Two way radios are currently seeming to be the best form of communication between the cars; having problems with the CB, but that may be more to do with the fact that we've never used one before!!

Looks as though we need to revise our initial though of 2200 might have been a little optimistic - guess that 2300 is looking more likely now.

2330 - Centre Cafe, Washington DC

Made it! How the folk without Sat Nav managed to complete the last part through the centre of DC I'll never know!

Not really a checkpoint, more just a stop for coffee and doughnuts before embarking on our next step - 678 miles to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville through the night.

Rather annoyingly the battery in the camera has died, so no new pictures during the night.