LEMMY, THE FUEL GIRLS And The GUMBALL Rally...A Winning Combination!

Legendary rock 'n roll icon Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) will join The Fuel Girls for the first few days of the 11th annual Gumball 3000 rally, the world-famous celebrity rally which has previously taken place in Europe, Thailand and China. This year, the rally, called "Coast to Coast," will take place in the U.S. from May 1 through 8, 2009, with Jay Leno dropping the start line flag at the Santa Monica Pier.

The Fuel Girls know Lemmy through performing with MOTÖRHEAD on some of their European gigs, and asked him to join them. "I can't think of a better way to spend a couple of days than going to Las Vegas with The Fuel Girls," said the rocker.

The Fuel Girls, a rock and roll, fire-eating/fire-breathing stunt and strip tease show, who perform at motorbike, car, music and extreme sports events all over the world, will be driving a hand-painted 1960 Cadillac Seville and a high-lifted H2 SUT Hummer. They will be representing the "Wounded Warriors Project", a non-profit American charity for wounded soldiers.

Lemmy and The Fuel Girls will depart on Saturday, May 2, and drive through the various checkpoints onto Las Vegas on Saturday, where the party Saturday night will be at the Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint 2),kicking off with a live performance by THE CULT.

Eight days, seven states and 3000 miles later — with a huge beach party that will run from sunrise to sunset — Miami's Ocean Drive will be literally littered with hundreds of locally owned supercars to welcome the weary yet intrepid Gumballers. In addition, numerous racetracks will open their gates to allow the world's finest supercars a (legal) opportunity to really be put through their paces.

Other celebrity drivers include David Hasselhoff, "Jackass"'s Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn, extreme sports stars Tony Hawk, Danny Cass, and Dave Mirra, Brit indie stars THE ENEMY, U.K. TV's Dirty Sanchez, recording artists THE CULT, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and THE CUBAN BROTHERS, fashion trendsetters Team Rogue Status, Eddie Cruz of UNDFTD, and Team Puma driving alongside numerous Playboy Playmates and models, including Caprice, making the 2009 Gumball 3000 rally all the more stylish and beautiful! It has also just been announced that Mika Salo, F1 driver and reigning 24 Hours of Le Mans GT2 champion will be driving the rally in his Ferrari GT2 430. This adds to Gumball's tradition of having professional racing drivers on the rally.

The week after the rally, Lemmy and the girls will be back in L.A. for an additional fundraising party at the Playboy Mansion. The event takes place on the May 16 and is called "Stars and Stripes".

The Fuel Girls will be writing for a number of rock magazines, including Metal Hammer U.K. as well as many other U.S. and U.K. online and print press, and are also filming for their TV show. The rally is being covered by many international outlets: CNN News, MTV are shooting a daily rally update show and Gumball will relaunch the youtube live channel. The cars are going to be set up with webcams and live-feeds to all major networking sites as well as www.gumball3000.com, creating an up-to-the-minute experience of the rally!

This year's Coast to Coast rally promises high-octane high jinx across some of the world's finest freeways.

Gumball3000 route:

* May 1 - Registration, an A-list headline live performance on the Third Street Promenade, a huge car display and kick off exclusive VIP party at the Viceroy.
* May 2 - L.A. to Vegas - Start Line mid-day at the Santa Monica Pier
* May 3 - Vegas to Grand Canyon
* May 4 - Grand Canyon to Santa Fe
* May 5 - Santa Fe to Dallas
* May 6 - Dallas to New Orleans
* May 7 - New Orleans to Orlando
* May 8 - Orlando to Miami - arriving 5 PM for Car Display & Beach and Car Festival
* May 6 - Dallas to New Orleans
* May 7 - New Orleans to Orlando
* May 8 - Orlando to Miami - arriving 5 PM for Car Display & Beach and Car Festival