The Modball Rally is an international driving tour with a different route each year. Founded in 2007 it sees an entry of around 100-180 cars per event which are mostly modified supercars. However, modified cars do not stop at sports cars and the rally has resulted in entries including fire engines, Ferraris, Limousines and everything else you can imagine. The Rally is not a race nor a rally in the traditional sense such as the WRC; there is no prize for being fastest nor official timekeeping of any sort. Organizers emphasize that it is a road trip adventure and not a race. History Noted as the Nitro Circus on wheels for the stories during each event the Modball is widely known to be based on the film from the 1980s Cannonball Run, starring Burt Reynolds. The Modball Rally is not a race or timed event like most assume, the tour is a collaboration of car enthusiasts who travel Europe, USA and Australia seeking adventure. 2007 Europe rally The first ever Modball Rally took place in June 2007 with over 150 cars at the O2 Arena starting grid. The route began in London and ventured through Amsterdam, Cologne, Prague, Vienna with a casino party, Milan with a live performance from the Fuel Girls before finishing with an awards party in Lyon. On day two of the rally the Modball made German Television and the front page of every German newspaper for being surrounded by 100 German Police cars during a car display at the Cologne Arena. Despite having permission to go through Germany three cars were caught speeding on the hard shoulder in Düsseldorf at over resulting in the chief of German Police classing the event as an illegal street race. The result left each Modball vehicle with a fine of €173 and a Police escort to Belgium taking over 10 hours. This however didn't stop the Modballers from making the next party in Prague as they drove their cars through the night. One vehicle, a Modified Honda Type R, escaped from the policy convoy on the Autobahn and drove straight to Prague without detection - arriving almost 12hrs before any of the entrants - and they were crowned the unofficial winners for that year. It was for this reason the award for 'Spirit of the Modball' went to every team on the rally. 2008 Europe Rally The 2008 annual Modball