On their mark

The Gumball 3000 is more like a rolling, multi-city car show than a race, but as spectacles go it's to be admired. I was annoyed when I missed the NYC finish line in 2010, and didn't do much better with this year's starting line, but Andy happened by Times Square to reap some photos. If, like me, the tapestry of your personal history is woven with threads of Cannonball Run, Matchbox cars and the arcade games you have to sit in and work the pedals and wheel, the fanfare of the Gumball 3000 is sufficient stimulus to trigger in your imagination the fantastic adventure they're not really having. Good enough.