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Tickets for Dumball 2025…on sale now!

Tickets for Dumball 2025…on sale now!

You can now go and grab yourself earlybird tickets for the last ever dumball rally.  Remember, you book as a team –...
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THE FINAL RALLY. TICKETS LIVE 8PM MONDAY 1ST JULY!

THE FINAL RALLY. TICKETS LIVE 8PM MONDAY 1ST JULY!

Dumball HQ has been a hive of activity, with some awesome hotels lined up for this years route. There are...
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Maybe we should dumball again!

Maybe we should dumball again!

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And the money is in!

And the money is in!

Dumball 2020: we came, we drove (when the cars would let us!), we went Loco in Acapulco! But above all,...
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We only went and did it.

We only went and did it.

After an arduous hour long uphill climb we finally made it to Mexico City! All but 2 of the Beetles...
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Mexico City: Here we come!

Mexico City: Here we come!

If we decided to do the Dumball all over again- just for giggles- It would be far less eventful. Yesterday...
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Loco in Acapulco!

Loco in Acapulco!

Last night we finally arrived in the glamorous seaside resort of Acapulco. The savage hills on the way in meant...
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Good tyres are over rated

Good tyres are over rated

Most of the cars are 25% of the way to Acapulco and with some big casualties last night they are...
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Next stop: Acapulco!

Next stop: Acapulco!

Very little data yesterday so apologies for the radio silence ! Needless to say it was a VERY eventful day....
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Good Morning Ixtapa!

Good Morning Ixtapa!

Yesterday was meant to be the simplest day but as always with the Dumball we had problems are plenty especially...
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All Beetles made it!

All Beetles made it!

Day 3 of the Dumball and we had a 0% drop out rate on our Beetles! The best bit about...
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Tequila Volcano

Tequila Volcano

We're on the road and all is good: but we face another savage day. Currently though spirits are high as...
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Goodbye Cannonballers :-(

Goodbye Cannonballers 🙁

We were told the most dangerous thing we would encounter in Mexico are speed bumps. And it turns out- that's...
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That’s Zamora!

That’s Zamora!

Today the cars behaved themselves much better. Well until the Canonballers hit a speed hump and destroyed a crucial valve...
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Proper Dumball

Proper Dumball

So far so good! White squadron arrived last at 10pm yesterday after issues with their Beetles - but their spirits...
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Fixing a 40 year old Beetle lesson 1

Fixing a 40 year old Beetle lesson 1

If your engine's overheating: just drive with the bonnet open! Why can't all Dumball cars have the engine at the...
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And we’re off…

And we’re off…

Dumball 2020 is on the road... Plenty of problems with our bugs though - hopefully just teething problems! Red convoy...
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It has begun…

It has begun…

Urban artists, lots of Beetles, random props, a mariachi band, a Mexican TV crew and of course sunshine. Welcome to...
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Nooo! Don’t remove his mask!

Nooo! Don’t remove his mask!

Last night that Dumball tasted its first experience of Mexican culture. A few of us headed out to watch what...
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We’ve got a lovely bunch of Beetles…

We’ve got a lovely bunch of Beetles…

Day 0 of Dumball 2020 and were inspecting our fleet. They are colourful and they look beautiful. The pile of...
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