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Tickets for Dumball 2025…on sale now!
Rick Murray
/ July 1, 2024
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!
Dumball HQ has been a hive of activity, with some awesome hotels lined up for this years route. There are...
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And the money is in!
dumball
/ March 4, 2020
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.
dumball
/ January 27, 2020
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!
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!
dumball
/ January 25, 2020
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
dumball
/ January 24, 2020
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!
dumball
/ January 24, 2020
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!
dumball
/ January 24, 2020
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!
dumball
/ January 21, 2020
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
dumball
/ January 21, 2020
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 🙁
dumball
/ January 21, 2020
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!
dumball
/ January 20, 2020
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
dumball
/ January 20, 2020
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
dumball
/ January 19, 2020
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…
dumball
/ January 19, 2020
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…
dumball
/ January 18, 2020
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!
dumball
/ January 18, 2020
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…
dumball
/ January 17, 2020
Day 0 of Dumball 2020 and were inspecting our fleet. They are colourful and they look beautiful. The pile of...
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