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Mud Bombs

On Sunday afternoon in the usually quiet NSW village of Pallamallawa, the air vibrates with the roar of V8 engines as colourful cars speed towards deep, muddy trenches at 80 km/h. In an instant, mud explodes skyward, soaking everything in sight. Welcome to the wild world of mud bombing—just don’t call it a race.

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