Mud trials showcase heavily modified two-wheel drive cars built to withstand violent impacts as drivers navigate a series of muddy obstacles

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

“It’s not a race; it’s called a mud trial,” says Errol Carter, a legend in the sport. Mud trials showcase heavily modified two-wheel drive cars built to withstand violent impacts as drivers navigate a series of muddy obstacles.

Former panel beater and now disability support worker Errol Carter at his Moree property. ‘Until you have done it you can’t really understand it, it’s a real adrenaline rush,’ he says. Carter is a mud-bombing legend, having won numerous state titles.