GUMBALKAN 2025 START DAY 1 | 400 CARS, ONE SHITTY VOLVO, AND THE START OF AN EPIC JOURNEY 🇨🇿🇵🇱

Gumbalkan 2025 Letni Edice - A truly crazy road trip event which goes this year from

The Gumbalkan 2025 Summer Edition (Letni Edice) kicks off — and we’re right in the middle of it with our 1 000 € Volvo V70, held together by our mechanic's magic. Will it last over 4000 km from Czech Republic through Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia? The "race" lasts one week and during that we have over 30 checkpoints to find all around the Baltic.

In this first episode, over 400 cars gather at a secret starting point somewhere in Czechia before heading out on a chaotic low-budget rally across Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. On the first day, we visit Hitler’s old amphitheatre on St. Anne’s Hill, get stung by wasps, and sneak into our Finnish friend Lauri’s dorm in Wrocław for a free night’s stay.

👉 New episodes coming soon, so subscribe, drop a comment and join us on this crazy and beautiful trip. Recommended to watch in order.

🎥 Episodes filmed across: Czech Republic • Poland • Lithuania • Latvia
🚗 Car: Volvo V70 (2003, 1 000 € budget build)
🍺 Mission: Drive. Survive. Have fun.

Thank you @Prokop_phot0 for amazing drone footage!
Thank you Elias for recording your nightly shenanigans!
Thank you The Lauri and anonymous flatmate for letting us stay at your place!

Information on the event here (in English and in Czech): https://gumbalkan.cz/english/

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