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Burst the Bubble

Burst the Bubble

You were in 1st at each Elimination period

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How to unlock the Burst the Bubble achievement in DiRT Showdown - Definitive Guide

There are 2 possible ways to earn this achievement, as you can see in the following. Judging from the comments both ways have their friends (though recent commenters were more successful with the "alternative" way).
I would recommend you to try both approaches to find out which one suits you best.
Good luck!

My original approach:
This achievement is not so easy since the AI is very aggressive. I would recommend to set the difficulty to easy in options before trying this. I did this on the elimination race of the second tier (Allstar, 6th event, Michigan), but other ones may work too. I didn't like the first one in Pro series (Miami), because it has a nasty U-turn at the beginning which does not make things easier.
The car of choice I'd recommend is the Lombardi (can be bought early in tier 4 for 75 000$), because it is the fastest car and already fully upgraded.
Use all your nitro during the beginning phase to have a chance . Most likely you will need some attempts to make it as it's really a close thing. Once you made to be first at the end of the first elimination round, you have to take care that you don't mess it up. Especially be aware that the cars out of the race will be standing somewhere on the track as obstacles. With the fast Lombardi you should make it as long as you don't crash. At least that's how it worked for me. Best of luck guys!

Alternative way (credit goes to HAMbidextrous1):
If you should struggle with my suggested approach above (as some players have commented) you could also give the first elimination event (Pro series, Miami) a try. A fully upgraded Zenden Cup may be a suitable alternative to the Lombardi. Mastering the 180° corner to get in the lead during the initial elimination phase is key to get a chance on the achievement.
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29 May 2012 18:56

22 Comments
thanx for that mate nice pick of track aswell!! xx
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By MissySassy86 on 20 Jun 2012 03:41
Your welcome! I'm happy to hear that it helped you. ;-)
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By perceptron3000 on 20 Jun 2012 07:23
Good tips, I managed to do it on that course with the Logan Vulture. Took a few tries to make it into the lead before the first elimination but after that it was pretty easy.
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By mike cupcake on 28 Jun 2012 21:08
great advice! got it on my third attempt
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By D3LTA ARES on 24 Dec 2012 11:15
LOL DID THIS ON THE SAME TRACK BUT WITH THE STOCK DUKE
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By PhxSuns1Fan on 08 May 2013 10:50
The Miami track was my choice with the fully upgraded Zenden Cup. The handling is much better to me, and you only have one kind of turn to nail! A little brake and hand brake.
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By HAMbidextrous1 on 02 Aug 2013 07:03
Up vote BTW for mentioning the Miami track.
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By HAMbidextrous1 on 02 Aug 2013 07:05
Hi HAMbidextrous1,
I'm not sure if I understood you're comment right, so I try to sum up what I got. ;)
You got your achievement on the Miami track with the Zenden Cup. I did not recommend this track, because I had huge problems to get in the lead during the first elimination round (specifically in this 180° corner).
And now I should recommend this track to get an upvote from you? Or did I get that wrong (I don't mean that offensive of course, just to clarify).
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By perceptron3000 on 03 Aug 2013 06:51
Did it 1st try with the ZENDEN CUP fully upgraded on miami track in 1st tourcup had tried for 30+ times with lombardi - no luck...
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By Monto BE on 03 Aug 2013 22:04
The "Alternative way" is simply the best! Fully upgrade Zenden / Miami - Pro series! Thanks again! :)
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By dtdeejay on 20 Oct 2013 09:35
Yeah it works much better with the Zenden sorry for the first solution tip .
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By The edge is it on 18 May 2014 19:39
HAMbidextrous1's guide worked for me. The car handles so much better and after about 10 goes on nailing the first corner I got it.
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By LBW 07 on 10 Jan 2015 15:21
Hi all,
I updated the solution to reflect your comments, so everyone who goes for this can get the maximum of support.
Thanks for all the feedback and keep up the good work! :)
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By perceptron3000 on 27 Mar 2015 08:43
Alternative way with Miami and Zenden worked for me, thanks!
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By DANIELVS on 04 Jan 2016 12:44
Miami with the Zenden was incredibely easy. I turned around both 1st and 2nd cars in the first bend. then just used the boost after each corners. Thank you.
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By The Ol n De on 18 Jan 2016 21:06
I don't have the Lombardi yet so Zenden and Miami worked for me.
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By ArcticRaider on 19 Jan 2016 22:13
Miami in a fully upgraded Zenden Cup. Took me about 5 restarts to get it. Once you're first after the first 180 it's easy peasy.
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By jochta on 07 Feb 2016 23:14
I used the Alternative method, and it worked great. So thanks.
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By DCM7734 on 19 Mar 2016 21:18
Great solution, original method is a much easier method.
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By Ethigy on 17 Sep 2020 07:03
Don’t bother with the original method, it takes too many attempts to master. I did it on the alternative method, and did it on my 3rd attempt. Ignore the previous comments and the guide above about doing it on the original method.
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By Happy Dog CPH on 23 Jul 2022 09:06
Great guide! Alternative method worked for me but did take a couple of tries getting used to the map. If you can master the U-turn, I'd say go for the alternative method. Otherwise, the original method should work just fine.
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By TheAwsomeTaco13 on 23 Feb 2023 05:14
Hmm, I'm sorry to hear that you two had no luck with my suggested solution. I can only talk about my own experiences, because I did try it myself on that track first and couldn't make it and then I found out this approach. Also I have to take into account, that there are actually people who also got it this way (see other comments and upvotes).
As a compromise I would suggest, that I include this way you described as an alternative way in the solution. Hope everyone's happy with that. :)
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By perceptron3000 on 04 Aug 2013 10:45
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Take the Lombardi and use the boost asap. The first elimination is the difficult one. If you got that and you don't drive stupid, it's yours.
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achievement ""burst the bubble"" is unlocked at the end of this youtube video =
Be in 1st place during each elimination period in an Eliminator event (( miami eliminator event - in this video )) =
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01 Mar 2016 00:41

I would recommend doing this in your third Elimination-Event (Champion-Area, Baja California) since it appears to me this is the easiest to do. Managed to get it on my 2nd try with the Lombardi. Watch out for wrecked vehicles!
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11 Jun 2013 09:31

Pick an eliminator event and stay in first place the whole race. The (slightly) hard part about this is getting to first place before the first eliminiation takes place. Hold boost right from the start and try to avoid colliding into other cars. Also it helps to cut corners as the AI tends to take corners very wide.

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To get this achievement you must be in 1st place throughout the whole elimination period in an Eliminator event, the most tricky part of the achievement is getting into first place before the first elimination which is within the first 30 seconds of the race. Once you are into 1st place stay there until the end of the race.

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In Eliminator Mode, stay in 1st position during each countdown after which the car in last place is eliminated.

The competition lasts until 1 car remains.
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26 May 2012 10:15