Truck racing

Crowds gathered in the remote desert of Southern California for the annual King of the Hammers race

527 race teams took part in a series of what is considered the toughest one-day races on dirt. It all began 16 years ago with 12 friends racing for a bet on a course no one thought could be done in a day. That bet has now evolved into eight official races, fans watching on jumbotrons from around the course. An estimated 80,000 fans camped around Hammertown, the makeshift city built annually on a dry lakebed to support the racing.

527 race teams took part in a series of what is considered the toughest one-day races on dirt. It all began 16 years ago with 12 friends racing for a bet on a course no one thought could be done in a day. That bet has now evolved into eight official races, fans watching on jumbotrons from around the course. An estimated 80,000 fans camped around Hammertown, the makeshift city built annually on a dry lakebed to support the racing.