The Liwa Festival, UAE, isn't just about the monster sand-draggers up-hill-hooning. Horsepower fans from all over the GCC turn up to this once-a-year big-bhp-blowout to witness the dune-based-barnstorming and they bring all kinds of wicked rides with them to show off. Check out the pics...
This bad 'n' black VW Beetle dune buggy wasn't even at the gig, it was just sitting on a trailer some miles out - I guess it was a couple of thousand horsepower short of the big boys and didn't dare show its bug-eye'd face!
Next up is this short wheelbase Nissan Patrol with desert-spec high-clearence bumpers and diddy little, but most honourable,
Gram Lights Japanese rims wrapped in balloning sand rubber. She's ready for action in the soft stuff, but those wobbly ol' tyres are truly terrible on the tarmac.
It's back to the old skool with this long wheelbase 80's Patrol, the 4x4 that started all this wild and dirty desert action. This one's been treated to a lime green paint job, a suspension slam and a set of sweet Japanese 6-spoke rims.
Those with a few quid in their pockets like to show off their toys and this delicious dune-basher would make any kiddie smile at Christmas time. Fast as hell in the real world, but up against the real racers its just a pussycat with an engine in the back.
This chap looks fairly happy with life, just after rolling his used-to-be-very-tidy 'classic' Patrol all the way down a very big dune. He just shrugged and said 'that's racing...'
Even the cops keep it real at the Moreeb Dune, rolling in this oldtimer Toyota Land Cruiser. I'm not really sure exactly where the blue and black camo will work, mind?
Quad bikes ruled the pit area with swarms of 'em all pretty much on the back wheels, and all 'thrapping' it up with wide open exhausts - Yoshimura on this one.
Night falls, the BBQs are lit and the hadrcore racing gets going, all under floodlights. But there's still time to bust out the dune buggy and cruise the dunes.
Last but by no means least is this bright red blast from the past Chevy truck. Don't know what model it is or what year it was made, but its pretty darn old and pretty darn cool. Check out all this good stuff and much more in my delicious digital monthly car magazine at
www.rubberduckmag.com
This bad 'n' black VW Beetle dune buggy wasn't even at the gig, it was just sitting on a trailer some miles out - I guess it was a couple of thousand horsepower short of the big boys and didn't dare show its bug-eye'd face!
Next up is this short wheelbase Nissan Patrol with desert-spec high-clearence bumpers and diddy little, but most honourable, Gram Lights Japanese rims wrapped in balloning sand rubber. She's ready for action in the soft stuff, but those wobbly ol' tyres are truly terrible on the tarmac.
It's back to the old skool with this long wheelbase 80's Patrol, the 4x4 that started all this wild and dirty desert action. This one's been treated to a lime green paint job, a suspension slam and a set of sweet Japanese 6-spoke rims.
Those with a few quid in their pockets like to show off their toys and this delicious dune-basher would make any kiddie smile at Christmas time. Fast as hell in the real world, but up against the real racers its just a pussycat with an engine in the back.
This chap looks fairly happy with life, just after rolling his used-to-be-very-tidy 'classic' Patrol all the way down a very big dune. He just shrugged and said 'that's racing...'
Even the cops keep it real at the Moreeb Dune, rolling in this oldtimer Toyota Land Cruiser. I'm not really sure exactly where the blue and black camo will work, mind?
Quad bikes ruled the pit area with swarms of 'em all pretty much on the back wheels, and all 'thrapping' it up with wide open exhausts - Yoshimura on this one.
Night falls, the BBQs are lit and the hadrcore racing gets going, all under floodlights. But there's still time to bust out the dune buggy and cruise the dunes.
Last but by no means least is this bright red blast from the past Chevy truck. Don't know what model it is or what year it was made, but its pretty darn old and pretty darn cool. Check out all this good stuff and much more in my delicious digital monthly car magazine at www.rubberduckmag.com
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