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Only the toughest: Abu Dhabi hill of horrors

<i>Image: YouTube</i>
<i>Image: YouTube</i>

Guys in the UAE take motorsport to the extreme when they tackle the most treacherous hill in Abu Dhabi dubbed the 'Hill of Horrors.'

The event happens once a year when close to 100 000 people make their way to the desert to attend the Liwa Sports Festival.

Blowing millions

Known in Arabic as Tel Moreeb, people try and conquer the slope with their heavily modified four-wheel drive machines.

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According to one of the racers, he competes for fun and his project is self financed.

Money is definitely not a problem in these parts with racer's spending millions on engine modifications and see it go up in smoke..literally.

Check out the guys tackling the 'Hill of Horrors':

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