Az Zulfi, Saudi Arabia, April 2, 2025 (AFP) - Oil, sand and speed: Saudi gearheads take on towering dunes

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Wearing a helmet and strapped securely into his four-wheel-drive, Abdelilah al-Rabea tore off across the Saudi desert, kicking up clouds of sand as a crowd of hundreds cheered him on. Every year through the end of April, droves of people flock to Zulfi, more than 200 kilometres northwest of Riyadh, where adrenaline-seeking motorists drive superpowered cars across steep dunes. Dune bashing, or tatees in Arabic, is an adventure sport that involves......

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