Desert racing usually occurs off the road in a two or four wheeled vehicle
. Sometimes in cars with powerful tires of in trucks that have a lot of resilience to rocky and alternative terrains. These courses are usually made up of a few loops, often two, and can stretch for over forty miles till a winner is determined. Usually the terrain is not an easy ride, what with bumpy hills, rocky roads and a lot of dangerous turns and unstructured roads. Many of these terrains are only able to be endured by highly skilled drivers and that is why those that race in the desert are often lionized by many fans due to the high level of skill it takes to complete a race like this. Usually it is not about beating others but about completing the race at all. In fact, people try to get a fast time for themselves to improve their overall rankings and to set themselves apart from the crowd. One of the famous races of Desert Racing is the Baja 1000, which attracts desert racers from all over the world because of its famous track and notorious reputation as being quite a challenge.
Racers get to challenge themselves and test their own level of tolerance and endurance, as well as use cars that have been set up and revamped in order to really conquer the tough terrain in a way that will behoove the driver. Sometimes these cars and sponsored by people who place their faith on drivers. A tradition that finds its origins in the 1920s, this desert racing is something that continues to be immensely popular to this day. People from all over the world get into powerful vehicles and race around the desert in order to test themselves and their endurance levels.