Gallery: Inside the Crazy 'Sport' Where Rich Kids Drift and Crash SUVs
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An SUV skids across the track.
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Two men walk past tire skid marks.
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Onlookers wait at sundown for the competition to begin.
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A drifter during his three minutes on the track.
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Hajwalah drivers peer under the hood to fix a mechanical problem.
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Sparks fly during a three-minute run.
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Hajwalah drivers meet in a garage at night to work on their cars.
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A mechanic rummages for tools.
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A hajwalah driver examines a turbocharger, which he'll fit to his engine.
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Ahmed and Eisa Al Marzouqi at an airfield close to a hajwalah meet.
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