Riders go down dune 18, one of the largest dunes, during the main racePhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesRiders struggle to crest a dune – this angle shows the chaos and madness of the race in all its gloryPhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesJunior riders in the 125cc class. Riders as young as seven can compete in the racePhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
It looks like goggles didn't really help all that muchPhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesThe race is also open to quads, as well as the more traditional motocross bikesPhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesRyan Staveley manages to circumnavigate the pandemonium on the large dune during the main racePhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesRiders race down the beach on the opening lap of the main solo racePhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesA bike breaks down as a jet ski overtakes – a mode of transport probably infinitely more suited to the day's tempestuous weather conditionsPhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesThe dune does its best quicksand impression and tries its hardest to separate a rider from his bikePhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesIan Cooper negotiates the whoops with the dapper sartorial inclusion of an inflatable pink flamingoPhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesA marshall keeps a sensible distance as a mud-caked rider hurtles by at head heightPhotograph: Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesA rider guns the throttle upon landingPhotograph: Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesSteve Price reaches the top of the dune and promptly sprays it over everyone behind him in a bid to get up in one piecePhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesWe're all used to seeing horses galloping along on the seafront. A motocross bike is a somewhat less tranquil imagePhotograph: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images
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