Over 100 competitors took part in the second round of the Emirates Desert Championship along the Dubai-Hatta Road on Friday.

The track for the latest round was in a diamond shape, which offered many sharp turns, bumps and difficult dunes for the competitors, proving more challenging than round one.

Winner of auto overall, Ryan Trutch said: “I’ve done this track twice before last season. It is an extremely rough track, which is why I’m shaking to pieces now [just after the race].”

“I wasn’t sure exactly what position I was in, but I overtook everybody and nobody overtook me, so I felt like I was in a good position. There are a lot of bumps on the track, which is a bit bone jarring, but otherwise it’s a fantastic race,” he added.

Winner of the moto category, Ross Runnass said: “I was really confident in this round. Last year I was leading both these round in the technical stages. So, when the track gets really rough, I was able to use bike skills a lot, which is what I prefer.”

The next round will be on 8 December at a location to be announced a day before the event.

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