Before the King of Hammers became known as one of the toughest off-road racing events in the world, it started as a bet between a dozen friends to race across the desert in Johnson Valley, California.

Off-Road Racing Causes “Shocking” Damage to Chile’s Ancient Geoglyphs Images and drone videos released by the Atacama Desert Foundation show extensive tire tracks through the carved figures.

Tracks from both authorized and illegal off-road racing have marred 3,000-year-old figures of animals, humans and objects on the desert slopes of Alto Barranco in the Tarapacá region of Chile.