{"id":1382,"date":"2015-01-20T11:33:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T15:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2020-05-26T14:34:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T19:34:01","slug":"uphill-sand-racing-at-liwa-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1382","title":{"rendered":"Uphill Sand Racing At Liwa 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5354\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5354\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5354\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/big-block-V8-powered-UAE-hillclimber.jpg?fit=1200%2C666&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,666\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"big-block-V8-powered-UAE-hillclimber\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;V8 powered hill climber truck from UAE&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/big-block-V8-powered-UAE-hillclimber.jpg?fit=1024%2C568&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/big-block-V8-powered-UAE-hillclimber.jpg?resize=625%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"V8 powered hill climber truck from UAE\" width=\"625\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/big-block-V8-powered-UAE-hillclimber.jpg?resize=1024%2C568&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/big-block-V8-powered-UAE-hillclimber.jpg?resize=600%2C333&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/big-block-V8-powered-UAE-hillclimber.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/big-block-V8-powered-UAE-hillclimber.jpg?resize=624%2C346&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/big-block-V8-powered-UAE-hillclimber.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another video showing off high horsepower SUV uphill sand racing at Liwa UAE. This time around the videos are broken down to highlights, I6 and V8 only powered vehicles. Both classes are exciting to watch and multiple engines are pushed to their breaking point. One V8 engine is listed as 3,600 horsepower.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights from the event<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jPDjAp2zYg8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I6 Powered Vehicles<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ztnXMEpYyVk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>V8 Powered Vehicles<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uEY49uRW69Q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Pbjorck\/\">BJP Race Youtube channel<\/a> by Peter Bjorck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another video showing off high horsepower SUV uphill sand racing at Liwa UAE. This time around the videos are broken down to highlights, I6 and V8 only powered vehicles. Both classes are exciting to watch and multiple engines are pushed to their breaking point. One V8 engine is listed as 3,600 horsepower. Highlights from the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1382\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Uphill Sand Racing At Liwa 2015<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patrol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/big-block-V8-powered-UAE-hillclimber.jpg?fit=1200%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35668,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=35668","url_meta":{"origin":1382,"position":0},"title":"Uphill Sand Racing at Liwa 2019","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Racers gather in Liwa, UAE with their heavily modified SUVs to see who can be the fastest up Moreeb Dune. 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