The Tatts Finke Desert Race is an off road, multi terrain two-day race for bikes, cars, buggies, and quads through desert country. If you think that sounds like a Down Under version of the mighty Baja, then you’re not too far off.

With a route taking competitors from Alice Springs to the small Aputula (Finke) community. The race is held each year on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June. This year’s event wrapped up on Sunday.

Just like the tendency for competitors and fans to shorten the Baja 1000 race title to simply ‘Baja’, this event is known to locals as simply the ‘Finke’. It bills itself as one of the biggest annual sporting events in the Northern Territory and has a reputation for being one of the most difficult off-road courses smack-dub in one of the world’s most remote places.

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Hardly a local event, the race attracts top-tier talent from the off-road community. This year, none other than Dakar Champion Toby Price was crowned King of the Desert for the sixth time in nine years. Highlights from the 2017 event show off-road machines off all shapes and sizes taking on brutal terrain in Australia’s Northern Territory.

Classes at Finke range from bikes and quads to their version of Trophy Trucks. Like Baja, fuel stops are available to competitors along the route, spaced out in equal stages. A prologue race greeted drivers on Saturday, with desert racing taking place over the next two days and wrapping up on the holiday Monday. Naturally, a street party kicked the whole thing off several days prior.

This year saw the event’s first electric machine to make an attempt at competing in the event. Acciona, a Spanish group that works on solutions for infrastructure and renewable energy projects, entered their “100% EcoPowered” off-road machine into the event.

It boasts power ratings which are not insignificant, deploying a 250kW electric motor equivalent to 340 horsepower, driven by eight lithium battery modules and a 100W solar panel. All the car’s power needs and recharging capabilities serviced by its 6X6 assistance truck.

The car timed out on the first day’s stage thanks to a 45-minute recharge session along the route. Day 2 brought a different outcome, as the team learned from their experience 24-hours earlier and decided do the whole 230km stage without a recharge. The approach paid off and the car finished its stage within the time limit.

Planning for next year’s event is already under way. Mark it in your calendar, as it promises to be a good show.