• A quad biker tackles a mud pool at the International Off Road Festival in Somogybabod, Hungary. EPA
    A quad biker tackles a mud pool at the International Off Road Festival in Somogybabod, Hungary. EPA
  • A driver sits atop his vehicle after getting stuck. EPA
    A driver sits atop his vehicle after getting stuck. EPA
  • Participants try to free their vehicle from the mire. EPA
    Participants try to free their vehicle from the mire. EPA
  • A 4x4 forces its way through the mud. EPA
    A 4x4 forces its way through the mud. EPA
  • A driver tackles the course. EPA
    A driver tackles the course. EPA
  • A participant attempts to clean her windshield. EPA
    A participant attempts to clean her windshield. EPA
  • A racer prepares to set off. EPA
    A racer prepares to set off. EPA
  • A 4x4 tackles the hilly terrain. EPA
    A 4x4 tackles the hilly terrain. EPA
  • Participants try to free their vehicle from the mire. EPA
    Participants try to free their vehicle from the mire. EPA
  • A driver tackles the course. EPA
    A driver tackles the course. EPA
  • Two entrants make the best of a bad deal. EPA
    Two entrants make the best of a bad deal. EPA

Boggy buggies get muddy in Hungary - in pictures


Simon Wilgress-Pipe
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Extreme car enthusiasts with a taste for the grimy side of motoring have descended on Somogybabod in Hungary for the area's annual off-road festival.

Drivers turned up with their 4x4 creations to take part in the off-road festival, which welcomes entrants with standard, modified, or built-from-scratch vehicles who are prepared to tackle the touch circuit.

This year, 1,200 cars took part, according to organisers, with 20,000 taking part in the spectacle.

The festival is Europe's largest event of its kind and has been held over the Pentecost weekend for the last three decades.

The terrain, of course, couldn't have been worse. They wouldn't have it any other way.