During the race, all of the presenters had their convertibles filled up with sand as the track was covered with the very substance. James stayed in last for the entire race whilst Jeremy and Richard battled constantly for first place. In the end, though, they declared Richard the winner. The sand they were stirring up was clearly visible to the public, as Jeremy said "someone's gonna see this dust. And they're going to come and then there'll be anger and rage". In addition, the producers did not want them to crash and destroy a seven thousand-year-old pillaer. As a consequence of the race, Richard lost "a buttock" of his Fiat, due to James slamming into him during the race.