Rally driver Cyril Despres's race preparations are interrupted two days before the start of Baja 500 when one of his car's wheels locks up – on a busy freeway.

The preparation's done. All that now stands between the teams and their goal is 1,350km (840 miles) of desert.

Rally driver Cyril Despres's race preparations are interrupted two days before the start of Baja 500 when one of his car's wheels locks up – on a busy freeway.

With 20 days left until race day, the teams face unique challenges while getting ready for the starting line.

Watch the sand fly as the drivers race their way across the Sahara Desert in Morocco.

Many familiar names paired up this year to tackle Baja 1000 2019 as a team.

The teams head into Mexico ahead of race day with enough time for things to go wrong and no time to panic.