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It’s April 1988, somewhere near Uluru, and the starter gun kicks off one of the strangest, most audacious events to mark the Bicentennial year, the Great Australian Camel Race. People came from all around the world to take part in a feat which spanned over 3000km, as camels and humans endured scorching heat, flooding rains, and serious sickness that almost sent the race belly up.