Skateboarders will reach speeds of more than 70mph (112km/h) when the World Downhill Skateboarding Championship returns to the Isle of Man this weekend.
The boards, with wheels "the size of half a ****** e can" and no brakes, will race down a stretch of the island's famous TT course.
More than 5,000 hay bales have been laid out along the course to catch any riders who come a cropper.
Event organiser Selim Kemahli said competitors would go "toe-to-toe and shoulder-to-shoulder" while racing down to the Ramsey hairpin.
This year's course will run from Joey's Corner and finish past the Ramsey Hairpin.
The boards, with wheels "the size of half a ****** e can" and no brakes, will race down a stretch of the island's famous TT course.
More than 5,000 hay bales have been laid out along the course to catch any riders who come a cropper.
Event organiser Selim Kemahli said competitors would go "toe-to-toe and shoulder-to-shoulder" while racing down to the Ramsey hairpin.
This year's course will run from Joey's Corner and finish past the Ramsey Hairpin.
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