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>> kelly is the 2012 world downhill skateboarding champion. and he's gone faster than pretty much anyone on the planet. >> i wouldn't call myself like a speed demon, but i would definitely call myself an adrenaline junkie who can't get away from the rush of the speed. >> but in addition to speed, it's the feeling of skating that's the essence of james kelly's style. >> with a long board, you can get down low and feel the g forces press against you as you are turning your body, hanging off the board. it's like an easy thing to do, but it's super soulful. >> august 18, 2014, kelly is on a shoot ...

>> flew home midnight sunday night, and i was back at work at 5:00 monday morning. >> even one of the most electrifying crashes ever caught on camera can't dampen george poteet's addiction to bonneville's salt. he is already planning on building a new speed demon from scratch, to get that rush back, just one more time. >> it's a lightning jolt going through your body when you see the five mile marker and pull the parachute. you feel like screaming with joy. coming up, a sky dive stunt stutters and stalls. >> i was 20 seconds from being laying dead in a field. and later, an amped up car hit...

Focused on the man behind the wheel. >> it looks like everyone's on the same team here. they just want to get that guy out of there and if they rough him up a little bit, so be it. they don't seem to care. >> when the bernaul traffic police arrive on the scene, the violence stops but the man has already taken quite a beating. >> cars can be replaced. your face, not so much. >> the driver damages seven cars on his short ride. no criminal charges are filed against anyone. >> you're picking the thing that guys love, it's like their baby, you're ruining their cars. the only thing that would be wor...

Astounding. >> another camera records george's point of view. >> it feels better than sex to me at my age. i've never had anything to feel like it does. >> the speed demon's engine is devouring a mile of salt every 12 seconds. but at this speed, nothing is simple. and salt conditions have been especially wet this season. >> it's like driving on ice or driving on expressway at 90 miles an hour in the rain. >> speed demon is on the verge of another 400 mile per hour plus run and possibly a new record. then suddenly, its wheels start to spin out of control. >> i reached up and pulled the parachut...

Injuries the next day. >> flew home midnight sunday night, back at work at 5:00 monday morning. >> even one of the most electrifying crashes ever caught on camera can't dampen george's addiction to bonneville salt. he already is planning on building a new speed demon from scratch. to get that rush back, just one more time. >> it's a lightning jolt going through your body when you see the 5 mile marker and pull a parachute. it feels like screaming with joy. >> coming up -- a sky dive stunt stutters and stalls. >> i was 20 seconds from being laying down in the field. >> and later -- and amped up...