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Started spinning and barrel rolling. >> george is in extreme danger. in a crash so violent, it's ripping speed demon to shreds. 16 seconds after losing control, speed demon's nightmare run is over. his crew wonders if george potet is dead or alive. >> my crew arrived within seconds of when i crashed but i had already taken the steering wheel off the car and unhooked the seat belt and was in the process of crawling out of it. and at 370 miles an hour to walk away, he walks with god. >> a state of the art harness and roll bar helped save his life. potet stays in the hospital for observation over...

Steep roads to go down. >> 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, 20...

A long boarder hits a mind-blowing 60 miles an hour. >> i started to move and bounce all over the place. >> no safety net. >> i was out of control. i got tossed. >> no surrender. san francisco area native dave kelly is deeply rooted in california's skating culture. >> i have' been skating all my life. but i really got into it when i was like 14. >> kelly came into his own in the western sierra mountains, where his family owns a cabin. >> these roads are designed around old logging trails and deep mountain passes. so there's lots of big, wide, steep roads to go down. >> kelly is the 2012 world ...

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 potite's addiction to bon vel'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 were being laying dead in a field. and later an amped up car hits the slopes in the alps. when "ca...

>> these roads are designed around old logging trails and deep mountain passes. so there's lots of big, wide, deep roads to go down. >> kelly's the 2012 world dune hill skateboarding champion. and he's gone faster than pretty much anyone on the planet. >> i don't call myself like a speed demon, but definitely an adrenaline junkie, you 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 pressing against you as you turn and your body's hangin...