Every year, in the Rostov region of Russia, a group of 40 young and not so young rural workers compete in the Bison Track Show, or more affectionately known as: Russian Flying Tractor Racing. In front of crowds numbering up to 30,000 people, a series of smoke spilling, monstrous farming machines tear round an 8km mud track, plowing through lakes and dirt mounds, their turbos screaming and tyres scrabbling to find grip.

Lindsay Heimbach goes airborne while sledding down a hill on Mt. Lemmon December 27, 2008. (Photo by James Gregg/Arizona Daily Star)

This is the amazing moment a heroic hippo saved a gnu from certain death. After being bitten by a crocodile, the large antelope is seen being dragged slowly under the water. But in a miraculous turn of events, a nearby hippo is seen making its way across the water to help the animal in its hour of need. Photo: One of the biggest hippos protects the gnu as it makes its way back to the shoreline, guarding it from any further attacks. (Photo by Vadim Onishchenko/Caters News)

An attendee tries Acton's RocketSkates at the 2015 International CES at the Sands Expo and Convention Center on January 6, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The motorized skates that you strap to your shoes are powered by Lithium Ion batteries and can go up to 12 mph. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

In this Sunday, March 31, 2019, file photo, Marc Marquez, of Spain, drives his motorcycle during the Moto GP race at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina. The reigning MotoGP champion has dominated the Circuit of the Americas from the year it opened and the Repsol Honda rider comes back right back on top of the season standings in a chase for a sixth title in seven years. (Photo by Nicolas Aguilera/AP Photo/File)

Czech Republic's Stepan Lukes reacts after the puck gets stuck in his helmet grill during the Euro Hockey Tour match between Austria and Czech Republic in Ostrava, Czech Republic on May 1, 2022. (Photo by David W. Cerny/Reuters)

Firefighters rescue Dylan, a catalina macaw, from a tree in the Manhattan borough in New York on March 23, 2021. The bird escaped as he was being brought to see a vet by his owner. (Photo by Bill Swersey/Reuters)

A fan of Japan reacts after Crotia winning the penalty shoot out during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Japan and Croatia at Al Janoub Stadium on December 5, 2022 in Al Wakrah, Qatar. (Photo by John Sibley/Reuters)