Racers gather around street luge rider Steve Pearl during the Gravity Festival at McLaren Park in San Francisco on September 25, 2004. Pearl is now on a wheelchair after he suffered a broken spine during a fall at last year's event.
The San Francisco Gravity Festival is an extreme downhill race featuring the world top professional racers in downhill skateboard, street luge, gravity speed bikes and downhill inline skating. Racers can reach speeds of over 60 miles per hour on the half mile course.
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