I'm not sure if this is great, psycotic or both.

On May 29, the annual Gloucester Cheese Rolling Races are once again upon us. Click here for stroy. For those unfamilar with the contest the basics are quite simple. Several dozen folks line up at the starting line at the top of a large hill. A seven pound Double Gloucester cheese is rolled down said hill. The racers chase the cheese. First one to the cheese wins.



Of course, like all other forms of racing, it is exciting because of the chance of severe injury. Safety fears halted the 1998 event after the previous year's event ended in mayhem with 18 competitors and several onlookers injured. Even past winners aren't immune to injury. Pub landlord Craig Brown, who won the event in 2000, decided to call it a day after suffering head injuries which needed hospital treatment in a terrifying tumble at the 2002 event.

Now I like cheese. But, this is perhaps one of the goofiest competitions I've ever heard of. And yes, if I were there, I would surely be chasing that cheese down the slope.

And getting injured.