Britain's Royal Ascot Racecourse will host horsepower of a different kind this weekend when Red Bull Air Race comes to the Berkshire track.
The twelve planes of the Master Class teams will take-off from the main straight at Ascot in a standing start in front of the Queen's Box and a packed grandstand.
The course calls for the planes to race along the main straight twice before spearing off into the in-field and finishing with another run along the front of the grandstand. It includes three 10 g vertical turns
"It's going to be a very interesting track," said Australian Matt Hall. "It's a static start, we're going over trees throughout the track, onto a neighbouring golf course at one stage, but the venue is just amazing. We're taking off and landing on the track itself.
"It's going to be an amazing weekend and we're really looking forward to it."
Hall has scored two third places in his last two races and is keen to get onto a higher step on the podium, but for Briton Nigel Lamb there is always the home-race pressure to overcome as well.
"I would really like to win this race, of course, but unfortunately 11 other people also want to win the race, so it's going to be tough," Lamb said. "The timings are very, very close.
"The expectations for Ascot are that overall it's going to be an amazing event. I think the set-up there is going to give nothing less than a spectacular event."
The race is on Sunday at 1500 UTC and will be streamed live on the internet via the Red Bull Air Race website.