Plank + Wheels + 630-Horsepower = World's First V-8 Powered Skateboard

Australian racing organization V8 Supercars have built an oversized skateboard equipped with a V8 engine for Tony Hawk. Hawk was scheduled to ride the beast last week, but it appears no video footage has been posted yet.

Cool, but attaching an engine seems to defeat the point of skateboarding... no?

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