The Wildest Race in England 🧀 Every spring in Gloucestershire, England, people race down a steep 180-meter (about 200 yards) hill chasing a rolling wheel of cheese. It’s called the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, and it’s one of the country’s oldest and wildest traditions. A 9-pound (about 4 kg) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled from the top of the hill. The first person to reach the bottom wins the cheese, but catching it is almost impossible. It can roll up to 70 mph (113 km/