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World Snail Racing Championships

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Jul 20 2008

About 200 snails slugged it out to be fastest over the finishing line on Saturday at the World Snail Racing Championships, in Congham, Norfolk. Heats were held throughout the afternoon, with each winner earning a place in the grand final at the end of the day. This was the only race to be timed, and aptly with the power of a McLaren engine, the winning snail named Heikki Kovalainen speeded over the course in 3 mins 2 secs, taking home the silver tankard stuffed with lettuce leaves. It was a fast time, but it didn’t come close to threatening the […]

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The vast majority of posts in this blog are about quirky & eccentric competitions & festivals. I started it in 2006 in France with a competition I’ll never forget. Where contestants battle it out to become the World Champion Pig Squeeler, or ‘Cri du Cochon’. I had little knowledge back then of quite how far my pursuit of these kind of events would lead me. I’ve travelled all over Britain (and occasionally further afield) to capture our curiosities and quirks. There’s nothing uniquely eccentric about the British, you’ll find people all over the world up to all sorts of weird and wonderful activities, but we do have a remarkable capacity to embrace the madness. ‘A Brit Different’ is the book that was born from it, my labour of love! So what next? There’s always something interesting going on, so watch this space, only time will tell!

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