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Thursday, October 6, 2022

Dropping By The Giant Snail Races

 
 
The Giant Snail Races are one of those "only in Second Life" events. They were a feature in Second Life's heyday, and years later today, they're still around. RacerX Gullwing is still running them, these days in Gullwing Shire near the tiny community of Raglan Shire. 

Dropping by Saturday October 1, the theme for the races was Medieval, with the snails in princess, dragon, and knight costumes. As usual, the races took place through an obstacle course that included jumps, a maze, and going up a ramp dodging rocks rolling down. There was also a Best in Show competition in which the audience could vote for the best snail costume, and RacerX gave the folks a chance to try for a few Lindens by getting into a ball and getting into a giant pachinko machine.



The first race was won by Alden Cortes, followed by Niuanya, Dorie Bernstein, and Cally Kane. The second had Cally Kane as the winner, followed by Niuanya, Alden Cortes, and Dorie Bernstein. 

The Giant Snail Races take place every Saturday (with some possible breaks on a few holiday weekends), usually at 10:30 AM. There may also be an "Anything Goes" race during the week in which contestants run the course without snail avatars.
 
To read a little more about RacerX, check out this 2014 interview

Bixyl Shuftan

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