RFL Announcement: Cross-Country Giant Snail Race in Raglan Shire

 

 

 Just a heads up, the Giant Snail Race tomorrow is a Relay for Life cross-country race through the Shires of Raglan. It's quite a fun one but not a long race. Lots of bouncing, and being shot through the air from cannons, and a tiny sized tube maze a long the way. 

 

10:30 AM SL time

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gullwing%20Shire/131/94/30

 

SL Video: Giant Snail Race Through Rosehaven

By RacerX Gullwing on May 17, "In second life, the good players from various corners of the globe band together and run across the second life world to raise money for cancer. This week our RFL event was held in Rosehaven, Gullwing Shire wish to thank Order of the Twilight Rose for letting us in hosting their event! Our races are always 10:30AM SL. Next week we will be racing back at Gullwing Shire with the Giant Snails, So Enjoy! Thank you residents of Rosehaven.

"Finish order: Oodlemi Noodle 1, Alden Cortes 2, Dorie Bernstein 3, Cinders Vale 4, Soaphia Resident 5, whispy Darkstone 6, Nyree Rain 7, Mia Quinote 9. 

"Some of our music we use during the race is by my good friend ,Alazarin Mobius.

"Thank you for your donations." 
  

SL Video: "Giant Relay For Life Cross Country Race from Abitibi to Noyo"

From RacerX Gullwing on March 21, the video of the Cross-Country Giant Snail Race for the Relay for Life the day before, Saturday March 20. Number 647 of the Snail Races, this is different from most as it took place on the mainland over many sims, 40 for this one, and passed by some old but interesting scenery, "In second life, the good players from various corners of the globe band together and run across the second life world to raise money for cancer. Check it out, also we race every week at Gulwingcoast at 10:30am SL/pST on Saturday so come join us! Join us!"

The order of the racers was: Oodlemi Noodle 1, Loopy String 2, Alden Cortes 3, Soaphia Resident 4, BrianTopp Resident 5, Cinders Vale 6, Lobbie Riggles 7, Tindallia Soothsayer 8.
    

RFL Cross-Sim Giant Snail Race Tomorrow

Were are doing our first Relay For Life Charity races this weekend and your all invited.  Come get your snail or your arrow and hud and set your feet to run and come out for a fun run across the second life mainland the supplies are free all monies donated goes to the American Cancer Society. Hope to see you there. 

Abitibi (54,135,57)

SL Video: March 21st Cross-Sim Giant Snail Race

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From RacerX Gullwing on March 22, "In second life, the good players from various corners of the globe band together and run across the second life world to raise money for cancer. Second life is crazy and very glitchy game so you be in SHOCK over the chaos of 20+ people trying to cross one map to another. Check it out, also we race every week at Gulwingcoast at 10:30am SL/pST on Saturday so come join us! Join us!"

The cross-sim race that lasted close to an hour was won by Lendani Resident.

SL Video: "Giant Snail Races Relay For Life Rosehaven Race"

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By RacerX Gullwing on Saturday April 27, "Today we raced across the Rosehaven sims to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The race was so crazy fun. 'Best one ever,' said Lobbie Riggles.

"Announcers this week RacerX Gullwing Mae Best Tindallia Soothsayer Lobbie Riggles Brian Topp Vienna Topp Loopy String and a few others

"Race finish order was BrianTopp Resident 1 CharlieCosmic Resident 2 JaseWolf Wylie 3 Alden Cortes 4 MiniMaylu Naxos 5 Tindallia Soothsayer 6 Nerxual Oh 7 Baldi McMillan 8 loopy String 9 Akay Utu 10 Mari Moonbeam 11 Lobbie Riggles 12 Liammen Resident 13

"Thank you for your donations"

Cross-Country Giant Snail Races in Raglan Shire

On Saturday June 23 at a little after 10:30 AM, the Giant Snail Racers had a cross-sim race that started on their home sim, and went through the sims of the Raglan Shire tiny community. The race had the usual zany antics of the Snail Races, with cannons launching the snails over gaps in the race track.



The order of those finishing went as follows:

Magnek Fang 1
Alden Cortes 2
BrianTopp Resident 3
CharlieCosmic Resident 4
Lobbie Riggles 5
Tindallia Soothsayer 6
Linn Darkwatch 7
Caleb Kit 8
Diego Savagard 9
ZackOakley Resident 10

The race was held in part to raise funds for the Relay for Life

Relay Events Today: Raglan Shire Giant Snail Cross-Sim Race

Should be a crazy race. I'm not done setting out arrwos yet but if you want to test the track come on on over and follow the "snail arrows." Gullwing Coast Racers (129,91,30)
Everything you need is inside, theme is nature.
Any donation is welcome  500 suggested.
"This year not using the acorns, it's slingshots and cannons. Starts right here, crosses over on the bridge (leading to Raglan), then ends at the sili cube."
See you at the races.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gullwing%20Coast%20Racers/129/91/30

Announcement: Giant Snail Cross-Country Race for RFL

This weeks Giant Snail cross country race RFL race.
Hey we're racing across the Rosehaven sims this week.
The  theme is adventure. The track is a "follow the arrows course" and most of the arrows are set out now. So if you want to take a look at the course go to Rosehaven Eventide (110,38,21)  also here is a snail if you didn't get one yet you can pay to race on the day or pay early at the top track follow the purple arrows

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rosehaven%20Eventide/110/38/21

Announcement: Cross-Sim Giant Snail Race This Saturday

On May 27th, 2017, Giant Snail Racing is having a Relay for Life Cross Country Giant Snail Race across the Rosehaven sims.

The theme for this race is Medieval and you may decorate your snail accordingly. Though encouraged, decorating your snail is not required to be able to participate in the race.

This race is open to anyone wishing to race, it is not limited to just those that normally participate in the weekly Giant Snail race.

The start time for the race is 11:00AM SLT, though it is advisable to get there by 10:30AM SLT.

This is a charity fund raiser for the American Cancer Society.

Any donation is acceptable to be able to participate in the race. The Giant Snail Relay for Life kiosk will be out near the starting line or you can come to the Gullwing Coast http://maps.secondlife.com/…/Gullwing%20Coast%20…/151/99/777 and donate early if you would like. 500L is the suggested donation, but whatever amount you can donate is fine.

A Busy Weekend

Quite a bit happened this weekend. If one counts Friday, there was the Linden Snowball Fight and the Team Sunbeamers party. But there was the Giant Snail Cross-Sim Race (see below), The VWBPE (Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education) Press Day (picture above), the event itself starting on March 29, the Relay Rockers "Skunk Aid" party, and more.

We've gone into detail about the Sunbeamer party. More on one or more of the others later.

SL Video: March 18 Giant Snail Cross-Sim Race

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A recording of the Giant Snail Cross-Sim Race that took place on Saturday March 18. 17 racers took part, and the race was unusually tight for a cross-sim race of this length with five crossing the finish line within a couple seconds. They are, in order:

1: Josu Tenk
2: Gunwald Constantine
3: Alden Cortez
4: Imzadi Amaterasu
5: Lorraina McDonnell

Organized by RacerX Gullwing, the race raised a good amount of money for the Relay for Life.

Announcement: Cross-Sim Giant Snail Race This Saturday

12th annual Greatest Giant Snail Race in the Known Universe
Date Saturday March 18th
Time 10:30 AM
Race starts at 11:00 AM if all goes well.

This is a race across 42 sims and you will get to be a Giant Racing Snail
Bring your teams flag and wave it proudly
race takes about 42 minutes without lag. so figure an hour
The theme this year is Hillbilly
You can decorate the full perm avatar even though it says no mod in your inventory.
Any donation gets you into the race suggested donation 500L

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gullwing%20Coast%20Racers/151/89/777

Last years race was Creepy Circus have a look
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AWSnWkghyU

First Cross-Country Giant Snail Race of 2016 Takes Place

On Saturday March 19, the first  Cross-Country Giant Snail Race of the year took place. Close to a couple dozen contestants took part, including a few first-time snail racers. The theme of the event was "Circus," and a circus it was, with some of the avatars dressed up as clowns (including an evil clown), and even one snail modified to look like a seal balancing a ball.

The race took place across 45 sims on the Second Life mainland, starting at Abitibi and ending at the finish line in Noyo. The race included a few snags, among them lag, notably a spike near the begining of the race that temporarily ground progress to a halt and caused some people to crash, including RacerX. And there were the ban lines around some properties that required racers and onlookers running and flying to keep up with the action alike to run around when they bumped into one.

Still, it was a chance to see some scenery, such as a Steampunk-themed airship. And sometimes the road wasn't just a road, such as this bridge spanning a river.

The race was won by Oodlemi Noodle, whom took an early lead and kept on holding up, passing the finish line 42 minutes after the start of the race. Second Was BabypeaVonPhoenix Bikergirl, whom was just a minute behind. Third was notable Relay personality Rowena

Dubrovna.

Others who finished were: 4: Cinders Vale, 5: LittleAbs Residen, 6: Tindalla Soothsayer, 7: Catten Carter, 8: Lulce Babenco, 9: QueeniePromise Resident, 10: Alden Cortes, 11: Maryam Camino, 12: Henriette Demina, 13: Caleb Kit, 14: Starr Feame, 15: Masterperry Resident, 16: Cate Foulsbane, 17: Sidonie Carlberg, 18: Fukuju Amaterasu, 19: Lobbie Riggles, 20: Cally Hane, 21: Cool Plasma

Each of those who finished got at least a trophy. Following the race came the usualy dance at the end, along with a few jokes going back and forth.



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RacerX soon make a video of the race, which can be shown here.

Bixyl SHuftan

Announcement: First Giant Snail Cross-Country Race of 2016 This Saturday

The Giant Snail Racers are about to have their first cross-country (or is it cross-sim) race of 2016. Usually the snail races are in their own sim in an obstacle course. But about once a month from March to July during the Relay season, under the name "Giant Snail Racing Team" RacerX Gullwing runs these marathons spanning dozens of sims. This race, starting at 11AM SL time on Saturday March 19, runs from Abitibi to Noyo goes across a total of 45 sims.

The race is open to all willing to pay an entry fee, which gets you a Giant Racing Snail scarf. There are two levels, the 1000 Linden scarf allowing wearers to start right up at the starting line, and the 500 Linden ones still allowing them to race, but a little further back. Those wishing to take part are asked to show up at least a half hour before the race starts to ensure there will be no problems.

To get one of the scarves needed for the race, head to Gullwing Coast Racers (165, 116, 777)

SL Video: "The Greatest Relay for Life Cross Country Giant Snail Race Ever"

This event, the last of the Giant Cross-Country Snail Races, took place eight days ago on July 12. It was held on Second Life's mainland on the continent sometimes known as Heterocera. It was truly a long one, going across forty sims from the traffic circle next to the "Motel 7" at Fillip to next to the Hobo Railroad Infohub in Calleta.

This time instead of just watching, I decided to take part in the race, getting one of the 500L scarves. Normally me and the others with it would have started back a good distance from the ones whom put down 2500. This time however there were some technical difficulties, so we got to start closer, though still behind.

I wondered if lag would end up helping me out to a middle position. Instead it worked against me, and I crashed a number of times, ending up further and further behind the pack. At least there was plenty of scenery, and not as much trouble from ban lines as I worried about.

Gareth8 Albatros was the winner, followed closely behind by Snurky Snoodle, with Shady Fox third. Yours truly came in dead last. You can see me coming in the finish line in the video's closing credits. Still, for refusing to quit and making it to the finish line, Giant Snail Race organizer RacerX Gullwing handed me one of the trophies.

Bixyl Shuftan

First Cross-Sim Giant Snail Race of 2014

By Bixyl Shuftan

On Saturday at 11:30 AM SL time, the first Cross-Country Giant Snail Race of the year took place in Second Life. Organized by RacerX Gullwing and his team, the Giant Snail Races usually take place on a track in the Devon Dream sim every week. During the Relay For Life fundraising season, once a month there is a special cross-sim or cross-country race to help raise funds for the cancer charity through the Giant Snail Races team. Typically such events can span a few dozen sims, and always take place on the Second Life Mainland over highways. This race took place across 37 sims on the continent commonly called Sansara.

For a 2500 Linden entry fee, racers could start at the starting line at the Abitibi sim. There was a cheaper 500 L fee, but those taking the discount had to start a sim back. The course went through both country and urban areas, with green arrows helping to mark the way for the giant snails as they wobbled their way down the track, leaving behind trails of "slime bubbles." Snail avatars are customizable, and some stood out such as Snurky Snoodle's 3D glasses and Tindalla Soothsayer's pink shell and dress. Some noteable places were passed such as the newcomer hangout "The Shelter."

After a little more than a half hour, the finish line in the Noyo sim was first crossed by Gareth8 Albatros. Snurky Snoodle took second place, and Oodlemi Noodle third. Others came in as follows:

Tindallia Soothsayer 4
KJ Kiranov 5
Hermione Highwater 6
Cinders Vale 7
Lelani Carver 8
Cate Foulsbane 9
Alden Cortes 10
Rendal Constantineau 11
Safra Nitely 12

RacerX would later announce, "We raised 47,950 L with the race today and Wildstar Beaumont took some great pictures of the race with shadows on. They are gorgeous." Wildstars pictures can be found on his Flickr here: (link) There was also a youtube made of the race, with yours truly able to be seen at the finish line (55 minutes long).



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Bixyl Shuftan

Two Events this Weekend: Winter Games and Cross-Sim Snail Race

Weekends in Second Life are full of events. Two sports events stand out.

One event in the Second Life Winter Games, set in the Chaminox City area. Daniel Voyager described them as, "you can sign up for exciting competitions such as snowboard races, curling, ski jumping, ice hockey, snowboard half-pipe, downhill ski races and much more." Taking a quick look at the place, the Second Life Hockey group, the GOHA is pretty big there. Some tracks, such as snowboarding, were open for people to try out.

Cross Check (99/95/22)

With the Relay season under way, there are plenty of Relay for Life events. Among them is RacerX Gullwing's "Giant Snail Cross Country Race." The race is open to all, with at least 500 Lindens required to enter. But for 2500L, one can start a little further ahead. The race will take place over a few dozen sims. While there isn't a prize, the winner gets bragging rights, plus his victory shown on SL tv.

The event takes place twice on March 15, at both 10:30 AM and 2PM SL time (here).

Cross-Country Giant Snail Race Takes Place

On Saturday April 27th, this month's Cross-Country Giant Snail Race was held on the Second Life Mainland. Taking place on the continent sometimes called Heterocera or Hererocera Atol, the race began in the Fillip sim in the north at a little after 11AM SL time, the course going west along the coast, and then south and east crossing a few dozen sims. It ended after about 40 minutes in Calleta, near the Hobo Railroad Infohub. Tindallia Soothsayer won, with Alden Cortes described as close behind.

The rankings of those finishing are as follows:

1     Tindallia Soothsaye
2     Alden Cortes
3     Gareth8 Albatros
4     Snurky Snoodle
5     RavenClaws Resident
6     Obvious Schism
7     Oodlemi Noodle
8     Cinders Vale
9     Mudbug Cooperstone
10   Crash Soulstar
 

The recording of the race will be shown on Treet.tv in about "a week or two." But the one of last year's Fillip-Calleta event can be seen.

The Cross-Country Snail Races are held every month during the Relay For Life fundraising season by RacerX Gullwing and his team, in addition to residents participating in the event. Donations go the Giant Snail Racing Team, which has raised over 48,000 Lindens this year.


*Update* The video of the race is now up: Click Here.

Bixyl Shuftan

Reader Submitted: The Cross-Country Snail Race

On Saturday March 23, 2013 was the first of RacerX Gullwing's cross-country Giant Snail Races this year. Keeping up with the racers in the lag can be a challenge at times, and yours truly lost track of the races entirely on this 45 sim track. Fortunetly Jasmine Shuftan was able to get a couple pictures (up later), and Bain Finch was able to get to the Finish Line for this picture of the winners. The race was won by Alden Cortes.

Congratulations.