Slow and steady wins this race.
An annual snail racing event — which holds a Guinness World Record as the longest running humane snail-racing world championships — is making a comeback post pandemic.
The in Congham, England, 🗹returns Satur🎃day after being on hiatus since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Snail Master starts the races, which are being held at , by shouting, “Ready, steady, slow! And off dash the snails!”
The competition, which co🐲nsists of the slimy creatures machining a circle with a braid in the mid🎶dle, is held on a table covered with a cloth.
The novel event began in the 1960s after founder Tomꦕ Elwes watched snails race at an event in France.
In 1995, the benchmark time of 2 minutes was set by a snail nam🍌ed Archie, who still holds the world record. In 2019, Sammy won, having completed the course in 2 minutes and 38 seconds.
All pr𝄹oceeds from the competition go to St. Andrews Church in Congham.