The world's fastest snail is decided

The fastest snail was decided by world snail race held in Congham, England. It is a snail that is well established alongside the tortoise due to slow speed, but still seems to be the fastest among them.

Details are as below.Ananova - World's fastest snail

Snailracing.net

This is the final race track. The rule that the snail that arrived the fastest from the inner circle to the outer circle is the champion. It seems that the course is well damp and it is in a perfect condition for snails.


A movie showing the state of the race.
World Snail Racing Championship 2008 - Brightcove


It was this snail that won the race. The name is Heikki. Be a professional racerHeikki KovalainenI heard that he was named from.


Heikki's owner is 13-year-old Georgie Brown.


The record that Heikki issued this time is 3 minutes and 2 seconds. The race is held every year, and the two-minute snail snail Archie in 1995 has become the fastest record so far. The next race is scheduled to be held on July 18 (local time) of 2009.