There are lots of wacky racing events around the world, here are just a few.
Unusual Racing Events
Hamster racing
Hamster racing is a popular sport in which hamsters are placed in miniature racing vehicles fitted with wheels and balls. It is raced often down a 30 feet course track. The winner and runner up are selected on the bases of completing the finishing mark within a shortest duration of time. The miniature racing vehicle may be single sphere or designed according to better performance and speed. It is more popular in United Kingdom where a lot of activities of betting also take place.
Snail racing
Camel racing
Camel racing is a popular professional and tourist attraction sports mainly in Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan. This event is also held in Mongolia and Australia too. This racing involves lot of betting too so it is a great crowd puller event in the desert. In short sprints, camel usually run at speed up to 65 km/hour. The camels also maintain a speed of more than 40km/hour with good training. Child jockey are used to control the camels. A grand annual event is organized for Camel cup at Alice Spring in Australia.
Pig racing
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