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    Marble racing

    No, not like when you were a kid. These marbles are seriously competitive, hurling themselves round tracks with abandon as they compete for championships in front of marble fans, with commentary from humans.

    This one is based on car racing but I've found Olympic style events too.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xLOLGfFA5E

    My biggest concern would be the seemingly high possibility for ringers, I don't know what measures the marble sporting authorities have in place.

    #2
    Vastly more entertaining than actual F1.

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      #3
      Not marbles, but similar idea:

      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjN...gz-vCWhI_DD01A

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        #4
        I've been hooked on it ever since someone on here, VA possibly?, mentioned it about a year ago. I did, unfortunately, become a Team Primary supporter, so I have yet to see how happy a win in anything at all would make me, but I have managed to have some very strong dislike for certain other teams, and strange affinity with others. It's completely pointless, which makes it all the better.

        And yes, I've been watching the diecast racing too. Some may say that I have too much time on my hands...

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          #5
          Replace Team Primary with Green Ducks and pebblethefish speaks for me here.

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            #6
            I have a soft spot for the Oceanics after watching them struggle in the underwater race.

            My favourite bit is when a marble goes off the track and they then show it receiving medical treatment from two other marbles.

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              #7
              My favourite bit is when a marble goes off the track and they then show it receiving medical treatment from two other marbles.
              I don't know why, but that actually made me laugh out loud, thanks dm!

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                #8
                Has anyone seen the streaker yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34QkdXbmj7s

                Or the fighting in the stands? https://youtu.be/O2AbcCbyJ2U?t=675
                Last edited by Gerontophile; 21-04-2021, 06:29.

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                  #9
                  Latrice and I adopted Crazy Cat's Eyes during their first appearance (the last-but-one Marble League? I can't remember exactly when), so

                  [THIS BIT EDITED OUT because apparently spoiler tags don't work any more?]

                  My girlfriend's an O'Rangers fan.

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                    #10
                    There's a friendly race up on the site ahead of the new season. I won't give out any team's position, but a beetle on the track does have an effect on the outcome, which I doubt is something that's ever bothered Lewis Hamilton.

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                      #11
                      Fantastic! I'll have to look out for that for sure.

                      Had missed this thread before, but yes pebbs it was me who originally flagged up Jelle's Marble Racing early last year, on the 'Internet stuff that make you happy' thread. Quite a few people got into it as as result, while one or two had already discovered it in the preceding months. I think my favourite response provoked was this one:

                      Originally posted by S. aureus View Post
                      VA is an evil bastard for destroying a big chunk of my weekend by posting the MarbleLympics link.
                      I'm also a little worried by how intently I was supporting my chosen team through it (Green Ducks, if anyone's interested).
                      Oh, and Oceanics and Chocolatiers, for me.

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