https://www.odditycentral.com/pics/zoopolis-500-probably-the-worlds-slowest-race.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zoopolis-500-probably-the-worlds-slowest-race A collection of oddities that includes weird places, strange people, bizarre events and other odd stuff from all around the world Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:16:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.odditycentral.com/pics/zoopolis-500-probably-the-worlds-slowest-race.html#comment-236407 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:16:25 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=24937#comment-236407 […] “Kids and their families look forward to the Zoopolis 500 race, every year, because even though it la…. Yesterday, the Indianapolis Zoo hosted the 30th annual Zoopolis 500, featuring five radiated turtles competing for the best prize they could wish for – a big plate of delicious fruit. Competitors were named after IndyCar drivers Dan Wheldon, Simona De Silvestro, Alex Tagliani, Ed Carpenter and Scott Dixon. The race flag went down at 11.30, and as you can imagine, the turtles were off to a pretty slow start, ignoring the excitement and cheering that went on around them. They even went the wrong way a few times, but managed to get back on track with the help of zoo keepers. IndyCar legend Tony Kanaan, who acted as Grand Marshall for the event, tried to give Simona an edge by placing some fruit in front of her, but the tortoise just stopped for a bite.” w/ photos […]

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