With virtually every major sports league or sporting event cancelled for the foreseeable future, sports fans have been desperately looking for any form of spectate-able competition. Beyond watching, many are looking to scratch their gambling itch with something they can place a bet on.
I am here to tell you that the answer is MARBLE RACING.
Marble racing has been featured on YouTube for quite some time now. I am not trying to blow my own horn, but I have been watching Jelle's Marble Runs for years. I was a huge fan of "Red Number 5" in the Sand Marble Rallies and cheered loudly for Team Orangers during the last three MarbleLympics.
But the latest source of entertainment from Jelle and Dion Bakker - the two Dutch brothers whose imaginations are responsible for the channel (Greg Woods provides the English commentary) - is their impression of Formula One racing.
Every week a new race of the Marbula One season is featured. In addition to the race itself, Jelle and Dion film the qualification stages. As an Orangers' fan, I am pulling for Orangin to win the championship.
Last week's event, seventh of the season, was the Razzway Grand Prix. It was a great race and I highly recommend you check it out...
The good news is that, if you like Marbula One, Jelle's Marble Runs has hundreds of hours of racing to kill your quarantine time.
Another great source of marble racing entertainment is Fubeca's Marble Runs. Not quite as polished as Jelle, Fubeca is also doing their version Formula One with their Marble Circuits series. There have been eight races so far, with a qualifier, race and highlights video for each. You can do a deep dive with Fubeca Marble Runs too. Check it out here...
There are a few other marble racing channels on YouTube, but I can't really recommend any of them. The rest are mostly too gimmicky and lack the originality and real creativity of Jelle's.
Let me know how you're satisfying your need for sports.
Oh, and if you want to make any bets on the next race...
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