Eating is a sport, no doubt about it, folks. It's about desire, passion and stuffing your gut with more edibles than you can handle. And that, should be a competition in London in 2012.

That's why we salute the Food Network's ode to our favorite sport; the network decided to enter the world of competitive eating with a new show project, tentatively called Eat the Clock. Yes, you read that right. According to the report, the show will be a mix between The Amazing Race and an eating competition, where two teams of contestants take over several Los Angeles eateries and sink their teeth into a food eating frenzy. Hey, that sounds like our weekend plans!

The pilot episode will be shot soon, and Food Network plans to premiere it sometime next year if they like the taste of it. Speaking of eating, make sure to catch (well, take cover first) Hurl! every Sunday night at 7 pm ET.

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