Topic: TAR Australia 2 SPECULATION and DISCUSSION of Spoilers

[supah]

it looks to me like the starting line is next to the st george open air cinema?? what are the other SydneySiders thinking??

[ndrszmbrn]

Hey,

I have not seen the Israel version, can someone explain me how does the u-turn vote work? does that mean that there is a u-turn in every leg?

[ovalorange]

it looks to me like the starting line is next to the st george open air cinema?? what are the other SydneySiders thinking??

That looks right to me supah3ro.

Hey,

I have not seen the Israel version, can someone explain me how does the u-turn vote work? does that mean that there is a u-turn in every leg?

In TARIsrael2 teams had to vote on the team they wanted to be U-turned, regardless of the team's position (ie, teams could vote to U-turn a team ahead of them). The team with the most votes was U-turned. The Israeli version had the voting U-turn/yield in the majority of its first 10 legs, we don't know if TARAus2 will do the same.

[tarauslover]

I think the season will go like this:

Leg 1: Sydney to Manila, Philippines: NEL
Leg 2: Manila to Legazpi City, Philippines: Kym & Donna eliminated
Leg 3: Philippines to Dehli, India: Adam & Dane eliminated
Leg 4: Dehli to Dubai, UAE: Sue & Teresa eliminated
Leg 5: Dubai to Istanbul, Turkey: Ross & Tarryn eliminated
Leg 6: Istanbul to Paris, France: either NEL or Geoff/Sticky & Sam eliminated
Leg 7: Paris to Havana, Cuba: either NEL or Geoff/Sticky & Sam eliminated
Leg 8: Havana to Vancouver, Canada: James & Sarah eliminated
Leg 9: Vancouver to Banff, Canada: Shane & Andrew eliminated
Leg 10: Banff to Beijing, China: NEL
Leg 11: Somewhere in China?: Michelle & Jo eliminated
Leg 12: China to Fraser Island, Queensland: I really hope either Joseph & Grace or Emilia & Lucy win over Steve & Paul if they are my predicted F3. Although of course the top 5 are interchangeable.

We have a comprehensive TIMELINE here thanks to BayBay's awesome job!!

http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,26334.msg669652.html#msg669652

Oh thanks Peach, well then the first India leg could potentially be a NEL but I think in the 2nd leg either Adam & Dane or Sue & Teresa will be eliminated, maybe with the aid of a u-turn.

[Plaidmoon]

Here's a link to a picture I found on Flickr in smileybrisbane's photostream. I'd post it but the photo has all rights reserved, so I can't save a copy of it. If anyone else knows how to do that, please post it here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8774875@N07/7101575405/in/photostream

It was labelled "Amazing_Race_Australia-301675" so it came up in my search. However,it was mixed in with a lot of photos of models in swimsuits, so it seems kind of an odd place for it. If these two in the picture are in TAR Aus 2, they can only be the two blondes, Michelle and Jo, climbing out of a boat, but in the photo they don't look like platinum blondes. One of their backpacks clearly has the red and yellow striped tag from the Amazing Race, so it appears genuine. It also has a watermark in the lower right corner that says "7ma". I'm guessing it's the logo for the 7 network and it's part of the promotional stuff they have released lately. It could also be from TAR Aus 1, but I don't know that cast, so I can't say.

As for the location, it's obviously not from the kayaking task in Vancouver, as it's far too cold there in December for bikinis. The background looks tropical with a white sandy beach and a radio tower in the distance. Could it be from Australia or the Philippines? The tasks in the timeline don't seem to match up. It could be from Havana too.

[Aussie]

Its Sam & Renae from S1

[Plaidmoon]

Its Sam & Renae from S1

Thanks for pointing out who that was. I knew there something wrong about that picture, but couldn't figure it out.

That's 30 minutes I'll never get back, but at least the photo was easy on the eyes. 

[georgiapeach]

Heh. He sure likes women in lifejackets!

[ZouLy]

Its Sam & Renae from S1

Yeap!, it's them when they were in Bali, Indonesia 

[supah]

oh my god. i just watched James and Sarah's video. 

WHY in the world would you wear HEELS on the amazing race?!!?!

my bad, they're HUNNERS.

ALSO:

we know the starting line is next to the open air cinema @ the botanical gardens
and from the promo, it seems as though teams have to run ON FOOT from the STARTING LINE to Sydney Ports Marine Services on BARANGAROO where the first challenge is -
the challenge involves getting their car out of a maze of cars or something

[supah]

from all our promos and live sighting spoilers, it looks as though all teams are safe through the Philippines (leg 1), so yet again our first leg will be the first NEL
the following teams have NOT been seen AFTER India:

Kym and Donna
Adam and Dane
Sue and Teresa

also from promos it seems as though we will have TWO legs in India

[tarflyonthewall]

^And Sue & Teresa are confirmed to at least make it to India, which means one of the other two is our first boot in the Philippines. (Didn't we have two legs spoiled there?)

[supah]

^And Sue & Teresa are confirmed to at least make it to India, which means one of the other two is our first boot in the Philippines. (Didn't we have two legs spoiled there?)

most of us speculated it was two, but IMO i think its just 1 leg in the philippines (route info in manila, then transport to legazpi) and then 2nd and 3rd leg in India, but I could be wrong.. :/

This is my boot list spec so far:

Leg 1 (Australia - Philippines) NEL
Leg 2 (Philippines - India) Kym and Donna EL
Leg 3 (India) Adam and Dane EL
Leg 4 (India - United Arab Emiates)
Leg 5 (United Arab Emirates - Turkey)
Leg 6 (Turkey - France)
Leg 7 (France)
Leg 8 (France - Cuba) 
Leg 9 (Cuba - Canada) James and Sarah EL
Leg 10 (Canada)
Leg 11 (Canada - China)
Leg 12 (China - Australia)

[racer]

^And Sue & Teresa are confirmed to at least make it to India, which means one of the other two is our first boot in the Philippines. (Didn't we have two legs spoiled there?)

most of us speculated it was two, but IMO i think its just 1 leg in the philippines (route info in manila, then transport to legazpi) and then 2nd and 3rd leg in India, but I could be wrong.. :/

This is my boot list spec so far:

Leg 1 (Australia - Philippines) NEL
Leg 2 (Philippines - India) Kym and Donna EL
Leg 3 (India) Adam and Dane EL
Leg 4 (India - United Arab Emiates)
Leg 5 (United Arab Emirates - Turkey)
Leg 6 (Turkey - France)
Leg 7 (France)
Leg 8 (France - Cuba)
Leg 9 (Cuba - Canada) James and Sarah EL
Leg 10 (Canada)
Leg 11 (Canada - China)
Leg 12 (China - Australia)

Interesting route, and it seems pretty likely! But if James & Sarah are eliminated on Leg 9, then the last NEL/TBC of this season has to occur on Leg 8 or earlier, with at least six teams remaining, which would be something unprecedented, so that's the only discrepancy I have with that route...

[supah]

^And Sue & Teresa are confirmed to at least make it to India, which means one of the other two is our first boot in the Philippines. (Didn't we have two legs spoiled there?)

most of us speculated it was two, but IMO i think its just 1 leg in the philippines (route info in manila, then transport to legazpi) and then 2nd and 3rd leg in India, but I could be wrong.. :/

This is my boot list spec so far:

Leg 1 (Australia - Philippines) NEL
Leg 2 (Philippines - India) Kym and Donna EL
Leg 3 (India) Adam and Dane EL
Leg 4 (India - United Arab Emiates)
Leg 5 (United Arab Emirates - Turkey)
Leg 6 (Turkey - France)
Leg 7 (France)
Leg 8 (France - Cuba)
Leg 9 (Cuba - Canada) James and Sarah EL
Leg 10 (Canada)
Leg 11 (Canada - China)
Leg 12 (China - Australia)

Interesting route, and it seems pretty likely! But if James & Sarah are eliminated on Leg 9, then the last NEL/TBC of this season has to occur on Leg 8 or earlier, with at least six teams remaining, which would be something unprecedented, so that's the only discrepancy I have with that route...

My prediction is that the NEL legs are 1,6 and 8, with 6 possibly being a TBC because travel around france is easy

[smiley]

Just wondering -- is there an official boot order or something that we know of?

[ZouLy]

Just wondering -- is there an official boot order or something that we know of?

there's a clear one in banff, canada, some in India, you can check the Timeline thread.. 

[topaz]

^And Sue & Teresa are confirmed to at least make it to India, which means one of the other two is our first boot in the Philippines. (Didn't we have two legs spoiled there?)

most of us speculated it was two, but IMO i think its just 1 leg in the philippines (route info in manila, then transport to legazpi) and then 2nd and 3rd leg in India, but I could be wrong.. :/

This is my boot list spec so far:

Leg 1 (Australia - Philippines) NEL
Leg 2 (Philippines - India) Kym and Donna EL
Leg 3 (India) Adam and Dane EL
Leg 4 (India - United Arab Emiates)
Leg 5 (United Arab Emirates - Turkey)
Leg 6 (Turkey - France)
Leg 7 (France)
Leg 8 (France - Cuba)
Leg 9 (Cuba - Canada) James and Sarah EL
Leg 10 (Canada)
Leg 11 (Canada - China)
Leg 12 (China - Australia)

Well, according to wikipedia there'll be 12 countries (including Australia) that will be feature on TARAus 2.  For my specs these might be looks like on the entire legs:

Leg 1 Australia - Philippines
Leg 2 Philippines - India
Leg 3 India
Leg 4 India - United Arab Emirates
Leg 5 United Arab Emirates - Turkey
Leg 6 Turkey - United Kingdom
Leg 7 United Kingdom - Belgium or Germany - France
Leg 8 France - Cuba
Leg 9 Cuba - Canada
Leg 10 Canada
Leg 11 Canada - China
Leg 12 China - Japan or South Korea or Taiwan - Australia

[bottle]

I was surprised by the information about Cuba's literacy rate, but depending on how you interpret the statistics it is either precisely true or approximately true. Cuba is rated by some #2 after Georgia (100.0%)) at 99.8% literate vs. 99.0% for the U.S.. However, I find it difficult to distinguish between countries with 99.0% or higher literacy these are all about the same. Here are the countries in that category:
Georgia    100.0
2    2     Cuba    99.9
3    3     Estonia    99.8
4    4     Latvia    99.8
5    5     Barbados 99.7
6    6     Slovenia 99.7
7    7     Belarus    99.7
8    8     Lithuania99.7
9    9     Ukraine    99.7
10    10     Armenia    99.7
11    11     Kazakhstan    99.6
12    12     Tajikistan    99.6
13    13     Azerbaijan    99.5
14    14     Turkmenistan 99.5
15    15     Russia    99.5
16    16     Hungary    99.4
17    17     Kyrgyzstan    99.3
18    17     Poland    99.5
19    19     Tonga    99.2
20    20     Albania    99.1
21    20     Antigua and Barbuda    99.0
22    20     Australia    99.0
23    20     Austria    99.0
24    20     Belgium    99.0
25    20     Canada    99.0
26    20     Czech Republic 99.0
27    20     North Korea    99.0
28    20     Denmark    99.0
29    20     Finland    99.0
30    20     France    99.0
31    20     Germany    
32    20     Guyana    99.0
33    20     Iceland    99.0
34    20     Ireland    99.0
35    20     Japan    99.0
36    20     South Korea    99.0
37    20     Luxembourg    99.0
38    20     Netherlands    99.0
39    20     New Zealand    99.0
40    20     Norway    99.0
41    20     Slovakia    99.0
42    20     Sweden    99.0
43    20     Switzerland    99.0
44    20     United Kingdom    99.0
45    20     United States     99.0

Is it my Georgia?   

[Marklouiekpopsuju13]

I Love Steve!!! I'm Proud to have half-filipino in amazing race australia

[kevin2012]

I Love Steve!!! I'm Proud to have half-filipino in amazing race australia

Paul is the half-filipino one

[kevin2012]

I did a boot order prediction for the first season and I was way off, Chris and Anastasia was the only team I got right.

But I'm going to go on a limb and predict the boot order for this season:

11. Kym and Donna
10. Adam and Dane
9. Sue and Teresa
8. Sticky and Sam
7. Ross and Tarryn
6. James and Sarah
5. Lucy and Emilia
4. Joseph and Grace
3. Paul and Steve
2. Michelle and Jo
1. Shane and Andrew

I hope I get more than one this time

[Aussie]

I Love Steve!!! I'm Proud to have half-filipino in amazing race australia

I wouldn't be proud to have...that...representing my culture/country.

[kevin2012]

I Love Steve!!! I'm Proud to have half-filipino in amazing race australia

I wouldn't be proud to have...that...representing my culture/country.

[SoYoung]

I Love Steve!!! I'm Proud to have half-filipino in amazing race australia

I wouldn't be proud to have...that...representing my culture/country.

hopefully Paul will change and I will definitely root for him. still he is not as bad as Art/JJ.yet? Imo