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TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« on: October 03, 2009, 10:31:20 PM »
10/18 Amazing Race 15 - I’m Like Ricky Bobby (Dubai)


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It was even more surreal and science-fictiony up close. Like a slender finger reaching into space. Made slightly more surreal by a) the Bellagio-style water show in the lake next to it, and b) the Amazing Race participants looking for clues as we left the restaurant where we ate dinner. For real.


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I'd be happy to answer your questions, but a big caveat first: although we spoke to a couple of the contestants and it sure appeared to be the amazing race, no one could confirm because they all cited confidentiality agreements.

having said that, here's what we saw: it was roughly 10:30 p.m. dubai time on sunday, july 26. we were coming out of urbano, a restaurant in souk al bahar. they were not in the restaurant; they were looking for a checkpoint outside. (it turned out to be near the dubai mall taxi stand, by a giant statue of a black horse.) when we got up close to the checkpoint, we could see that it was a sign-in sheet, and there was a producer waiting nearby to hand the contestants instructions. the teams we saw were each one man, one woman, in their 20s or early 30s, dressed in t-shirts and giant backpacks. we didn't get any pictures of the contestants... sorry.

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Pretty good confirmation of two more teams from our Dubai source, after reviewing the pics I sent:

**I'm pretty sure the guy we briefly talked to was the male half of the maroon team. the two we encountered outside the restaurant were, I'm fairly certain, jodah and michelle. Who we originally misidentified for Canaan & Mika



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First tweet! What a better way to start but to tell u that i saw some teams from the amazing race on my flight to dubai! I love that show!!


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This in a PM from the guy on the flight to Dubai...I'm trying to get flight details as well:
Their seemed to be team consisting of two females (one looked asian, the other american i am guessing!) and too tall 'black dudes.' i dont remember seeing anyone else but i will ask my friend i travelled with and may get back to you!
This is before he said, "And a hot blonde...".  All of those sound exactly like 3 of our teams.


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• In Dubai, competitors will be presented with a chilling Detour: They have to take snow from an indoor ski area and build a snowman outside in the scorching Middle East heat. “The quality of the snow changes instantly the moment you bring it out,” chuckles van Munster. “And the snowman can’t be a little one—it has to be five-, six-foot-high snowman with eyes and a real carrot in his nose.”
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2009, 10:32:07 PM »
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according to the blogger Gerry, teams arrive in Dubai and......
here's what we saw: it was roughly 10:30 p.m. dubai time on sunday, july 26. we were coming out of urbano, a restaurant in souk al bahar. they were not in the restaurant; they were looking for a checkpoint outside. (it turned out to be near the dubai mall taxi stand, by a giant statue of a black horse.) when we got up close to the checkpoint, we could see that it was a sign-in sheet, and there was a producer waiting nearby to hand the contestants instructions

then perhaps the teams are instructed to go to the Burg where they get their first clue per sign in sheet:






From the Burg teams are instructed to drive .. to the desert first? but we see Dan and Sam in a taxi so..where do they have to drive to? maybe the Detours are first?




Desert: Roadblock
Teams sweat it out searching sand dunes for water in the blistering sun and one racer decides to help his competition hoping karma will be on their side in the end



Brian and Tiffany work together?

Canaan

Detours

In Dubai, competitors will be presented with a chilling Detour: They have to take snow from an indoor ski area and build a snowman outside in the scorching Middle East heat. “The quality of the snow changes instantly the moment you bring it out,” chuckles van Munster. “And the snowman can’t be a little one—it has to be five-, six-foot-high snowman with eyes and a real carrot in his nose.”

Dan & Sam

Brian and Ericka


The Dubai Autodrome

Cheyne & Meghan

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FT & BE

at risk for elimination
Canaan and Mika
Lance and Keri
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2009, 12:17:03 AM »
So...are we going someplace like this?

http://www.dubaiautodrome.com/general/index.aspx
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2009, 12:43:59 AM »
So...are we going someplace like this?

http://www.dubaiautodrome.com/general/index.aspx
Looks like fun!  :jumpy: Have you ever watched that movie? It's so dumb you can't help but to watch  :lol:! Ricky Bobby caught on fire too .....hee "I'm on fire!"

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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2009, 10:25:29 AM »
 :lol:  Nice, this plus BVMs previous blurb about snowman building and the mall spoiler gives us some possible Dubai locations (so far).  ;D


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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2009, 09:01:36 PM »
could be the switchback the roadblock in Le Mans, France. (season 4)  :duno:
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2009, 09:05:15 PM »


I take it these are all in front of the Burj

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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2009, 09:29:58 PM »
Yeah we figured out he Burg way back when but thanks NoLuck

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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2009, 11:52:17 PM »
Well, the Ricky Bobby comment obviously relates to the racing task... Probably a younger team that says it.

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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2009, 01:31:40 AM »
Detour - racing/sledding? :duno:
Roadblock - at the desert?
some random task at the Burj Dubai?
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2009, 02:09:46 AM »
We know from BVM that they have to build a snowman...
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2009, 05:34:12 AM »
The Burj Dubai might be a fast forward!  :-*
Meaning the desert was the Roadblock as Brian was both shown at the indoor snow place (detour of snowman making, we are told) and in the desert.

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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2009, 05:41:15 AM »
The Burj Dubai might be a fast forward!  :-*
Meaning the desert was the Roadblock as Brian was both shown at the indoor snow place (detour of snowman making, we are told) and in the desert.


So Mika & Canaan went for the Fast Forward?  :duno:

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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2009, 05:43:52 AM »
New thought:

Could the detour be:

 - Construct: Make a snowman
 - Construction: (at Burj Dubai) Do something

Roadblock:

 - Desert walk and collect/deliver things (the bag that Brian has isn't his  :lol:)

Fast Forward/Miscellaneous Task:

 - Race a car around track in a certain amount of time

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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2009, 05:46:51 AM »
The Burj Dubai might be a fast forward!  :-*
Meaning the desert was the Roadblock as Brian was both shown at the indoor snow place (detour of snowman making, we are told) and in the desert.


So Mika & Canaan went for the Fast Forward?  :duno:

If there was a Fast Forward I would imagine either Mika and Canaan (We might get eliminated) OR Megan and Cheyne (We are ahead so lets get more ahead) going for it.

Can't be:

 - Brian and Erika (Seen at two tasks)
 - Sam and Dan (Seen at detour)


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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2009, 06:02:08 AM »
If you do not know already the sliding task is at the indoor ski resort is in Mall of the Emirates. That is where ski Dubai is if people were unsure. But why are they sliding on their butts?
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #20 on: October 12, 2009, 07:27:16 AM »
New thought:

Could the detour be:

 - Construct: Make a snowman
 - Construction: (at Burj Dubai) Do something

Roadblock:

 - Desert walk and collect/deliver things (the bag that Brian has isn't his  :lol:)

Fast Forward/Miscellaneous Task:

 - Race a car around track in a certain amount of time

I agree with most of what you said. I think that Mika and Cannan are just complete lost and it has nothing to do with the task(I haven't seen the eppy yet). But I do agree with you speculation of the RB and FF.

Could both detours be in Ski Dubai and one be the snowman and the other one be sliding down a mountain using only their bodies? So detour is to Slide or Build?? :duno:
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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #21 on: October 12, 2009, 08:30:41 AM »
Why...does Brian had a ladle (sp?) in the desert?

And wasn't part of the snowman Detour that they had to build it in the desert without it melting?

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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #22 on: October 12, 2009, 11:24:27 AM »
 :juggle   ho hum... not much left to spoil... I know, let's play "Spot the Dubai Tower"...   :gva:

View of Sheikh Zayed Road

A - Emirates Office & Hotel Towers
B - Chelsea Tower
C - Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower
D - Rose Tower
E - 21st Century Tower

...well, that was exciting...   :res:  is it Sunday yet ?? ??  :funny:  :groan:

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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #23 on: October 12, 2009, 11:37:48 AM »
Why...does Brian had a ladle (sp?) in the desert?

And wasn't part of the snowman Detour that they had to build it in the desert without it melting?
love the tiny shovel at the Ski place too  :lol:
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• In Dubai, competitors will be presented with a chilling Detour: They have to take snow from an indoor ski area and build a snowman outside in the scorching Middle East heat. “The quality of the snow changes instantly the moment you bring it out,” chuckles van Munster. “And the snowman can’t be a little one—it has to be five-, six-foot-high snowman with eyes and a real carrot in his nose.”

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Re: TAR15 EP1505 : "I’m Like Ricky Bobby" (Dubai)
« Reply #24 on: October 12, 2009, 11:49:31 AM »
 ;D  OK, let's get serious.... now about those sand dunes...  :groan:  oh, who am I kidding, no way we can ID the exact spot...  BUT, here are a few possibilites for a desert task and pitstop.

Dubai desert oasis
Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
Al Maha Desert Resort    ...only accommodation on the Reserve