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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #25 on: March 14, 2011, 12:45:53 AM »
ESM = eat, sleep, mingle a reference to what the Racers used to be able to do at the pit stops.  There's no longer any guarantee that teams get to do any or all three activities at pit stops any longer.

Kent and Vixyn said in episode 4, it's been days since they saw other teams so probably ESM is no longer in play, though the statement could be a figure of speech only meant to emphasize they are so much in the back of the pack.

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #26 on: March 14, 2011, 02:24:31 AM »
So, from the preview it looks like the W-Turn is by a hospital of some kind? the Kunming Red Cross Hospital. Now to find whatever random place near it is housing a W-Turn...(though I think it might be a satellite office of the hospital itself).

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #27 on: March 14, 2011, 02:25:39 AM »
Preview CAPS! WHo can translate all the taxi light location clues??


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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #28 on: March 14, 2011, 02:35:50 AM »
Preview up in post 2!
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #29 on: March 14, 2011, 02:39:19 AM »
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Preview CAPS! WHo can translate all the taxi light location clues??



Welcome to 2010 Southwest China Kunming International Auto Show

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The 2010 Southwest China (Kunming) International Auto Show has kicked off in Kunming International Convention and Exhibition Center on November 26th and will last till November 30th. Visitors may find a desirable vehicle and enjoy luxurious vehicles on the show.

http://en.kunming.cn/index/content/2010-11/26/content_2350915.htm



26th to 30th at Kunming International Convention and Exhibition Center

I think it's just the advertisement on the cabbies, not part of our locations? :duno:

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #30 on: March 14, 2011, 02:44:06 AM »
Joab, how about 11-13? :lol:
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #31 on: March 14, 2011, 02:47:00 AM »
It looks like Margie and Luke are definitely planning to U-Turn somebody.

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #32 on: March 14, 2011, 02:47:28 AM »
Joab, how about 11-13? :lol:

It's unclear.. i'll go look at the video now. I can only see two words "Er Lou" which means Second Floor. :lol:

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #33 on: March 14, 2011, 02:52:17 AM »


It says Wu Di Gao. Which means Invincible Cream (some sort of like a medicine meant for application on wounds or whatsoever).

I think that could be at the hospital beside the U-TURN, and Cara and Jaime looking for the W-TURN but the W-TURN happens to be on the outside of the hospital grounds. Yes/No? :duno:

Okay, Margie and Luke seemed to be directly outside the hospital ground parking area. Let me go google map or what.
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #34 on: March 14, 2011, 02:55:45 AM »
Thanks Joab!!

Anything on taxi cap # 15??
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #35 on: March 14, 2011, 02:59:13 AM »
So, from the preview it looks like the W-Turn is by a hospital of some kind? the Kunming Red Cross Hospital. Now to find whatever random place near it is housing a W-Turn...(though I think it might be a satellite office of the hospital itself).

I looked up Google Maps they called it the Kunming No. 1 People's Hospital.

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #36 on: March 14, 2011, 02:59:49 AM »
Thanks Joab!!

Anything on taxi cap # 15??

Can't see it clearly.. seems to be english for me!?

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #37 on: March 14, 2011, 03:09:58 AM »
I'm looking at area near the hospital to identify the W-TURN. Don't seem to find any good pictures indicating any buildings beside the hospital.

第一人民医院 is the chinese name of the hospital. Use it for google search and better images will appear rather than using the hospital's name with with english translation.

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #38 on: March 14, 2011, 03:11:20 AM »
Try these
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #39 on: March 14, 2011, 03:16:40 AM »
I think i have a match...



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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #40 on: March 14, 2011, 03:17:38 AM »
I don't understand. Why is it dark during the U-Turn? Isn't this leg supposed to be in the morning (hence, J/C's pitstop picture in daylight)?
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #41 on: March 14, 2011, 03:21:53 AM »
Hell, but that's Jining, Shan Dong and not Kunming!!!!!!! :duno: (refering to my hospital pic above)

I'm lost.. i'm going off now for my lessons.. Hopefully i can look deeper later on.

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #42 on: March 14, 2011, 03:26:32 AM »
My taxi??

That hospital is so close!!
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #43 on: March 14, 2011, 04:08:19 AM »
I don't understand. Why is it dark during the U-Turn? Isn't this leg supposed to be in the morning (hence, J/C's pitstop picture in daylight)?
They got to Kunming about 5am so it's dark...Madjoe wonder they may get detour clue at Dounan flower market,and went to golden horse got route info...since they got pitstop at least 5hrs later after W-turn,looks like the RB place is far from downtown...we will say that Lunan Stoneforest is very possible.
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #44 on: March 14, 2011, 07:43:04 AM »
Looks like Margie and Luke are first to the U-Turn and are ready to U-Turn somebody.
Obviously Jaime and Cara get U-Turned by a second team.
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #45 on: March 14, 2011, 07:54:10 AM »
Looks like Margie and Luke are first to the U-Turn and are ready to U-Turn somebody.
Obviously Jaime and Cara get U-Turned by a second team.

I must have missed that part in the promos about Ja/Ca getting U-Turned.

I will speculate though, that K/V use their U-Turn as an effort to save themselves from their dire circumstances.

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #46 on: March 14, 2011, 08:33:48 AM »
Nobody really knows whether or not Jaime and Cara get U-Turned; I'm just assuming so based on their late arrival at the Pit Stop.
Before I saw this promo, I was also thinking that Kynt and Vxysin would exercise U-Turn power over another team to save themselves, namely over Jaime and Cara. :tup:
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #47 on: March 14, 2011, 08:36:35 AM »
Looks like you've done some good work, Joab, Neobie, and Zack! :tup:
Thanks!
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #48 on: March 14, 2011, 08:41:42 AM »
Managed to decipher the cap! (With a lot of guessing involved...)



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二号片区指挥部 (Command centre for Plot #2)

I'm not sure if the command centre is within the plot itself, but here are the boundaries of the plot, about 500m across and 500m wide.
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China)
« Reply #49 on: March 14, 2011, 10:01:21 AM »
If those teams are smart enough, one of them should try to 'flush' the Express Pass that Gallory have by using U-turn on them...fortunately I don't think they are, so go team Gallory!!!