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maf:
Due to some traveling the first episode is rather late. And upcoming episodes may also be late since there is a lot of traveling in the coming weeks.
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Racing report
Amazing Race Canada Season 5, Episode 1, "Who wants to be the python?"
Film date: 2017-04-26 - 2017-04-27
This season start at the Queens battery overlooking St Johns, Newfoundland. The 10 teams are traveling there by boat. They are:
* Korey & Ivana, personal trainers from Toronto
* Kenneth & Ryan, best friends from Collingwood, ON
* Dan & Riya, YouTube creators from Toronto
* Adam & Andrea, Brother and sister from Montreal
* Aaron & Deb, mother and son from Grand Forks, BC
* Karen & Bert, married couple from Edmonton, AB
* Andrea & Ebonie, business partners from Montreal
* Zed & Shabbir, father and son from Vancouver
* Megan & Courtney, cousins from Corner Brook, NL
* Sam & Paul, dating couple from Toronto
At the starting line Jon tells teams that the grand prize will be two cars (one each), an around the world trip for two, $250,000 and the title.
At the starting line teams run to their backpacks and their first clue. This reads: "Make your way to Cabot tower at the signal hill national historic site."
Teams must now run to the tower, which is only a few hundred meters away. Here teams will find a loudspeaker broadcasting a message in Morse code. The producers have also provided boards showing the key to deciphering Morse signals. Teams must use these to decipher the message from the speaker. The message reads "Vancouver Capilano Bridge". Once teams have cracked the code and told the judge the message they will receive their next clue.
Some teams make some spectacularly wrong guesses. Andrea & Ebonie makes an even bigger mistake and assume, after barely trying, that they can't finish this task and decide to take the penalty. This means they will have a two hour penalty waiting for them at the finish line.
Teams leave this task in the following order:
1. Andrea & Ebonie, took the penalty
2. Zed & Shabbir
3. Sam & Paul
4. Adam & Andrea
5. Kenneth & Ryan
?. Korey & Ivana
?. Dan & Riya
?. Aaron & Deb
?. Karen & Bert
?. Megan & Courtney
"No one is going to get it, it's gonna take them hours", Andrea & Ebonie think they know
Route info: "Fly to Vancouver B.C.". Teams must now jump into one of the provided cars and drive themselves to the airport and get tickets on one of two flights to Vancouver. There is only room for five teams on the first flight.
Teams get $600 on their Bemo cards for this leg of the race.
At the airport Andrea & Ebonie regret their decision to quit the first task.
Flight #1 carries:
Andrea & Ebonie
Zed & Shabbir
Adam & Andrea
Sam & Paul
Kenneth & Ryan
Flight #2 carries:
Korey & Ivana
Megan & Courtney
Karen & Bert
Dan & Riya
Aaron & Deb
Once teams land in Vancouver they must make their way to Capilano suspension bridge park (23km 30-60min). There they must find a falconer who has their next clue.
We are not told how much time separates the flights. But it can not be much since the second flight lands while the first batch of teams are still in their taxis on their way to the park.
Teams find the falconer in the following order:
1. Andrea & Ebonie
2. Sam & Paul
3. Zed & Shabbir
4. Kenneth & Ryan
5. Adam & Andrea
6. Megan & Courtney
?. Korey & Ivana
?. Dan & Riya
?. Aaron & Deb
10. Karen & Bert
The next clue tells teams to find Gassy Jack. This is a statue in Gastown.
Teams find the clue by Gassy Jack in the following order:
1(+0) Andrea & Ebonie
2(+0) Sam & Paul
3(+1) Kenneth & Ryan, less than a minute after #2
4(-1) Zed & Shabbir
5(+1) Megan & Courtney
6(+?) Aaron & Deb
7(+?) Korey & Ivana
8(-3) Adam & Andrea
9(+?) Dan & Riya
10(+0) Karen & Bert
Road block: "Who's feeling uptight?"
Teams must now find the Fairmont hotel Vancouver (1.6km) and there the players doing the road block must walk a tightrope between two towers 40m apart 12 stories above the street. They have a safety rope hanging from above which they can hold on to and if they fall there is a short bungee cord stopping their fall. If they fall they must go to the back of the line and try again.
"I want to get across on the first try so that the penalty doesn't weigh that much", Ebonie
"What's a tightrope?", Dan reads the task info
"I'm so happy I'm not doing this", Andrea
There are two tightropes available for walking so there is a lot of time spent waiting in line. Also it seems nobody but Ivana and Bert manages to complete the walk on their first attempt. Adam almost falls down but land sitting on the tightrope. He then manages to slide all the way to the end.
Karen & Bert initially went to the wrong Fairmont hotel. Then Bert has a unique strategy he slides out onto the tightrope and then swings around so he hangs under it. He then proceeds to slide all the way to the other end hanging under the wire.
Deb turns out to be the wrong person to do this task. She gets dizzy and Aaron have to come up and comfort her. But she recovers and manages to complete the task.
Teams complete this road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+0)Andrea & Ebonie* (0-1) 2(+1)Kenneth & Ryan* (0-1) 3(+2)Megan* & Courtney(1-0) 4(+3)Korey & Ivana* (0-1) 5(+3)Adam* & Andrea (1-0) 6(-4)Sam & Paul* (0-1) 7(-3)Zed & Shabbir* (0-1) 8(+2)Karen & Bert* (0-1) 9(+0)Dan* & Riya (1-0)10(-4)Aaron & Deb* (0-1)
The next clue is a detour:
--- Quote ---DETOUR
Detour: "Pedal" or
"Paddle"
Pedal: Join the East Van
Bike Polo club and
successfully complete a
series of drills to receive
your next clue.
Paddle: Take control of a
dragon boat and
navigate the race course
under the time limit to
receive your next clue.
NOTE: There are limited
????? both detours.
--- End quote ---
In pedal teams must make their way to Sunset beach and complete a set of bike polo drills.
In paddle teams must make their way to Falls Creek and join a dragon boat crew. One team member must help paddle the boat while the other will steer the boat by using a set of specific commands.
Steering the boat turns out to be the difficult part. But not too difficult since nobody seems to fail more than once.
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+1) Kenneth & Ryan, paddle
2(-1) Andrea & Ebonie, pedal
3(+1) Korey & Ivana, pedal
4(+1) Adam & Andrea, paddle
5(+1) Sam & Paul, paddle
6(+1) Zed & Shabbir, pedal
7(+1) Karen & Bert, pedal
8(+1) Dan & Riya, pedal
9(-6) Megan & Courtney, started paddle but switched to pedal
10(+0) Aaron & Deb, pedal
Teams must now make their way to the Vandusen Botanical Garden here they can find Jon and the pit stop in the middle of the maze.
Teams reach Jon in the following order:
1(+0) Kenneth & Ryan, win a trip to Barcelona, Spain
- Andrea & Ebonie, have to wait out their 2h penalty
2(+1) Korey & Ivana
3(+1) Adam & Andrea
4(+1) Sam & Paul
5(+1) Zed & Shabbir
6(+1) Karen & Bert
7(-5) Andrea & Ebonie
8(+0) Dan & Riya
9(+0) Megan & Courtney
10(+0) Aaron & Deb, are eliminated
"There's no words to describe how excited to actually be a part of this with my mom", Aaron
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: maf on July 20, 2017, 02:21:40 PM ---Due to some traveling the first episode is rather late. And upcoming episodes may also be late since there is a lot of traveling in the coming weeks.
--- End quote ---
Oh I was hoping you would do this! We'll be glad to get them whenever they come!
BourkieBoy:
--- Quote from: maf on July 20, 2017, 02:21:40 PM ---Due to some traveling the first episode is rather late. And upcoming episodes may also be late since there is a lot of traveling in the coming weeks.
--- End quote ---
Don't worry about it! Thank you for doing them and we will he happy to read them whenever they come! :)
maf:
Racing report
Amazing Race Canada Season 5, Episode 2, "You've Got to Leave My Hose Alone Dude!"
Film date: 2017-04-29
The last pit stop was in the Vandusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver. Teams are released from somewhere else in Vancouver in the following order:
1.Kenneth & Ryan 01:352.Korey & Ivana 02:25+0:503.Adam & Andrea 02:38+1:034.Sam & Paul 02:49+1:145.Zed & Shabbir 03:03+1:286.Karen & Bert 03:29+1:547.Andrea & Ebonie 04:01+2:268.Dan & Riya 04:03+2:289.Megan & Courtney??:??+?:??
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way to Fort
McMurray, Alberta!
Once there, search
outside the airport
terminal for your 2017
Chevrolet Silverado and
find your next clue
inside.
You have $90.00 on
your BME CashBack
MasterCard for this leg
of the race.
NOTE: In this leg of the
Race there are three
Express Passes up for
grabs!
--- End quote ---
"Last leg we took a penalty. It paid off, but we are definitely never using the P word ever again", Ebonie
All teams end up on the same flight to Fort McMurray. And they have no problems finding the cars outside the airport.
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Drive yourselves to
WildPlay Park at Vista
Ridge and search for
your next clue.
--- End quote ---
On the way to Vista Ridge Adam & Andrea make a wrong turn. As they stop for directions they find that Dan & Riya and Korey & Ivana are also there. They all decide to follow each other to Vista Ridge. Korey & Ivana is the team with the directions and of course Adan & Andrea loose the other teams at a red light.
Teams arrive at Vista Ridge (21km 20min) in the following order:
1. Kenneth & Ryan
2. Karen & Bert
3. Zed & Shabbir
4. Andrea & Ebonie, a second after #3
5. Megan & Courtney
6. Sam & Paul
7. Korey & Ivana
8. Dan & Riya, just after #7
9. Adam & Andrea, got seriously lost and arrive when only two teams remain
Here teams find a road block: Who's a triple threat?
In this task players need to search an adventure course for their next clue. The course is a set of platforms connected with various forms of suspension bridges, ropes, nets, zip-lines etc. Each clue comes in three parts and players must find them all to be allowed to continue. The clue parts are stored in pouches on the different platforms. Three express passes are also hidden on the course.
If any team finds more than one express pass they can only use one for themselves and must give the others away before the end of the next leg.
"I love climbing and jumping. This makes me happy!", Andrea
Kenneth is lucky here. While he is searching for the final clue he happens to find all three express passes. And he is very excited about each of them so the other teams can't help but notice that he has them. Also one of the instructors tells teams that all the express passes have been taken.
Andrea is the first person to find all clues, but she keep searching the course for the last remaining express pass. But as soon as Kenneth finds it she leaves.
Kenneth is missing one clue and runs into Karen who is missing two. They turn out to both have seen the clue(s) the other is missing so they tell each other where they are and go on.
Here we learn that Andrea (Adams partner) had surgery on her right knee a year ago and she hopes it will hold up.
"This challenge sucks", Ivana when there are only two teams left
Teams complete this road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+3)Andrea* & Ebonie (1-1)2(+3)Megan & Courtney*(1-1)3(-2)Kenneth* & Ryan (1-1)4(-2)Karen* & Bert (1-1)5(+1)Sam & Paul* (0-2)6(-3)Zed & Shabbir* (0-2)7(+2)Adam & Andrea* (1-1)8(-1)Korey* & Ivana (1-1)9(-1)Dan & Riya* (1-1)
--- Quote ---Detour: "Pump It" or "Pull It"
NOTE: There are limited stations at
both detours.
--- End quote ---
--- Quote ---Pump It: In this 150 challenge, get a firefighting
water pump up and running and extinguish a
controlled fire to receive your next clue.
--- End quote ---
--- Quote ---Pull It: Shoulder a 20-gauge shotgun and hit 15
targets out of the sky to receive your next clue.
--- End quote ---
In "Pull It" teams must visit a trap shooting range and shoot down 15 targets. They must take turns shooting (switch after 3 shots) but it does not matter who hits the targets as long as they reach a total of 15.
In "Pump It" teams must take part in a fire preventing challenge. They must first carry a 120lb pump to a nearby water reserve. There they must figure out how to operate the pump and to assemble the provided hoses. Once done they can put out a controlled fire burning nearby.
The catch at the pump is that the hoses a barely long enough for the water to reach the fire. And of course teams have to figure out that they have to place the pump itself into the water. But that is something which just the first teams must figure out (and Andrea & Ebonie seem to be the ones who do it), the rest can see how they have set things up.
There are only five available spots at either detour.
Kenneth pulls hard on his hose to get close, so he starts dragging their pump out of the water. Ryan starts pulling back and we have a classic tug-o-war.
"You got to leave my hose alone dude", Ryan gets the title
"I'm the one with the bigger hose right now so he should be listening, but he's not", Karen (who is putting out the fire) wants Bert to listen
The last two teams Korey & Ivana and Dan & Riya are shooting next to each other. Initially none of them are hitting any targets and both teams are feeling the pressure. Dan is the first to start hitting targets but Korey soon finds his stride and eventually it is Korey & Ivana who hits their last target just before Dan & Riya.
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+1) Megan & Courtney, pump it
2(-1) Andrea & Ebonie, pump it, just after #1
3(+0) Kenneth & Ryan, pump it
4(+1) Sam & Paul, pump it
5(+1) Zed & Shabbir, pull it
6(-2) Karen & Bert, pump it
7(+0) Adam & Andrea, pull it
8(+0) Korey & Ivana, pull it
9(+0) Dan & Riya, pull it
Route info: "Drive yourself to Phoenix Heli-Flight".
Teams arrive at the helicopter place in the following order:
1(+1) Andrea & Ebonie
2(-1) Megan & Courtney
3(+0) Kenneth & Ryan
4(+0) Sam & Paul
5(+0) Zed & Shabbir
6(+0) Karen & Bert
7(+0) Adam & Andrea
8(+0) Korey & Ivana
9(+0) Dan & Riya
--- Quote ---You've got a weight
problem!
While maintaining the
proper balance of weight
in the aircraft, calculate
the correct amount of
fuel needed for a
helicopter mission to
...
--- End quote ---
Teams are give a board with a lot of numbers on it
HelicopterWeight M in (lbs)Arm XMoment MXCentre of Gravity(CG_Empty Weight2.248.65162.5365,406LIMITS 150.9-152.5Pilot 200 87.5 17.500 Front Seats 153 87.5 13,388 Aft Seats 459 122.956,411 Fuel x1 180 x2 Baggage 100 156 15,600 Total CG=MX/M
They must calculate the two missing numbers (x1 and x2). There is also an example board which reads:
HelicopterWeight M in (lbs)Arm XMoment MXCentre of Gravity(CG_Empty Weight2.498.50167.5 418,499LIMITS 150.9-152.5Pilot 200 92.5 18.500 Front Seats 170 92.5 15,725 Aft Seats 510 127.9 65,229 Fuel 600 161 96,600 Baggage 50 161 8,050 Total M 4,028.50Total MX622.604CG=MX/M 154/54958
Teams seem to be given calculators to help them with the math. The problem is actually pretty simple once you realize that the momentum is just the product of the weight and the arm. You just need to summarize the weight and moment columns and divide them to get the center of gravity. It is now possible to calculate the amount of fuel which causes a certain CG, Megan & Courtney seem to do this or you can just test with different amounts of fuel until you find one which gives an acceptable center of gravity (all other teams seem to do this). A little math tells us that the fuel must be between 290 to 505 lb to give a center of gravity within the given limits.
All teams get the same values, which in my opinion is a pity, It would have been better if they all had different values.
"Okay, this is easy", Megan
"I hate math with a passion", Ryan
Kenneth & Ryan are stuck at this task and when Karen & Bert get it quickly the former goes over and offers them an express pass if they help them. Both teams are happy with the deal, and I think they should be because it is good for both of them.
Zed & Shabbir are stuck with the math and when Adam & Andrea arrive they waste no time before asking if they want to work together. Both teams agree to this.
Teams solve this problem in the following order:
1(+1) Megan & Courtney
2(-1) Andrea & Ebonie
3(+1) Sam & Paul
4(+2) Karen & Bert
5(-2) Kenneth & Ryan
6(-1) Zed & Shabbir
7(+0) Adam & Andrea
8(+0) Korey & Ivana
9(+0) Dan & Riya, close after #8
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Fly in a helicopter to
MacDonald Island Park
and search for the 16th
hole on the Miskanaw
Golf Course to find Jon
at your next Pit Stop.
--- End quote ---
Warning! The last team to
check in may be
eliminated!
[/quote]
"This is our leg. I woke up this morning and had Cheesecake, I knew it", Courtney
As they fly towards the pit stop racers can see the devastation left by the big fire a year before. This gets really real when Megan & Courtney's pilot point out to where his house was.
Teams reach the pit stop in the following order:
1(+0) Megan & Courtney, win a trip to Auckland, New Zealand
2(+0) Andrea & Ebonie
3(+0) Sam & Paul
4(+0) Karen & Bert
5(+0) Kenneth & Ryan
6(+0) Zed & Shabbir
7(+0) Adam & Andrea
8(+0) Korey & Ivana
9(+0) Dan & Riya, are eliminated
"We're really grateful for the time we had on this race. It was like nothing we could have ever imagined[\i]", Riya
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