Author Topic: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!  (Read 788578 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline georgiapeach

  • Amazing Race Admin
  • RFF Administrator
  • I Live at RFF
  • *****
  • Posts: 54196
  • TAR Detective
TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« on: September 30, 2017, 10:10:37 AM »
This thread is the WORKZONE of our spoilers.
 
This is where ALL the spoiler speculation/discussion of the TAR 30 race goes, NOT in the LIVE thread. It is where we try to thrash out what the LIVE sightings mean.

 
 
Please use the LIVE START thread for all posts from there.

Once teams head to the airport, please use the LIVE SIGHTINGS Thread for sightings

ALL Discussion of the Spoilers and Sightings GO HERE!   :conf:
« Last Edit: October 02, 2017, 11:31:36 PM by georgiapeach »
RFF's Golden Rule:
Have RESPECT for each other, regardless of opinion. This of course includes no flaming/insulting other users and/or their posts.

Offline Kiwi Jay

  • 'giz us a geez'
  • TAR Detectives
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 4543
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2017, 01:56:51 PM »
So we have some slight celebrities after all. Not a full cast of everyday teams, nor do we have older contestants, nor do we have teams that are not as in shape (as I noticed nearly everyone on 29 was uber-fit, when did that become mandatory?).

On the bright side, at least the teams all have a pre-determined relationship...

- Cody (32) & Jessica (26) - Newly Dating & Former Big Brother
- Alexander (26) & Conor (25) - Friends & IndyCar Drivers
- Cedric (48) & Shawn (39) - Friends & Former NBA Players
- April (40) & Sarah (40s) - Friends & Goat Yoga Instructors
- Joey (33) & Tim (40) - Competitive Eaters

Still to confirm:
- M/F in fluro and light green, female may be Indian.
- M/M in black and grey.
- M/F in 'Y' caps, male is Asian-American.
- F/F in pink.
- M/M bald in plaid.
- F/F younger in red.

'We are the makers of music, and the dreamers of dreams. To roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live'.


Offline WorldTraveler

  • RFF Not So Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 20
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2017, 02:48:09 PM »
Wonder where they will be going in Iceland. Jokulsarlon is beautiful, but was used the last time they went there. Icelandic hot dogs, as well as shark and Brennevin could also be featured.

Offline TheRabbi

  • RFF Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 333
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2017, 03:23:53 PM »
So we have some slight celebrities after all. Not a full cast of everyday teams, nor do we have older contestants, nor do we have teams that are not as in shape (as I noticed nearly everyone on 29 was uber-fit, when did that become mandatory?).

On the bright side, at least the teams all have a pre-determined relationship...

- Cody (32) & Jessica (26) - Newly Dating & Former Big Brother
- Alexander (26) & Conor (25) - Friends & IndyCar Drivers
- Cedric (48) & Shawn (39) - Friends & Former NBA Players
- April (40) & Sarah (40s) - Friends & Goat Yoga Instructors
- Joey (33) & Tim (40) - Competitive Eaters

Still to confirm:
- M/F in fluro and light green, female may be Indian.
- M/M in black and grey.
- M/F in 'Y' caps, male is Asian-American.
- F/F in pink.
- M/M bald in plaid.
- F/F younger in red.

The red team I think I heard Phil say Kelsee and Kayla?
The Yale caps I think were named Henry and Evan (Evelyn?)

That's all I got. Phil didn't speak very loud.

Offline fossil-racer

  • TAR Detectives
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 3728
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2017, 03:27:06 PM »
So we have some slight celebrities after all. Not a full cast of everyday teams, nor do we have older contestants, nor do we have teams that are not as in shape (as I noticed nearly everyone on 29 was uber-fit, when did that become mandatory?).

On the bright side, at least the teams all have a pre-determined relationship...

- Cody (32) & Jessica (26) - Newly Dating & Former Big Brother
- Alexander (26) & Conor (25) - Friends & IndyCar Drivers
- Cedric (48) & Shawn (39) - Friends & Former NBA Players
- April (40) & Sarah (40s) - Friends & Goat Yoga Instructors
- Joey (33) & Tim (40) - Competitive Eaters

Still to confirm:
- M/F in fluro and light green, female may be Indian.
- M/M in black and grey.
- M/F in 'Y' caps, male is Asian-American.
- F/F in pink.
- M/M bald in plaid.
- F/F younger in red.

The red team I think I heard Phil say Kelsee and Kayla?
The Yale caps I think were named Henry and Evan (Evelyn?)

That's all I got. Phil didn't speak very loud.

Kelsey Wells and Kayla Itsines???
Unearthing Prehistoric Spoilers since TAR Canada 2
Detail Analyst - TAR Canada is my favorite!


Offline Kiwi Jay

  • 'giz us a geez'
  • TAR Detectives
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 4543
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2017, 03:46:57 PM »
So we have some slight celebrities after all. Not a full cast of everyday teams, nor do we have older contestants, nor do we have teams that are not as in shape (as I noticed nearly everyone on 29 was uber-fit, when did that become mandatory?).

On the bright side, at least the teams all have a pre-determined relationship...

(1.) - Alexander (26) & Conor (25) - Friends & IndyCar Drivers
(3.) - April (40) & Sarah (40s) - Goat Yoga Moms
(4.) - Cedric (48) & Shawn (39) - Former NBA Players
(5.) - Cody (32) & Jessica (26) - Newly Dating
(6.) - Trevor & Christopher - Violinists
(7.) - Henry (20s) & Evan (20s) - Friends/Debate Champions
(10.) - Kelsey (20s) & Kayla (20s) - Fitness Models
(11.) - Joey (33) & Tim (40) - Competitive Eaters

Still to confirm:
(2.) - M/F in fluro and light green, female may be Indian. Lifeguards?
(8.) - F/F in pink. Skiers.
(9.) - M/M bald in plaid. Army Vets/Twins?
« Last Edit: October 01, 2017, 03:50:09 PM by Kiwi Jay »
'We are the makers of music, and the dreamers of dreams. To roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live'.

Offline NMC

  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 659
  • Formally nmccarroll91 🇮🇪
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2017, 03:55:18 PM »
Being from Ireland, I was praying for a Dublin start.  :(  On the bright side, ICELAND!!! Woooohoooo!  :conf:
.... The World is Waiting! ....

Offline TARmap

  • RFF Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 116
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2017, 04:09:58 PM »
How possible would it be for the teams to be racing under the northern lights? Sorry I posted in wrong thread before.

Offline Maanca

  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 4210
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2017, 04:11:03 PM »
A Justin & Diana reference? That's where they got engaged, remember :lol:

Offline WorldTraveler

  • RFF Not So Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 20
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2017, 04:12:14 PM »
How possible would it be for the teams to be racing under the northern lights? Sorry I posted in wrong thread before.

It's possible, but no guarantee. Also, they aren't extremely bright, so it would be hard to get them on camera. I feel like most of the time, racers finish the legs in daylight too. 


Offline Dzony95

  • RFF Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 70
  • Bring TAR to Serbia!!! (That is Serbian TAR logo)
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2017, 04:45:53 PM »
Iceland? Great! I remember that leg in Iceland in s6 was pretty good. Possible ice climbing on a glaciers.

So, possible routing: Europe->Africa->Europe->Asia->Australia?->S. America?->USA

Offline claude_24hrs

  • " I am Claude "
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 2207
  • Not interested with fantasy games
    • Facebook
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2017, 04:53:27 PM »
Iceland? Great! I remember that leg in Iceland in s6 was pretty good. Possible ice climbing on a glaciers.

So, possible routing: Europe->Africa->Europe->Asia->Australia?->S. America?->USA

At least there would be never having another South America leg after having four consecutive seasons in a row. Let's start for Europe -> Africa -> Asia -> Oceania -> USA route.

Fingers crossed for a 5-continent, 10 country and a near 40,000 mile race.

Offline BourkieBoy

  • Aussie Updater (TAR and Survivor)
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 5814
  • I'm a Reality Television Nerd!
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2017, 05:41:42 PM »
ICELAND WHAT A GREAT FIRST LOCATION!!!  :conf:

You've gotta love seeing a underused country on the Race!

Shame about Ireland though. Maybe next leg!

Offline claude_24hrs

  • " I am Claude "
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 2207
  • Not interested with fantasy games
    • Facebook
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2017, 05:44:35 PM »
ICELAND WHAT A GREAT FIRST LOCATION!!!  :conf:

You've gotta love seeing a underused country on the Race!

Shame about Ireland though. Maybe next leg!

Pray for Latvia in the next leg. The only Baltic country never visited in TAR franchise and it is way long overdue since the start of HD era.

There are a flights to Riga from Reykjavik-Keflavik with a stop at either Oslo/Copenhagen/Stockholm.

Offline RealityFan11

  • RFF Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 61
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #14 on: October 01, 2017, 05:57:09 PM »
I hope Denmark, Belgium, Australia get visited

Offline coolhand12

  • RFF Not So Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 6
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #15 on: October 01, 2017, 06:05:29 PM »
They were seen in terminal 7 and this is what I assume is the flight they will be taking

Offline cbacbacba1

  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 896
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #16 on: October 01, 2017, 06:11:14 PM »
With Iceland as first leg, I suspect another Northern Europe country as next,  probably Sweden or Finland, before they go on the Baltic (Latvia)

Offline Maanca

  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 4210
« Last Edit: October 01, 2017, 10:02:08 PM by Maanca »

Offline gamerfan09

  • HOST: Design Challenge 8
  • TAR Detectives
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 6619
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #18 on: October 01, 2017, 07:21:33 PM »
Wonder if they'll have an overnight rest like the first Iceland visit?

Offline Neobie

  • Amazing Detective
  • TAR Detectives
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 2539
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #19 on: October 01, 2017, 07:25:40 PM »
Probably not, with a 2h30 driving time they'd arrive at around 9:30am!


Offline DavidJunior

  • RFF Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 390
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #20 on: October 01, 2017, 07:46:10 PM »
Good news: second flight's gate was right near mine!

Bad news: didn't make it in time to have good interaction with teams  :groan:

100% on the second flight:
Pro Eaters (Green M/M)
Violinists (Black M/M)
Boxers (Red F/F)

Apparently Basketball was the other team, but I didn't see them

Offline jb542

  • RFF Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 129
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #21 on: October 01, 2017, 08:00:12 PM »
The second flight is expected to take off 10 minutes early at 8:55pm and the first flight is now expected to take off at 9:06pm

Offline Slowhatch

  • Amazing Detective !!
  • TAR Detectives
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 3531
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #22 on: October 01, 2017, 11:18:14 PM »
I hope the teams buy good road maps with their remaining cash (cab fare will eat most of the $85). The directions in the Additional Information are not very good (here are driving instructions from a Húsafell tourist attraction; the route is not intuitive and the road signs aren't much help).

Offline georgiapeach

  • Amazing Race Admin
  • RFF Administrator
  • I Live at RFF
  • *****
  • Posts: 54196
  • TAR Detective
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #23 on: October 01, 2017, 11:38:05 PM »
Pretty sure it is a self driving leg? ???
RFF's Golden Rule:
Have RESPECT for each other, regardless of opinion. This of course includes no flaming/insulting other users and/or their posts.

Offline BourkieBoy

  • Aussie Updater (TAR and Survivor)
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 5814
  • I'm a Reality Television Nerd!
Re: TAR 30: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #24 on: October 01, 2017, 11:40:49 PM »
Pretty sure it is a self driving leg? ???

I think he means the taxi fare from the park to the airport Peach