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Racing Report Legs #1 (AS)
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MSWOOD, let me add my congratulations on a great job. You have set a high standard for future episodes.
I want to comment on your discussion of Uchenna's driving: "my god Uchenna drives like my great grandmother (and she’s died). I saw people using walkers passing him while he was driving in Miami. Hopefully this isn’t an indication of how he will drive throughout this race." Unfortunately for Uchenna/Joyce fans(me being one of the biggest), what I saw in episode 1 was entirely consistent with the way he drove in AR7, particularly in the crucial stretch from the diving off the bridge segment in Puerto Rico back to San Juan International Airport. He started with a decent lead over Rob and lost all of it and more. I believe Rob demolished some speed limits, but Uchenna drives very safely and at close the speed limit, which sets him apart from all other drivers in the Amazing Race. He has definitely read The Tortoise and the Hare and wants to roleplay the Tortoise.
mswood:
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Certain seasons feature a lot of driving and self navigation (season 1, season 3, season 4, season 9 are all examples of seasons where driving (and navigating ) were huge factors in how well a team performed.
I don't recall a vast amount of driving in season 7 (though of course there is always a lot, just in comparison to the heavier driving seasons).
But I didn't start breaking down episodes like this until season 9. So while I can remember Uchenna & Joyce getting past at times, I can't remember things like how much time was lost.
And with the terrible road conditions getting to the Hacienda, I can certainly understand some drivers choosing to be more cautious (after all we see every year teams breaking down and losing a lot of time waiting for replacement vehicles).
But watching him bleed time getting to the airport was just ridiculous.
With the producers stating that they made it harder to use locals and cabs to navigate for this season, I might be inclined to believe that either we are getting a lot of driving long distance (or to very isolated areas, like this episode) where being able to keep up with the pack will be vital in staying in the race.
mswood:
Rank/TeamAverage/Status1. Rob & Amber1.00 1 Win2. Oswald & Danny2.00 0
Ignore this post I am just getting ready for tables and trying to figure out how to make them.
bellick:
Slow start for most teams but at least Rob and Amber are getting into the mood. I expected Joe and Bill to be in the top 5 but looks like not racing together for a few years since they finished 3rd in the first edition of the Amazing Race has taken its toll. Kevin and Drew had better step up their game. They were lucky not be eliminated in the first leg. A pity John Vito and Jill were booted out.
mswood:
Updated with Arrival Times:
1: Rob & Amber 1:42 pm
2: Danny & Oswald 1:53 pm
3: Teri & Ian 2:17 pm
4: Eric & Danielle 2:24 pm
5: Joe & Bill 2:25pm
6: Dustin & Kandice 2:34 pm
7: Uchenna & Joyce 2:35 pm
8: Charla & Mirna 2:50 pm
9: David & Mary 2:50 pm
10: Kevin & Drew 2:54 pm
11: John Vito & Jill estimate between 3:09-3:14 pm based on their own reports of being behind Kevin & Drew between 15-20 minutes.
With departure times we can figure out how long each team took to complete that day's tasks.
1: Rob & Amber 6 hours and 42 minutes
2: Danny & Oswald 6 hours and 53 minutes
3: Eric & Danielle 6 houes and 54 minutes
4: Teri & Ian 7 hours and 2 minutes
5: Joe & Bill 7 hours and 10 minutes
6: Dustin & Kandice 7 hours and 14 minutes
7: Uchenna & Joyce 7 hours and 15 minutes
8: David & Mary 7 hours and 20 minutes
9: Kevin & Drew 7 hours and 24 minutes
10: Charla & Mirna 7 hours and 50 minutes
11: John Vito & Jill between 8 hours and 10 and 8 hours and 15 minutes.
So Kevin and Drew for even just stopping to look at the tire didn't lose much time from David & Mary who had passed tehm ont he road. Very surprising.
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