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everbloom:
Unfortunately for that strategy, Eric/Danielle are now rejoicing at home since they are no longer the worst performing winners in TAR history! :wohoo:
SuzuKen:
--- Quote from: Dånooky ✟ on May 09, 2010, 08:17:57 PM ---So, new strategy for the win: over-use your bad luck during the first leg, so you can race on the final one being bitchy and karma-free
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:lol3:
and save any sneaky queue-cutting for the last leg so THAT karma doesn't get the chance to catch up with you! XD (unlike ari & wat's her name who stole a cab in Leg 1!)
Jobby:
--- Quote from: everbloom on May 09, 2010, 08:19:45 PM ---Unfortunately for that strategy, Eric/Danielle are now rejoicing at home since they are no longer the worst performing winners in TAR history! :wohoo:
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I'm just shocked that 6 teams still managed to claim first place this season despite it being seemingly unexciting throughout. Well at least Dan and Jordan won 2 legs. And i hate to say this but the Singapore leg gave them their much needed encouragement boost for first place and propelled them to a win. :lol:
mswood:
Well Dan & Jordan typically didn't make as large of mistakes as either of the other two teams. But they also didn't often show much of the drive that a team like Jet & Cord did.
Things to like, again another finale that features no mid leg equalizers (ARRGGGHHH to the seasons 1-10 for that).
Boo for Jordan pushing his way up in front during the night, though seriously guys you saw him do it in the morning why the hell didn't you say something then instead of 4 hours later. Thats really stupid. But it really had no practical impact on the race.
Great, great move by Dan asking to get seating (mid flight while others are asleep) in first class. Perfectly legal. One of the best moves we have seen a team do in the finale leg (1st seasons winners using all their saved money to buy a cell phone, was another awesome move. It didn't help, but the idea is excellent).
This gave the guys the lead they needed to win. Having a lead also allowed them to stay calm, as this is a team that could get stressed easy.
Bad, the memory task was one of the weakest ones (season three's totem pole is probably the same level), but unlike that season you had other task in San Fran to control your fate.
As it goes, while J&C (followed by L&M) won the most legs, when you actually break down those legs, and you look at the rest of the legs they really didn't race well.
Probably my biggest complaint about the seasons 12 and on, is that so many teams just aren't racing well, even teams that win a lot are doing solid across the board racing.
Another plus of this season though was the return of having to drive yourself. Sure it wasn't over vast areas of land, but it still is a nice change away from teams almost never driving themselves.
Please, please cast competitive, consistent, and entertaining racers, please.
everbloom:
--- Quote from: Joab on May 09, 2010, 08:19:26 PM ---I knew Kisha and Jen were close. I just wished the U-TURNS/Speedbumps were more fair.
Some seasons in order to complete the Speedbump they need to travel to a location and waste time (TAR 14 where Christy and Jodi were narowly edged out EVEN after comepleting a speedbump...) but look at the Speedbumps in recent season.. Serving food for Maria and Tiffany, then the Sauna Bus... followed by the atrocious COIN TOSS for Mike and Louie which took them less than 4 toss.. they completed it in a MINUTE i think. What kind of a penalty is that.
And they need to make sure, teams do not need to travel to do the U-TURN. If not the U-TURN will become a time penalty of more than an hour. Like that i'll rather they bring back the Yield which is standard. The U-TURN is a great great idea.. but too much of a time penalty makes the race unfair. Because you're U-TURNing a team that's already behind you.. and they will fall even further behind.. so it makes the race less exciting...
Enough of the ranting... Season 15 and 16 have not been great for me. Season 14 was still the BEST.
Can't wait for SEASON 17!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hearts:
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I think S16 is the opposite of S14. For me, it was the later legs of S14 that became a drag (in short, after Mel/Mike were cut) but with S16, later legs were A LOT better than early legs. Nothing edges out S5 as my personal fave though, with 72,000 MILES!!
What made the Yield so hated was that the amount of time wasted was pre-determined, not like the U-Turn which depends on the team. IMO the U-Turns this season should have been on Legs 2 and 5, only because Leg 2's detours were ridiculously easy and the location of the detours on Leg 5 were close to each other.
And IMO, lamest speedbumps ever: 1st: Mike/Louie's coin toss. No need to travel a distance and fairly easy 2nd: Gary/Matt and the sauna. They didn't need to do anything, but the real thing that wasted time was finding the bus. 3rd: Maria/Tiffany serving food. Same reasons as Mike/Louie only this is a little harder.
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