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Who Do You Think Will Win TAR 17?
Prophet:
BTW, how did this topic turn into "Is the U-Turn Effective or Not?". We're supposed to be talking about who will win TAR 17.
Jobby:
Actually with a good placement of a U-TURN, it doesn't really spell elimination necessarily. Leg 3 of TAR 17 could have been a good leg to put a U-TURN, but i don't know why there isn't since both Detours are relatively close to each other.
The example of a bad U-TURN placed, would definitely be the one Carol and Brandy had to go through in Singapore. Travelling to the U-TURN location, then going to the other U-TURN location, then travelling back to the U-TURN location again is simply a waste of time.
Speakers Corner -> Istana Park = 10 mins by cab
Istana Park -> Bencoolen Bugis = 10 mins by cab
TIME SPENT TO DO DETOUR = 20 - 30 minutes
Bencoolen (Detour 2) back to Istana Park = 10 mins by cab
Not to forget about the time they took to get cabs (not sure if i remember they kept the same cab throughout the entire leg), that U-TURN easily caused Carol and Brandy another 45 mins to 1 hour, which in terms of race seriously means ELIMINATION. So i get what you're trying to mean by U-TURN = Elimination.. but what Coutzy's trying to mean is that you can't just say that once a team has been U-TURN, the team will be automatically eliminated.
If Joe and Heidi got the other Detour, they will still continue to survive. If Kisha and Jen didn't go for a pee break, they would have survived too. But this would be external factors that producers could not have possibly factor in when it comes to a good planning for a U-TURN. They can't make it too simple and easy for both Detour tasks either if not the viewers will think it's lame as well.
The U-TURN, although some of us do not like it.. is undeniably a good element of the show. With proper placement and good tasks, a team might not necessarily be eliminated after being U-TURN.
Jobby:
--- Quote from: the-pr0phet on November 17, 2010, 09:25:16 AM ---BTW, how did this topic turn into "Is the U-Turn Effective or Not?". We're supposed to be talking about who will win TAR 17.
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Let me link it back then.
Any team who has been U-TURN might be eliminated. And once a team has been eliminated, the team will NOT win TAR 17.
And if Brooke and Claire managed to survive the U-TURN next week and still do really well, let's say even winning the leg or come in second, then you can say that they have a good chance of winning TAR 17 because they're a strong team.
:)
Prophet:
--- Quote from: Joab on November 17, 2010, 09:34:05 AM ---
--- Quote from: the-pr0phet on November 17, 2010, 09:25:16 AM ---BTW, how did this topic turn into "Is the U-Turn Effective or Not?". We're supposed to be talking about who will win TAR 17.
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Let me link it back then.
Any team who has been U-TURN might be eliminated. And once a team has been eliminated, the team will NOT win TAR 17.
And if Brooke and Claire managed to survive the U-TURN next week and still do really well, let's say even winning the leg or come in second, then you can say that they have a good chance of winning TAR 17 because they're a strong team.
:)
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That makes a lot of sense! This is the point I tried to convey when I first created this topic! :jumpy:
Prophet:
I suppose we are all waiting for the next episode... :talk
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