Author Topic: TAR 18 Speculation and Discussion contains Spoilers (Read 720530 times)

Prophet · « **Reply #1725 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:57:43 PM »

Sure enough.

Glamazon Racer · « **Reply #1726 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:05:22 PM »

Quote from: DrRox on January 20, 2011, 04:48:54 PM

I will have to go back and look, but I think it was Phil that called them FTBE at the start and it just stuck. I know/think for about the first 3 episodes, I called her LaKisha.....but I got tired of typing all that and since her sister called her "Kisha", I started doing that too.

I think Phil called them FT & BE at the first Pit Stop, then he called them Herb & Nate at the second Pit Stop, before returning to FT & BE for all subsequent Pit Stops.

Chateau d If · « **Reply #1727 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:32:33 PM »

Did anybody notice the clue(S) in Phil's back pocket? I guess he gives it to each team after they solve the paper airplane challenge.

AmazingRace · « **Reply #1728 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:35:06 PM »

Quote from: Chateau d If on January 20, 2011, 06:32:33 PM

Did anybody notice the clue(S) in Phil's back pocket? I guess he gives it to each team after they solve the paper airplane challenge.

Yup! I think the teams will run up to Phil, and if they have the correct answer, he will give it to them. Just like the airplane tickets Phil gave out at TAR 15.

Snooky · « **Reply #1729 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:36:49 PM »

LOL, at first I thought that wind farm was the one in Tehachapi that I always drive by.

redskevin88 · « **Reply #1730 on:** January 20, 2011, 07:39:23 PM »

Quote from: The Prophet on January 20, 2011, 03:33:14 PM

Quote from: DrRox on January 20, 2011, 03:30:36 PM
I really thought she was LaKisha last time. Since her sister calls her Kisha.......everyone else changed it too. I do remember LaKisha.....it is not new to me, fwiw.

And what's with FTBE suddenly calling themselves Herb and Nate?

In the first promos if i remember, Flight Time & Big Easy's promo was listed as Herbert/Nathaniel...

ZBC Company · « **Reply #1731 on:** January 20, 2011, 07:41:22 PM »

wiki paper planes

LoveRocked · « **Reply #1732 on:** January 20, 2011, 08:16:35 PM »

Quote from: Chateau d If on January 20, 2011, 06:32:33 PM

Did anybody notice the clue(S) in Phil's back pocket? I guess he gives it to each team after they solve the paper airplane challenge.

Yes, I see.. <bold>The new season of the seven-time Emmy-winning reality series kicks off in Palm Springs, Calif., where the teams must sort through hundreds of paper airplanes to find one of a handful that say "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services," figure out it's the little-used full name for the acronym Qantas Airways, and board one of two flights to Sydney.</bold> from USA Today "11 Amazing Race Return"

apskip · « **Reply #1733 on:** January 20, 2011, 08:46:31 PM »

I have an issue with the assumption that all QANTAS flights from Los Angeles go to Sydney. The QANTAS route map shows nonstop flights from LA to Brisbane and to Melbourne. However, when I test those destinations in a QANTAS reservations system over a limited range of dates, I get all flights to Brisbane and Melbourne being connections through Sydney

nuguseyo · « **Reply #1734 on:** January 20, 2011, 09:27:00 PM »

another pic from starting line

walkingpneumonia · « **Reply #1735 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:57:19 AM »

Quote from: Chateau d If on January 20, 2011, 06:32:33 PM

Did anybody notice the clue(S) in Phil's back pocket? I guess he gives it to each team after they solve the paper airplane challenge.

And note that Phil's back is to the wind. I'm guessing that when he gives the start signal, somewhere behind him there is a mechanism to release the paper airplanes and have them blown around by the wind and the teams chase after them. Could be quite comical.

walkingpneumonia · « **Reply #1736 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:27:54 AM »

Looks like its someone's first time shooting HD.

On a SD camera (4:3) the hand with the camera wouldn't have shown up. Its a typical issue with framing that comes up when you're new to shooting in 16:9.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #1737 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:38:57 AM »

LOVE that!!

Also...why are they running to their right, Phil's left?
We usually see teams swarming past and around Phil.

Chateau d If · « **Reply #1738 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:45:27 AM »

They probably have all the backpacks lined up in the dirt along 16th ave.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #1739 on:** January 21, 2011, 10:08:54 AM »

Somebody get the fingerprints off that hand for me please?

JETandCORDfan · « **Reply #1740 on:** January 21, 2011, 10:26:53 AM »

Well, as I am new here I am not sure what they have done anything before season 15, so I do remember a Starting line task with the license plates.

But I do not think they will eliminate anyone at the Start Line.

Either way, there are a lot of windmills there.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #1741 on:** January 21, 2011, 10:28:59 AM »

No start line elim of course based on spoilers!

Plaidmoon · « **Reply #1742 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:32:46 AM »

Quote from: georgiapeach on January 21, 2011, 10:28:59 AM

No start line elim of course based on spoilers!

I see 11 teams in the starting line photos and there were 11 teams in Sydney, so a starting line elimination seems very unlikely. I suppose they could have staged a bunch of photos with one or more teams missing to hide the possibility of an elimination, but that would seem to be an enormous amount of trouble for a slight benefit.

JETandCORDfan · « **Reply #1743 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:38:10 AM »

Well wasn't Jet and Cord behind everybody by a lot in Australia? Because I can see them holding a team 30 minutes when they land or something. Though it is unlikely because why would they hold a team when their is a T.B.C leg.

Well who knows......

georgiapeach · « **Reply #1744 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:44:32 AM »

Quote from: JETandCORDfan on January 21, 2011, 11:38:10 AM

Well who knows......

We know.

theschnauzers · « **Reply #1745 on:** January 21, 2011, 03:15:42 PM »

I wasn't surprised about Jet and Cord in Sydney, inasmuch as they had the same problem, more or less, on their first leg in TAR 16.

They do know how to make up time fast, though.

Prophet · « **Reply #1746 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:28:19 PM »

Quote from: theschnauzers on January 21, 2011, 03:15:42 PM

I wasn't surprised about Jet and Cord in Sydney, inasmuch as they had the same problem, more or less, on their first leg in TAR 16.

They do know how to make up time fast, though.

The Cowboys always get lost in transit and make up for lost time at the task by speeding through it.

Coutzy · « **Reply #1747 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:30:43 PM »

Quote from: apskip on January 20, 2011, 08:46:31 PM

I have an issue with the assumption that all QANTAS flights from Los Angeles go to Sydney. The QANTAS route map shows nonstop flights from LA to Brisbane and to Melbourne. However, when I test those destinations in a QANTAS reservations system over a limited range of dates, I get all flights to Brisbane and Melbourne being connections through Sydney

I might be able to shed some light on that. In today/yesterdays flights from Melbourne to the USA, I had to connect to LAX with a plane change in Sydney, depsite the same flight number for both the Melb-Syd and Syd-LAX

The same thing is also happening on my return trip. I suspect that all flights from the USA to Australia go through either New Zealand (esp. Air NZ) or Sydney. Sydney is also the largest airport of the three majors on the eastern seaboard, which is probably a key factor.

DrRox · « **Reply #1748 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:44:23 PM »

Qantas made a big announcement here in Dallas last week. Starting in May, they are dropping the route to San Francisco and coming to DFW instead Non-stop from Sydney. Using 747s.

redskevin88 · « **Reply #1749 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:16:48 PM »

Quote from: JETandCORDfan on January 21, 2011, 11:38:10 AM

Well wasn't Jet and Cord behind everybody by a lot in Australia? Because I can see them holding a team 30 minutes when they land or something. Though it is unlikely because why would they hold a team when their is a T.B.C leg.

Well who knows......

Maybe they confused Australian and Austrian money.... and couldn't pay their taxi this time...

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Author Topic: TAR 18 Speculation and Discussion *contains Spoilers* (Read 720530 times)

Author Topic: TAR 18 Speculation and Discussion contains Spoilers (Read 720530 times)