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TAR 18 Ep 9 "We're Good American People" (Switzerland)
GeKKou:
In the interview, Jet said, he just kept substracting the kms he went lost.
thespicdatum:
--- Quote from: Lucybell on April 25, 2011, 07:43:48 AM ---Helping each other at different points in the Race is so common. Teams have helped each other nearly every single season at one point or another, so why is everyone so shocked and appauled and calling foul??
Had Jet not got cocky and sped off leaving Gary behind in the RB, he would have got help too and not had to repeat the task. The Trotters would probably be gone right now, not the Cowboys. That was Jet's fault, not anyone else's. JMO
The U-Turns are put there for teams to U-Turn other teams. It's the nature of the game. Would the Trotters have made the PS without U-Turning the Boys? Probably. But Jet and Cord were so close behind them that they couldn't take the risk... Things can change on the way to the PS and they wanted to make sure they had plenty of time. Can't blame the Trotters for covering their own butts.
Now it's time for the Cowboy fans to pick themselves by the boot straps and pick another team to get behind and root for! Go Gallory! Go Zev & Justin!
--- End quote ---
I disagree to some extent.
If Jet stayed with Gary, two things may have happened:
1. Other teams would help Gary and then Gary would give the answer to Jet.
and the most likely is
2. The other teams, as much as they would like to help Gary, won't do a thing since Gary is with Jet. They would return to the starting point together.
If you watch most of the episodes and the first few minutes of this episode. One thing is common. The other teams respect and marvel at how the Cowboys can do tasks quickly and they are wary of the two.
The only reason the Uturn was not used for the cowboys by the first four teams is because they knew thay are far behind in the detour that it is not needed.
in short, the cowboys have bull's eyes on their backs all along. Bull's eyes on Cowboys backs. There's a nice ring to it
DrRox:
Slowhatch............
--- Quote from: Slowhatch on April 25, 2011, 10:33:39 PM ---Here is his tally, taken from a cap at the border crossing. I can't make any sense of it. ???
--- End quote ---
The computation on the left is extra distance Jet had traveled when he meet Gary (6.81 km ?). The computation on the right was at the end. It has Jet's odometer reading on top ( 28.xx km) and the first computation. What Jet did, was to add, instead of subtracting. If he would have subtracted the final computation, he would have had 22 km, instead of 35 km.
kevin2012:
--- Quote from: DrRox on April 26, 2011, 05:31:41 AM ---Slowhatch............
--- Quote from: Slowhatch on April 25, 2011, 10:33:39 PM ---Here is his tally, taken from a cap at the border crossing. I can't make any sense of it. ???
--- End quote ---
The computation on the left is extra distance Jet had traveled when he meet Gary (6.81 km ?). The computation on the right was at the end. It has Jet's odometer reading on top ( 28.xx km) and the first computation. What Jet did, was to add, instead of subtracting. If he would have subtracted the final computation, he would have had 22 km, instead of 35 km.
--- End quote ---
So you're telling me their eliminations was because of a simple math mistake? OMG, as much as I love the cowboys, this is just not acceptable
Lucybell:
--- Quote from: thespicdatum on April 26, 2011, 04:23:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: Lucybell on April 25, 2011, 07:43:48 AM ---Helping each other at different points in the Race is so common. Teams have helped each other nearly every single season at one point or another, so why is everyone so shocked and appauled and calling foul??
Had Jet not got cocky and sped off leaving Gary behind in the RB, he would have got help too and not had to repeat the task. The Trotters would probably be gone right now, not the Cowboys. That was Jet's fault, not anyone else's. JMO
The U-Turns are put there for teams to U-Turn other teams. It's the nature of the game. Would the Trotters have made the PS without U-Turning the Boys? Probably. But Jet and Cord were so close behind them that they couldn't take the risk... Things can change on the way to the PS and they wanted to make sure they had plenty of time. Can't blame the Trotters for covering their own butts.
Now it's time for the Cowboy fans to pick themselves by the boot straps and pick another team to get behind and root for! Go Gallory! Go Zev & Justin!
--- End quote ---
I disagree to some extent.
If Jet stayed with Gary, two things may have happened:
1. Other teams would help Gary and then Gary would give the answer to Jet.
and the most likely is
2. The other teams, as much as they would like to help Gary, won't do a thing since Gary is with Jet. They would return to the starting point together.
If you watch most of the episodes and the first few minutes of this episode. One thing is common. The other teams respect and marvel at how the Cowboys can do tasks quickly and they are wary of the two.
The only reason the Uturn was not used for the cowboys by the first four teams is because they knew thay are far behind in the detour that it is not needed.
in short, the cowboys have bull's eyes on their backs all along. Bull's eyes on Cowboys backs. There's a nice ring to it
--- End quote ---
The general consensus is; Gary already knew the right number and Herb just confirmed it. Gary probably would have shared the number with Jet. The other teams didn't use the U-Turn because they knew multiple teams were behind them. The Trotters used it because they knew the Cowboys had the ability to beat them, they were too close for comfort. The Cowboys were good and yes everyone was aware of it but I don't think anyone, maybe with the exception of KENT and Vxysin, had it out for them.
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