My TAR AU dream route route is
South East QLD(Brisbane/Gold Coast) to New Zeland (intersection,x2 elimnation,start with 12 teams)
New Zeland to Philippines (10 teams)
Philippines to Japan (fast forward,9 teams)
Japan to Alaska or Canada (non elimation,8 teams)
Alaska or Canada to US mainland (yeald,intersection,8 teams)
US mainland to Italy (u turn x2,7 teams)
Italy to Swizaland (fast forward,6 teams)
Swizaland to Germany (blind yeald,non elimation,5 teams)
Germany to Russia (fast forward,5 teams)
Russia to Qatar or UEA (u turn,4 teams)
Qatar or UEA to India (3 teams)
India to Thailand or Malaysia to Adalade (2 team finale)
or
South East QLD to Thailand or Malaysia (intersection,x2 elimnation,start with 12 teams)
Thailand or Malaysia to India (fast forward,10 teams)
India to Qatar or UEA (yeald x2,9 teams)
Qatar or UEA to Russia (u turn,8 teams)
Russia to Germany (non elimation,7 teams)
Germany to Swizaland (fast forwards,7 teams)
Swizaland to Italy (blind u turn ,intersection,6 teams)
Italy to US mainland (non elimation,5 teams)
US mainland to Alaska or Canada (fast foward,5 teams)
Alaska or Canada to Japan (yeald,4 teams)
Japan to Philippines (3 teams)
Philippines to New Zeland to Sydney (2 team finale)
Both routes are about 50,000 km
I chouse to have a 2 team finale because almost always the 3 rd place team falls hours behind (Jeff and Luke TAR AU1, Gary and Mallory TAR 18, Jill & Thomas TAR 17and who cant forget Joe & Bill on TAR 1 and thats is just to name a few)