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maf:
Racing report
Amazing Race Season 20, Episode 4, "Taste your salami"
Film date: 2-4/12-2012
Teams are released, after 26+h, from the pit stop in Asunciún, Paraguay, in the following order:
1.Art & JJ 17:102.Brendon & Rachel21:59(+4:49)3.Joey & Danny 22:00(+4:50)4.Bopper & Mark 22:08(+4:58)5.Nary & Jamie 22:09(+4:59)6.Rachel & Dave 22:10(+5:00)7.Kerri & Stacy 22:45(+5:35)8.Vanessa & Ralph 00:15(+7:05)
Route info: "Fly to Turin, Italy". When teams land they must choose a Ford Focus and drive themselves to the Lingotto building.
Choice quotes:
"We really don't think that we should be anything but number one every leg. There is nobody that has intellect and strength that we do to win", JJ & Art disses the competition
"Man, that's a bummer", Art & JJ realize they will have to spend the night in the airport and that everybody will catch up
"The girls are hot as hell", Danny about the Paraguayan girls
"We is goin' somewhere tropical", Bopper thinks Italy will be warm
"I get distracted by sparkly things", Vanessa comments on Rachel's sparkly shirt
All teams but Bopper & Mark head directly for a travel agency. Bopper & Mark go straight to the airport, where Art & JJ tells them they have to go to a travel agency to buy their tickets first. So they go back to find a travel agency. Unfortunately by the time they book their tickets the first arriving flight is sold out, but they do not realize this until the airport where they compare their tickets. Once in Rome they try to get on the earlier flight, but to no avail.
The first seven teams seems to fly:
PZ 716 ASU-GRU 04:15-07:01
AZ 675 GRU-FCO 17:15-07:31+1
AZ1413 FCO-TRN 09:20-10:48
Mark & Bopper fly the same except the last leg where they probably use:
AZ1429 FCO-TRO 10:20-11:42
Once in Turin teams quickly find their cars and start driving. Finding the way to the Lingotto building (27km 0:35) turns out to be easier said than done.
Dave and Rachel starts bickering a little. Or rather Dave comes down hard on Rachel. She shows a little temper but they quickly resume racing.
Kerry & Stacy loose time before they realize that Stacy really can't drive a manual car and change driver. This puts them behind the other teams on the first flight.
Choice quotes:
"There's no freaking street signs", Art find navigating Turin to be hard
"Now I know why Italians hate Americans, cause we're idiots", Rachel when Brendon cuts off a lot of traffic
"I used to date an Italian girl, and I could never trust her, Danny has bad experiences with Italians
"My girlfriend is Italian and I trust her", Joey does not agree
"Why don't you drive", Rachel is fed up with the way Dave acts in the back seat
"God, they don't speak no English neither my brother", Mark find Italian hard
At the Lingotto building teams must park outside and then make their way up to the top of a parking garage on foot (they are not using the stairs). All teams are winded when they reach the clue box on the roof:
Choice quotes:
"Give us a 5 minutes head start up the hill. I've got this one [pointing at Vanessa]", Ralph to Joey & Danny
They reach the clue box on the roof in the following order:
1. Art & JJ
2. Brendon & Rachel
3. Joey & Danny
4. Vanessa & Ralph
5. Nary & Jamie
6. Rachel & Dave
7. Kerri & Stacy
8. Bopper & Mark
The clue here contains a fast forward. In it teams must land a helicopter on a building. That is one of them must put on a helmet which carries a model of the helipad of the Lingotto building. The other team member must then land a small radio controlled helicopter on this pad.
This task is harder than it sounds since it is hard to control the model helicopter. It takes place quite close, but not within sight, of the clue box. There is room for three teams attempting this task at once. But that is unfortunately wasted since Art & JJ are the only ones going for this fast forward. It seems like it take them more than 30 minutes before they finally at 13:15 get it and get their next clue:
--- Quote ---FAST FORWARD
Congratulations!
You have won the
Fast Forward!
Make your way to the
next Pit Stop,
Piazza Castello
Hurry! The last team to
check-in may be
eliminated.
Note: You must park
your Ford Focus at
Teatro Regio, then
proceed on foot to
Piazza Castello.
--- End quote ---
The other teams all follow the roadblock clue:
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK
What goes up must
come down.
--- End quote ---
In this road block contestants must rappel down 120ft in the middle of the parking garage. They must grab a clue on the way down. If they fail to get the clue within 2 minutes they must run back up and try again.
Actually getting the clue poses a serious problem for some teams. It hangs just out of reach for them and you need to have a little pendular motion to reach it.
Choice quotes:
"The fast forward is to land a helicopter to a helipad. Hmm, being a helicopter pilot I could potentially be successful at that", Dave wants to do the FF
"Have you ever flown a hand-held helicopter", Rachel brings him back to the earth though
"There is a bit of a marital personality conflict right now", Dave does not feel completely in sync with his wife
"I'm terrified by heights", Stacey realize she might now be the best person for this task
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock)
1(+0)Brendon & Rachel*(1-3)2(+0)Joey & Danny* (2-2)3(+2)Rachel* & Dave (2-2)4(+0)Nary & Jamie* (2-2)Took too long and had to redo the task5(-2)Vanessa* & Ralph (2-2)Took too long and had to redo the task6(+0)Kerri & Stacy* (2-2)7(+0)Bopper* & Mark (2-2)
Choice quotes:
"I've got the biggest wedgie in the world right now", Danny. after the rappel
"Do you know how much that nose cost?", Vanessa to the instructor who accidentally bumps her face while unhooking her
"Are you trying to like cancel out your fear of heights by doing all the heights one?", Kerri to Stacy
Teams must now navigate the busy streets of Turin and make their way to the Museo Nazionale Dell'Automobile. Once there they must park on the street using the active park assist system in the sponsor's car. Then they must go into the museum and search for a 1916 Tin Lizzie (a T-Ford). where they will find their next clue.
They arrive at the museum (1km 0:03) in the following order:
1(+0) Brendon & Rachel
2(+0) Joey & Danny
3(+0) Rachel & Dave
4(+1) Vanessa & Ralph
5(-1) Nary & Jamie
6(+0) Kerri & Stacy
7(+0) Bopper & Mark, as Keri & Stacy leave
Choice quotes:
"Oh, is that the Santa Claus pub crawl", Vanessa see a lot of Santas in the street outside the museum
As they park Rachel tells Brendon to reverse quickly before any other team arrives. He bites back, and from there it escalates until Rachel has another breakdown. It takes Brendon a while to calm her down so they can continue.
The museum is fairly large and and it seems to take a while before the teams find the car. But they all do it in the same order they arrived.
The next clue is a small red and yellow miniature christmas package, which sits in the front seat of the Tin Lizzie. When teams open it they find an 2 cent Euro coin. They have to figure out that they need to go to the building depicted on the coin to find their next clue. The building is the Mole Antonelianna.
Some teams struggle with this but none as much as Brendon & Rachel who desperately look for the slot where they must put their coin to get the next clue. But in the end, around 14:00, they also figure out the puzzle and are on their way.
Choice quotes:
"I've got my Bs in general physics, my masters in applied physics and am doing my Phd in biomedical physics", but Brendon still have trouble with the coin clue
"Baby, as soon as I drive it's logged in my mind", Dave trusts himself rather than the directions they got from a local
"I don't know where the center is Brendon, I don't live in Italy obviously", Rachel, who apparently did not pay any attention when they drove to the museum
"This race truly does present some amazing opportunities", Dave is impressed by the view inside the dome in the Mole
"Are we in a race? I'm sorry, I was playing with my park assist", Ralph can't resist playing with the car when they park at the Mole
And we get to see far too much footage of Rachel & Dave arguing over directions.
Bopper & Mark must have had a hard time locating the Mole since it is dark by the time they reach the clue on the roof.
At the Mole Antonelianna (6km 0:11) teams must ride a very slow elevator, which hangs free in the middle of a big dome, up to the roof where they find their next clue hanging from the railing. They find it in the following order:
1(+1) Joey & Danny
2(+1) Rachel & Dave
3(+2) Nary & Jamie
4(+0) Vanessa & Ralph, at 14:34
5(-4) Brendon & Rachel, arrive as #4 leave
6(+0) Kerri & Stacy
7(+0) Bopper & Mark
--- Quote ---DETOUR
Detour: 'Clean That Statue' or
'Name That Salami'
Clean That Statue: Make your
way to L'Arte Marmi. Once
there, clean and polish one of
Turin's treasured statues.
When you have completely
restored the statue to it's
former glory, the Master
Restorer will hand you your
next clue.
Name That Salami: Make
your way to the Gastronomia
Salumeria. Once there taste
a selection of different
Salamis. Then, make your
way on foot to Piazza Vittorio
Veneto, and identify those
types of Salami on a Vendor's
stand.
--- End quote ---
In clean that statue teams must first drive to the location (3km 0:08). Once there they must use the tools provided (brushes, cleaning solution and a pressure washer) to clean a statue. The judge pretends that the statues are ancient, but I don't buy that for a second. Specially since all heads have been "prepared" to fall off as soon as they are hit by the pressure washer.
The salami tasting takes place in a small shop (close by, a couple of minutes walk). Here teams will taste 14 kinds of salami. Then they have to walk ~400m to a stall and there identify the salamis. If they make a mistake they must go back to the tasting again. The kinds of salami they get to taste are: Piccante, Cacciatorino, Tartufo, Mucca, Toscano, 'Nduja, Aglio, Cotto, Cinghiale, Finocchiona, Felino, Noci, Barolo and finally Mandola.
Choice quotes:
"I haven't had that much salami since high school", Vanessa
"I know nothing about salami. I know they are on pizza and I like pizza", Rachel have gaps in her knowledge
"Ohh, sexy time", Army wife Rachel upon seeing the white protective clothing they will be wearing
"Ahhh, he's go the fun toys", Vanessa when Ralph takes command of the pressure washer
"She's a dirty girly, but she's not the kind of dirty girl which Danny likes", Joey about their statue
"We need to taste your salami", Kerri & Stacy to the male shop attendant
"I can't handle it, I'm done. Amazing race is supposed to be fun and good", Rachel seems to have watched a different show than we have
"Man, you think I'd engage somethin' that ugly?", Bopper to the Judge when he asked if he an Bopper were engaged
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+1) Rachel & Dave, statue
2(-1) Joey & Danny, statue
3(+1) Vanessa & Ralph, statue
4(-1) Nary & Jamie, statue
5(+0) Brendon & Rachel, salami, after 17:45, when it is dark outside
6(+0) Kerri & Stacy, salami
7(+0) Bopper & Mark, statue
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way to the
next Pit Stop,
Piazza Castello
Hurry! The last team to
check-in may be
eliminated.
Note: You must park
your Ford Focus at
Teatro Regio, then
proceed on foot to
Piazza Castello.
--- End quote ---
Choice quotes:
"It kind of sucks comin' last and be eliminated. But I still feel good about what we accomplished today", Bopper know they are last
Teams reach the pit stop at Piazza Castello(3.6km 0:10 from statue and 2km 0:06 from the Mole) in the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ, at 13:55 , win $5000 each
2(+0) Rachel & Dave
3(+0) Joey & Danny, when it is dark outside
4(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
5(+0) Nary & Jamie
6(+0) Brendon & Rachel
7(+0) Kerri & Stacy
8(+0) Bopper & Mark, at 22:04, are saved by a non-elimination
Choice quotes:
"This leg was a complete and utter failure from my vantage point. Our communication was lacking and Rachel and I can only improve form this point forward", Dave
Dave makes a correct assessment in his final quote. They did not communicate well, but even so they did finish second. They did will in both navigating and tasks.
Bopper & Mark get some good news at the pit stop when Art & JJ come forward and say that they will split their winnings from this leg with them. After that Phil tells them this was a non-elimination so they are still in the race.
Choice quotes:
"You don't know what this means to me. Being on this race, it's an opportunity for me, fighting for my child. And that's all it means to me", Bopper is almost crying
Lutpay:
Nice review, maf!! :hearts:
But I think the Paraguay pitstop is 27h, you can see that Brendon-Rachel (from Rachel's watch, but she didn't change her watch from LA time) checked in at 6.59 PM, just about half an hour before sunset. (7.34 or something I think) :jam:
maf:
--- Quote from: lutpayy on March 17, 2012, 09:53:14 PM ---But I think the Paraguay pitstop is 27h, you can see that Brendon-Rachel (from Rachel's watch, but she didn't change her watch from LA time) checked in at 6.59 PM, just about half an hour before sunset. (7.34 or something I think) :jam:
--- End quote ---
Sorry, I meant to write 26+h (and have changed it to read such). Art & JJ reached the road block at 14:07 on the 1st. This took some time and then they had to go to the Pit Stop. If that took 1 hour then the pit stop was 26h, but if the pit stop should have been 27h then they must have completed the road block and made their way to the pit stop in 3 minutes.
On the other hand there is also the unknown factor with production bonuses so we can never be really sure.
But I think 26+h is close enough.
maf:
Racing report
Amazing Race Season 20, Episode 5, "Uglier than a mud rail fence"
Film date: 5-6/12 2011
Teams are released from the 19h pit stop, at Piazza Castello in Turin, in the following order:
1.Art & JJ 08:572.Rachel & Dave 11:33(+2:36)3.Joey & Danny 12:11(+3:14)4.Vanessa & Ralph 12:27(+3:30)5.Nary & Jamie 12:56(+3:59)6.Brendon & Rachel13:18(+4:21)7.Kerri & Stacy 15:58(+7:01)8.Bopper & Mark 17:54(+8:57)
Route info: "Make your way to the oldest state in Germany, Bavaria". Teams must now travel by train to Ehrwald, Austria. When they arrive they must drive across the border into Bavaria and make their way to the Gasthof zum rassen in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Here they must search for a sponsor gnome which has their next clue written on it.
Choice quotes:
"It's a huge difference between two dudes running the race that work together and a husband and wife. That's all off the table. Art's an idiot most of the time and I'm letting him know it", JJ
This mixed mode of transportation to Germany seems designed to let the later teams catch up, and it partly works. Teams are spread out on 5 different trains:
Train #1
Art & JJ
Train #2
Rachel & Dave
Joey & Danny
Train #3
Vanessa & Ralph
Nary & Jamie
Brendon & Rachel
Train #4
Kerri & Stacy
Train #5
Bopper & Mark
Art & JJ is the only team which reach Ehrwald that night. But there they have to wait. They are not released until 06:30 the following morning.
The teams from train #2 probably made it as far as Garmisch-Partenkirchen, spent the night there and then took the first morning train (RB 5470) which arrived in Ehrwald at 07:01.
The remaining five teams all get stuck in Innsbrück for the night. Bopper & Mark are happy to find catch up with the others when they finally arrive early next morning. They all then board the train to Ehrwald, via Garmisch, which left at 06:38 and arrive in Ehrwald at 08:28.
At the Ehrwald station teams pick up their cars and drive to the gasthaus (72km 1:12). They arrive there in the following order:
1. Art & JJ
2. Joey & Danny
3. Rachel & Dave, the first 3 teams arrive before 08:30
4. Bopper & Mark
5. Vanessa & Ralph
6. Brendon & Rachel
7. Nary & Jamie
8. Kerri & Stacy
Choice quotes:
"I can just about navigate myself to the mall, and that's about it", Kerri does not feel confident navigating
At 08:30 the doors open and teams enter. Inside they find a tyroler-band playing and in front of them is a table laid out for a feast. The ones feasting are the gnomes. So when teams arrive each grab one and leave immediately.
That is all teams except Bopper & Mark who encounter their speed bump here: "Participate in the traditional alpine art of Yodeling". They must first don traditional clothing and then learn to Yodel a traditional tune. The instructor here is a real gem. His facial expressions are priceless, and after their first attempt he tells them "That's the American way of yodeling" (while grimacing). But on their next attempt they get approved. Then as they are changing back into their ordinary clothes the last teams arrive, so they are last, but not far behind when leaving the gasthaus.
--- Quote ---Detour: Fairy tale or Champion Male
Fairy tale: in the town of Oberammergau, follow a trail of
gingerbread to the Witch's house, picking up pieces as you go.
When you arrive at the Witch's house, finish constructing the roof
of a gingerbread house with the pieces you have gathered. Then,
place the finished roof on the gingerbread house and decorate it
to receive your next clue.
Champion Male: In the town of Unterammergau prepare a man
for a traditional Bavarian competition - extreme beard styling.
Once the beard is styled to his specifications, you will receive
your clue form the reigning Wold Champion!
--- End quote ---
The beard styling takes place in Unterammergau (23km 0:22). It sounds easier than building a gingerbread house, but seems to be harder. There are a lot of hair-care products to apply and the looks they must achieve are pretty extreme. Fortunately the bearded fellows are good sport and don't complain about their treatment. This can have something to do with the fact that they all seem to drink beer constantly while waiting to be styled. Once teams select a bearded fellow they get a sheet of photographs showing which beard style they must achieve.
Joey & Danny pick the guy with the longest beard. Which turns out to be a mistake since he has the most complicated design.
Brendon & Rachel and Kerri & Stacey arrive at the start of the gingerbread trail (18km 0:18) together. Or at least at the right parking lot. They miss the crate with the baskets so they run around a bit before thy find it and the actual trail head. At the end of the trail teams meet a witch, i.e. an actor in a big ugly fake nose who is stirring a bit pot while laughing manically. She turns out to be rather nice because she is also the judge and we do not see any teams who get flunked.
From Phil's twitter feed we learn that the art-department had to keep close watch over the gingerbread here because the crew was hungry.
Choice quotes:
"You want a Mohawk as well?", Dave starts styling the poor fellow's hair as well
"We know about our hair, so we definitely picked the right detour", Danny
"I think beard styling might be fun", Vanessa selects detour
"No, I don't even know what a beard is", BB Rachel don't want to do the beard detour
"You look sexy", Army Rachel to their bearded fellow once they are done
"I figured it would be really easy, but, it wasn't the right decision", Danny regret having chosen the man with the longest beard
"She's uglier than a mud rail fence", Mark gets the title (said about the witch)
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ, champion male
2(+1) Rachel & Dave, champion male
3(-1) Joey & Danny, champion male
4(+1) Vanessa & Ralph, champion male
5(+2) Nary & Jamie, champion male
6(+2) Kerri & Stacy, wanted to do champion male but couldn't find so they went with fairy tale
7(-3) Bopper & Mark, fairy tale
8(-2) Brendon & Rachel, fray tale
They the receive a route info clue: "Find the inspiration for sleeping beauty's castle". Team must now figure out that they are looking for Neuschwanstein castle (48km 0:50). Sadly, or perhaps fortunately, we don't get to hear any contestants try to pronounce that name. Once at the castle they must search it for Ludving's bedroom where they will find their next clue.
There is a long walk (1.5km) up to the castle. Art & JJ is the only team which buys tickets to one of the horse-drawn carriages. Vanessa also wants to ride them but Ralph overrules her, which leads to them arguing most of the stenous walk up to the castle.
Choice quotes:
"We can't hike that, are you guys high?", Vanessa do not want to walk
"The best part of my day was watching her run up the hill, all pissed off. The little devil inside of me was laughing because I knew that her legs were on fire", Ralph interviews afterwards
There turns out to be two castles here, each on its own hill. And the marked parking is right below the wrong one, Hohenschwangau. A number of teams: Rachel & Dave, Nary & Jamie, Kerri & Stacy and Bopper & Mark go to the wrong castle. Of these Rachel & Dave and Nary & Jamie wait for the tour at 12:50 to enter the castle. Once on the tour they have to follow it slowly through the castle, until they finally reach the bedroom. Once there they realize that they are in the wrong castle, and are luckily allowed to leave immediately. But they have lost a lot of time. Kerri & Stacey and Bopper & Mark find out that they are at the wrong castle as soon as they enter the courtyard.
Teams reach the ordinary clue box in the king's bedroom in the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ
2(+1) Joey & Danny
3(+1) Vanessa & Ralph
4(-2) Rachel & Dave
5(+0) Nary & Jamie, seconds after #4
6(+2) Brendon & Rachel
7(-1) Kerri & Stacy
8(-1) Bopper & Mark
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Drive yourselves to the
town of Füssen and
search for the
Bundesleistungszentrum
für Eishockey und
Curling. Once there,
make your way to Halle
2 (BLZ 2).
--- End quote ---
Teams arrive at the ice-rink in Füssen (5km 0:09) in the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ
2(+0) Joey & Danny
3(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
4(+1) Nary & Jamie
5(+1) Brendon & Rachel
6(-2) Rachel & Dave
7(+0) Kerri & Stacy
8(+0) Bopper & Mark
Here they find an ordinary clue box which holds a road block:
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK
Who's ready to put it
on ice?
--- End quote ---
The extra information reads:
--- Quote ---Use the Travelocity
Roaming Gnome to play
Eisstockschiessen! Slide
your Gnome across the
ice and land it in the
Bull's-eye!
--- End quote ---
This is very much like curling. The actual target they have to hit is quite small and the gnome must touch it when it stops. This is easier for some teams than others.
Choice quotes:
"I never thought I would be curling gnomes", Danny reflects on the unexpectedness of life
"I'm mad at you but I love you", Vanessa have mixed emotions
"We've been good with our directions all day today, we can beat them there", Jamie encourages Nary when they are the only ones left
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock)
1(+0)Art & JJ* (2-2)before anybody else shows up2(+0)Joey & Danny* (2-3)3(+0)Vanessa & Ralph* (2-3)arrive as #2 leave4(+2)Rachel* & Dave (3-2)5(+0)Brendon* & Rachel(2-3)6(+2)Bopper & Mark* (2-3)7(+0)Kerri* & Stacy (3-2)After at least 69 slides8(-4)Nary* & Jamie (3-2)After at least 180 slides
This was quite exciting. In the end it was between Nary & Jamie and Kerri & Stacey. They compete side by side and they both fought to avoid elimination. In the end Kerri & Stacy hit the mark about 5 minutes before the agents.
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way to the
next Pit Sop: Bei,
Landhannes in
Schwangau-Horn. Once
there, search for Phil and
the mat.
Warning! The last team
to check-in may be
eliminated!!
--- End quote ---
The pit stop is on Landhannes farm (3km 0:06). Actually it is in a barn and Phil and the greeter are surrounded by cows.
This pit stop is fairly close to the road block so most teams seem to make it there without any problems. But not Kerri & Stacy. They get bad directions and seem confused. The pressure is on because they know that Nary & Jamie are not far behind, and that they are battling to stay in the race. In the end the navigational skills of Nary & Jamie trumps the head start of Kerri & Stacy got.
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ, win a trip to Thailand
2(+0) Joey & Danny
3(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
4(+0) Rachel & Dave
5(+0) Brendon & Rachel
6(+0) Bopper & Mark
7(+1) Nary & Jamie
8(-1) Kerri & Stacy, are eliminated
Choice quotes:
"Third first place finish in a row. I would like to ask you to both withdraw from the race to give other teams a chance", Phil jokingly to Art & JJ
"Oh my god, are you ok? Holy manure!", Rachel to Brendon after he slips on the mat
georgiapeach:
I treasure these maf!! Always an outstanding job, thanks so much for sharing them!!
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