This season, which marks the 23nd race around the world for the series, will bring back the Double Express Pass twist that was introduced last season, in which the first Team to check in at the first pit stop will earn two “Express Passes” — one to keep for themselves and one that must be given to another Team by the end of the fifth leg of the Race.
As Teams travel through four continents and nine countries, spanning more than 35,000 miles, they will paraglide high above the skies of Iquique, Chile, subject themselves to a bone-chilling plunge in Norway and buckle up for Formula One Racing in Abu Dhabi.
This season’s diverse cast includes former NFL teammates, married ER doctors, theater performers, childhood friends, baseball wives, cousins and more.
Leg 1 (Los Angeles, USA (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) → Iquique, Chile (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/22px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png)) | |
See Vitoko's recap of filming in Iquique here (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,29406.msg928275.html#msg928275)! | |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/filming.png) Filmed | 9-10 June |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/tv2.png) Broadcast | 29 September |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/routeinfo2.png) ROUTE INFO | Melody Ranch Motion Studio, Santa Clarita, California (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28797.msg920791.html#msg920791) |
(http://i.imgur.com/wOX0lcs.jpg) (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28796.msg920803.html#msg920803) | |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/routeinfo2.png) ROUTE INFO | Fly to Iquique, Chile. |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/plane-1.png) FLIGHTS | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) |
LAX > MIA (AA252), MIA > SCL (AA957) (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28801.msg886200.html#msg886200), SCL > IQQ | |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mflime_zps3a87f9b5.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mfafghan_zps01993f1c.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mmtall_zps057c7f65.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/ffkings_zps347cbc3b.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/ffpink_zps2af7ff3d.png) | |
LAX > DFW (AA2456), DFW > SCL (AA945) (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28801.msg886200.html#msg886200), SCL > IQQ | |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mfred_zps305e4343.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mmblue_zpsed3305ef.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mfboston_zpsbb752404.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mmbeards_zpseff76dd2.png) | |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/routeinfo2.png) ROUTE INFO | Alto Hospicio |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/roadblock-1.jpg) ROADBLOCK | Paraglide 1500ft above Iquique. |
(http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=28799.0;attach=226253;image) (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28799.msg888366.html#msg888366) | |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/routeinfo2.png) ROUTE INFO | Muelle de Pasajeros |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/roadblock-1.jpg) ROADBLOCK | Row Boats |
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TAR%2023/Iquique/RB.jpg) (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28799.msg886719.html#msg886719) | |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/pitstop-1.png) PIT STOP | Plaza Prat, Iquique |
(http://imageshack.us/a/img507/9461/tar23philatiquiquepitst.jpg) (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28799.msg886500.html#msg886500) | |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/tick.png) SAFE | (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mfpinkhair_zpsfe627368.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mfboston_zpsbb752404.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mmblue_zpsed3305ef.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mfafghan_zps01993f1c.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/ffkings_zps347cbc3b.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/ffpink_zps2af7ff3d.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mflime_zps3a87f9b5.png) |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/question.png) AT RISK | (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mfred_zps305e4343.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mmbeards_zpseff76dd2.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mmtall_zps057c7f65.png) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/mmbingo_zps15cd5124.png) |
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/domel9/cross.png) ELIMINATED | Unknown |
Amazing Race 23 - We're Not in Oklahoma No More New
The 23rd season begins in Los Angeles with 11 two-member teams flying to Chile where they take to the sky for paragliding. Also: Misreading a clue lands one pair up a creek without a paddle; and the race heats up when one team steals another duo's taxi.
It never fails to amaze me that any team ever forgets to read the clues completely and carefully and not skim; and to figure out what they don't understand when they get the clue. One would think after 12 years, and 22 prior Races this would be engraved in their heads before starting the Race.
And stealing taxis.....when have that ever happened before? :funny:
It never fails to amaze me that any team ever forgets to read the clues completely and carefully and not skim; and to figure out what they don't understand when they get the clue. One would think after 12 years, and 22 prior Races this would be engraved in their heads before starting the Race.
And stealing taxis.....when have that ever happened before? :funny:
That was in season 7, leg 3. Rob & Amber took Debbie & Bianca's taxi in Santiago.
It never fails to amaze me that any team ever forgets to read the clues completely and carefully and not skim; and to figure out what they don't understand when they get the clue. One would think after 12 years, and 22 prior Races this would be engraved in their heads before starting the Race.
And stealing taxis.....when have that ever happened before? :funny:
That was in season 7, leg 3. Rob & Amber took Debbie & Bianca's taxi in Santiago.
No Chile thread yet, so I'll throw it in here: just wondering if this might be a task. Each one of those brand-new-looking industrial salt bags (sin aditivos!) weighs about 110 lbs., and I doubt production would pay to deliver them to an old mine just for some window dressing.
(http://i.imgur.com/UDdjHay.jpg)
You can see a logo from one of the bags.
It's Sal Alpina
(http://www.superbid.cl/home/photos/23830_6a.jpg)
Here is a very nice video (from Sal Alpina) with maps explaining the extraction process.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0JoX8Undlyc
Claude, please note the emoticon that I used; I was being sarcastic.
even picking up a piece of an envelope that fell on the ground.
It never fails to amaze me that any team ever forgets to read the clues completely and carefully and not skim; and to figure out what they don't understand when they get the clue. One would think after 12 years, and 22 prior Races this would be engraved in their heads before starting the Race.
even picking up a piece of an envelope that fell on the ground.
:funny: I did the same thing:
TAR15 clue envelope pull tab from LA River
TAR21 clue envelope pull tab from Arroyo Seco (under Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena)
Vitoko, what a wonderful write-up. And all that time you've spent here online paid off when your once in a lifetime opportunity came.
The first time I had heard of Iquique was during the live interactive filming of the original season of Around The World For Free with Alex Boylan (one of the winners of TAR 2) and he had to get to Iquique in order to get outside of an earthquake zone and reunite with his camera person in Santiago. (There had been an earthquake in the region right then.) So Iquique is the latest location Alex visited when he filmed ATWFF that TAR only came to later.
I'm looking forward to seeing your city in high definition in about 10 days when the season starts!
I feel your excitement. I was in Plaza de Armas (leg2) just half an hour before the first team arrives and just missed it. I feel pure envy