Racing Report
Amazing Race
Season: 12, Episode #10
Title: “Sorry, guys, I’m not happy to see you.” stated by Jennifer
Provided Funds: $374.00 by Nicolas
Pit Stop: 36 hours, extended Pit Stop.
It’s the 28th
Teams leave the Pit Stop at Tempozan Park in the order they arrived:
1. Ronald & Christina 7:02am
2. Nathan & Jennifer 7:15am
3. Nicolas & Donald 7:21am
and Phil wasn’t lying nearly 3 hours behind the next team
4. Tk & Rachel 10:18am
Teams must travel by taxi across the city and find this building with a whole in it, the Umeda Sky Building. When they arrive they must figure out that the floating garden is actually an observatory located on the roof where they will search for their next clue.
The first three teams arrive to discover it’s closed. The Hours of Operation are 10:00am to 10:30pm.
Once it opens at 10:00am the teams go to the roof and find the clue box in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina
2. Nathan & Jennifer
3. Nicolas & Donald
and after all teams have departed
4. Tk & Rachel – Who have trouble figuring out that its in the building, and then have trouble finding the clue box as they pull a Fran & Barry and go right past it.
Teams must now travel over 1,000 miles to the Island of Taiwan and it’s capital Taipei. When they land they will take a taxi to Taipei Main Station (a Train Station). It’s there that they’ll find their next clue.
Route Info:
Fly to the city of Taipei, Taiwan.
When you land travel by taxi to the Taipei Main Station and search for your next clue.
Teams get to Kansai International Airport in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina
2. Nathan & Jennifer
3. Nicolas & Donald
4. Tk & Rachel
Quote for the night: “Jenn and I know nothing about Taiwan, except we think Thai food is pretty good”, spoken by Nathan.
At the Airport we get Ronald & Christina and Nathan & Jennifer trying to get tickets from EVA Air which departs at 1300 for Taipei. Nicolas & Donald originally try JAL which as a 1335 departure time, before then going to China air which as a 1315 departure.
At EVA Air, Christina gets tickets for her team and tells the ticket agent to not let the other team on. The agent laughs and walks over to Jennifer & Nathan and tells them the flight is full. Jennifer argues that they can’t listen to Christina. Christina lies and says she didn’t tell them.
Now I do find it unlikely that the agent refused a sale by listening to Christina that just has never happened on the race. As to the agent’s laughter, she probably just thought it was funny.
Flight Info: (And apologize if this isn’t accurate, I am just going off of airwise today.
Flight #1 (Ronald & Christina)
BR 2131 departs KIX at 1255 arrives in TPE at 1505
Flight #2 (Nicolas & Donald, Nathan & Jennifer, and TK & Rachel*)
CI0157 departs KIX at 1340 arrives in TPE at 1550**
• This is due to reports from actually racers that Tk & Rachel were on the same China Air flight and were never seen by the other racers.
• This is the closest China Air Flight I could find, but it doesn’t match the departure or arrival times given on the show, so take with a big grain of salt.
Tk & Rachel are spotted by Nicolas & Donald and Nathan & Jennifer at Immigration.
Teams into cabs outside Taiwan Taoyuan International in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina – 2:51pm
2. Nathan & Jennifer – 3:05pm
3. Tk & Rachel
4. Nicolas & Donald
Teams get to the Taiwan Main Station and find their clue in the same order:
1. Ronald & Christina
2. Nathan & Jennifer
3. Tk & Rachel
4. Nicolas & Donald
Teams must now travel by high-speed rail to the city of Taichung, then they’ll travel by taxi to the town of Jiji and find this place, Acrobatics Jeep. It’s here where they will find their next clue.
Train #1 (Ronald & Christina) departs at (estimate from schedule to fit episode) 1630 arriving in Taichung at 1730. But there is more then one train, so I could be wrong.
Train #2 (Nathan & Jennifer, Tk & Rachel and Nicolas & Donald) departs at 1700 (due to clock reading of 1657 moments before departure when Nic & Don board) arriving in Taichung at 1752.
Teams get into cabs in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina (get used to this).
2. Tk & Rachel
3. Nicolas & Donald
4. Nathan & Jennifer
Teams arrive at the route marker outside Acrobatics Jeep in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina
2. Tk & Rachel
3. Nathan & Jennifer
4. Nicolas & Donald
Roadblock: “Who’s ready to go for a tricky ride?”
RB: Take a tricky ride
In this roadblock the team member is taken on what might be the wildest ride of their life. First they must become passengers in this car which is driven by a profession stunt driver who will maneuver the vehicle onto a giant teeter-tooter (good I had to look up how to spell that) and then rock back and fourth precariously 25 feet above the ground. Then team members will switch into this amphibious car, don a pair of goggles and while holding on as best they can, they will be driven underwater for 17 seconds. They may not let go or exit the vehicle until it comes out. If their still alive when it’s over they’ll receive their next clue.
Teams perform the roadblock in the following order:
1. Ronald – It’s his 5th, Christina has completed 5.
2. Rachel – It’s her 5th, Tk has completed 5.
3. Nathan – It’s his 5th, Jennifer has completed 5.
4. Donald – It’s his 4th, Nicolas has completed 5.
Speed Bump – Run through fireworks
In this Speed Bump, Tk and Rachel must make their was just over a mile (which apparently not..) to Hi-Ping. Here, they’ll take part in a traditional Chinese ritual performed annually during the lantern festival.
First they must put on safety suits and make a harrowing dash through a gauntlet of fireworks which are being aimed right at them. Then after the local custom at Jiji teams must be doused with water. When the ritual has been finished they’ll be able to continue on the race.
Note: They must return to Acrobatics Jeep before continuing with the race.
Teams must now travel by high-speed rail back to Taipei. When they arrive they’ll make their way to this place, GK Tea House. Once here they’ll order and drink a cup of tea. Only by drinking the entire cup of tea will there next clue be revealed.
Teams return to Taichung and get to the rail station in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina – Take the train that departs at 7:16pm and arrives back in Taipei at 8:06pm (according to clock scene exiting the train.
2. Nathan & Jennifer – arrive at 7:31 but are too late to take the 7:36pm train. They must wait for the train that departs at 8:00pm and arrives back in Taipei near 9:oopm.
3. Nicolas & Donald – Same circumstances as Nathan & Jennifer
4. Tk & Rachel – Barely manage to arrive at Train station in able to board the 8:00pm train.
Teams get back into Taipei and get into cabs in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina – Who have at this time close to an hours lead.
2. Nathan & Jennifer
3. Tk & Rachel
4. Nicolas & Donald
Teams get to the GK Tea House and drink their tea in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina
2. Nicolas & Donald
3. Tk & Rachel
4. Nathan & Jennifer
Teams must now figure out tat the clue, which is printed in Chinese at the bottom of their cup, is sending them to N Cong Guan Night Market (though screen shots show it as Raohe St. Night Market) where they’ll find this clown who will hand them their next clue.
Teams get to the market and find the clown to retrieve their clue in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina
2. Nicolas & Donald
3. Tk & Rachel
4. Nathan & Jennifer
Detour: Fire or Earth
In this detour teams have to choose between two tasks rooted in the primal forces of nature. The choice: fire or earth.
In Fire NO teams make their way to Zhongzheng Park find this marked field and participate in a mythical Chinese ritual. First they must write messages of luck, good or bad, on lanterns. They must burn spirit money under the lanterns filling them with hot air that will lift the lanterns into the sky and carry their messages to the spirits above. Once a team has sent 20 sky lanterns into the air they’ll receive their next clue.
In Earth all teams make their way to this Youth Park find this marked area and participate in a local custom used to allegedly reduce stress (we obviously get proof it doesn’t work). With their feet bare team members must walk down a 220 ft. path made of jagged stones, then they must turn around and walk back. When both team members are finished they’ll receive their next clue.
Route Info
Detour
Fire or Earth
Fire: Make your way to Zhongzheng Park and follow the marked road to the marked field. Once there, write messages on 20 sky lanterns. Then, fill the lanterns with hot air by burning spirit money and watch them float away to receive your next clue.
Earth: Make your way to Youth Park and find the marked stone path. When you find it, both of you walk down and back along the stone path barefoot to receive your next clue.
Teams arrive at the detour in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina
2. Nicolas & Donald
3. Tk & Rachel
4. Nathan & Jennifer – Who took a locals advise and took a subway and a bus to get here. All others took cabs.
Teams finish the detour in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina
2. Tk & Rachel
3. Nicolas & Donald
4. Nathan & Jennifer
Teams must now travel by taxi through the busy streets to this place, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Plaza. This monument to the late President of the Republic of China is the 10th Pit Stop of the race.
Route Marker
Make your way to the next Pit Stop: Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Plaza.
Hurry: The last team to check in may be eliminated.
Teams check into the Pit Stop in the following order:
1. Ronald & Christina – and win a trip
2. Tk & Rachel
3. Nicolas & Donald
4. Nathan & Jennifer – and are eliminated
Happy Birthday to Jennifer.