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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #725 on: June 18, 2018, 09:27:33 AM »
This is def spec but will add here for continuity. Isn't there something about we cant use our typical flags in NAM because of their flag?  ???


Here is a screencap of a video yest AM. Yellow flag and card of some sort. No other info re racers at all. Forwarded to me from a friend.



Video also but there is no other info. More of a walk thru park video. My friend is asking.

Season 29 was the first time in the history of the race for normal route markers to be used... but they were in smaller places in Vietnam for 29 so still possible

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« Reply #726 on: June 18, 2018, 09:31:46 AM »
I believe you can also see tehre is blue on the back of the shirt, and didnt leo and jamal have an afghanimals logo on theirs? Im just hoping Afghanimals went so rupert and laura are still in :funny:

I speculate 2 legs in vietnam and then we could see them head to africa... We saw vietnam to africa in 22. Especially its so easy to connect through singapore and dubai to the rest of the world.

Is there still a chance for malaysia or papua new guinea or have we crossed them off the list?



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« Reply #727 on: June 18, 2018, 09:33:40 AM »
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But we can't confirm for all it is is a yellow flag.... here we have orange flags everywhere!!!

And why are they going back to the yellow route markers when we just got classic ones in NAM? Makes no sense to me

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #728 on: June 18, 2018, 09:35:38 AM »
They've spent all the legs thus far in fairly the same region, so I don't think they would now backtrack to go somewhere like PNG/Malaysia or Oceania, which was talked about a lot a couple pages back for some reason.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #729 on: June 18, 2018, 09:44:08 AM »
Nevermind.

Copyedit: Does the third leg contained the first part on a Marketplace at Sissavangvong Road in Luang Prabang on June 16th, while the rest at HCMC for the remainder of the leg that teams arrived on the same night?

I think it is a similar to Leg 9 in TAR 29 and early TAR seasons.
« Last Edit: June 18, 2018, 10:09:08 AM by claude_24hrs »


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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #730 on: June 18, 2018, 09:47:51 AM »
If they're doing a second leg, there's also a bus to the Mekong Delta they could possibly take (as seen on TAR Canada 4)

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #731 on: June 18, 2018, 09:49:50 AM »
Or from HCMC they could go to one of the beach areas by bus as well - maybe somewhere like Phan Thiet.
 
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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #732 on: June 18, 2018, 09:53:17 AM »
Wow so 5 legs in Asia. Assuming one of the legs in Vietnam is a NEL, we're possibly already down to 7 teams with 4 teams eliminated. Rupert/Laura and Art/JJ for sure. Afghanimals, i'm still waiting for confirmation. The last one remains unknown (hopefully Bret/Chris or Tyler/Korey)

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #733 on: June 18, 2018, 09:58:54 AM »
Leg 1 : Japan
Leg 2 & 3 : Laos
Leg 4 & 5 : Vietnam

It looks like this right now... Aren't Laos and Vietnam "similiar" countries, if you know what I mean? Not very happy with amount of legs they spent in Southeast asia..

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #734 on: June 18, 2018, 10:02:39 AM »
Leg 1 : Japan
Leg 2 & 3 : Laos
Leg 4 & 5 : Vietnam

It looks like this right now... Aren't Laos and Vietnam "similiar" countries, if you know what I mean? Not very happy with amount of legs they spent in Southeast asia..

Apparently Laos is more laid-back and their culture influenced by Buddhism.

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowTopic-g293921-i8432-k6694074-o10-Vietnam_or_Laos-Vietnam.html


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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #735 on: June 18, 2018, 10:11:28 AM »
Information integrated into my earlier post here.
« Last Edit: June 18, 2018, 06:53:48 PM by Neobie »

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #736 on: June 18, 2018, 10:12:24 AM »
Leg 1 : Japan
Leg 2 & 3 : Laos
Leg 4 & 5 : Vietnam

It looks like this right now... Aren't Laos and Vietnam "similiar" countries, if you know what I mean? Not very happy with amount of legs they spent in Southeast asia..

I've been to all SE Asian countries. Laos is more similar to Myanmar and Cambodia (the three are the poorest countries in the region). Vietnam has a China/Oriental vibe to it. And it's very crowded and busy there. Laos is pretty laid back.

But yeah, i kinda agree, I wish they'd gone somewhere else instead of staying in Asia. They could have picked Indonesia again and visited rural Papua or South Sula Wesi (they are very very different from Bali and Java). Maybe it's a budget thing.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #737 on: June 18, 2018, 10:20:30 AM »
Yeah they are a bit similar, Kinda hoping for 1 Laos leg. I would have prefered India, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #738 on: June 18, 2018, 10:24:44 AM »
The slight problem (not unsurmountable) with just one leg in Laos is the group photo, which has three teams missing.
Is one team too far ahead? Too far behind? You can easily get from Luang Prabang to Ho Chi Minh City via Bangkok.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #739 on: June 18, 2018, 10:26:13 AM »
The slight problem (not unsurmountable) with just one leg in Laos is the group photo, which has three teams missing.
Is one team too far ahead? Too far behind? You can easily get from Luang Prabang to Ho Chi Minh City via Bangkok.

Or Hanoi.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #740 on: June 18, 2018, 11:29:52 AM »
This is def spec but will add here for continuity. Isn't there something about we cant use our typical flags in NAM because of their flag?  ???


Here is a screencap of a video yest AM. Yellow flag and card of some sort. No other info re racers at all. Forwarded to me from a friend.



Video also but there is no other info. More of a walk thru park video. My friend is asking.
This is Vinhomes central park

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #741 on: June 18, 2018, 11:36:54 AM »
Stock photo of staircase without a flag
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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #742 on: June 18, 2018, 11:38:22 AM »
Just regonized the street in the video is Binh Quoi Street, Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #743 on: June 18, 2018, 11:40:15 AM »
This is def spec but will add here for continuity. Isn't there something about we cant use our typical flags in NAM because of their flag?  ???


Here is a screencap of a video yest AM. Yellow flag and card of some sort. No other info re racers at all. Forwarded to me from a friend.



Video also but there is no other info. More of a walk thru park video. My friend is asking.
This is Vinhomes central park

There seems to be more than one of those structures in the park.

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #744 on: June 18, 2018, 11:51:55 AM »
Based on where they were in the video. They probably were at Binh Quoi Market or Binh Quoi Tourist Village and took the bus number 44


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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #745 on: June 18, 2018, 12:02:22 PM »

My friend says this street has lots of motorcycle repair shops...task?
TARCAN4 also did a repair task with motorcycles...

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #746 on: June 18, 2018, 12:10:50 PM »
Just searched on IG using all the locations, no sightings except from that mish_hay person. Maybe there werent a lot of people today/yesterday? Or people just didnt care lol

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #747 on: June 18, 2018, 12:14:29 PM »
FWIW, I suspect Neobie original timeline is closer to the truth, but I suspect the sighted pitstop photo with Phil and of the greeter at the temple may have been for the first Laotian leg, but I agree with there being two legs in Laos, and two in NCMC, even if some of them were short in actual duration.

I could see this because I do think there's a very long flight with connections ahead at some point in the Race, and to keep filming within their desired 21-23 day length, there was going to have to be some short in time duration legs to make up for it.
So I think when the teams and Phil leave Vietnam, it will be for Leg 6.
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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #748 on: June 18, 2018, 12:38:52 PM »
Stock photo of staircase without a flag
I see a flag red & yellow flag in the middle of the staircase, and see a little yellow and red flag behind the palm tree. Also, see a figure of a clue box inside the staircase. So possibly of a them visting here :duno: also I am a new person who decided to join and make a account!

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Re: TAR 31: Speculation and Discussion of the **SPOILERS** WORKZONE!
« Reply #749 on: June 18, 2018, 12:48:50 PM »
:welcome: Landon! You see that in the sources photo or the stock photo?
If it is in the stock photo it must be there all the time. :( so would not be us.
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