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Whoami
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08-02-2001

Sunday, March 04, 2012 - 10:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
This is the second time a watermelon has ended up whacking a TAR contestant in the head. If I were on TAR, I think I'd give watermelons a wide berth!

Or, just learn to duck better.

Oh, BTW. I loved the "previously on" segment, where the TAR racers were running down the street, and a few of the local dogs were gaily galloping alongside them!!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 04, 2012 - 11:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Yes, the tasks are harder/more serious this season. And they haven't had an early NEL to save a bad team.

As much as I still don't care for Brenchel, they did quite well tonight and for the most part kept their cool. They also overcame the two hour difference in flights that gave the other top teams an advantage. Vanessa was ridiculous (unless we weren't shown a scene with Rachel mocking Vanessa) and I was sort of hoping the twins would beat them in, despite the temper tantrum, the guys went back and finished.

Dave and Rachel.. I think having that Express Pass almost puts a losing mentality on the team that wins it, but amazing that they didn't at least TRY the other task for the Detour!! That way they could have skipped the RB and avoided that big time penalty.

You know, if you ever run the race, any of you, PLEASE call out the name of the person doing the RB task!! And no, Andrew, "Buddy" isn't real helpful.

03/04/2012 Leg 03 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Asuncion, Paraguay

team123456789101112avgRBSBU
turn
FFprizesE
Art(43)
J.J.(42)
030201         02.00A2
J1
   Bahamas trip 
Brendon(31)
Rachel(27)
0204032
02
         02.67B1
R2
     
Joey(29)
Danny(27)
1008042
03
         07.00J2
D1
     
Mark(45)
Bopper(41)
0903052
04
         05.33M2
B1
     
Nary(32)
Jamie(33)
0406062
05
         05.00N2
J1
     
Rachel(30)
Dave(33)
0101EP
022
06
         02.67R1
D2
   Express Pass1
Grenada trip
 
Kerri(30)
Stacey(30)
070507         06.33K2
S1
     
Vanessa(31)
Ralph(36)
050708         06.67V1
R2
     
Elliot(28)
Andrew(28)
060909         08.00E1
A2
    L3
Dave(44)
Cherie(44)
0810          09.00D1
C1
    L2
Misa(27)
Maiya(25)
11           11.00Mi1
Ma0
    L1


1 EXPRESS PASS allows a team to skip or abandon any task at any one time through the 8th leg of the race. Rachel and Dave won the EP at the end of Leg 1. In Leg 3, after trying the first option of the Detour, Rachel and Dave chose to skip the Detour and proceed to the Road Block task.


2 Leg 3 Road Block Penalty: The Road Block task for leg 3 consisted of one team member mastering some dance moves with a bottle balanced on his or her head. There was a finite # of bottles and if all broke, the team went to the Pit Stop and had to endure a two hour penalty.

Rachel and Dave, after using their Express Pass to abandon and skip the Detour (they didn't even try the second option), incurred the penalty. They arrived in second place.

At about 30 minutes, Brendon and Rachel arrived and moved into second place, and Joey and Danny moved into third place. Bopper and Mark, Nary and Jamie arrived with just seconds to go on the penalty, taking fourth and fifth. Rachel and Dave and Rachel then got sixth place. Phil told them that they are the first team in Race history to not finish any challenge on a leg and stayed in the race.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Sunday, March 04, 2012 - 11:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
That girl was really rude making comments about Rachel, I think that was really uncalled for. Who was it that made the comment? I don't know all the teams yet. TIA

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 04, 2012 - 11:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
ICK.. looks like lots of bickering in the next leg and Rachel whinging and crying.

Karen
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09-06-2004

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 12:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
I'm confused -- I thought the express pass was for them to skip all tasks and head straight for the pit stop. Did they change that?

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 1:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
I thought so too, Karen. Apparently it was good for skipping only one task, in which case, yes, they did sort of waste it tonight. Oh well, live and learn, eh?

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 1:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Dipo, it was Vanessa of Vanessa and Ralph.. they call each other "angel".. but she sure was obnoxious!

Hopefully there will not be bunching.. it sure looks like Vanessa and Ralph should be really far behind..

Panda
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07-15-2005

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 5:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
I started laughing at Rachel's little performance smile at the end of her bottle dance!

Total waste of the express pass but how were they to know what would come next. The whole 2 hours they could have tried to finish the task. I wonder if it will affect them later.

I agree about the tasks - no more just finding a person, they have to work!

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 6:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Yes, I agree that they are actually having "tasks," rather than just making contact with one person or another. This is what I have LOVED about TAR Asia - and you all probably would too if you gave that series a chance - is that the teams have some tough challenges to pull off!

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 8:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
And by making these challenges more physical instead of mental - it makes it more difficult to get help from another team. I didn't like a couple of seasons ago when every team was giving another team answers.

Brenda1966
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07-02-2002

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 10:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
I really thought the twins would be a stronger team, but they seemed to be lagging behind the entire race. It wasn't clear why they were having such a hard time on the harp. They got there first and finished so far behind everyone else. Were they just rushing and skipping holes? Sorry to see them go.

It wasn't clear to me what that one girl was saying about Rachel or why but I really don't want that kind of BB venom on TAR. I'm not sure how many more weeks I can take of Rachel and whining and tantruming. R and Brendan aren't even fun to hate. I'm really just so tired of them after 2 BB's and now this?! Not cool casting people!

Hummingbird
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08-21-2002

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hummingbird a private message Print Post    
Rachel and Brenden are growing on me. Never have I seen two people so perfect for one another. Agree Vanessa was obnoxious heckling Rachel. I was hoping the twins would beat her and her guy.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Me too Hummingbird

Auntiemike
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09-17-2001

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Auntiemike a private message Print Post    
This was the week that the border patrol guys got on my nerves. Can we say "arrogant"? Did not find them pleasant.

With regard to Rachel and Brendan, I think they have a very immature relationship. If it works for them, fine. I just hate her lack of confidence in who she is. She clearly needs to have constant affirmation that she is good or o.k. Sad to me. Brendan is not an overly sensitive guy either. They deserve each other.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Vanessa said they needed to finish task to set example for their kids...uhhh...how about setting an example on not being a name calling bully!!!!

Karuuna
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08-30-2000

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Pamy, good point!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 12:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
And having to be bleeped several times on national tv! I bet Vanessa's kids (if they are old enough) aren't all THAT proud of mom taunting about being able to see Rachel's "hooha" or whatever she was saying.. Probably Rachel could choose less formfitting/revealing pants, but who cares?

Rachel still rubs me the wrong way and I hate the boo hooing and need for special treatment.

And I don't get, with all of her physical training and such why she was almost literally and dramatically crawling to the mat at the pit stop.. only to rejuvenate when she learned that they gained a place due to someone else's penalty.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 12:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Pamy...I totally agree!!!!

Mamabatsy
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08-05-2005

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 12:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamabatsy a private message Print Post    
And I don't get, with all of her physical training and such why she was almost literally and dramatically crawling to the mat at the pit stop.. only to rejuvenate when she learned that they gained a place due to someone else's penalty.

Drama thy name is Rachel. No matter what she does, it's always exaggerated. Why smile when you can laugh? Why look sad when you can sob audibly? Why get angry when you can pitch a childish tantrum? That's just Rachel's MO.

Rslover
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11-19-2002

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 12:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rslover a private message Print Post    
I wish the brothers were safe and the divorcees were eliminated. Her taunting of Rachel was worse than Rachel's whining..and I cannot stand Rachel's whining. On a positive note, I think she rocked those two challenges and looked cute with her hair back and less makeup. I think Rachel has asthma if I recall correctly, so her heavy breathing wasn't so unusual.

I found Bopper and Mark annoying in the first episode but now I am starting to like them.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I thought Vanessa was terrible and really out of line regarding Rachel and especially about Rachel's body. If you don't want to see that, don't look at it! Form fitting black capris are probably the most popular clothing item of the women on all the TAR seasons. Many women wear these to the gym, to go running etc. They are less revealing than other colors, comfortable, and don't take up much space and dry quickly which is important on TAR.

I really like Bopper and Mark now. At the beginning, I thought they'd be first out. Smart of them to make it seem like they'd completed the watermelon task.

Also smart of that girl team to realize quickly that Bopper and Mark hadn't completed the task and to follow them to the harp task.

I would have never picked that watermelon task. i know the racers don't always get as much info as we do about the tasks. So, even if I was a racer, I'd have switched as soon as I saw that pyramid. As soon as I saw it last night, I knew they'd all come tumbling down. I was amazed anyone got through it. I thought it was smart of Brendon and Rachel to realize pretty quickly that they needed to go to the other task.

Sad to see the twins go. We never really got to even know them.

I'm totally enjoying this season.

I really was expecting Phil to tell Rachel and Dave (?) that they did the bottle task needlessly. I wish it would be explained to the viewers what the rule was for the express pass.

I think they should have at least tried that task. But maybe it's a good thing they did use the pass because they did get that 2 hour penalty. I'm sure they were very nervous sitting there when the other teams began to come in. When they used it, they had no idea what the next task would be and I'm sure they knew they couldn't go right to the pit stop.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I see in Sea's amazing chart what the express pass allowed, but I wish they would have told us on the show last night. Well, they probably did, but I am almost certain that in the past they were able to skip all tasks of every type on the leg and go right to the pit stop. I wish Phil had explained that there were new rules for it.

(Of course, I could be remembering incorrectly from the past.)

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 1:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
RSlover, I think you are correct about Rachel having asthma. And that run from the RB to the Pit Stop was five-six blocks. I couldn't make that run and I don't have asthma.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 1:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Re Express Pass: In the first episode Phil stated it would be good to use to skip any task up until the 8th episode.

Brenda1966
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07-02-2002

Monday, March 05, 2012 - 2:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Wasn't it the Fast Forward that let them jump ahead to the pit stop?

That team really fell apart this week. They seemed so strong.