the top ten "rules" for Amazing Racers

[Questor]

10. Read and understand the clue(s).

9. Read and understand the clue(s).

8. Read and understand the clue(s).

7. Read and understand the clue(s).

6. Read and understand the clue(s).

5. Read and understand the clue(s).

4. Read and understand the clue(s).

3. Read and understand the clue(s).

2. Read and understand the clue(s).

And the number one rule for Amazing Racers is...

1. Read and understand the clue(s).


We saw it last week with the truck horns and now this week with the bag of
purchased items. Rookie mistakes. Haven't these teams watched the show before?

I was a little surprised at the decision to make the first U-turn. I thought it
was generally accepted strategy not to U-turn anyone if you are in the front of
the pack. Let the lagging teams fight it out among themselves and keep your
hands clean. As we have seen so many times, if the U-turn'ed team doesn't get
knocked out, they'll be back with a serious grudge to avenge.

[Frosty Winnipeg]

Post by Questor
And the number one rule for Amazing Racers is...
1. Read and understand the clue(s).

Felt like a record this episode.

Post by Questor
I was a little surprised at the decision to make the first U-turn. I thought it
was generally accepted strategy not to U-turn anyone if you are in the front of
the pack. Let the lagging teams fight it out among themselves and keep your
hands clean. As we have seen so many times, if the U-turn'ed team doesn't get
knocked out, they'll be back with a serious grudge to avenge.

The alliances have come out early this season. I kinda like it. Do i
have Alana and Leo as the biggest threat? Nope but they are in my top 3.
Kinda liking Aparna and Eswar followed by Hung and Chee.


With the exception of the episode where one of the film crew got injured
in an accident in the desert I dont remember seeing so many of them
getting caught on film before. You saw quite a number of them when they
were on the beach beside the market. That's one heavy camera.

[Questor]

Post by Frosty Winnipeg

Post by Questor
And the number one rule for Amazing Racers is...
1. Read and understand the clue(s).

Felt like a record this episode.

Post by Questor
I was a little surprised at the decision to make the first U-turn. I thought it
was generally accepted strategy not to U-turn anyone if you are in the front of
the pack. Let the lagging teams fight it out among themselves and keep your
hands clean. As we have seen so many times, if the U-turn'ed team doesn't get
knocked out, they'll be back with a serious grudge to avenge.

The alliances have come out early this season. I kinda like it. Do i
have Alana and Leo as the biggest threat? Nope but they are in my top 3.
Kinda liking Aparna and Eswar followed by Hung and Chee.

All their names are still a blur to me. Do we have good nicknames for all the
teams? The Olympians (bye-bye), the NFL players, and the volleyball brothers
are obvious ones. The married parents? It's not like they've had so many
unmarried parents on the show. (grin)

Post by Frosty Winnipeg
With the exception of the episode where one of the film crew got injured
in an accident in the desert I dont remember seeing so many of them
getting caught on film before. You saw quite a number of them when they
were on the beach beside the market. That's one heavy camera.

There was a season with a task in Africa where the racers had to drive a land
rover through what was essentially a big mud puddle. There was lots of footage
showing the camera operators sitting in the cars. They probably didn't want to
get out into the mud while the racers struggled to get vehicle through. But
yes, the film crews following each team are very good at staying out of each
other's shots, plus editing. Usually you only spot them briefly following
another team in the distant background.

[James]

On 29 Oct 2020, Questor grabbed a Big Chief[tm] tablet, scooped up

Post by Questor
10. Read and understand the clue(s).

Snippage has been performed.

Post by Questor
And the number one rule for Amazing Racers is...
1. Read and understand the clue(s).
We saw it last week with the truck horns and now this week with the
bag of purchased items. Rookie mistakes. Haven't these teams
watched the show before?

Somewhere in there should be: make sure, if at all possible, to get
a taxi driver that knows how to get to your destination. A possible
corollary would be: try to find someone who has more than three
brain cells to rub together.

Post by Questor
I was a little surprised at the decision to make the first U-turn.
I thought it was generally accepted strategy not to U-turn anyone
if you are in the front of the pack. Let the lagging teams fight
it out among themselves and keep your hands clean. As we have seen
so many times, if the U-turn'ed team doesn't get knocked out,
they'll be back with a serious grudge to avenge.

Yup. Karma is just as harsh a mistress as gravity. Hee-hee!

James
--
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good
of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better
to live under robber barons than oppressive moral busybodies.
The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity
may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our
own good will torment us without end for they do so with the
approval of their own conscience." -- C. S. Lewis

[Questor]

Post by Questor
1. Read and understand the clue(s).

The song challenge with the instrument cases and flags in the penultimate
episode was another classic example of not following this rule. After two or
three failed attempts, one would think that re-reading the clue carefully would
be an obvious course of action. They did ponder what they were doing wrong,
but then continued to flail about instead of figuring it out.

I would still very much like to see a race where helping other teams in tasks
wasn't allowed. Racers would truly have to compete on their own merits then.