TAR18, Recap Leg 8, 4/17/11

Welcome to Leg 8! Last time, on Fun In and About the Ganges, teams continued their way through India. The Cowboys find their way onto a flight by themselves, which happens to be the last flight to arrive. But, with Ron struggling, and Zev having issues with the environment, the Cowboys catch up, helping to eliminate Ron and Christina. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

Arrival at the pit stop last episode:
1st – Flight Time/Big Easy, The Globetrotters
2nd – Zev/Justin, Team Aspergers
3rd – Kisha/Jen, Team Bathroom
4th – Gary/Mallory , The Hillbillies
5th – Jet/Cord, The Cowboy Brothers
6th – Kent/Vyxsin, Team Goth

Ramnagar Fort, Varanasi, India

2:07 AM Flight Time/Big Easy (1st)
Clue: Fly to Vienna, Austria! Once there, go to the parking garage and find a marked 2012 Ford Focus to get your next clue. To purchase tickets, you must go to one of the listed travel agents.

(Auburnium0513: “A 2012 model year car? Already?! 2011 isn't even half over yet!”)

2:12 AM Zev/Justin (2nd)
2:53 AM Kisha/Jen (3rd)
3:30 AM Gary/Mallory (4th)
3: 35 AM Jet/Cord (5th)
3:44 AM Kent/Vyxsin (6th)

Teams travel to their respective travel agents and arrive in the following order:

1- Flight Time/Big Easy
2- Zev/Justin
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Gary/Mallory
5- Jet/Cord
6- Kent/Vyxsin

Teams get flights. Most of the teams discover the Varanasi – Dehli – Mumbai – Vienna flight that arrives at 5:35 AM. However, Jet and Cord opt for the Varanasi – Dehli – Vienna flight that arrives at 6 pm. (Toyouke: “Hmmm....at first I thought the Cowboys were going to do a stupid thing again, but at least this time they have a reason for being behind. And the connection thing is a good point.” Auburnium0513: “I like the thought process of the cowboys, slightly later flight, but 1 fewer connection. I think it's a wise decision.”) And although less layovers is generally a good thing, I’m not sure it’s the smartest idea in this situation. I mean, RACE!

Teams arrive at the airport in the following order:

1- Gary/Mallory
2- Zev/Justin
3- Flight Time/Big Easy
4- Kent/Vyxsin
5- Kisha/Jen
6- Jet/Cord

The Amazing Green Line takes most of our teams on their longer route and the Amazing Red Line takes Jet and Cord and then flies to and arrives in Vienna in the following order:

1- Kent/Vyxsin
2- Zev/Justin
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Gary/Mallory
5- Flight Time/Big Easy
6- Jet/Cord

Teams get in the car and receive a video clue from Phil to put their car in reverse and activate the back up camera to read the next clue. (Toyouke: “LAME. Product placement. Plus, you could just GET OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOK.” Kmanpat: “Which is totally what I would have done.”) The letters on the ground spell “Schloss Schallaburg”, which is the teams next destination. Teams depart in the following order:

1- Zev/Justin
2- Kent/Vyxsin
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Flight Time/Big Easy
5- Gary/Mallory – who have a rough time. (Toyouke: “How do you miss the part that says "Put the car in reverse"?”)
6- Jet/Cord

Teams now drive themselves (Auburnium0513: “Why aren't the teams using the in-car navigation system??”) and arrive at Schloss Schallaburg in the following order:

1- Zev/Justin
2- Kisha/Jen
3- Kent/Vyxsin
4- Flight Time/Big Easy
5- Gary/Mallory
6- Jet/Cord

When they arrive, teams must walk through the castle and find the attendant that hands them a book. Inside the book reads: "Librarian Prunksaal / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek", which directs teams to the National Library back in Vienna. Teams get their books in the following order:

1- Zev/Justin
2- Kisha/Jen
3- Kent/Vyxsin
4- Flight Time/Big Easy
5- Gary/Mallory
6- Jet/Cord

Teams now drive themselves to the National Library (Toyouke: “That's a pretty awesome library.”), find the proctor and get their next clue in the following order:

1- Zev/Justin
2- Kisha/Jen
3- Gary/Mallory
4- Flight Time/Big Easy – and Flight Time decides to pee. (Toyouke: “Peeing on a building. Nice.”)
5- Kent/Vyxsin
6- Jet/Cord - Cord - "We'll just kick ass on tasks to make up for our poor airline decisions." (Toyouke: “That is not a valid Race strategy. Even if it seems to work every damn time.”)

And we get the Detour Clue.

DETOUR:
Long Hard Walk OR Quick and Easy Meal
*Long Hard Walk: Teams make their way to the Freud Museum and pick up a psychoanalyst’s couch. Teams must then carry it one mile to the University of Vienna and drop it off to get their next clue.
*Quick and Easy Meal: Teams make their way to Wiener Riesenrad and pick up two meals of schnitzel and chocolate torte. Teams then board a dining car and finish both meals in 12 minutes or less to get their next clue.

(Auburnium0513: “Too bad Ron isn't still in the race, he'd be all over "Quick and Easy Meal."”)

1- Kisha/Jen choose Quick and Easy Meal – who go around, are unable to finish, and Bald Snark to Long Hard Walk. (Auburnium0513: “This is not the time for good manners, don't waste time with the knife and fork, use your fingers!”)
2- Zev/Justin choose Quick and Easy Meal – who go around, are unable to finish, and Bald Snark to Long Hard Walk.
3- Gary/Mallory choose Quick and Easy Meal – who go around, are unable to finish (but Gary comes close), and Bald Snark to Long Hard Walk.
4- Flight Time/Big Easy choose Long Hard Walk – (Auburnium0513: “Oh, Globetrotters, you make me sad. You don't know who Freud is? Aww...”)
5- Kent/Vyxsin choose Long Hard Walk
6- Jet/Cord choose Long Hard Walk

Teams complete the detour in the following order:

1- Flight Time/Big Easy
2- Kent/Vyxsin – Vyxsin: "I just need you to quit acting like a chick.” (Toyouke: “What? Shut up, Vyxsin.” Auburnium0513: “Do the Goths not see the dolly?”)
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Jet/Cord
5- Zev/Justin
6- Gary/Mallory

Teams are now instructed to drive themselves to Salzburg and find the Sternbräu Restaurant to get their next clue. Teams arrive in the following order:

1- Flight Time/Big Easy
2- Zev/Justin
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Kent/Vyxsin – (Toyouke: “Vyxsin, I don't think saying "I'm never speaking to you again if we lose" is going to be a threat at the moment.” Auburnium0513: “I really want the Goths to get eliminated, I can't stand them any longer.”)
5- Jet/Cord
6- Gary/Mallory

Once they arrive, teams get the seventh roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

Who’s feeling as lucky as can be?

In this roadblock, one team member must don a chimney sweep outfit, climb a ladder and clean out a chimney using a weighted cleaning tool to clean the chimney. Then, roadblockers open the cleanout door to pull out the next clue.

(Toyouke: “This Roadblock doesn't seem terribly complicated.” Auburnium0513: “How do you know when you're done? Will the sweep tell you? I certainly wouldn't know if I was done on my own.”)

The following teammates take the Roadblock:

1- Big Easy
2- Zev
3- Kisha
4- Vyxsin
5- Cord
6- Gary

After much cleaning, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:

1- Flight Time/Big Easy
2- Zev/Justin
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Kent/Vyxsin
5- Jet/Cord
6- Gary/Mallory

Teams get their clue and find that they must now make their way to Villa Trapp, the PIT STOP of the eighth leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive MAY be eliminated!

(Auburnium0513: “Oh man, I'd have to start singing show tunes at this pit stop! First chimney sweeps with a Mary Poppins reference in the clue, and then the Von Trapp home? Show tunes, baby!” Kmanpat: “Sweet!” Toyouke: “Don’t even think about it.”)

1- Zev/Justin – who each win a 2012 Ford Focus.
2- Flight Time/Big Easy
3- Kent/Vyxsin
4- Kisha/Jen
5- Jet/Cord
6- Gary/Mallory

And Gary and Mallory are . . . not eliminated. Which makes this the third non-elimination leg. However, this time, there is a Speed Bump on the next leg that they must complete. I’m not horribly worried.

ORDER NOW:
1st – Zev/Justin
2nd – Flight Time/Big Easy
3rd – Kent/Vyxsin
4th – Kisha/Jen
5th – Jet/Cord
6th – Gary/Mallory

Next week: We trek across Europe, and Gary and Mallory fight for their standing. There’s biking through Liechtenstein, and a fondue eating challenge. Thank you, voice over guy who is not Phil. Until next time!