The Amazing Race Asia 1, Leg 8 Timeline: Nuts To This

Money for this race leg: $40.00. (I think, Mardy's accent is thicker than usual here.)
Money for the entire race: $509.00, plus whatever was given for Leg 3, Leg 5, and the previous leg.

Day Fifteen
Friday, June 9th, 2006

After an extended Pit Stop in Bangkok, teams depart from Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha:

1:00am - Andy/Laura
+5min - Andrew/Syeon (1:05am)
+11min - Howard/Sahran (1:11am)
+36min - Sandy/Francesca (1:36am)
+55min - Mardy/Marsio (1:55am)
+147min - Zabrina/Joe Jer (3:27am)

Teams are directed to take a taxi to the Southern Bus Terminal, then travel by bus to Krabi. When they arrive, they will travel by songtel to Nopparat Thara Bay.

In the only time this whole season teams take different routes, teams travel to Krabi as follows:

Direct Bus:
1=) Andy/Laura, Sandy/Francesca, Zabrina/Joe Jer
Assorted Local Buses (connecting in Prachuap, Chumphon, Muang Mai, and Phuket):
4=) Andrew/Syeon, Howard/Sahran, Mardy/Marsio

The direct bus arrives first, but something is apparently (poorly) edited out here, because Allan mentioned -- and the vision showed -- longboats with clues on them at the start of the episode, but this rehash shows a cluebox on the beach. In any event, teams get to Nopparat Thara Bay and find the visitors centre closed.

Day Sixteen
Saturday, June 10th, 2006

Teams are shown reading the next clue:

1) Andrew/Syeon
2) Sandy/Francesca
3) Howard/Sahran
4) Zabrina/Joe Jer
5) Mardy/Marsio
6) Andy/Laura

Which contains both a:

FAST FORWARD

In this Fast Forward, the last of the race, teams must head by longboat to Pranang Bay. There, they will take a two-person kayak and paddle around the bay to find the Fast Forward, hidden somewhere amongst the cliffs. Mardy/Marsio are the only team to attempt this, and they therefore win it unchallenged.

And a:

Smash <--DETOUR--> Grab

Both options first require teams to travel by longboat to Koh Poda, a small nearby island.
Teams selecting SMASH must use a hammer to smash through 75 coconuts, trying to find the only one in their pile filled with red ink. PROS: Less physical. CONS: Worse odds.
Teams selecting GRAB must swim among 100 buoys, each with a clue envelope underneath, and search for one of ten correct clue envelopes. PROS: Better odds of success. CONS: More physical.

Teams choose options and finish:

2) Andrew/Syeon, who chose Grab
3) Andy/Laura, who originally chose Smash but switched to Grab
4) Sandy/Francesca, who chose Smash
5) Zabrina/Joe Jer, who originally chose Smash but switched to Grab
6) Howard/Sahran, who originally chose Smash but switched to Grab

The next clue is a:

ROADBLOCK
"Who wants to rock? This challenge is physical and requires a steady nerve."

Before the task, teams must first travel by long boat to the Railey East 123 Wall. There, the chosen team member must choose one of six available paths up the limestone cliff, and retrieve their next clue before abseiling down. The chosen team members finish:

2) Andrew [Andrew 4, Syeon 3]
3) Andy [Andy 5, Laura 2]
4) Sandy [Sandy 4, Francesca 3]
5) Zabrina [Zabrina 3, Joe Jer 4]
6) Sahran [Howard 4, Sahran 3]
FF) Mardy/Marsio [Mardy 4, Marsio 2]

Teams are directed to take their longboat to Koh Hong, and search the island's interior lagoon for their next clue, which has been conveniently hidden in the most obvious place possible, and is markedly higher than usual to cope with the water. Teams get this clue:

2) Andrew/Syeon
3) Andy/Laura
4) Sandy/Francesca
5) Zabrina/Joe Jer
6) Howard/Sahran

The final clue of this leg directs teams to travel by longboat to the Pit Stop at Ko Pak Bia. Teams arrive:

1) Mardy/Marsio
2) Andy/Laura
3) Sandy/Francesca
4) Andrew/Syeon
5) Zabrina/Joe Jer
6) Howard/Sahran, who are eliminated.