The Amazing Race Asia 1, Leg 6 Timeline: Speed Almost Kills

Money for this race leg: $115.00.
Money for the entire race: $469.00, plus whatever was given for Leg 3 and the previous leg.

Day Nine
Sunday, June 4th, 2006

The seven remaining teams leave from Auckland Museum:

4:30am - Andy/Laura
+18min - Andrew/Syeon (4:48am)
+28min - Zabrina/Joe Jer (4:58am)
+43min - Howard/Sahran (5:13am)
+113min - Sandy/Francesca (6:22am)
+123min - Mardy/Marsio (6:33am)
+130min - Sharon/Melody (6:40am)

Teams are directed to fly to Dunedin. They are specifically told to fly on Air New Zealand's domestic service (as opposed to the route connecting in Zurich?). They will find marked four-wheeldrives at the airport containing their next clue.

All teams take an 8am flight to Dunedin, arriving at 10:45am. They arrive together, and are shown reading the clues at the marked cars:

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

*The other six teams are shown and ranked arriving at the cars, but Howard/Sahran are not shown and no team is shown in 6th place.

Teams must drive their cars 280 kilometres to Queenstown. There, they must get to a specified Caltex petrol station and refuel their cars, paying with a provided credit card, in order to get the next clue. Teams arrive at the station and get the clue:

1) Mardy/Marsio
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer
3) Andrew/Syeon
4) Howard/Sahran
5) Andrew/Syeon
6) Sharon/Melody
7) Sandy/Francesca

*On the way to Queenstown, Andy/Laura got pulled over for speeding (at 146km/h) and Andy's licence was revoked for the duration of his stay in New Zealand.

The clue at the petrol station is this week's:

Luge <--DETOUR--> Ledge

Whichever option teams choose, they must first take a skilift to the top of Bob's Peak in Queenstown before hiking to their task.
Teams selecting LUGE must complete a tag-team relay of the 830-metre-long luge circuit, doing eight laps in total in order to get the next clue. PROS: Less scary. CONS: Each player has to complete the circuit four times.
Teams selecting LEDGE must each perform the AJ Hackett Ledge Swing (essentially a bungy jump). Both team members must complete the swing to get the next clue. PROS: Each player only has to do the task once. CONS: Much scarier.

Teams choose options and finish them:
1) Mardy/Marsio, who chose Ledge
2) Andy/Laura, who chose Ledge
3) Sandy/Francesca, who chose Ledge
4) Andrew/Syeon, who chose Ledge
5) Zabrina/Joe Jer, who chose Luge
6) Howard/Sahran, who chose Luge
7) Sharon/Melody, who chose Luge

Teams are directed to drive themselves to Arrowtown, a gold-mining settlement, and search for their next clue. They find it:
1) Mardy/Marsio
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer
3) Andrew/Syeon
4) Sandy/Francesca
5) Howard/Sahran
6) Sharon/Melody
7) Andy/Laura

Teams must now drive to Off-Road Adventures, where they must ride along a marked course on quad bikes. When they arrive, teams discover that the task is closed for the night.

Day Ten
Monday, June 5th, 2006

Teams finish their quad bike ride:
1) Sandy/Francesca
2) Andy/Laura
3) Zabrina/Joe Jer
4) Andrew/Syeon
5) Mardy/Marsio
6) Howard/Sahran
7) Sharon/Melody

And encounter a:

ROADBLOCK
"Who can fall 134m in 8.5 seconds?"

Before the task, teams must travel to the Nevis Valley. There, the chosen team member will travel across to the Nevis Highwire Platform and bungy jump. Though the task is first-come-first-served, team members will forfeit their place in line if they fail to jump within two minutes after arriving on the platform. The chosen team members jump:

1) Sandy [Sandy 3, Francesca 2]
2) Laura [Andy 3, Laura 2]
3) Joe Jer [Zabrina 2, Joe Jer 3]
4) Andrew [Andrew 3, Syeon 2]
5) Mardy [Mardy 4, Marsio 1]
6) Howard [Howard 4, Sahran 1]
7) Melody [Sharon 2, Melody 3]

The final clue of the leg directs teams to drive themselves to the Pit Stop at the Chard Farm Winery and Vineyard. Teams arrive and are greeted by a guy who almost-but-not-quite resembles Phil Keoghan:

1) Sandy/Francesca
2) Andy/Laura, who are given a 92-minute speeding penalty which will be assessed at the start of the next leg
3) Zabrina/Joe Jer
4) Andrew/Syeon
5) Mardy/Marsio
6) Howard/Sahran
7) Sharon/Melody, who are eliminated.

The Amazing Race Asia 1, Leg 5 Timeline: You Guys Should Hitchhike More Often

Money for this race leg: Not stated (but definitely some money, except Howard/Sahran who get nothing)
Money for the entire race: $354.00, plus whatever was given for Leg 3 and this leg.

Day Eight
Saturday, June 3rd, 2006

The teams leave from Sydney following an extended Pit Stop:

12:30am - Andrew/Syeon
+2min - Sharon/Melody (12:32am)
+11min - Sandy/Francesca (12:41am)
+35min - Mardy/Marsio (1:05am)
+61min - Sahil/Prashant (1:31am)
+66min - Zabrina/Joe Jer (1:36am)
+68min - Andy/Laura (1:38am)
+306min - Howard/Sahran (5:36am)

Teams are directed to fly to Auckland, New Zealand. Though there are several airlines and flights between Sydney and Auckland, teams are specifically told that they must fly Air New Zealand.

All teams take the same flight arriving later that day. They must take a taxi to the ferry terminal, travel by ferry to Devonport, and search for a girl in a swing near the Devonport ferry terminal. When they find her, she will give them their next clue.

All teams take the same ferry, waste various amounts of time searching for the girl, and find her:

1) Andrew/Syeon
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer
3) Andy/Laura
4) Howard/Sahran
5) Mardy/Marsio
6) Sandy/Francesca
7) Sharon/Melody
8) Sahil/Prashant

She provides them with this leg's:

Rugby <--DETOUR--> Rigging

Teams must first take the ferry back to Auckland before completing either option.
Teams selecting RUGBY must head to Victoria Park, don an All Blacks jersey, and kick three rugby goals between them from the 22 metre line. PROS: Not confusing. Easier task. CONS: Task requires accuracy.
Teams selecting RIGGING must head to Westhaven Marina, find a set of marked yachts, and rig a sail on one to match the sample yacht exactly. PROS: Observant teams could finish quickly. CONS: Could be confusing. Harder task.

Teams choose options and finish them:
1) Andy/Laura, who chose Rigging
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer, who chose Rigging
3) Andrew/Syeon, who originally chose Rigging but switched to Rugby
4) Howard/Sahran, who chose Rigging
5) Sahil/Prashant, who chose Rugby
6) Mardy/Marsio, who originally chose Rugby but switched to Rigging
7) Sandy/Francesca, who chose Rigging
8) Sharon/Melody, who chose Rigging

Teams must now make their way to Sky City, Auckland's largest casino and the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere. There, they must complete the Vertigo Climb in order to be given their next clue. They arrive and complete the first-come-first-served climb:

1) Andy/Laura
2) Andrew/Syeon
3) Zabrina/Joe Jer
4) Howard/Sahran
5) Sahil/Prashant
6) Sandy/Francesca
7) Mardy/Marsio
8) Sharon/Melody

Teams must travel to the 53rd floor before reading the clue, which is a:

ROADBLOCK
"Who's ready for a leap of faith?"

In this RoadBlock, the chosen team member must complete the SkyTowerJump, while their partner captures the moment on a Sony Cybershot digital camera. The chosen team members finish the jump, again first-come-first-served:

1) Andy [Andy 3, Laura 1]
2) Andrew [Andrew 2, Syeon 2]
3) Zabrina [Zabrina 2, Joe Jer 2]
4) Howard [Howard 3, Sahran 1]
5) Prashant [Sahil 2, Prashant 2]
6) Francesca [Sandy 2, Francesca 2]
7) Mardy [Mardy 3, Marsio 1]
8) Sharon [Sharon 2, Melody 2]

The final clue of this leg directs teams to take a taxi to the Pit Stop at Auckland Museum. Teams arrive and are greeted by a Maori:

1) Andy/Laura
2) Andrew/Syeon
3) Zabrina/Joe Jer
4) Howard/Sahran
5) Sandy/Francesca*
6) Mardy/Marsio*
7) Sharon/Melody*
8) Sahil/Prashant, who had arrived fifth, but received an one-hour penalty for hitchhiking in Devonport, and who are eliminated.

*NOTE: These three teams are greeted as teams #6, #7, and #8.