Release the Brake! (Belgium)
The episode opened at the end of the last - Marcus & Amani were the first to arrive at the Pit Stop and Phil tells them the next leg starts... NOW! They open the clue to find they have to drive themselves to the Ford Proving Ground in Belgium... hold on, they are in Belgium, I didn't catch the city but it's still in Belgium somewhere. They take off... and my recording cut off so I missed a few minutes... damn you football.
-Ernie & Cindy are the next team to check in with Phil, they get the clue to head to and stop in at a hotel to ask directions (smrt).
-Jeremy & Sandy are the third team to the mat - and the third team on the road.
Back at the Muscles from Brussels competition - the snowboarders are still in skimpy swimwear and painted orange - they are playing it up for the judges and crowd one more time and finally make a score of 12 to get the clue to move on.
-That leaves Ma & Pa as the last team still flexing it up... they have the choreography down now and put a little smile into it - they get the 12 points to move on. (I think the actual bodybuilder were just sick of judging them all... everyone gets a pass - now get out.)
-Marcus & Amani stopped to try and get a map but the business that pulled it up on the Internet for them, could not print it... they are all driving through the pouring rain now.
-Jeremy & Sandy stop at a stationary place and they print them a map.
Ford Proving Ground
-Ernie & Cindy are the first team to arrive and they find the clue for the ROADBLOCK: Who's ready to run with the ponies? Once suited up they will put the latest Ford Mustang through a series of performance maneuvers:
-take it up to 100mph and brake hard at a designated spot
-then they'll have to navigate a slalom course in 16 seconds or less
-finally, a double victory donut will complete the task
-When a professional driver feels they have successfully handled the Mustang, he'll give them the next clue. (Whahoo! That would be so fun. I can see all the boys wanting to do this one... but I'd fight for it.) Ernie is going to do it for them - first a professional driver takes him out on the course and scares the bejeebers out of him - fishtailing at very high speeds - he thought he was going to die. (Again, so fun!)
Back at the Pit Stop:
-Tommy & Andy have checked in 4th place - and are very thankful to still be racing. Andy says they just had a very humbling experience with the bodybuilding challenge (they're not used to not sailing through things) and they have their eye on making the finals.
Back at Ford -Ernie is ready to start his performance tests - he's now in the driver's seat with the pro beside him telling him what to do... he gets up to 100mph then hammers the brakes and has to steer the car through the skid in an S shape. He gets a good.
Bill & Cathi are the last team to make it to Phil - he tells them they are the last team to arrive... however - they are still racing - they get the clue to head to the Ford Proving Ground and are so thankful.
-Marcus & Amani are lost... again. That is their story lately.
-Jeremy & Sandy get to the proving ground and just as I thought, he's very excited to do the driving.
-Ernie has moved on to the slalom but this one proves more challenging - he fails the first attempt coming in at 16.9sec. Second attempt he hits the crash cushion/balloon at the end (they have to stop short of it) then over and over and over... he just keeps hitting the balloon. Finally Jeremy catches up to him on his 15th attempt or so, they now have to take turns and Ernie is beating himself up for losing their lead. (I wish Cindy had done it - she could have dispelled some sexist and racist stereotypes... or reinforced them I guess.)
-Jeremy failed his first attempt at the slalom and it proves the spur Ernie needed, he finally passes and moves on to the two donuts. Complete.
-Jeremy completes it on his next attempt and I think he did more than two donuts - the guy kept telling him to stop... Hahaha - he was having a good time with it.
-Cindy & Ernie get the next Route Info clue - to drive to the city of Gent and search the Hoffroof(?) for their next clue. Talking about the driving challenge: Ernie says he's never been so scared in all his life. Jeremy & Sandy are on the road right behind them and Jeremy says about the driving challenge: I've never felt power like that before. (Tells you a lot about their personalities.)
-Marcus & Amani have finally found the Ford Proving Ground and Marcus is going to do the driving (no, really?). Just as he's getting suited up, Tommy & Andy get there. And they put Marcus in the black Mustang (really?)
-Tommy is doing the driving for them - He really wants to play with the ponies. Andy is really jealous, he'd love to drive the car but they agreed after Tommy had such a hard time with the poem at the last Roadblock that Andy would do the "Mind" ones and Tommy gets to do the physical ones. (The dirty, hippy looking dude is the brains - I'll just say, he hides it well.)
-Marcus is having a blast driving the Mustang, as is Tommy, and Andy is sooo jealous.
-Marcus fails the slalom the first time but nails it the second and gets to do his donuts.
-Tommy fails the slalom the first time because he hit a cone... but he also nails it the second time and does his donuts. Andy had to pray for forgiveness for the jealousy he felt in his heart.
-Bill & Cathi arrive at the Ford Proving Ground and ... shocker... Bill is doing the driving.
-Ernie & Cindy arrive in Gent and find the clue to the DETOUR: Water or Waffles.
-In Water: they must use materials given: barrels, rope, logs - to build a floatable raft, then search the waterway for two halves of a clue which, when put together, will reveal their next destination.
-In Waffle: the teams must assemble a waffle stand then make and decorate 18 perfect waffles - once it's done to the chef's satisfaction, they'll get their next clue.
-Ernie & Cindy decide to do Waffle... there is dog poo on their waffle stand - gross.
-Jeremy & Sandy arrive and they are going to do waffle as well.
-Bill is as good a driver as he is a farmer - he completes the donuts and they get the next clue.
-And the waffle making begins. First Cindy has trouble getting the stand together cause she's too short. Then they have to actually make and decorate waffles. Jeremy & Sandy get the stand together quickly but their waffle batter is thick and lumpy... oh boy, this one is going to be difficult.
-Marcus & Amani and Tommy & Andy get to the Detour clue and M & A are waffling while Andy & Tommy go for the water task. They like water and always do well on those. Marcus & Amani head over and ask Sandy & Jeremy how the waffles are going and they tell them it's hard - so they make a quick decision to change and head off to build a raft instead.
-The waffles don't look to be going well - I see lots of spill over and no completed waffles... but Ernie & Cindy are getting theirs judged already - hold on, I missed the decorating - whatever - the waffles are on display underneath the work surface and they fail the first pass.
-Tommy & Andy whip a raft together like they do it everyday - Marcus is smack talking a little - Don't fall in, that would break my heart.... but they don't. They get out on the water quickly and get the first half of the clue right away. Not very far away, they get the second half - and they didn't even get wet.
-Ernie & Cindy checking their waffles see a strawberry fell from the top to the bottom on one of their displayed items - so they fixed it and got the clue. To drive to De Muur Van Geraardsbergen (looks like a castle.)
-Tommy & Andy land their raft back where they started and Marcus & Amani are still working to put theirs together. They read the two parts of the clue and head off for De Muur Van Geraablahdeblah. (If I were Marcus & Amani, I'd be tempted just to take the snowboarders raft.)
-But they don't - Marcus & Amani get their raft in the water and he's so big he straddles the thing and almost has his feet in the water. He also weighs the back down so much she can barely reach the water to paddle (NFL player problems :).
-Bill & Cathi arrive at the Detour and decide to try the waffles.
-Jeremy & Sandy are getting their waffles judged and they are not quite right (I see some blueberries out of place...)
-Bill & Cathi come and ask how the task is and Jeremy tells them it's hard - so they decide to go build a raft instead - Bill, "to hell with it."
-Marcus & Amani have retrieved both halves of the clue and head back to the dock. Bill & Cathi already have a good start on the raft - they encourage them to keep it up.
-Jeremy & Sandy are still not passing on the waffles - she can't figure out what is wrong and suggests they switch tasks but he's not willing to give up.
-Bill & Cathi are out on the water and Jeremy & Sandy have still not passed. Sandy sits down and thoroughly checks her notes against their display and finally finds the two that were out of place... they finally pass and get the clue to head to the castle.
-Bill & Cathi have collected both halves of the clue and are also heading for the Muur.
-Ernie & Cindy are driving to the Murr and she's worried they just left some waffles burning in their stand... OCD much?
-Tommy & Andy have stopped to ask directions.
-Marcus & Amani - seem to be going the right way... let's hope that continues.
-Sandy is telling Jeremy to take a certain highway - she's got the map, trust her... (oh that never end well.)
-Ernie & Cindy arrive at the Muur and the clue tells them to release homing pigeons... then they must follow the pigeons and meet up with them at a certain address to retrieve the clue to the Pit Stop off the pigeons legs. What? They have to follow the pigeons in the car... Oh, the guy gives them the address - but still. Cindy's just glad she didn't have to touch the pigeons, they gross her out.
-Tommy & Andy are the next team to the Muur and they ask some locals where the address is on their clue- they tell them it's back near Brussels.
-Marcus & Amani and Jeremy & Sandy get to the Muur at the same time-ish and release their pigeons - they have different addresses to meet up with their pigeons.
-Ernie & Cindy stop and ask for directions but their French is not tres bon... she's not sure where to go.
-Andy & Tommy are the first team to get to the address and retrieve their tiny little clue off the pigeon's leg - it is a picture of the Atomium (a huge sculpture of an atom) and the Pit Stop for this leg of the Race. They stop and ask some kids on the street where it is and they give them directions.
-Jeremy & Sandy are the next team to find the address (it was the same one the Snowboarder's had) and Jeremy knows the Atomium is in Brussels.
-Ernie & Cindy are lost and snapping at each other - they stop at a restaurant and she gets directions again - they are now 30 minutes away from somewhere they were 45 minutes away from 45 minutes ago... They're just hoping they're still in the game.
-Cathi & Bill have stopped to ask directions, they still haven't released their pigeons.
-Marcus & Amani are lost, they can't find the address to retrieve the clue off their pigeon.
-Ernie & Cindy finally arrive at their pigeon place and get the picture of the Atomium - what the heck is that? They ask at a campsite next door and get directions to go back to Brussels.
-Marcus & Amani finally find the pigeon place as well - they had the same address as Ernie & Cindy - and get the directions from the same place. They both look totally exhausted - it's getting dark and they are trying to rally to make it to the Pit Stop.
Here's How they Finished:
1) Andy & Tommy - they each won a brand new Ford Mustang and they get to customize the cars however they like online. I think this makes up for Andy not getting to do the Roadblock.
2) Jeremy & Sandy - happy - tired.
3) Ernie & Cindy - they look so down - Phil starts very serious but they tells them they should be happier because they are team #3. She's not happy of course - if it's not first, she's failed.
4) Marcus & Amani - They went from first to almost last... but they are still in the race.
5) Bill & Cathi - ***ELIMINATED*** It was an 'amazing race' for them (ha ha - I think he actually said experience but I couldn't resist) Phil says if nothing else they did prove that age has nothing to do with a person's ability on the Race. Cathi just hopes they showed that older people should not be overlooked - they are still able to contribute and compete. I think they were the best couple ever on this race - never fought or fell apart - they were always good natured and having fun. Bill says he would do it all over again, same person, same way. They will be missed.
And with Bill & Cathi leaving this week: Annemette J, Ozzy R, Bob L and Robert L are out of the pool.
Next week: It's a push to the final 3 and the teams are Racing through Panama...
Have a great week everyone,
Coleen
The episode opened at the end of the last - Marcus & Amani were the first to arrive at the Pit Stop and Phil tells them the next leg starts... NOW! They open the clue to find they have to drive themselves to the Ford Proving Ground in Belgium... hold on, they are in Belgium, I didn't catch the city but it's still in Belgium somewhere. They take off... and my recording cut off so I missed a few minutes... damn you football.
-Ernie & Cindy are the next team to check in with Phil, they get the clue to head to and stop in at a hotel to ask directions (smrt).
-Jeremy & Sandy are the third team to the mat - and the third team on the road.
Back at the Muscles from Brussels competition - the snowboarders are still in skimpy swimwear and painted orange - they are playing it up for the judges and crowd one more time and finally make a score of 12 to get the clue to move on.
-That leaves Ma & Pa as the last team still flexing it up... they have the choreography down now and put a little smile into it - they get the 12 points to move on. (I think the actual bodybuilder were just sick of judging them all... everyone gets a pass - now get out.)
-Marcus & Amani stopped to try and get a map but the business that pulled it up on the Internet for them, could not print it... they are all driving through the pouring rain now.
-Jeremy & Sandy stop at a stationary place and they print them a map.
Ford Proving Ground
-Ernie & Cindy are the first team to arrive and they find the clue for the ROADBLOCK: Who's ready to run with the ponies? Once suited up they will put the latest Ford Mustang through a series of performance maneuvers:
-take it up to 100mph and brake hard at a designated spot
-then they'll have to navigate a slalom course in 16 seconds or less
-finally, a double victory donut will complete the task
-When a professional driver feels they have successfully handled the Mustang, he'll give them the next clue. (Whahoo! That would be so fun. I can see all the boys wanting to do this one... but I'd fight for it.) Ernie is going to do it for them - first a professional driver takes him out on the course and scares the bejeebers out of him - fishtailing at very high speeds - he thought he was going to die. (Again, so fun!)
Back at the Pit Stop:
-Tommy & Andy have checked in 4th place - and are very thankful to still be racing. Andy says they just had a very humbling experience with the bodybuilding challenge (they're not used to not sailing through things) and they have their eye on making the finals.
Back at Ford -Ernie is ready to start his performance tests - he's now in the driver's seat with the pro beside him telling him what to do... he gets up to 100mph then hammers the brakes and has to steer the car through the skid in an S shape. He gets a good.
Bill & Cathi are the last team to make it to Phil - he tells them they are the last team to arrive... however - they are still racing - they get the clue to head to the Ford Proving Ground and are so thankful.
-Marcus & Amani are lost... again. That is their story lately.
-Jeremy & Sandy get to the proving ground and just as I thought, he's very excited to do the driving.
-Ernie has moved on to the slalom but this one proves more challenging - he fails the first attempt coming in at 16.9sec. Second attempt he hits the crash cushion/balloon at the end (they have to stop short of it) then over and over and over... he just keeps hitting the balloon. Finally Jeremy catches up to him on his 15th attempt or so, they now have to take turns and Ernie is beating himself up for losing their lead. (I wish Cindy had done it - she could have dispelled some sexist and racist stereotypes... or reinforced them I guess.)
-Jeremy failed his first attempt at the slalom and it proves the spur Ernie needed, he finally passes and moves on to the two donuts. Complete.
-Jeremy completes it on his next attempt and I think he did more than two donuts - the guy kept telling him to stop... Hahaha - he was having a good time with it.
-Cindy & Ernie get the next Route Info clue - to drive to the city of Gent and search the Hoffroof(?) for their next clue. Talking about the driving challenge: Ernie says he's never been so scared in all his life. Jeremy & Sandy are on the road right behind them and Jeremy says about the driving challenge: I've never felt power like that before. (Tells you a lot about their personalities.)
-Marcus & Amani have finally found the Ford Proving Ground and Marcus is going to do the driving (no, really?). Just as he's getting suited up, Tommy & Andy get there. And they put Marcus in the black Mustang (really?)
-Tommy is doing the driving for them - He really wants to play with the ponies. Andy is really jealous, he'd love to drive the car but they agreed after Tommy had such a hard time with the poem at the last Roadblock that Andy would do the "Mind" ones and Tommy gets to do the physical ones. (The dirty, hippy looking dude is the brains - I'll just say, he hides it well.)
-Marcus is having a blast driving the Mustang, as is Tommy, and Andy is sooo jealous.
-Marcus fails the slalom the first time but nails it the second and gets to do his donuts.
-Tommy fails the slalom the first time because he hit a cone... but he also nails it the second time and does his donuts. Andy had to pray for forgiveness for the jealousy he felt in his heart.
-Bill & Cathi arrive at the Ford Proving Ground and ... shocker... Bill is doing the driving.
-Ernie & Cindy arrive in Gent and find the clue to the DETOUR: Water or Waffles.
-In Water: they must use materials given: barrels, rope, logs - to build a floatable raft, then search the waterway for two halves of a clue which, when put together, will reveal their next destination.
-In Waffle: the teams must assemble a waffle stand then make and decorate 18 perfect waffles - once it's done to the chef's satisfaction, they'll get their next clue.
-Ernie & Cindy decide to do Waffle... there is dog poo on their waffle stand - gross.
-Jeremy & Sandy arrive and they are going to do waffle as well.
-Bill is as good a driver as he is a farmer - he completes the donuts and they get the next clue.
-And the waffle making begins. First Cindy has trouble getting the stand together cause she's too short. Then they have to actually make and decorate waffles. Jeremy & Sandy get the stand together quickly but their waffle batter is thick and lumpy... oh boy, this one is going to be difficult.
-Marcus & Amani and Tommy & Andy get to the Detour clue and M & A are waffling while Andy & Tommy go for the water task. They like water and always do well on those. Marcus & Amani head over and ask Sandy & Jeremy how the waffles are going and they tell them it's hard - so they make a quick decision to change and head off to build a raft instead.
-The waffles don't look to be going well - I see lots of spill over and no completed waffles... but Ernie & Cindy are getting theirs judged already - hold on, I missed the decorating - whatever - the waffles are on display underneath the work surface and they fail the first pass.
-Tommy & Andy whip a raft together like they do it everyday - Marcus is smack talking a little - Don't fall in, that would break my heart.... but they don't. They get out on the water quickly and get the first half of the clue right away. Not very far away, they get the second half - and they didn't even get wet.
-Ernie & Cindy checking their waffles see a strawberry fell from the top to the bottom on one of their displayed items - so they fixed it and got the clue. To drive to De Muur Van Geraardsbergen (looks like a castle.)
-Tommy & Andy land their raft back where they started and Marcus & Amani are still working to put theirs together. They read the two parts of the clue and head off for De Muur Van Geraablahdeblah. (If I were Marcus & Amani, I'd be tempted just to take the snowboarders raft.)
-But they don't - Marcus & Amani get their raft in the water and he's so big he straddles the thing and almost has his feet in the water. He also weighs the back down so much she can barely reach the water to paddle (NFL player problems :).
-Bill & Cathi arrive at the Detour and decide to try the waffles.
-Jeremy & Sandy are getting their waffles judged and they are not quite right (I see some blueberries out of place...)
-Bill & Cathi come and ask how the task is and Jeremy tells them it's hard - so they decide to go build a raft instead - Bill, "to hell with it."
-Marcus & Amani have retrieved both halves of the clue and head back to the dock. Bill & Cathi already have a good start on the raft - they encourage them to keep it up.
-Jeremy & Sandy are still not passing on the waffles - she can't figure out what is wrong and suggests they switch tasks but he's not willing to give up.
-Bill & Cathi are out on the water and Jeremy & Sandy have still not passed. Sandy sits down and thoroughly checks her notes against their display and finally finds the two that were out of place... they finally pass and get the clue to head to the castle.
-Bill & Cathi have collected both halves of the clue and are also heading for the Muur.
-Ernie & Cindy are driving to the Murr and she's worried they just left some waffles burning in their stand... OCD much?
-Tommy & Andy have stopped to ask directions.
-Marcus & Amani - seem to be going the right way... let's hope that continues.
-Sandy is telling Jeremy to take a certain highway - she's got the map, trust her... (oh that never end well.)
-Ernie & Cindy arrive at the Muur and the clue tells them to release homing pigeons... then they must follow the pigeons and meet up with them at a certain address to retrieve the clue to the Pit Stop off the pigeons legs. What? They have to follow the pigeons in the car... Oh, the guy gives them the address - but still. Cindy's just glad she didn't have to touch the pigeons, they gross her out.
-Tommy & Andy are the next team to the Muur and they ask some locals where the address is on their clue- they tell them it's back near Brussels.
-Marcus & Amani and Jeremy & Sandy get to the Muur at the same time-ish and release their pigeons - they have different addresses to meet up with their pigeons.
-Ernie & Cindy stop and ask for directions but their French is not tres bon... she's not sure where to go.
-Andy & Tommy are the first team to get to the address and retrieve their tiny little clue off the pigeon's leg - it is a picture of the Atomium (a huge sculpture of an atom) and the Pit Stop for this leg of the Race. They stop and ask some kids on the street where it is and they give them directions.
-Jeremy & Sandy are the next team to find the address (it was the same one the Snowboarder's had) and Jeremy knows the Atomium is in Brussels.
-Ernie & Cindy are lost and snapping at each other - they stop at a restaurant and she gets directions again - they are now 30 minutes away from somewhere they were 45 minutes away from 45 minutes ago... They're just hoping they're still in the game.
-Cathi & Bill have stopped to ask directions, they still haven't released their pigeons.
-Marcus & Amani are lost, they can't find the address to retrieve the clue off their pigeon.
-Ernie & Cindy finally arrive at their pigeon place and get the picture of the Atomium - what the heck is that? They ask at a campsite next door and get directions to go back to Brussels.
-Marcus & Amani finally find the pigeon place as well - they had the same address as Ernie & Cindy - and get the directions from the same place. They both look totally exhausted - it's getting dark and they are trying to rally to make it to the Pit Stop.
Here's How they Finished:
1) Andy & Tommy - they each won a brand new Ford Mustang and they get to customize the cars however they like online. I think this makes up for Andy not getting to do the Roadblock.
2) Jeremy & Sandy - happy - tired.
3) Ernie & Cindy - they look so down - Phil starts very serious but they tells them they should be happier because they are team #3. She's not happy of course - if it's not first, she's failed.
4) Marcus & Amani - They went from first to almost last... but they are still in the race.
5) Bill & Cathi - ***ELIMINATED*** It was an 'amazing race' for them (ha ha - I think he actually said experience but I couldn't resist) Phil says if nothing else they did prove that age has nothing to do with a person's ability on the Race. Cathi just hopes they showed that older people should not be overlooked - they are still able to contribute and compete. I think they were the best couple ever on this race - never fought or fell apart - they were always good natured and having fun. Bill says he would do it all over again, same person, same way. They will be missed.
And with Bill & Cathi leaving this week: Annemette J, Ozzy R, Bob L and Robert L are out of the pool.
Next week: It's a push to the final 3 and the teams are Racing through Panama...
Have a great week everyone,
Coleen
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