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8.17.2005

can kids hack it on the amazing race?

Reality Blurred points out that CBS has the cast of Amazing Race 8 up
on its website now. This
season is the "family" season on Amazing Race, and it's been made a
little more family-friendly--the 10 teams only traveled 30,000 miles,
less than half the normal distance. When I first head about this
season, I imagined that all the teams would have child members, but
that's not the case here. Half the teams are made up entirely of
adults (though whether they'll be acting like adults is anyone's
guess) and a few of the others have teenage racers.

Only two teams have children under 14: the Gaghans of Connecticut and
the Blacks of Virginia, and in a contest between the two I'm pretty
sure the Blacks would kick ass. Bill, the Gaghan dad, admits in his
bio that his biggest pet peeve about himself is his lack of patience.
Sure, who needs patience when racing 30,000 miles with two small
children? Billy, 12, wants to "show his dad he has what it takes to
compete" and Carissa, 9, who is so adorable it hurts, "wants to show
her parents she is a tough competitor ready to take on the adults."
The girl is nine! And looks to have the competitive spirit of a teddy
bear.

On the other hand, Kenneth Black, 11, is a black belt in tae kwon do,
and his younger brother Austin, 8, the youngest competitor ever on The
Amazing Race, has a brown belt. The Black children won't have to prove
to their parents that they can take the heat of the race; you can tell
by the looks on their faces that they think they've already won. Even
though they're wearing tie-dye.

1 Comments:

  • At 3:40 PM, Blogger Marc said…

    i just clicked through to take a look at the family wearing tie-dye. who wears tie-dye any more? crazy - and perfect for a show like this. i can't wait til the new season hits the airwaves.

     

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