LEADERBOARD:

Singapore (Turf City) (Starting Line)

Singapore (Changi International Airport) to Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch International Airport)

Christchurch (Cathedral)

Christchurch (Ferrymead Heritage Park)

Christchurch (Yaldhurst Museum)

Christchurch (Casino)

Christchurch (Orana Wildlife Park)
In the Roadblock, racers had to identify 3 vehicle brand logos. The Detour was a choice between Lucky Word or Lucky Number. In Lucky Word, racers had to figure out a 3-letter English word that can be formed using the letters "Christchurch". Only 2 possible words will work. In Lucky Number, racers had to randomly try numbers between 34 and 500. Only 20 possible numbers will work.

Leg 2 (New Zealand)

Queenstown (Queenstown Airport) to Auckland (Auckland Airport)

Auckland (Al Volo Pizzeria)

Auckland (Auckland Zoo)

Rotorua (Whakarewarewa Thermal Village)
In the Roadblock, racers had to identify the names of 4 animals featured.

Leg 3 (New Zealand → People's Republic of China)

Auckland (StarDome Observatory)

Auckland (Auckland Airport) to Macau , People's Republic of China (Macau International Airport)

Macau (Macau Tower)

Macau (Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Macau) to Hong Kong (Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Hong Kong by TurboJET)

Hong Kong (The Peak)
In the Roadblock, racers had to count the number of people featured on the Skywalk "Virtual Walk" and Outdoor Observation Deck "Virtual Walk" of the Macau Tower.

Leg 4 (People's Republic of China → Japan)

Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) to Tokyo, Japan (Narita International Airport)

Tokyo (Meiji Shrine)

Tokyo (Miraikan)
The Detour was a choice between Convert or Rearrange. In Convert, racers had to use all the letters in the words "Meiji Shrine" and change each letter to one letter after the other. In Rearrange, racers had to use all the letters in the word "Meiji Shrine" and rearrange the letters in alphabetical order.

Leg 5 (Japan)

Tokyo (Shinjuku Train Station)

Tokyo (Tobacco and Salt Museum)

Tokyo (Toyota MEGA WEB)

Tokyo (Roppongi Hills)
In the Roadblock, racers had to follow the train directions given on the clue until they arrived at the 4 train stations which they were required to name to receive their next clue. The Detour was a choice between Signs or Parts. In Signs, racers had to refer to the 4 road signs given, and rearrange these road signs in anti-alphabetical order. In Parts, racers had to give the full name of the car part shown.

Leg 6 (Japan → Canada)

Tokyo (Shibuya Mark City)

Tokyo (Narita International Airport) to Winnipeg, Canada (Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport)

Winnipeg (Aboriginal Centre)

Winnipeg (Royal Canadian Mint)
In the Roadblock, racers had to give the name of the country that they will be flying to next. The only hint racers have is that both countries use the same colours for their flags. The Detour was a choice between Word or Picture. In Word, racers had to randomly choose a word that contains more than 7 letters in the specific description. Only 3 will work. In Picture, racers had to view 10 partial images and select the images that do not belong to Aboriginal Centre.

Leg 7 (Canada → Finland → Thailand)

Winnipeg (Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport) to Helsinki, Finland (Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport)

Helsinki (Olympiastadion)

Helsinki (Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport) to Bangkok, Thailand (Suvarnabhumi Airport)

Bangkok (Siam Park City)

Bangkok (Central World Plaza) (Finish Line)
The Detour was a choice between Add Them or Guess One. In Add Them, racers had to add up all the numbers found inside a specific description. In Guess One, racers had to randomly choose a word that contains more than 4 letters in the specific description. Only 1 will work. In the Roadblock, racers had to identify the flags of places that were not visited during the entire race. A reference board of 9 flags was given.


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The race was carried out on 30 Apr 2009, Thursday. It started off at 9.02pm and ended at around 12.30am.


Instructions to obtain clue:

If the clue requires you to find or type a word, for example the word you need to type is singapore, you should type http://www.iphoting.com/~cmbtwb/onlinerace8/singapore.jpg to get your next clue. basically, http://www.iphoting.com/~cmbtwb/onlinerace8/#.jpg and you should replace # with the word(s) required.

If the words are two words such as "Uniquely Singapore", you should type http://www.iphoting.com/~cmbtwb/onlinerace8/uniquelysingapore.jpg, basically without spaces and punctuation marks. Ensure all letters are small letters.