When they first mention how it would be done I did not like the idea of the teams racing as pairs against each other.

But watching it I found myself on the edge as to who would win and the course caused the racers to make mistakes.

I like it!

What did you think.

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Tough on the team that had to go so many times. Glad that they did get through it. Looks like it will be an interesting season

Interesting change. It's been so many seasons now they are trying to come up with new things to keep interest I guess.
I felt bad for them but they kept going and made it.
The race between the final 2 was the hardest. Knowing when they started it was do or die.

I'm still not sure I like it. All the skill of getting done with the rest of the race quickly can be wiped out by some lucky throw from a much slower team. It also creates more of a bunch point, though that would likely just happen later anyway.

I think I like it. It's just another challenge they have to get past, and it does heighten the tension. I also think they need the bunch points, without them one team might get a unsurmountable lead mid-race, then the season would be boring.

That is what happened in one of the first races, the lead team was almost half a day ahead of the other teams.

Yeah, I understand having bunch points, but I think doing it through flights or times when things are open is a better way to do it than the head-to-head challenges.