"The Amazing Race 14" leg five brought a return to more dubious tactics for siblings Tammy & Victor as they at turns used and confused the alliance teams.
Tammy & Victor collaborated with the Jaime/Cara & Margie/Luke duos on getting directions through Novosibirsk before pulling no less than two doublecrosses, jumping out on their own after receiving directions. The strategy might have given Tammy & Victor a leg win except for the fat that Victor couldn't drive stick well with Tammy presumably even worse.
The sibs' driving issues kept allowing the alliance teams to catch them or pass them by altogether. It amazes me after all this time that some racers still aren't prepared ahead of time to drive manual transmission vehicles. Anyway, the saving grace for this team turned out to be Tammy outrunning the walker Cara on the Roadblock, allowing for a still impressive second place finish.
As long as their brother/sister relationship remains collaborative instead of whatever the heck that third leg was supposed to be, Tammy & Victor figure to remain solidly among the top tier performers.
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