Wow! What an enthusiastic group of 410 racers! From Hollywood to downtown LA with trips to Grand Central Market, Pizza Next Door (no, not next door to Hollywood Billiards, though they received many calls), a jigsaw puzzle in Echo Park, a slow caricaturist, and the Muddlebug Racers to the finish, the LA race was a memorable one.
Thank you to Alta Cockers (Harvey Kalan and Bruce Gale) and WhooWhoo Girl WhooWhoo (Grace Tracy and Chris Banares) for allowing the cameramen to follow you during the race.
Thanks to every team who came to the event in costume - you add to the spirit of the event!
Two out-of-staters, Tom Carroll and Jeri Mandelbaum, who flew to LA from Portland the night before, won the race in 2:42, our longest and most difficult race ever.
Two minutes later, family team Lucky Charms arrived at the finish mat. Eleven minutes after them, Lois and Clark arrived to round out the top three.
Congrats to the top 25 teams - hopefully we'll see all of you in Vegas. And congrats to everyone who completed this difficult race!
Thank you to Hollywood Billiards, Studio Fred, Vince from LA Metro, Michael Roud Photography, and all the others who helped make our 2008 LA race fun!
See you all next year, if not before.
LA participants say...
"Of course.. it was awesome. A scavenger hunt on steroids."
"Honestly I haven't had this much fun in years."
"This is a great way to get to know your partner, spouse, friend, co-worker, etc."
"It was a blast, everything was well organized and thought out cleverly."
"I had one of the best weekends I've had in a very long time. I had a blast!"
"It was challenging but not discouraging. The sites were interesting and riding the bus and metro were new experiences with LA residents- a good one."
"The amount of fun I had is indescribable. It was challenging and helped me appreciate L.A. a bit more."
"AMAZING!"
"It was more fun and the clues were more difficult than I thought they would be."
"This event is a total blast and I will continue to participate in the future!!"
"It was SO much fun & a lot more difficult than I expected. I've already told tons of people & I'm sure the next race will show that folks are talking!"
"I thought the Race was very organized, with great staff and great participants."
"Very fun event. Low key (not too intense) and well-organized."
"One of the most exciting and memorable ways to see Los Angeles. I appreciate the choice of lesser known locations and modes of transportation."
"Was better than I expected."
"It's like getting to participate in a short version of the Amazing race without having to quit your job and get shots."
"SO much fun!!! As sore and tired as I was, I would have done it all over the next day."
"It was a blast! I absolutely loved it."
"It was a great experience and fantastic to explore the city this way!"
"I loved it! It was a great way to see the city and experience it in a completely new way!"
"I had no idea Silverlake, Los Feliz, and downtown LA were so interesting. Great exercise, fun people, cool puzzles, and I learned a lot about my city!"
Official Results:
* denotes team qualifies to compete in Nationals
** denotes team qualifies to compete in Nationals and will receive free entry
^ denotes team competed in Family Division
**1st – Tom & Jeri (2:42) – Tom Carroll and Jeri Mandelbaum
**^2nd – Lucky Charms (2:44)– Corina Carbajal, Sandra Galindo, and Aaron Tampa
**3rd – Lois and Clark (2:55) – Kevin Poff and Krystal Cope
*4th – Moonwalkers (2:59) – Mark Davenport and Julia Metcalfe
*5th – The Pooch Whisperers (Leo and Alice) – (3:01) – Travis Seawards and Josh Rohmer
*6th – Los Originales – (3:06) – John Kang and Susan Lee
*7th – The Originals (3:08) – Diana Yang and Ryan Kim
*8th – 1 and a Half Gooks (3:09) – Jessica Hong and Scott Parra
*9th – Go! (3:09) – Annette Gonzalez and Rommel Salas
*10th – The Machines (3:09) – Thai Foo and Larry Lay
*11th – Emc2 (3:16) – Jim and Nicole McHorney
*12th – Ninjas vs. Pirates (3:18) – Andrew Thomas, Shirley Tang, and Jessica Bennett
*13th – The Biggest Losers (3:19) – Bear Fisher and Annemarie Batur
*14th – The Hilts (3:19) – Jason and Christi Hilt
*15th – Sundevils (3:24) – Ricky Lindwall and Sean Butler
*16th – Super Mario Bros. (3:25) – Elaine Fok and Alfonse Doan
*17th – Team Lemur Clasp (3:25) – Rose Liu and Jim Nguyen
*18th – The Busy Devs (3:26) – Robinne Burrell and Brandon Lucas
*19th – Downtown Newly Brown (3:26) – Veronica and TJ Brown
*20th – Blow Out (3:27) – Jennie Dabasol and Michael Greenberg
*21st – Cal Pauli Girls (3:27) – Dana Torres and Marissa Waggoner
*22nd – ChiroPsych (3:28) – Rick Lindwall Diana Lindwall
*23rd – Maow (3:28) – Megan O’Toole and Alan Wood
*24th – Skeeters (3:28) – Joey Magnusson and Ollie Tieden
*25th – Team Rother Parkita (3:30) – Heather Henry-Parker and Robert Laurita
26th – Bavarian Babes (3:30) – Annjanette Isorda and Elizabeth Bailey
27th – Spicy Chicken (3:30) – Paul Butapetch and Helen Huynh
28th – Run ZoLa Run (3:31) – Angela Brunson and Lorenzo Gonzalez
29th – Elephant Shoes (3:31) – Kira and Robbie Pate
30th – Stiletto Sprinters (3:33) – Natalie Lopez and Rebecca York
31st – Never Give Up (3:33) – Melissa and Alfredo Lopez
32nd – Transisters (3:34) – Aida and Brenda Trabanino
33rd –Noluck allskill (3:34) - Marco and Marina Mendoza
34th – Adison (3:34) – Allison Conkright and Adam Engel
35th – M & M (3:35) – Michelle Messiha and Rio Miner
36th - ?????? (3:35) – Jon Danniells and Theresa Haynes
37th – 2Legit2Quit (3:36) – Hannah Levin and Stephanie Pollok
38th – OC Dominators (3:37) – Lia and Armando Marentes
39th – Lockett / Regan (3:37) – Kelly Lockett and Maureen Regan
40th – The IJ (3:37) – Jaime and Lisa Herrera
41st – Johnston / Hawkins (3:37) – Tricia Johnston and Veronica Hawkins
42nd – Team Cornet (3:37) – Suzy Corbett and Joe Supnet
43rd – Team Awesome (3:38) – Tyler Lopez and Kelly Biddlecome
44th – TheRexes (3:39) – Darius Li and Winnie Aoieong
45th – Get2it (3:41) – Jennifer Swan and Peter Arbogast
46th – RadJack (3:41) – Nina Jack and Karen Radzikowski
47th – Los Perdidores (3:42) – John Billimek and Blaine Bridenball
48th – Yaeger / Bates (3:42) – Melinda Yaeger and Laurie Bates
49th – One Shared Brain (3:42) – Roberta Fong and Nancy Hayata
50th – PSLA (3:42) – Daniel Medici and Polly Medici
51st – Curly Girls (3:43) – Xochi Blymyer and Micaela Chambers
52nd – Alta Cockers (3:43) – Harvey Kalan and Bruce Gale
53rd – E-L-emon-ators (3:43) – Lori Baumann and Elisa Borjas
54th – Birds of Paradise (3:43) – Roderick and Fiona Diaz
55th – The Yellow Jerseys (3:44) – Amy and John White
56th – The Flip and the Nip (3:44) – Andy Nguyen and Erwin Catindig
57th – Star Trek (3:44)
58th – The Schmedlaps (3:45) – Suz Landy and Chris Landay
59th – Team Stratego (3:45) – Pamela and Mike Poff
60th – Drunk & Surly (3:45) – Ethan Tyer and Richard Casaletta
61st – Running on Empty (3:45) – Marilyn and Jack Jocz
62nd – The Wuppies (3:45) – Cameron and Ashley Burg
63rd – Maddogs (3:46) – Bradley and Robert Tyer
64th – Friedman Weissman & Assoc. PC (3:47) – Ryan Egusquiza and Josh Baltax
65th – Lance in your Pants (3:47) – Damon and Robin Lance
66th – The Jakes (3:48) – Jake Castiglioni and Jake Dissmore
67th – Borton Bombers (3:48) – Dan and Joan Borton
68th – Sanduners (3:51) – Amy Horst and Jennifer Williams
69th – Totoro (3:51) – Patricia Paravicini and Michael Katagiri
70th – Team Bunny (3:51) – Luis Ramirez and Michael Patterson
71st – Chuck & Sir (3:52) – Gloria and Randy Gee
72nd – CONQUEST (3:52) – Stacy and Steve Welk
73rd – Ho / Jacobs (3:52) – Laura Ho and Paula Jacobs
74th – Puddy Paladians (3:52) – Kristen and Tom Riccard
75th – Giant Donuts (3:52) – Eyde Belasco and David Banks
76th – SuperHeroes (3:53) – John Nishimoto and Rena Nakasaka
77th – Team Hogan (3:55) – Erik and Kathryn Hogan
78th – Sundancers (3:55) – Gabrielle and Mark Miller
79th – Hollywood All-Stars (3:56)
80th – S & M (3:56) – Nicole Measles and Steve Weatherby
81st – Team Fabulous (3:57) – Wendy Hicks and Karin Gentry
82nd – Double Ds (3:57) – Dave Oppliger and Dave Baumgartner
83rd – The Keortges (3:57) – Vanessa and David Keortge
84th – K-9 Walkers (3:57) – Thomas Davoren and Edward Martinez
85th – Quinn (3:57) – Monica and Michael Quinn
86th – Cereal Killers (3:58) – Diane Gonzales and Alex Munoz
87th – Dalidd / Begarano (3:58) – Shabina Dalidd and Sheilla Bejarano
88th – More Cowbell (4:00) – Jim Dowd and Eddie Fritz
89th – Khamoui / Tamblyn (4:00) – Alan Khamoui and Kathryn Tamblyn
90th – The Beer Jackets (4:01) – Josh Marx and Sarah Postler
91st – Along Came Trouble… (4:01) – Brian Baptista and Vanessa Kromer
92nd – What the Fox (4:01) – Martin Lilly and Lisa Fink
93rd – Boots wit da fuuurrrr (4:01) – Tim Tatum and Lesley Robbins
94th – Vietnapinos (4:02) – Tam Thao Pham and Ladyann Ballecer
95th – Tran / Sabalburo (4:02) – Debbie Tran and Edwin Sabalburo
96th – The Golden Boyz (4:03) – Paul Sessa and Scott Buford
97th – Team Terrific (4:04) – Rick Frazier and Michelle Rosenberg
98th – The Wildflowers (4:05) – Balazs Csaki and Lauren O’Loughlin
99th – The Bends (4:06) – Roland Cusick and Jason Adelaars
100th – Ahn / Kwon (4:07) – Aileen Ahn and Sonia Kwon
101st – Brownbaggin FudgePAKers (4:07) – Alex Sun and Edward Pak
102nd – Without a Clue (4:07) – Jim and Autumn DeWoody
103rd – Attack of the Retreating Invisible Cows (4:08) – Michael Stellman and Airon Bongon
104th – Foss-y Ladies (4:08) – Kerri and Evelyn Foss
105th – The Holmies (4:08) - Maura Gibson and David Patera
106th - The Green Avengers (4:09) - Bernadette Reyes and Barbara Wagner
107th - Philip Beans (4:09) - Anne Gaw and Steve Miyamoto
108th - Team Sporks (4:09) - Tim Allen and Susana Stumpf
109th - Pura Vida (4:09) - Annie Chow and Patricia Chi
110th - RE-CALCulating (4:10) - Jenna and Whitney Gibson
111th - Rositas (4:10) - LeeAnn Koscielny and Wendy Mojica
112th - Cardiff Giant (4:11) - Jason Resar and Sean Hines
113th - Green Street Hooligans (4:11) - Vanity Mac and Anjana Shankar
114th - JuiCee (4:12) - Julie Schaefer and Claudia Hawkins
115th - In-N-Out (4:12) - April Festich and Jason Festich
116th - MoJo (4:12) - Molly Moore and JoAnn Baker
117th - The Busy Devs (4:13) - Robinne Burrell and Brandon Lucas
118th - Are You Sisters? (4:13) - Giuliana Schettino and Karyn Pinsky
119th - Moist Towelette (4:13) - Mac and Jennifer Ghurani
120th - Regulataz (4:15) - Stephanie James and Amanda Finlayson
121st - Diagnosis: Gravity (4:16) - Jennifer Roche and Adam Ragland
122nd - Holey Moley (4:17) - Jon Roepke and Jen Lesniewski
123rd - Rudolph (4:17) - Jennifer and Edward Rudolph
124th - Bring It! (4:17) - Rebecca Reindl and Jeff Disbrow
125th - Team Tim (4:18) - Timothy and Anita Schoen
126th - Awesome Possums (4:19) - Greg Archuleta and Julie Tran
127th - Lost in LA (4:19) - Eric Zager and Wendy Kahn
^128th - I Was Told There Would Be No Walking (4:20) - Bob Koenig, Bruce Hakes, and Kelly Colosimo
129th - Hip Hop Kidz (4:20) - Allison Rost and Meredith Avery
130th - The Winners (4:21) - Adam Kovach and Anthony Malecki
131st - Blazej / Blazej (4:22) - Doreen and Tom Blazej
132nd - The Fly Girls (4:22) - Natalie Flores and Sophie Aaronson
133rd - Team Brownchez (4:24) - Jane Sanchez and Jonilyn Brown
134th - Where's Waldo (4:25) - Andrew Millar and Kirstin Harper-Smith
135th - GreenBee!!! (4:25) - Bee Truong and Jared Greenberg
136th - Marifer (4:25) - Jennifer Stohl and Marichelle Matic
137th - Rollin Stolen (4:25) - ronda Stephens and Caroline Schlott
138th - Vicious and Delicious (4:27) - Michelle Goto and Dinni Snow
139th - The Glamor Gnomes (4:30) - Kristine Dalton and Diane Dalton
140th - The LB All-Stars (4:31) - Kevin Dykes and Jessica Leyba
141st - Beans and Rice (4:32) - Richard Preciado and Marissa Alonsagay
142nd - Aaargh! (4:33) - Bridgette Iden and Mary Wolf
143rd - WhooWhoo Girl WhooWhoo! (4:33) - Grace Tracy and Chris Banares
144th - I Dare You to Mug Us (4:36) - Bernadette Compean and Denise Silva
145th - Organized Chaos (4:37) - Adam deJesus and Michael Valdez
146th - Manlove (4:38) - Denise and Alicia Manlove
147th - MasterMinds (4:42) - Joshua Buby and Kristina Djekic
^148th - The AR Wannabies (4:43) - Janet and Jonathan Tentler
149th - Mayfield / Cowen (4:44) - Kenneth Mayfield and Alexa Cowen
150th - Jobby (4:44) - Abby Daniels and Jody Gordon
151st - No Paws Left Behind (4:45) - Theresa Poprac and Mimi Nichols
152nd - My Day Off (4:45) - Kayo Libiano and Heather Contreras
153rd - Foreign Exports (4:45) - Kim Hitchcock and Donald Dwyer
154th - The Lost Girls (4:45) - Lisa Natalie Boyd and Jeanette Patterson
155th - It's My Birthday (4:46) - Jeffrey Lawson and Gregory Dilger
156th - Polychronopoulos / Canning (4:46) - Tina Polychronopoulos and Jen Canning
157th - Jason / Jason (4:46) - John and Diana Jason
158th - Grivett / Cohen (4:46) - Beth Grivett and Saralyn Cohen
159th - BLT (4:47) - Lynn and Brad Taflinger
160th - Salsa Whales (4:48) - Linda Souza and Armin Wahl
161st - Latumeten / Miller (4:48) - Jessica Latumeten and Lisa Marie Miller
162nd - Pecos Thrill (4:50) - Amy Trulock and Kim Olpin
163rd - Boom Boom (4:50) - Chris Shick and Jennifer Boutwell
164th - The Xylophone Drinking Team (4:52) - A.J. Calomay and Anna Bautista
165th - SuperBad (4:53) - Harold MacKenzie and Richard Loew
166th - Dancing Monkey (4:54) - Robin La Tourette and Andrea Ruof
167th - Wuzzzz Up? (4:54) - Becky Flora and Melissa Brown
168th - Team Hot Combat (4:55) - Nolan Cooper and Lisa Hunter
169th - Dingbats II (4:56) - Sara Amiri and Sheila Anello
170th - Herington (4:57) - James Herrington and Melissa Sandoval
^171st - Team Sadie (4:57) - David Smith, Louise Nelson, and Isabella Smith
172nd - The Really Rottens (4:57) - Nathan Baguio and Jennifer Freel
173rd - The Intrepids (4:57) - Julie and Claire Goldsmith
174th - LostInLA (4:58) - Tim Oliver and Ray Gerace
175th - The Amazing Asthmatics (4:58) - Brooke Baxter and Mikey Munoz
176th - Fireflies (4:59) - Yolonda Ingrum and Julie Fallon
177th - Hongco (4:59) - Marisol and William Ordonez
178th - Bonfa Sisters (5:00) - Catherine Hood and Frances Solt
179th - TBD (5:00) - Bo Lumabao and Brent Schultheis
180th - Sandy (5:00) - Sandy Koyama and Jerry Koyama
181st - Team McCabe (5:00) - Coralyn and Carrie McCabe
182nd - Trail Blazers (5:00) - Deleshia Owens and Rickey Green
183rd - Soul Sisters (5:00) - Cami Trulock and Maria Martinez
184th - Gaydowskis (5:00) - Todd and Elizabeth Gaydowski
185th - The Hurricanes (5:00) - Carissa Memovich and Holly Wilhelm
186th - Art of Agression (5:00) - Adria Barchi and Helen Huynh
187th - The Yellow Jerseys (5:00) - Amy and John White
188th - The Robotos (5:00) - Christian Colalongo and Sharon Chang
189th - Your Mom...Part II (5:00) - Will Chu and Ismael Osuna
190th - Las Vegas or Bust (5:00) - Tasha and Allen Bantau
191st - Finish for the Beer (5:00) - Christy Shaplin and Kendra Beale
192nd - Jazzy Js (5:00) - Joanne Kakuda and Jane Baumgartner
193rd - True Grit (5:00) - Rick Hoffpauer and James Palm
194th - Spciy Chicken (5:00) - Paul Butapetch and
195th - The Bends (5:00) - Roland Cusick and Jason Adelaars
196th - Sugar n Spice (5:00) - Karri Krause and Leah Cevoli
197th - The Sweet Gherkins (5:00) - Sean Grimes, Adam Cravins, and Lindsay Cravins
198th - Dwangela Fun Run (5:00) - Justin Razeghian and Bienna Ryuman
199th - The Wuppies (5:00) - Cameron and Ashley Burg
200th - Team MBP (5:00) - Andrea and Lee Hutter
201st - MJ Cherokee (5:00) - Candace Green and Jamie Wilson
202nd - Kobi Dragon (5:00)
203rd - Team Bunny (3:58) - Luis Ramirez and Michael Patterson