The Amazing Race Asia 1 is the first season of The Amazing Race Asia, a reality television game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It featured ten teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around Asia and the Pacific Rim to win US$100,000. Applications were accepted through 31 March 2006. The season began on 9 November 2006 on AXN Asia and the season finale aired on 1 February 2007.
The Amazing Race Asia 1
Merdeka Square overlooking Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur was the Starting Line of the first season of The Amazing Race Asia.
Aubrey Sandel
Teams finished the inaugural leg of The Amazing Race Asia in Bukit Nanas, atop of KL Tower.
The Amazing Race is an adventure reality competition franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The Amazing Race is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, and perform physical and mental challenges that often highlight aspects of a location's culture, history, or economy. Over the course of the Race, teams travel by airplanes, helicopters, trucks, bicycles, taxicabs, cars, trains, buses, boats and by foot. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops, until only three remain. The first team to arrive at the finish line is awarded the grand prize.
Top row: best friends Danny Jimenez & Oswald Mendez of season 2 and the first All Stars, and spouses Kim & Chip McAllister of season 5. Bottom row: dating couple Lori Willems & Dave Spiker of season 9, and brothers Gerard & Ken Duphiney of season 3