Folks, I think it's time that many took a trip to the "Editing Room" and saw that there are people who sit there, flipping through footage with directors and producers, to in every way possible make things seem far more tension-filled and diabolical than they actually are.
The second I saw that they never SHOWED Linda and Karen telling Marsha about the changing of the money, and the fact that they cut RIGHT to a shot of Linda and Karen celebrating, pretty well sent up my "Editor" flag. Yes, I have a fucking flag. It's right here beside my "Die Mirna Die" Flag. Oh, and my "Shut the fuck up Mirna" one, and then the "...RACE!" flag is sitting in the corner resting. It's had a rough race.
The problem is that editing has everything to do with how the race is being perceived.
As I explained above, Mugen, the issue with the cab was entirely different than any other, because it wasn't a matter of Chip coming over to the Taxi after Kami and Karli had entered, put their bags in the trunk, and were ready to leave. He wasn't holding them up; if you watch the footage, Chip went to talk to the driver, see if he knew where he was going, and then how much it might cost; what you'd normally do when going for a taxi. Kami or Karli, I don't really care which, went right into the back, sitting in the taxi. She was definitely rushing forward in more of a "RACE" mentality, whereas he was more following cordial standards.
While I understand both sides of the issue, Chip being an asshole has nothing to do with it. Chip felt he had talked to the driver first, he had the cab. Kami/Karli thought they had gotten into the cab first, it was their cab. It was nothing but a really messed up situation. Chip didn't shove Kami/Karli out of the way to get ahead, and he in no way sabotaged them; hell, technically he could have the same claim against them, since he went one way and they went the other. There are no rules on how you get a taxi, or what happens in such a situation. Instead, it is simply the discretion of those RACING. And thus, neither felt like giving up the cab. Really, the best situation was to wait for the second cab...thus the resolution came easily, and it wasn't an issue. That's not sabotage.
Sabotage would have been asking Kami and Karli's taxi driver for incredibly detailed instructions to same random place to keep them from leaving. Sabotage would have been slashing their tires. Sabotage was NOT, in any way, not wanting to give up a cab they both had a fairly credible stake on.
Alejob...RACE. It's a fucking race, already. You're not racist, or retarded. Your problem instead lies in the fact that...these people had no idea what they were looking for. As a far too loyal Nintendo fan, I of course knew that a Scarab was a small beetle (Thank you Star Fox Adventures) and thus would have known what to look for. These people, not the avid gamers or historians/beetle people, didn't know. When Chip found it, the logical move is to not give your other teams an advantage. Why do you think all of the teams move away from the clue box to read the clue? Bingo, because then if they're seen they won't lead directly to it. Or, they don't want it overheard by the other teams nearby. It's all about getting an advantage for yourself.
You seem to have seen the two episodes where, to you, Chip was an asshole. You missed last week, where he helped Brandon and Nicole stay in the Detour task, and then proceeded to give Kami and Karli directions to the next clue.
The result? Because of the help, they ended up in fourth place instead of third, as Brandon and Nicole got ahead of them. Sure, it was only a minute, but his kindness actually hurt him. As he said in that episode, he won't stop being himself...and he's a helpful guy. When someone is in trouble, he gives them a hand.
When someone is searching for a clue that, if found quickly, will shorten their lead, I don't think anyone in a RACE would be so helpful.
