CHASEPOINTS BREAKDOWN

The Start- Hundreds of people lined the street including marching bands, dancers, and diginitaries as Host Nick Jelinek arrived in the square, dressed like a gaucho welcoming the teams to the 2009 City Chase Championships.

CP1 – SCAVENGER HUNT: Upon receiving their clue from the gauchos, teams were required to find and collect various items for the event, which were scattered throughout the city. The list included:
1. First aid kit
2. Ball pump
3. Spice for Empanadas
4. Bus Card
5. Salta Beer Sticker

CP2 – BEER RUN: Chasers arrived at the Cerveceria Salta laboratory and were required to find their uniform, work goggles, and safety shoes. Following the safety check, Chasers had to load a pallet with 50 boxes each containing 6 bottles of beer. They where then given a photograph of where they must deliver the beer in Balacarce street. When they arrived at the bar the bartender provided them with their next clue. The last team to arrive was eliminated.

CP3 – EMPANADAS MAKING: Chasers met the King of Empanadas and were taught how to cook this local treat, using the spice they found during the scavenger hunt. They were dressed in typical gaucho attire and were required to make 20 empanadas. Upon completion, Chasers delivered them to a retirement home, where they received their next clue from a resident. At this time, Chasers were also given a bucket of water and cleaning equipment (gloves, soap, sponge) to be utilized during ChasePoint # 4.

CP4 – TRAIN ON THE CLOUDS: Chasers arrived at the historical train station with their cleaning supplies to find an extremely filthy train. In order to move forward Chasers needed to clean one side of the coach. Train authorities were dressed in official suits and were responsible for determining if the work was acceptable. Once given the thumbs up, Chasers had to find the ticket booth where they were provided with a pair of gloves and a helmet to be utilized in ChasePoint # 5.

CP5 – RACE TO 25: Participants arrived at the Go-Kart track in Salta where they had to drive 25 consecutives laps.

CP6 – SALTA SOCCER: The Chasers had to pick up soccer balls, blow them up and then dribble them until reaching the stadium. The ball had to be continually touching the ground.

CP7 – SOCCER GAME: Teams arrived at the stadium and required to play a friendly game against a youth elite soccer team. The match had two 20 minute halves with a 10 minute half time. For every goal the international team (made up of all the Chasers) scored, an extra “comfort item” was given to them (pillow, blanket). Following the game, the Chasers presented their country’s soccer ball to one of the youth soccer players.

CP8 – PART 2-THE PENALTY KICK: This elimination style ChasePoint required the bottom 4 teams to play against each other in penalty kicks. Each team had to shoot and catch 5 penalty shots. The last place team was then eliminated.

CP9 – A RUDE AWAKENING: Chasers were woken up bright and early by the army who gave them exactly 2 minutes to board the truck and prepare for the boot camp to follow.

CP10 – ARMY 101: Upon arrival to the boot camp Chasers were given a military makeover complete with a haircut. Chasers were required to:
1. Participate in an obstacle course
2. Traverse a 3km muddy river
3. Shoot plates at gun range. Chasers had to shoot 5 plates and for each plate they missed a 1 minute time penalty was required upon completion of the ChasePoint.

CP11 - WATERMELON RUN: Chasers arrived at San Miguel’s Market and were required to find a full shopping cart of watermelons and a clue as to where they must deliver them too. During their travels, Chasers were provided with the clues to various locations that contained additional watermelons. They had to pick these up before delivering them to their final destination.

CP12 – GAUCHO FESTIVAL: Chasers were required to take part in typical Gaucho activities which included taking a glass of wine on a horse from one side to another. They had to give a glass of wine to their awaiting partner who then had to go all the way back to the start without spilling it.

CP13- SALTA ULTRA: Chasers were required to bike 22km (8km of dirt road and 14km of paved road) from Chicoana to Santa Anita.

CP14 – MILKING A GOAT: Chasers arrived at the farm and were greeted by “Carlos” the owner, who was in need of some urgent help! Chasers had to obtain 2L of goats milk before they could continue to the next ChasePoint.

CP15 –SANTA ULTRA PART 2: After milking the goats, Chasers had to hop onto a bike and travel back to the Hotel del Dique. The last team to arrive was eliminated.

CP16- LUXURY SLEEPING: Once all the team arrived at the hotel, the teams were informed that the first team to have arrived was given the opportunity to sleep in the hotel while the other teams must board a boat and pitch a tent on a secluded island. Adding a twist to the plot the winning team was given the opportunity to select a team that would share the luxuries of sleeping in a hotel bed for the night, spa and dinner included.

CP17 –ISLAND FEVER: Chasers were given the opportunity to rest, recover and prepare for the final day of competition. At 4:00am the teams were reunited on a boat for their next challenge.

CP18 – EMDURANCE TRIVIA CHALLENGE: Each team was given a board and a list of trivia questions. Teams had to write the correct answer to 12 questions and simultaneously had to show their answers to determine the winning team.

CP19 – TRIBAL COUNCIL: Teams were instructed to jump off of the boat and into the water where they swam to shore to retrieve their next ChasePoint clue.

CP20 – SALTA RAFTING: Teams participated in a high rope/ zip line challenge. This zip line is the highest in South America measuring 750m above ground. Upon completion of a high ropes challenges Chasers drove 100km back to Salta to continue the journey to become World City Chase Champion.

CP21 – CONVENTION CENTRE CLUE HUNT: Chasers arrived at the convention centre and had to hunt for a clue that was hidden inside an envelope somewhere inside the convention centre. This clue would be the ticket to ChasePoint 22 bringing them closer to the title of World City Chase Champions.

CP22 – ARTISTICALLY CHALLENGED: Chasers were presented with an easel, paint and brushes. They were given 20 minutes to paint their City Chase experience.

CP23 – CODE BREAKER: Chasers had to crack the code – PRINCIPAL HERO OF SALTA. Once cracking the code, Chasers had to figure out that they must go to the Monument of Guemes where they would find their respective countries Flag and to run to the top to catch the cable car. Once in the cable car, they found an envelope that told them to “RUN TO WIN” Plaza 9 de Julio.

THE FINISH – Escorted by gauchos and police motorcycles, Chasers got off the cable car and sprinted to the finish line in the same square which they started, greeted by thousands of enthusiastic locals.

Learn More About The Teams

• TEAM AUSTRALIA - Caroline Rafferty & Jocelyn Santosa
• TEAM CANADA - Jeremy Crane & David Crane
• TEAM IRELAND - Ciaran Pollard & Lorcan Walsh
• TEAM NEW ZEALAND - Joseph Seebeck & Sean Abe
• TEAM PORTUGAL - Paulo Santos & Nuno Pereira
• TEAM SINGAPORE - Robert Shand & Cameron Richards
• TEAM SPAIN - Alex Rodriguez & Felipe Villa
• TEAM USA - Teresa Rost & Bryan McCully
• TEAM ARGENTINA - Ricardo Coronel & Claudia Di Paolo

• 2008 Marrakech, Morocca
• 2007 Rome, Italy
• 2006 Chicago, USA