"The Amazing Race 8" Storms Into Huntsville

Al Whitaker now wishes to apologize to the local media for having to steer them wrong. He first learned about CBS's interest in bringing "The Amazing Race" to Huntsville back in February. At first, the network wanted to film AR during the Great Moonbuggy Race and contacted NASA, the sponsor of that event. When the idea for the Moonbuggy Race was scrapped, NASA officials suggested the show talk to Whitaker about bringing the Amazing Race to USSRC. After a tour of the site, "The Amazing Race" people decided that a ride in the Centrifuge would be a great task for the teams. The Centrifuge is a small two-person capsule on the end of a revolving arm. The faster the arm spins, the more G-force created upon those inside the capsule. It's identical to what NASA and the Navy use to train their pilots and astronauts. The Centrifuge is designed in such a way as to not exceed 5 G's for safety purposes. The machine makes people feel like they weigh 4 times more than they actually weigh and pulls your flesh back and exerts pressure on your chest. Whitaker spent time during the show explaining to the teams what they would feel and giving out the clue when their task was finished. Alex Hanna was in charge of actually strapping the contestants into the Centrifuge.
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