Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour

Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour
Created by	Mary-Ellis Bunim Jonathan Murray
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	19
Production
Running time	30 minutes, including commercials
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	June 6, 2000 – October 23, 2000
Chronology
Preceded by	Road Rules: Semester at Sea
Followed by	Road Rules: The Quest

Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour is the ninth season of Road Rules. It took place mostly in the southern areas of the United States and in South Africa. A casting special aired on June 6, 2000, and the season premiered two weeks later on June 19, 2000.

Cast

Name	Location
Holly Brentson	Meadow Vista, CA
James Orlando	Loomis, CA
Kathryn Omeg	The Dalles, OR
Laterrian Wallace	Stanley, NC
Msaada Nia	Los Angeles, CA
Theo Vonkurnatowski	Mandeville, LA

Episodes

No. in season	No. in series	Title	Original air date
1	120	"Walking on the Wind"	June 19, 2000
2	121	"Frosty Face Off"	June 26, 2000
3	122	"Frosty Face Off (2)"	July 3, 2000
4	123	"Mission Impossible: Get Shorty"	July 10, 2000
5	124	"Fugitives of Love"	July 17, 2000
6	125	"Love, Lust and Lies"	July 24, 2000
7	126	"Swimming in Sex"	July 31, 2000
8	127	"My Louisiana"	August 7, 2000
9	128	"Theo Takes a Leap"	August 14, 2000
10	129	"A Square in a Social Circle"	August 21, 2000
11	130	"2 Negative Atmosphere"	August 28, 2000
12	131	"Stranger in a Strange Land"	September 4, 2000
13	132	"Blood and Goats"	September 11, 2000
14	133	"Revenge in the Bush"	September 18, 2000
15	134	"Flying With the African Birds"	September 25, 2000
16	135	"Alone With Your Thoughts"	October 2, 2000
17	136	"A Day Out on O-Town"	October 9, 2000
18	137	"Letting Out the True Feelings"	October 16, 2000
19	138	"The Ball and Chain"	October 23, 2000

Memorable Moments

• This season had a Roadmaster who was announce missions on a video monitor on the cast's Shasta RV. Many missions were around challenging the cast member's fears.
• The cast has numerous face-off missions against mtv.com fans, O-Town, and the Playboy Extreme Team.
• This season using unique editing and cinematography, with frequent use of split-screen, interviews overplayed yon top or next to on-site footage, and widescreen formatting.
• The cast walks a tightrope between two hot-air balloons.
• The cast steals the robotic dog from The Real World: New Orleans house with the help of Make a Wish Foundation host Sloan Harris.
• The cast goes to South Africa to participate in a tribal ritual, compete against The Real World: New Orleans, and shark cage dive, among other missions.

Trivia

• The first "game show" themed episode of the series. The cast competed for cash to be added to their pool of money every mission.
• The episode that found the cast in South Africa was the only episode to ever be nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Reality Program category.
• Theo has since gone on to a career in comedy. He auditioned for season four of the NBC show, Last Comic Standing, in summer 2006. He made it to the semi-finals, but was not selected as a member of the final cast competing for the title. He did however win a fan voting poll on NBC's website.

After filming

Subsequent Challenges

Cast Member	Challenges	Challenges Won	Total Money Earned
Holly Brentson	Battle of the Seasons	None	$0
James Orlando	Extreme Challenge, Battle of the Sexes	None	$0
Kathryn Omeg	–	–	–
Laterrian Wallace	Extreme Challenge, Battle of the Sexes, The Gauntlet	None	$0
Msaada Nia	–	–	–
Theo Vonkurnatowski	Battle of the Seasons, The Gauntlet, Battle of the Sexes 2, Fresh Meat	The Gauntlet, Battle of the Sexes 2	$85,555
Challenge in bold indicates that the contestant was a finalist on The Challenge.

External links

• Road Rules at TV.com