<Li> The format of The Amazing Race has led to much smaller scale events for local cities and towns, having teams race through the area with clues and tasks . </Li> <Li> Countries and cities that are featured on the show often see the exposure as a boon . A member of the Icelandic Tourist Board noted that after their country shown as one of the locations in The Amazing Race 6, their website saw an increase in information requests, and they worked to develop a "Trace the Race" travel package to allow visitors to see the same locations shown on the show . </Li> <Li> "Competitours" was created by Steve Belkin to create 8 to 14 - days European tours in the style of The Amazing Race; the tourists are only given instructions each night on where they will be traveling next with a Race - like task to do the next day (such as encouraging locals to dance with them at a tourist location), to be demonstrated by recording themselves with a video camera . </Li> <Li> The Amazing Race has inspired popular culture, with notable references to it in such shows as Robot Chicken, MadTV (in which Charla and Mirna of Season 5 participated), 30 Rock and American Dad (which US host, Phil Keoghan guest starred in the episode) even Sesame Street . The Canadian cartoon / reality show Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race is a direct parody of The Amazing Race . And also an episode titled "The Amazing Model Race" of the twelfth cycle of America's Next Top Model, where it has a race - themed challenge . </Li>

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