Charlie & Rachel

Charlie Gale and Rachel Chen are a team of Flirtatious Friends on the 1st season of The Amazing Race China Rush.

Charlie

 * Age: 26
 * Nationality: Australia
 * Australian/American Charlie has been in Shanghai for over 2 years and has just started a business with a friend designing and manufacturing electric bicycles for the European and Australian market. Before this project, Charlie was a manager for a Shanghai-based film company and also worked for a sourcing company.

Rachel

 * Age: 25
 * Nationality: USA
 * American-born Chinese Rachel met her teammate Charlie through a mutual friend. At present she’s the partner/director of an Educational Services company in Shanghai. She’s lived in Shanghai for over 2 years and was previously an intern for an NGO.

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These young entrepreneurs met two years ago in Shanghai and have been best friends ever since.They love embarking on impulsive excursions throughout the city such as go-karting, boating or dancing until dawn. With their laid-back, yet adventurous personalities, Rachel and Charlie may prove that the secret to success is having fun along the way.

Franchise

 * Highest finish by a male/female team, 1st Place (tied with Flo & Zach, Chip & Kim, Freddy & Kendra, Uchenna & Joyce, Linz Family, Eric & Danielle, TK & Rachel, Nick & Starr, Tammy & Victor, Meghan & Cheyne, and Tamara & Matías).
 * Highest finish by a team with an age average of over 20, 1st place (tied with Rob & Brennan, Chris & Alex, Flo & Zach, Freddy & Kendra, Linz Family, BJ & Tyler, Tyler & James, Eric & Danielle, TK & Rachel, Nick & Starr, Meghan & Cheyne, Dan & Jordan, and Zabrina & Joe Jer).

China Rush

 * First winning team.

Season 1

 * Most legs won, 6 legs.