James & Sarah

James Kingsbury and Sarah Roza are a Dating team on The Amazing Race Australia 2.

Sarah's unpreparedness and high maintenance personality caused them many problems, and they became the season's fighting couple. However, despite her appearance, Sarah was an extremely competitive racer, and most of her fights with James were about their conflicting perspectives on how they should run the race. They were finally put out of their misery in Vancouver when they got a late start due to Sarah spending over an hour on her hair and makeup, then they had to go back to their hotel because they forgot to pay for their room. This put them far behind the other teams and cost them all their money, and they were never able to catch up, finishing 6th.

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The 9 year age difference between James, 23, and Sarah, 32, is something their friends and family sometimes find hard to overlook.

"A lot of people see it as a kind of cougar and toy boy type of thing," says divorcee Sarah. "But let them think what they want to think."

This volatile Melbourne couple started as friends and freely admit their romantic relationship is often on-again/off-again, or as Sarah says "a bit of a car crash".

"It's kind of like we can't live with each other – we tried that and it didn't work. But we can't live without each other either," says bar manager James.

"We can't really stand each other's company for more than two hours. She talks all the time. I've developed selective hearing. If it was an Olympic event I'd win gold."

Sarah's work as a laser clinician and beauty salon owner means she likes to maintain a highly-polished appearance, and isn't averse to the odd bit of cosmetic enhancement.

"Maintaining my look won't be a problem on the race because most of my makeup is tattooed on."

Sarah might also raise some eyebrows with her race attire, which consists largely of skirts and heels.

"I don't wear shorts and I can't wear flat shoes because it makes my calves hurt. I have to wear heels. So I went to a bunch of shoe places to see if they could make me a hybrid heel runner. I call it a "hunner". I went through about 10 versions before we got it right. They're my secret weapon."

"I know people will look at the hair and makeup and clothes and think I'm up myself but I don't care," she says.

Sarah describes herself as a "pushy, loud and persuasive person" who somehow always gets what she wants.

And while Sarah's race preparation involved testing her makeup in the sauna and finding the right hair gel for James to withstand the grueling conditions they are expecting, at least James hit the gym to try to improve his fitness levels.

"We might fail all the challenges but at least we'll try to look good while we're doing it," laughs James.

The Amazing Race Australia 2[]

Race History[]

James & Sarah's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	Australia → Philippines	Jig / Pig	No Roadblock	3 of 11
2	2	Philippines → India	Pull / Poo	Unknown	9 of 11	^[1]
3	3	India	Unknown	Sarah	8 of 10	^[2]
3	3	India	Unknown	James	8 of 10	^[2]
4	4	India → United Arab Emirates	Camel Dash / Dune Bash	Unknown	1 of 9	^[1]
5	5	United Arab Emirates → Turkey	Count 'Em Up / Price 'Em Up	Sarah	7 of 8	^[3]
6	6	Turkey	Shine / Design	James	7 of 8
7	7	Turkey → France → Cuba	Unknown	Sarah	4 of 7	^[2]
8	8	Cuba	Che Puzzle / Daiquiri Guzzle	James	4 of 7
9	9	Cuba → Canada	Toss / Tumble	Sarah	6 of 6
				Average	5.44
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team finished in last and was initially to be eliminated, but were saved by the Salvage Pass, Resurrection Card, or The Save The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass > The team used the Yield < Recipient of the Yield ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ► The team used the Salvage Pass
Notes: 1: There was an unaired Roadblock in this leg. It is unknown if James or Sarah performed the Roadblock. 2: There was an unaired Detour in this leg. 3: James & Sarah initially arrived 6th, but were issued a 4-hour penalty due to Sarah quitting the Roadblock. Lucy & Emilia checked in during their penalty time, dropping James & Sarah to 7th. Less than 30 minutes later, Ross & Tarryn also checked-in during the penalty time, but they were also issued the same penalty. As this was a Non-Elimination Leg, the remainder of the penalty would be assessed at the beginning of the next leg.