User blog comment:BlueBarracudas555/Ridonculous Race Contestants Ages/@comment-11883116-20150806230545/@comment-1527105-20150807064530

The years don't matter so much, but there was an episode of TDA titled '2008: A Space Owen" which leads me to believe that both of those seasons took place in that year, even if the episode aired in 2009.

And I guess TDRI could have started later in the Summer. Chris might've needed some more time to get the word out about a new season + having to review auditions and find the 13 perfect ones.

But then again, Alejandro said he was in the robot suit for a year... And Chris was in prison for a year. Alejandro must've rounded down 2-3 months but TDRI definitely started the Summer after TDWT ended. We can easily figure that out. TDPI is the only season without a easily recognizable start date, but judging by Chris' line at the end of the TDAS finale, I'd say it's safe to assume there was a month or two gap in between the two. It reminded me of his line in Hawaiian Punch "We're gonna need an all new island!"/"We're gonna need an all new cast!"