I need the shortcut really.  My best runs would have me finishing in the late 52's without the shortcut, and if I'm there in that sort of time my brain won't let me not try.  No interest in improving my time by .250 or whatever, there's 3 seconds to come off if I hit that bit right.

Its not that hard to hit, Moot. There's two ways:

The safe way - make sure you're as far left as you can be, lean forward. Accelerate slowly when platform is about two thirds/three quarters of the way up, then full pelt as near top and bunny hop launch off end.

The harder, quicker way - Need to pull ya bike into a wheelie as near the end and then lean forward to minimise height, you'll be on a lower trajectory and will just clear the second ramp.

Watch replays and study that end bit for timings.

Here's my most recent video. I do the second, harder technique, but clip the edge and it launches me higher:

Dark Soldier wrote:

Here's my most recent video. I do the second, harder technique, but clip the edge and it launches me higher:

This is basically me. But better.

Fuck you DS.

Anybody set a good time on Happy Camper yet?

Its an easy flow track which everyone should be able to have a crack on. No physics etc.

Might be a tad too easy though, we're looking at tenths/hundredths difference between times.

Argh! Had some good runs but haven’t got that jump even once.

I think the sweet spot are the hard and medium tracks, but it's about picking one that is fun to improve a time on. Long tracks with critical/difficult endings are the worst type. Like the one with the swinging ship at the start. I hate that track.

Cool, will happily move on from the other. Have only done one run on Happy Camper, it was a silver.

Which is banned from this competition.

So after this one, you wanna pick one @voices ?

Preferably Medium/tougher Easy to keep it on an evenish keel. Gonna give current track a go tomorrow.

Top man.

voices wrote:

Moot_Geeza wrote:

34.127. There's a bit to come off for me but probably not more than .4 or something.

This is a really nice run - kudos.

Cheers. Just had another look and didn't fancy racing myself, it's a slowish start but otherwise everything came off right.

Fender grabs and fapping are fundamental to very high level play. It allows different obstacles, which allows for more diverse tracks.

Actually learning how to do the grabs (and having the muscle memory to actually use them) is on my to do list. Happily I can fap without thinking these days (er....).

For the fap you have to have it wired in to your muscle memory, because by the time you consciously decide to do it the moment has gone. It's only useful for extremes+ anyway.

The extreme that was in the beta has a first checkpoint where flapping is super helpful to be consistent. Run that for 10 minutes and you'll be set for life.

voices wrote:

For the fap you have to have it wired in to your muscle memory, because by the time you consciously decide to do it the moment has gone.

This is a glorious sentence.