u/ftkftw

I'm starting get a hang of the 2nd jump. Not sure the 3rd jump is worth it, at Lost Catacombs it's faster to go around it even without barrier.

I think 2nd jump is slightly faster than going up and around, need all-in to clear it (just barely). In MP it comes down to stability though, do you risk crashing for that couple hundred of ms.

Optimizing all-in usage and drift boost off jumps will shave seconds off lap times compared to a risky barrier jump for half a second.

Starting with an easy one.

Basically hang back and play catchup; this is how I deal with MTs most of the time. Learning to drift continuously is key as you need to keep long nitro 3 speed to stay in the chase and then pounce when you see an opening.

Reserve all-in for passing because the more time you spend side-by-side with Bel Air the more likely it'll knock you down.

Finally got a good run. Two small mistakes (started all-in too late in one place in lap 1, skipped all-in entirely in another place lap 2) but otherwise this is the kind of laps I strive for.

There's probably another half to whole second per lap to improve here, like the S bridge to second barrier jump section.

Practice the heck out of that first barrier jump; it gets easy once you understand where along that sand dune you should launch from.

Too many mistakes in the other one; this one is better though still made at least two mistakes. Should've gone under 1:35.

It's honestly a good track for R5, but for the fact that trucks and MTs are faster, and buggies and pickups too if driver is good enough to jump that barrier.

Made several mistakes lap 1 and at least one in lap 2, but I've only gone 0.5s faster in final time so this is close enough.

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Not quite R5 time but comes close (about 1s off over two laps). Can match R5 if I get a lucky takedown at start and all-in earlier.

Know where the food is and hit those jumps. I keep picking Svalbard maps even when driving TRK; much more of a challenge than those boring truck maps.

TRK is faster here, but hard to beat my R5 if it falls behind it. Narrow paths and running out of food leaves little chance for overtake.

Hardest corner is that right hander after container tunnel, very little room for error, have to aim for the straight line in between the left and right turns perfectly.