Board Thread:Challenge Threads/@comment-27048832-20170118182534/@comment-29003575-20170124160613

Made some more runs last night after I did some other events in order to speed up the bots. It really helped and totally changed the feel of this race. It was far more enjoyable. Did 3 runs last night. 2 in the NextEV, and 1 in Renault. My times in the NextEV were almost identical to previous best, just a couple of seconds faster (16:46 & 16:42). Once I got in the Renault, my lap times dropped quite a bit and it seemed much easier to get a fast(er) lap time. However my total time was still the same. So having 3 runs in 2 different cars with basically the same time, I figured it has to be how I am driving the race.

So this morning I made an emphasis on getting to the lead asap, w/o worrying about conserving battery. That made all the difference. The 3-4 laps of clean track really help. It allowed for me to run consistent 48s while still conserving a tad of juice. The first run ended with a total time of 16:36 and a lap of 48.027. The second run was better and almost beat you into the sub 30s. Screenshot below.



Even when fully upgraded, you still have to manage the battery. When I was trying to run at a qualifying pace, I used up quite a bit of battery per lap. Almost 8% it seemed like. This race is starting to grow on me a little bit.