Board Thread:Challenge Threads/@comment-27048832-20160220193428/@comment-27824793-20160423063245

New best: 221.33km

No crashes or damage, just ran out of bots to pass.

Astromouse: Pedal to the metal right from the start. Since they changed things up to stop the very long runs, the bots have been too fast to try and manage time. The only time I slow down intentionally is later on (after 30km/18 miles or so) if I come up on a big pack (15 cars or more) and I have 70+ seconds on the clock, I may ease up for a lap and hang back to wait for the inevitable bot crash- that gives me more reaction time to avoid the crashing bots.

I don't think it's possible to maximize distances without a fully upgraded car. Even with a fully upgraded car that does 241-242mph, lapping at max speed without slowing down in the corners, I run out of bots to pass sometimes.

I've had to make changes in my driving pattern and overtaking strategy, depending on what changes in the update. Right now, I overtake on the outside mostly until after the bots reach full speed (again around 30km/18 miles) and then most of my overtaking is on the inside, except when the bots are slowing to avoid a crash.