Board Thread:Challenge Threads/@comment-27048832-20160212005422/@comment-26715739-20160304124737

To avoid dropping speed when you overtake the backmarkers you could wait on the start/finish line for a bit. That way you're not trying to speed up/slow down when you reach them.

The key would be in getting the timing right so that when the bots are fast enough that you need to chase to catch them that you are only then going at full speed.