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That’s awesome! There’s not many above you on the Donkey Leaderboard Stefan! Great time on a wicked hard track. I need to make a run at that with either the Beserker or the BMW. I’ve dabbled with both bikes here and there, but haven’t put in a decent grind at that track in a while.
I’ve been cleaning up some of my times on other tracks lately, but may circle back to Madhouse soon. I think I’ve cracked the top 100 on another 10-12 tracks or so. There were a couple of riders that zoomed up over my in game leaderboard rank recently. I haven’t ever seen them before, but they’re definitely making a strong push upwards...
All the best,
Jeremy
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted about my quest for top 100 finishes. I started racing Fenland Flail last night to improve a 127 rank. This is a fast track with a crucial bunny hop section at the end. I was able to improve to 122 last night, but that bunny hop section was tripping me up.
I resumed the grind this morning and started making some progress on that last section. It’s best to throttle up that first stone column so you can get your bike positioned well enough to make the hops off your back wheel. I finally had a really clean ending to the track that catapulted me from 122 to 6. That’s my first and only top 10 finish! I’m stoked about that finish! I totally didn’t expect to push so far up the leaderboard.
Onto the next one.
Simpledots
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Wow, thats an incredible time! Unfortunately I dont own that track, it looks fun. Im missing 20 tracks.
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I finally got the traction I needed to push my way into the top 100 finish on Traction Testground.
This is another track that took me a while to even platinum a long time ago. There’s so many spots on this track that can wreck a decent time. It’s a fun and challenging track for sure. I needed to improve a 186 rank and started grinding away last night. I was able to make my way up to 117, but couldn’t climb any higher. I had a ton of solid runs last night with three trouble spots that ruined all my efforts.
My 1st trouble spot happened someplace on the climb back up to the spinning wheel. The second was getting good traction up and over the pipe and my third was the swinging finish to end the track. The most frustrating for me was when I fumbled on that pipe landing...
I couldn’t better my time last night, but I catapulted my way to 55 on my first attempt at the track this morning. I’m happy with the finish. I made several more attempts after that last rank and had much better starts but just couldn’t move up any higher.
Onto the next one.
Simpledots
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Oh i love that track! Have u ever done it on donkey? Give it a shot! If you can platinum it it will help you become a lot better for bunker races and general skillset. Really fun track, ill give it a shot.
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Oh yeah, I really like that track too, it’s a fun one for sure. I’ve tried it with the donkey, I don’t have a clean run on the track using that bike yet, but I was able to set my record in a bunker run a while back. I’m 177 with a whopping 6 faults. I need to clean it up & hope to go back through to better my donkey times after I accomplish my top 100 mission. granted, if there’s enough time before the plug is completely pulled...
I don’t post my progress as much as I did earlier, but I’m definitely grinding away at these tracks. I finally cracked the top 100 on Cracked Reservoir tonight. This is still a very difficult track for me for some reason and I dread getting the track in the bunker. This was my worst ranked track, behind only bunny hop. I just can’t get Bunny Hop in the bunker with a decent bike to push up the leaderboards... heck, I rarely get that track with any bike for that matter.
Cracked Reservoir is even harder for me with the Berserker which is what I’ve almost always used when trying to better my 376 rank. I switched over to the BMW after a while tonight and started making some progress on just catching my ghost. It took a while longer before I moved up to 217 and kept grinding away to finish at 96. I was in a decent groove by then, so I kept at it and pushed my way up to 44. I think I could push a little higher with a cleaner finish, but I’m stoked to have that 44! 😀
Onto the next one.
Simpledots
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Blah, been grinding away at Steam Quarter since yesterday to improve a 163 and made some progress to 109 and then 104, but holy cow is the ending to this track difficult. Perhaps it’s just me, but I can’t seem to get that ending right. I come in with too much speed and can’t stay low enough to sneak into the finish line without wrecking. If I slow down too much, I just give back all my time. Everything before the ending goes smooth so I think I’ll push up the leaderboards with a clean finish, but that seems daunting at this point.
You played that track recently Stefan? Or anyone else? I saw francobanco snuck inside the top 100... well done!
Simpledots
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That ending is bonkers, just can’t get a really clean finish there. I almost always come in too high with too much speed and hit the back of my bike on the wooden structure, hit my head or just crash there. The times I don’t wipe out, I’m coming in too slow and just watch my ghost blow by me. It’s a tricky sequence for me. I made minor progress last night improving from 104 to 102, but didn’t crack the top 100 until this morning when I pushed my way up to 84. It ended up being a 3 day grind on that one. I’d love to get a better finish on the track. Everything before the ending is fun, so I may give it a few more attempts. Until then,
Onto the next one.
Simpledots
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I admire you for your perseverance. Very good job. The last time i spend 3 days ob a track was the lift and abadone mine. I really want to grind more, but i dont find any time right now. Keep on grinding and hopefully Stefan come’s back. Btw where you from simpledots? Greetings from Austria. Francobanco
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Thank you! I’ve had several longer grinds to take down tracks here and there, but they have fortunately been few and far between lately. As my list of tracks get smaller, I’m sure longer track grinds will likely only increase.
Im attacking the island accessible by the wooden bridge from the first map now. I needed to improve my time on all six tracks there. I’m half way through them with a 95 on Refinery Abyss this morning. I’m trying to push my way out of the 90s on that track before moving to one of the other 3 tracks I need to improve. Refinery Abyss has been hard though. I give up my time or overshoot the landing off the mini jump platform that most flip down to. The spaced out scoop ramps before the finish line are tricky as well with me usually overshooting the little scoop ramp.
I’m a rider from the United States. I love how so many people from all over the world play this game. It’s awesome! Keep grinding!
Simpledots