Thanks for sharing! Always great to see a run one can learn something from!
Well that's a compliment coming from you, thank you!
and awesome to see you made the race!
The gravity braking with that substantial angle to the target seems even quicker than the more shallow helix I was used to from a couple of years ago. The basic prinicple seems to be the same, but with more like 60° to the target compared to maybe 30° (reminds me to use my head tracker more often). Does anybody have some comparison data on that?
The helix on that run could/should have been tighter, the target was usually too high. Obviously I can't complain given the result but I wasn't finding the Cobra rythym like I have in previous races.
The only comparisons I have are run to run times, holding 2s with a bigger angle is definitely faster than 3s with a shallower angle, I usually expect to be 5-10s faster per approach between a scouting run with 3s approach vs race runs with 2s approaches.
This is timestamped to a good example from a previous race of a Cobra spiral that doesn't really need headlook and is still competitive:
Source: https://youtu.be/l4TA4vyTTCc?t=176
Also,
@Shaye Blackwood might have more/better data on the comparison.
And it looks like you are able to accomodate an extra boost towards the mailslot in the Cobra by doing turns or s-turns for deceleration, then doing a final course correction using the boost + landing gear trick. That's brilliant! I've somehow come to tell myself that I can't boost more than once because I won't decelerate in time. Seem's like thinking only in a straight line isn't very effective
The endless loops at Pareco were good practice
3 boosts to the front of the slot, 1 boost with landing gear going through inside as long as there's an angle to take off the speed with.
I sometimes go with 2 to slot front as I miss the boost timing or I'm rerequesting pads, trying to squeeze one in then usually means I get close and personal with the toast rack, or just don't have a boost ready and sail on by
