🔥 First Place Finish! X Cub Rally Race | Queenstown, New Zealand (MSFS 2024 Weekly Challenge) ✈️

I soared to 1st place in the latest Weekly Challenge in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024! This time, I took on the skies in the nimble CubCrafters X Cub, navigating a thrilling rally race through the stunning landscapes of Queenstown, New Zealand.
Captured entirely in 3rd person view on an Xbox Series X, using just a standard Xbox controller, this run proves you don’t need expensive equipment to dominate the leaderboard and enjoy every breathtaking moment of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024!
Join me for tight turns, gorgeous views, and the ultimate race to victory. Can you beat my score? Drop your times in the comments!
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[@quasarsentinel006]

Smooth flying, man, in my cohort I am third at 2.12.241; sharp turns or exposed control surfaces are brakes

[@vosje7644]

How is this possible, at 1:19 and 1:43 my port is a much sharper turn as these ones, making it unpossible to go under 2:15 or so

[@roaster86]

100% from the beginning of the run. At around 1:10 I reduced my throttle to 75%, and I leave it there until the turn crossing over the river at 1:50 where I pump it back to 100% to the end of the run trying to gain as much speed as possible. With a bit of luck pulled it off. :)

[@HannibalStudios6]

Great job. I was able to get 2:19 to pull 3rd in my cohort. 1st place has 2:13 and the world record is 2:05. It's definitely possible to get faster times but even the slightest turn angle can make the difference in approaching a turn being sharp or flowing. You pretty much have to flow on the outside line in the turns and cut inside on the straights.

[@mNag]

@@HannibalStudios6 I'm a few seconds faster than you. I'm not sure how the world record did it. Just to push any lower than 2:10, it's a big balancing act with keeping your speed redlined the whole time, but not so much that it resets you mid-flight.

[@quasarsentinel006]

@@HannibalStudios6 that's right, minimal active control surfaces; I bind propeller pitch to slider and keep throttle 100%; mostly full-on choosing shortest line; gain speed over river some altitude helps with final speed higher