We ran two courses in class last night. The first one was really fun- lots of difficult challenges. We were also the first team to run and as such I was busy trying to figure out my handling for the course; I forgot to ask someone to take video. Pimg ran the course quite fast, clean, and was just really reading my cues well. She's really come a long way!
I did get video of the much easier second course. It's funny because I walked the course and told my classmates, "Ah, this course is no fun; it's so straight!" They didn't let me down in heckling me when we messed up...
The first time, I simply forgot the course, and the second time I didn't wait for commitment into the tunnel. Minor screw ups...
I'm also learning about controlling my speed through a course. I tend to just go flat out through the whole thing. I'm learning about "F1 Handling" though (that's what I'm calling it). Even F1 racers hit the brakes sometimes. I'm learning to control me decel and accel- that decel over one jump means acceleration to the next. When I'm running flat out, Pimg only has one speed, causing her to jump in extension more often. This is a learning curve for me. As she gets faster (in our last trial her best was 5.9yps, with a trial average of 5.3yps) I want to move faster. I'm learning that I don't have to move faster in order to get more speed out of her. In fact, when I'm conscience to decel in areas, it causes tighter jumps and our overall time is decreased.
Anyway- here's the video from class!