HMB-8

Type:  Mountain Race

Gates: 138

Elevation Change: If ya have to ask...

Difficulty:   What were you thinking?

Horsepower is king on this one.  It was designed to test the limits of some very overpowered custom aircraft like the GotFriends Vertigo and the Chunky & Meesh Icon A5 LS   (Luxury Sport mod).   In stark contrast to a "downhill" style, this not only has steep downhill sections that test your ability to use flaps, but you will also need to know when to give it the beans to get back up that mountain.

 As mentioned previously in the FAQ, flying this fast through pylons tends to generate some data that's not as accurate as flying slowly.   The tracker has a standard query rate, and if you're forced to run a low Terrain LOD or Object LOD settings, these readings can be a bit off.     So just assume that the track marshals are drunk and you need to stay *really* low to make sure you don't trigger any false "too-high" penalties. 

As a result, this track earns a difficulty rating of: "What were you thinking?"    It's tough,  and the faster you go, the closer to the ground you'll need to be as you pass a pylon... that is if you want a flawless score.   So the probability of a fiery death is high.  (pass the marshmallows)    But it can be done.     And when you reach the finish line with no time penalties, you really have something to celebrate.