4x4 Race Thread (45s/1m/1m30s/2m)

Round 8

I just got a 4x4 yesterday, and I am still improving so sorry for the bad times. I will get better though :)

2:49.15, 2:02.98, 2:42.07, 3:07.20, 2:09.07, (5:13.90), 2:15.27, 2:34.08, (1:48.36), 2:22.76, 2:14.89, 2:16.42 ==>>> 2:27

The times that are above 2:30 are usually the ones were I screwed up in placing the middles or had two parities. Once I get down the middles and the parities, I should be fine.
 
Round 8 (12/4/11-19/4/11) Results:
1. Christopher Olson: 54.84
2. Cyrus Colah: 59.76

3. RyanReese09: 1:04.07
4. deathbypapercutz: 1:08.92
5. cubeflip: 1:12.57
6. James Ludlow: 1:12.68
7. LouisCormier: 1:13.13
8. Vinny: 1:16.24
9. Arnaud van Galen: 1:19.08
10. ianography: 1:21.24
11. EricReese: 1:24.02
12. mrjames113083: 1:31.05
13. Jakube: 1:47.16
14. RTh: 1:51.59
15. tozies24: 2:27.xy

RyanReese09: You entered the race twice, I took your first result.
tozies24: Make sure to give your times to the hundredth decimal.

Round 9 (19/4/11-26/4/11) Scrambles:

1. B2 Uw2 B2 L' B2 Fw' U R B2 U Fw' Uw2 Fw U L' Rw2 R2 F2 Rw B F2 R' Fw' Rw D2 U2 F2 Rw2 R U2 Fw' R2 F' R F U' R B Fw F2

2. Rw2 F' D2 Uw2 F' Uw2 Fw Rw2 Uw U2 F' Uw2 L2 Rw U2 F2 Rw2 Fw Rw F2 Rw2 B Fw D' B F' D2 U B' L' B2 F D' Fw2 F D' F Uw2 U' B2

3. D2 R2 B' L' Uw U' Fw2 F Uw2 R' D2 F' Uw' Rw B' Fw2 F2 L2 B R Fw2 R' Uw2 U F2 L U' R' Fw2 F2 L2 Fw2 R' Fw D2 U2 L Rw Fw2 F'

4. F' U' L2 Fw Rw' B F2 Uw' Fw' F U L' R' Uw2 F L2 Rw2 R U2 Fw2 F L Uw B' D L2 Fw' Rw2 B D Rw2 Fw2 F U B' Rw2 D2 Rw2 Fw U'

5. D2 L2 Rw' R2 U2 R' B F D2 Uw2 R Fw Uw' Fw Rw Uw' R U' Rw' D' U' F R2 D2 Uw F' D2 L Rw2 Uw U' L2 Rw R' D2 Fw2 Rw2 Fw Rw F

6. L' Rw2 B Uw L Uw' U2 B' Uw' Fw2 F' D' Fw2 L B' F' Rw R D2 L U2 R F' U' R2 B' Fw' F L' F' D2 R2 F2 Rw' Uw F2 U2 L R2 B'

7. Fw' L2 B' Fw' U2 Rw2 U2 Fw Uw' Fw2 L2 U' R Uw B D' Rw R' B' Uw2 B' Fw2 D2 Fw F R2 Fw2 F' U2 Rw2 R2 D Uw2 B2 L2 F' D2 U2 B' U2

8. Uw2 U' F Uw2 L2 Fw D2 R2 B Uw2 L' Rw2 B Uw U2 B' D' B2 R B2 D' Uw' Fw F2 U' B Rw D Uw2 L Rw2 U Rw2 F2 D' L2 F2 Uw2 B F

9. Rw B2 Uw Fw R2 F R' B' D' U' Rw2 Fw2 L' B' Rw2 D2 Rw R D2 R2 F' D' Fw2 L' B2 R2 D' Uw R2 D Uw Rw2 D F Rw2 B R F2 Uw U

10. B2 L R Fw2 F' R' F2 D Fw D' Uw' B Fw Uw Fw2 F Rw R2 Uw' B D' L' F Uw Fw D2 L Uw' U F2 L' Rw' D Uw' L F2 D2 Rw' F' Uw'

11. B2 D' U B Uw2 R2 Uw' Fw F' L2 B' Fw2 F' L2 B2 F2 L B' Rw2 U Fw' Rw B Fw2 L Uw2 F2 L' R2 D' B' U R2 Fw' L2 Rw R U' B F'

12. R2 D' U2 Fw2 U B2 L2 F2 D R F2 L' Rw2 D Uw2 F2 U2 F Uw F' Rw2 Uw' L R' Uw2 U2 L' B Fw' L Fw F' Uw Fw' F D Fw2 F L Rw2
 
Last edited:
Round 9
Sorry about last time.

2:23.80, 2:03.65, 2:01.34, (1:54.69), 2:21.60, 2:26.70, 2:17.83, 1:56.53, 2:06.74, 2:34.28, 2:28.56, (2:52.05) ==>>> 2:16.10

11 Seconds better than yesterday with only one time close to 3 mins.
 
1:06.58, (1:05.09), 1:18.24, 1:11.03, 1:17.26, 1:19.30, 1:15.12, 1:19.49, 1:09.91, 1:14.81, (1:20.45), 1:15.94

=1:14.77 (σ = 4.09)

First day with a Maru 4x4, after using a terrible 'competition standard speed 4x4' from puzl.co.uk. It's improved my times by over 5 seconds
 
Round 9:

1: 1:22.63
2: 1:15.68
3: 1:26.85
4: 1:16.46
5: 1:13.93
6: 1:26.14
7: 1:21.54
8: 1:14.56
9: 1:22.40
10: 1:12.29
11: 1:23.05
12: 1:15.97

Avg: 1:19.24

It's an okay average. The last solve could've been better.
 
Last edited:
Round 9: LouisCormier- 1:12.05
Statistics for 04-22-2011 21:29:02

Average: 1:12.05
Standard Deviation: 3.97
Best Time: 1:02.33
Worst Time: 1:24.60
Individual Times:
1:18.26, 1:05.36, 1:07.35, (1:24.60), 1:18.01, 1:10.34, 1:07.79, (1:02.33), 1:16.76, 1:12.78, 1:13.37, 1:10.48

PB avg 12 is 1:05.55 (done today) but still better than last week :)
 
Sorry about not updating yesterday.

Round 9 (19/4/11-26/4/11) Results:
1. Cyrus Colah: 1:02.33
2. deathbypapercutz: 1:08.71
3. James Ludlow: 1:10.51
4. LouisCormier: 1:12.05
5. ianography: 1:19.24
6. clincr: 1:15.94
7. ianography: 1:19.24
8. Arnaud van Galen: 1:22.84
9. Jakube: 1:33.05
10. tozies24: 2:16.10

Round 10 (26/4/11-3/5/11) Scrambles:

1. B L B' Fw L' F Uw' B' Fw F' Uw U' F L' D' B Uw2 L2 Rw Fw' F' Rw2 Uw2 Rw2 U2 B R' D' U2 R U B' Fw2 Uw Fw' R2 B2 L' F' Uw'

2. L Rw2 R' Uw L' Rw B' L' D U' F R D' B Fw2 F D2 Fw' F Rw Fw2 F U2 B2 Uw U2 F L2 R2 U2 B' U2 L' F Rw R Uw' L' B2 F

3. D L2 Uw L2 B2 Fw2 L2 Rw2 F2 L2 D' Uw2 U' L' Rw B Fw2 Rw2 R2 Fw2 U2 F D L' Rw2 R' D2 B' F2 Rw R2 F2 Uw2 F Uw R' D2 F2 L2 Fw2

4. D' F' Rw' R' B' Fw2 L B L' F2 L' R2 B Fw2 D2 Uw2 R' B2 L U' L' B' D2 U2 F Rw B2 Fw2 F D' F' U' Rw2 F U2 B' F2 D2 L' F

5. Uw2 L2 R D2 Uw' B2 Fw D' U Rw B2 Fw' U2 B2 F' D' Uw Rw D2 Uw F2 Uw2 B' R D2 Uw U F2 D2 U B Fw' Rw U B D' Fw' F U Fw

6. F2 Uw2 F' R' F' D' R' Uw' F R U F' Uw U2 Fw' L Rw2 D B' L D2 Fw' D U Fw2 Uw' Fw L' D2 Uw' F' R2 B Fw Uw R2 Uw2 B' Rw' D

7. L D U Fw R2 Fw Rw' Fw2 F L' D U2 F2 Rw' U' L F' Uw U L' D2 R2 Fw R B U Fw R2 U2 F2 U2 R2 U Fw R2 D2 Rw' R D' U'

8. D2 L Fw Rw B2 Uw L R Uw2 Rw2 U' L' B' F U' B U' F' Rw' Fw2 L2 Rw2 Uw' U' R' F' D2 U Fw Rw' U R2 B Rw2 B' Rw2 U' R' D' F

9. L2 Uw' R' D2 Fw R' D' L2 Rw2 Fw' L2 Rw Fw' U2 F' Uw2 F' Rw Fw2 Uw2 B' D U2 Fw2 F L' Rw' R D2 L2 R' D' Fw' L' Rw2 R' Uw Rw2 D' B2

10. F Uw B2 F2 D' B F2 U' F' U Fw' L Fw Uw2 B' Fw2 R' D' F2 L2 Rw Fw' Uw' Fw F' Rw Fw' Rw2 R2 Uw2 U2 F2 Rw' B2 L2 Rw' R' Uw2 B Uw

11. B D2 Rw Uw Fw' U' Fw2 D B' L2 Rw2 R2 D2 U' L' Fw' Rw2 R Uw2 U L' Fw R' B' F2 Rw' R2 U2 Fw' L Fw2 Rw' F L B' Fw2 Rw R' F U'

12. Rw2 D2 Uw' Rw2 Uw U R F2 D' Uw R F' R2 D' F2 L Fw' R2 D' B' L2 B2 F2 R2 Fw' L2 Rw2 R D2 Uw' U2 B' F2 U2 B L Uw2 Fw2 F' R'
 
Last edited:
Cyrus Colah, Round 10: 59.51
59.04, (51.97), 59.54, 57.70, (1:09.33), 1:00.86, 54.89, 1:07.83, 57.11, 1:03.30, 59.31, 55.58

Comment: I'm so close to sub-1. Sub-1:02 is probably more accurate though, this average was faster than normal.
 
Any edge pairing will get you fast times. 2 pairing is simple so I do it too.

Can't wait for my new Dayan so I have motivation to practice. My xcube is getting worse and worse lately. Perhaps on the Dayan I'll not have sup20 3x3x3 phase (not including parity) ;).
 
Janelle-Round 10-1:26.26
(1:12.82[pll skip]), 1:28.89[O], 1:32.16[P], (1:44.95[OP]), 1:24.20[OP], 1:18.80, 1:24.60, 1:17.11[P], 1:30.65[P], 1:18.09, 1:35.37[P], 1:32.76[OP]
Comment: Finally reassembled my 4x4 (: Not bad but too much parity xD
 
Back
Top