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

[Selkie]

Hmm... x-cube or Mini Dayan+MF8?

Heh Carson, there are a few options. The regular D&M is a nice cube and has the great endorcement of being used for all recent WRs but some find it too large and it is prone to dedge pops. Its newer smaller brother has some outer layer issues which many have tried to cure from modding but failed so in my opinion it is largely disappointing. The x-cube is ok, needs a bit of breaking in but I find it a little, hmm, 'crunchy' and is expensive if you end up not liking it much? As others have stated I believe the best bet is the ShenShou v3 and its has the benefit of also being very cheap relative to some other 4x4s. It can be a bit locky though that can be reduced by a little adjustment of tensions, lubing and sometimes modding. I have all (much to my wife's annoyance at the size of my puzzle collection ) and my current main of choice is the ss v3 but a very close second being the regular D+M. If only the D+M was a little smaller it would take number 1 spot but I find I am very slow at the 3x3 stage on it.

I think that's graduation for me, hooray! Or does missing weeks reset the counter?

That is indeed graduation, you do not need to compete in every round for graduation, you just need no sup goal results inbetween your three sub ones. Sub 1:30 next?

So I guess sub 90; unless I have to graduate from sub 120 first?..

You can start in whatever band you wish to. However if you had not stated I would have put you in the 90 second race anyway since it is the banding closest, below your first posted time. Welcome to the race

 

[Brest]

You can start in whatever band you wish to. However if you had not stated I would have put you in the 90 second race anyway since it is the banding closest, below your first posted time. Welcome to the race

Sweet! Thanks for your work on this, I'm sure it's time consuming. :tu

 

[Selkie]

Sweet! Thanks for your work on this, I'm sure it's time consuming. :tu

It is not that much effort to be honest and I enjoy it. I compete in and gain a lot of motivation from the various race threads. Its nice to be able to give something back to the community, however small

 

[Selkie]

Round 51

1:56.28

Despite your Round 52 being over 2 minutes, your backfilled Round 51 was a graduating result. I have amended the results and will take your round 52 result in the 1 minute 30 second race.

 

[Selkie]

Round 52
(Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - Friday 25th November 2011)

Results


0:45 Goal Race
DavidWoner 44.90 1st sub goal result
vdpflayer 55.50
NSKuber 58.49

1:00 Goal Race
gbcuber 1:01.44
jakube 1:04.65
Zoé 1:10.10
chrissyD 1:14.54
zster007 1:16.78

1:30 Goal Race
Selkie 1:29.51 2nd Sub Goal Result
Brest 1:41.39
otsyke 1:45.38
4EverCuber 2:00.38

2:00 Goal Race
vlarsen 1:51.31 GRADUATED
Carson 2:00.76

Alumini Race

vlarsen graduated from the 2 minute goal band, congratulations. We look forward to seeing you in the the sub 1 minute 30 second goal band if you still wish to compete.

 

[Selkie]

Round 53
(Friday 25th November 2011 - Tuesday 29th November 2011)


Scrambles

1. B' Uw B' R2 U2 R D2 Uw' U' Fw' Uw L2 Rw' R' U2 L2 F' D' B' D' B2 U B2 D' L D Uw2 U L Uw2 L Rw Fw' Rw2 B U B Uw Rw Uw2
   
2. U' Fw' F2 U F' Uw' U2 B' F' L2 Rw2 Uw' U2 R' Fw2 F2 Rw2 D2 U Rw R' Uw R2 B' F2 Uw F' R D' Uw U2 Fw L B F2 R' F2 Uw U' F'
   
3. Fw U' B U2 B R' U2 B2 Uw2 U2 Rw' R F' R2 D' B R' Uw2 L' U L U' B2 R' Fw' F2 U' L Rw' F' U2 R2 Uw' Fw2 Uw' U' R' F' Uw F'
   
4. B2 Fw F' Rw2 D' U B' F' D' L2 R U2 Fw2 F' Uw2 F D2 U F' D' B2 Uw Rw2 R' F Uw' U' F R2 Fw D' Uw Fw2 L Fw2 F D' Rw2 U B2
   
5. L' Fw' U2 L2 R F Uw B2 Uw2 B' R2 D L' Uw2 U Fw2 F R' U F' Uw' R2 Uw' F Rw D2 B D' U' R B2 Uw' U2 B' U' B Uw U2 Fw2 L2
   
6. F2 L2 R2 B2 Fw' R2 U2 B Rw' R' U2 R' Fw2 F Rw F D Uw2 Rw2 Uw Rw2 U B F2 D' F D2 F' Uw L2 R2 B2 R D' Uw2 L2 R2 F' U2 Fw2
   
7. B2 Fw L2 R2 Uw2 U Fw' Uw R B L2 F' Uw2 Fw2 L2 U L2 B D2 B' F2 L B U L2 Uw R' B2 Fw2 F' D2 F' L' B' R' F2 Rw U2 B Fw'
   
8. L' Uw2 Fw' Rw2 D2 U' F2 L' D U' Fw L' Uw R F' D2 Fw' Uw L B2 U' R2 Uw' L2 D' L2 R2 D' U' Rw2 D' U' R U' B' D2 U R2 D' F'
   
9. Fw' Uw L2 F2 L2 Fw L B' Fw' Rw B Uw Fw' R' Fw F Rw2 F' L Rw B2 Fw2 U' B2 Uw U' L2 U2 Rw' Uw B L D2 B2 Uw2 R' Uw' B2 U Rw'
   
10. R2 U L B' L' U R2 F' Rw' B Uw B D' R' Fw2 Uw' Fw' L' B' D Rw' R2 D Uw' R' Fw F2 Rw' Uw2 Fw2 R' Fw' F2 L' B Fw' F2 L U' Rw'
    
11. L2 U Rw R2 D2 F2 Uw2 B2 F' U B' Fw' F Rw F' D2 L2 B Rw' R Uw2 Rw' R' Uw2 Fw' F2 U L R Fw2 D' R' F2 D Uw2 Rw2 D' Rw2 Fw Rw
    
12. U' Fw2 Uw B' Uw' B' F2 Rw' Fw' R' Uw U Rw' Fw' F R2 F' Uw2 R B' R Uw2 Rw2 R2 D2 Uw' U Fw' D Fw' F Uw Rw2 F D2 Fw2 L' D2 Uw2 B

 

[DavidWoner]

(2:30:50 PM) Nibblr: (notice) DavidWoner's 12 Individual Times: 48.16, 40.85, 44.79, 47.20, 46.96, 43.74, (50.00), 42.04, 43.73, 47.86, 43.76, (38.46)
(2:30:50 PM) Nibblr: (notice) DavidWoner's Average: 44.90, Best Time: 38.46 Worst Time: 50.00

Clutch last solve

 

[Selkie]

(2:30:50 PM) Nibblr: (notice) DavidWoner's 12 Individual Times: 48.16, 40.85, 44.79, 47.20, 46.96, 43.74, (50.00), 42.04, 43.73, 47.86, 43.76, (38.46)
(2:30:50 PM) Nibblr: (notice) DavidWoner's Average: 44.90, Best Time: 38.46 Worst Time: 50.00

Clutch last solve

Was I right to assume this was Round 52? Or were you just super fast on Round 53?

Ive backfilled as 52 let me know if it isnt

 

[Carson]

Round 53 - Sub 2:00
Average: 2:03.00

Times:
2:00.87, 2:13.68, 2:09.27, 1:55.75, 2:13.76, 1:57.38, 1:58.21, 2:03.72, 1:56.63, 1:47.22, 3:52.98(Messed up OLL Parity Alg), 2:00.69

 

[chrissyD]

Round 53

1:23.70, 1:22.32, 1:05.14, 1:23.41, 1:16.51, 1:11.18, 1:15.36, 1:17.22, 1:23.01, 1:18.20, 1:06.52, 1:15.27 = 1:16.90

not bad considering most of the solves were double parity

 

[Selkie]

Round 53

Average: 1:28.61

1:40.09, 1:27.35, 1:33.96, 1:21.96, 1:16.48, 1:29.47, 1:29.13, 1:28.79, 1:24.29, 1:30.19, 1:40.66, 1:20.91

Hugely inconsistent but sub 1:30 all the same. And 1 minute goal band next for me, that one may take some time to graduate from

number of times: 12/12
best time: 1:16.48
worst time: 1:40.66

current avg5: 1:27.76 (σ = 2.52)
best avg5: 1:26.26 (σ = 3.16)

current avg12: 1:28.61 (σ = 5.36)
best avg12: 1:28.61 (σ = 5.36)

session avg: 1:28.61 (σ = 5.36)
session mean: 1:28.61

 

[Zoé]

Round 53 = 1:08.92
(1:16.38), 1:08.80, 1:08.34, 1:04.08, 1:07.90, 1:15.36, 1:10.62, 1:13.59, 1:04.28, 1:05.86, (1:00.26), 1:10.40

 

[manyhobbyfreak]

Round 53

Average 1:56.27

2:00.36, 1:52.13, 1:56.39, 1:54.25, 1:51.95, 2:04.84, 1:56.74, 1:56.72, 1:50.22, (1:48.59), 1:59.11, (2:09.02)

pretty consistent, counting 2:04 however :S

 

[AvidCuber]

Round 53
Goal: Sub-1:30
1:29.20

(1:44.75[messed up parity algs]), 1:23.01, 1:32.99[bad edge pairing], 1:25.14, 1:15.60, 1:28.94, (1:10.77), 1:42.12, 1:29.58, 1:34.67, 1:20.59, 1:39.33[messed up centres]

I'm very inconsistent on 4x4x4, so I thought I'd join the 1:30 race first, even though I'm mostly sub-1:30 now.

 

[jlow]

Round: 53
Goal: sub 1:30
Average: 1:29.71

1:31.57 1:40.17 1:26.86 1:31.01 1:23.10 1:17.62 1:24.28 1:40.48 1:44.87 1:17.09 1:17.16 1:56.23(pop)
Cube: Dayan+ mf8

 

[zster007]

Round 53: 1:14.34

1:17.32, 1:21.05, 1:11.66, 1:19.68, 1:09.11, 1:09.67, 1:32.70, 1:12.42, 1:17.58, 56.96, 1:12.33, 1:12.62

PB single!

 

[4EverCuber]

Round 53

1:58.71

Standard Deviation: 11.04


1. 1:59.03 no parities
2. DNF cube exploded
3. 1:58.48 no parities
4. 1:53.94 both parities
5. 2:04.45 both parities
6. 1:59.30 both parities
7. 1:51.58 no parities
8. 2:06.03 PLL parity
9. 2:00.17 both parities
10. (2:24.48) fail solve
11. (1:37.38) no parities
12. 1:50.98 OLL parity

I think after my cube exploded I didn't have a smooth session. I became very careful in my turning and I think that probably had some effect on subsequent times. Regardless I don't feel like it was a very good session for me overall. Probably fairly indicative of where I am currently and all I can do is practice and improve.

Looks like it's going to be a very long time before I reach my next goal.

 

[SlechtValk]

Round 53
Average: 2:23.21

2:09.15 2:25.33 3:04.38 2:23.28 2:23.53 2:39.93 2:14.43 2:29.86 2:16.58 2:01.41 2:19.18 2:30.86

First Ao12 with my new ShengShou 4x4 vIII. It still needs some more breaking in and maybe even a bit of 'modding' (scraping of the production ridges)
and probably some tensioning (it is too loose...)

And the first session using my StackMat timer (instead of the spacebar)

Still no sub 2min single...

 

[TheZenith27]

Round 53
1:20.99, 1:16.65, (1:40.64), 1:14.49, 1:18.45, 1:15.82, 1:17.07, 1:21.28, 1:18.06, (1:06.52), 1:17.93, 1:18.76 = 1:17.95
Nice average!

 

[Selkie]

Sincere apologies for being a day late with results/scrambles all. I had a very urgent client matter come up that had me away on business for 2 days. Will update results in a few hours when I get home.