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Time trial scoring fixes

Velocrash · published 10 Aug 2026, 16:15 UTC

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- Fixed: in time trials, a round could end with nobody scoring even though the leaderboard clearly showed two different times. Scoring now uses exactly the times you see on screen — a tie only happens when both times are actually identical.
- Fixed: the timer did not start if you drove backwards off the starting position. It now starts once you move away from the start, in any direction.

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