In DCS, there is a shortcut in the middle where you jump over a hill into the bridge without having to go slowly up, them back down. Here, I will explain how to do this, step by step.

I will cover the, what I believe, is the easiest, safest and fastest method for beginners, however, there are variations that can get you faster times. I recomend first learning this method, and only after try to learn the harder method. Remember this guide is not a "tutorial", but its a guide on how to do a certain strategy, but you can adapt according to your playstyle.

This trick requires speed, and to have enough speed to complete the trick, there are some steps.

First, remember that the "speed bosters" are actually an obstacle, because they reset your speed (making you slower).

These steps start right after the initial loop section after about 15 seconds. In this ramp, use your special and make sure to get a "Great"! rating, and right after, spam A to use your special right away

Make sure to avoid the boosters & rails here and align yourself in the path of the rings in the front

After collecting the rings, jump here (first picture) to avoid the boosters (second picture)

While in the air, align Sonic with the middle rail with a lot of rings and a blue coin and after landing on this rail, make sure to spam A and use your special ASAP to have even more speed

In the front, you will see 3 rings and a 'hill'. First, make sure to collect the rings and fill up your special again, BUT dont use it, save It for later, and avoid the boosters on the side. Second, before going down this "cave", JUMP to avoid losing time going in the hill.

After landing, you will see a lot of boosters. Try to "hug" the walls to avoid the boosters and preserve your speed.

After this, you will see a ramp. Make sure to get a Great!" rating on the jump, and right after, spam A to use your special quickly.

Once you land, you will see a path of rings, boosters and a robot in the middle. Follow the path in the green line to re-charge your special and avoid speed loss. (P.S: The photo still has the special because It doesnt use this method, but act like it has no special)

After having your special re-charged, the most important part of the trick comes now: the jump. It's hard to see, but after the rings, there's a small piece of elevation (a "bump") that can be used to jump to the lower part of the bridge's rail.

After collecting the rings, aim Sonic to jump in this bump and aim left for the bridge. However, these yellow obstacles (marked in red) act as an invisible wall, so make sure to avoid going TOO left. It's important to have enough speed & height to clear this jump.

In the bridge, you can use your special to not lose a lot of speed in the upwards hill of the bridge

And you've done It! It's a very tricky strategy, but it can save around 10-30 seconds from a personal best! After a while, you will get consistent in this

I recomend doing this on the Team mode, because there, there's no shocks to make you randomly restart.

If you are still in doubt, I have a live video of a 1:16 in this event: although it uses a harder & faster strategy, It's still very similar to this:

CREDITS FROM IMAGES: Berliri, thank you!

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