Thanks, Smalls! Yes, beating your time of 33:14 took me a long time. I was upper 33 and couldn't imagine how you got 33:14. It took me around 1700 tries from Silver to Gold (basically 1 second faster). The jump over the 4 bombs and landing on the downslope at 23 secs is the trickiest move for me.
I've died many times at the finish. I got lucky at the end by grabbing the finish flag before my head slammed into the wall.
I've wondered if it would be possible to come out of the curve at 20 secs and go straight to the last red flag, landing in the curve just past it. I've tried it several times, but have never come close.
I've tried that as well...I have gotten semi close and think that there is still some possibility that it could be done, but I haven't figured out the trick yet.
I have only put around 500 tries into this level so far. No time lately. Maybe I will find some free time and explore the jump at the end some more.