Your first step is to setup your X-Wing's systems for the mission. If you have a programmable joystick you should program the following sequence into one of your buttons: c x w x t F9 ' ' ' ' ' backspace. If you don't have a programmable joystick you must execute the sequence manually as exactly typed in the previous sentence. Try typing it while the mission is loading so you won't use too much mission time typing in the sequence.

After you configure your ship you are now ready to go. One of the transports will be targeted and you will have dual torpedoes selected. Put the target bead on the transport and fire after you hear 5 beeps, do not wait until the sight is red. After you fire the torps, qucikly press "t" and the second transport will be targeted. Five beeps on this transport will sometimes be good enough, but I recommend six since the torps usually have to make a sharp turn.

You can now begin the real part of mineracing. Change your weapon to lasers and start with the top mine of the column on the far right and destroy all the mines in that column working from top to bottom. Next go to the column that is behind the one you just destroyed. Destroy this column by starting from the bottom and working your way up.

Next go to the column directly to the left and start from the top and work your way down. When you destroy the last mine in that column kill your throttle while you are turning to the last column of mines. Then just finish off the last column working from bottom to top. Now turn towards the sats and by cutting your throttle off when mentioned will ensure that you don't fly by any sats and there by losing valuable seconds.

Other tips for this is in the options screen set starfighter detail to the lowest setting, turn off debris and make the starfield low detail. This will make the mines appear bigger and less clutter will make them easier to see. Also make sure that you reset shields as needed. If you keep moving, the lasers won't hit you very much, but it can be frustrating to be doing well and get killed by the mines.

However the three most important things to mineracing is practice, practice and practice. Do your best to destroy the mines on the first shot, try to move as quickly as possible from mine to mine. A trick to getting a better time is to fire at each mine and immediately proceed to the next one and not wait to watch the previous explode. Destroying some or all of the sats after the first column can also knock off lots of time as well. This can be easily done if you destroy the first column of mines while you are a good distance from them.

Good luck to all pilots and happy mineracing.