The trick to Al's total time in Talon's Reach?

[DB3000GT]

Im using Piranha in Talon's Reach and i managed to improve my total time to 1:05:01, Im pretty much hugging the walls as close as i can without hitting them and hitting every turbo pad. Yet how did Al get that time in Vector difficulty? Did he have weapons on? Im getting 1:05:01 (2nd in total lap times) without it.

Just curious, thats all.

Edit: Lap Time: 31.3
Total Time: 1.03.8

Getting close i suppose. I still think i can improve my lap a bit somehow.
Update 3: I know its in my line now. If a Quirex can get a 31.4 then so can a Piranha.
Update 4: Now to figure out exactly how Al got that 29 lol.