Tips and miscellany
The Trial sure was a bit different. Had to try 3 times.
We won the first race since all but one on our team quit. I got 650 to us and that was it. On second race I got bad start and ended up just in fourth position, remaining team mate didn't got any points. No worries, there was one race left but I got rammed by Drivatar and missed checkpoint, ended in rewind loop where I kept missing the checkpoint, finally managed to turn car around, or did I reverse to checkpoint, but race was lost.
Second attempt, I got 650 from the first race, but we lost as team. Didn't managed to get very good position on second race either since someone went all Max Verstappen on me when losing control soon after start. Lot's of players quit in last race but I kept trying just for giggles. Tried to ram Drivatars to slow them down, got thrown out from track. LOL
Third attempt was the charm. We had pretty good team with someone very competent and he took sure win while I took second position. On next race I brought 650 and it was a win, so mission complete at that point. Yet I kept trying on last race and even after some mistakes become second. It might have team loss though, since not everyone cared anymore.
Even though upgrades are not allowed, I did few things with tyre pressure and ride height. Tune shared.
Ramming appears to be difficult strategy on this Trial. I tried it myself and it didn't went as planned. I also saw several players trying to do that but somehow Drivatar cars appear to recover very fast while player cars may get thrown around quite a bit.
Those who want to practice, races in Trial are: Horizon Festival Route, Elmsdon on Sea and Bamburgh Coast Circuit.
Playground Games was win for our team at first effort.
PR Stunts: Bugatti Veyron SS X-tuned, except for Drift Zone where it fell bit short. Used Formula Drift BMW to complete that. Didn't bothered with Fortune Island this time.
I completed Championship on Pro difficulty with normal clutch and braking line on.
Championship: "RR Spotlight"Did this with stock '19 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. I found the event difficult and managed to win only one of the races but had enough points to win the championship. Even though event was RR Drivatars accelerated like they were running on AWD tune. I think all the races are winnable with stock '19 Porsche 911 GT3 RS on Highly Skilled at least, but even though I really like Street Races, S2 ain't my thing.
Routes are: Derwent Valley Dash, Edinburgh Stockbridge (easiest, IMO) and Reservoir Run.
Championship: "Neunelfer"Did this with the same stock '19 Porsche 911 GT3 RS without realising I was using the prize car. LOL
I found this series much easier, though still a challenge, I did better on this event for some reason. Got two first positions and one second position. Routes are Holyrood Run, Coastal Charge and Batham Gate.
Championship: "Autumn Community Championship”This is perhaps most interesting community championship to date. Routes are Morning Rush by Gene Anjuise, Edinburgh Grand Tour by Chabobox and S2/X Overall Benchmark by Eggs a cutiem3.
Did Morning Rush by stock '09 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. It was quite fun on this route, but I ended up in difficulties on Edinburgh Grand Tour. I changed car to stock '13 Dodge SRT Viper GTS but went to do S2/X Overall Benchmark race next, which despite of it's icon, is Road Race. Won it but Drivatars were pretty good on this route. Went back to do Edinburgh Grand Tour and it actually took some effort to finish even at 4th position. Definitely one of the better custom routes I have ever experienced. I just must get back to this series later.
Car recommendation overall: 13 Dodge SRT Viper GTS, though Ford Mustang GT DeBerti Design might be option too. Didn't had time to test.
EDIT: Did Community champ again with Ford Mustang GT DeBerti Design and it's IMO the best option for stock cars. Can win all the events on Pro, so Highly Skilled shouldn't be an issue.
#Weekly Forzathon with '73 Porsche Carrera RSGet 12 stars from Speed ZonesPlace route marker on Glenn Rannoch Speed zone but start by complething Foothils Speed Zone. Keep following route towards Strathbridge Speed Zone and finally complete Glenn Rannoch Speed Zone. Do course on reverse to get 5 more stars, head back to complete Foothills Speed Zone one more time and if necessary Strathbridge Speed Zone and you should be on 12 stars.
Win 3 Road RacesFor Road Races redoing Lake District Sprint from previous Playlist was really enjoyable. Cotswolds Super Sprint, Meadows Sprint and Greendale Club Circuit are easy and enjoyable
Win 4 Dirt Races Feasiest to... still easy. Moorhead Rally Trail, Drivatars can't take portion going over Mud Kickers very well. Bamburgh Pinewood trail, Derwent Reservoir trail (lots of tarmac) and Greendale Foothils scramble.
Showcase Remix: Forest SpriteFirst time I completed this I noticed there was quite a bit of rubber banding happening and it was actually bit of challenge to figure out what kind of time I needed to win the remix. This time I won with time 1:33.173. Not perfect run by any means but hope that is useful as target time. And is it just me or is car we use tuned bit differently this time?
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