GT3 by Uncle Harry 0 - 100%

Days 1-48.
Gold License passes for all tests.
Some nice prize cars to show off.
I had to work hard at IA8 this time round, dont Know why, but a 30 minute break seemed to work and got gold pass time shortly after.
Took about 12 hours all up.

Time trials followed. Very easy, got gold time on 6 first go, the others took only 3 goes apart from TT10 which I golded after 5 runs. Took about 2 hours.

Day 49 to 51. Completed the 3 Sunday cup races in non modified license test prize cars. Even forget to turn ASM and TCS off. Did you know the RX8 actually slows down in 6th gear at 130 kmh with full throttle. Not much torque in that standard engine.

Day 52 to 54. Completed the 3 Clubman cup races in non modified license test prize cars. Even forget to turn ASM and TCS off.

Day 55 to 57. Sell the AE86 and MX5 prize cars.
After discussions in another thread I decided to buy the Honda Accord type R.
Gave it an oil change and entered the Beginner FWD races. Won all three races in a close tussle with the Polo cup car.
Sold the Pitz and added parts to the Honda bought race exhaust, chip and WR 1.

Day 58 to 61 Took the Accord to the Beginner NA race and won those easilly.

Day 62
Sold the Honda CRX and added the NA2 and WR2.
Entered the Beginner Type R races for 5 easy wins. Good prize money and Sold the Acura type S for 75,000 credits.
TBC.

Nice going, Uncle Larry 👍
Did you remember to turn off ASM & TCS this time??
You sold the "Pitz"?
I'm very disappointed of that

Day 63.
Spent about 100K on the Accord, all the good bits.
Entered the Amateur type R championship and was really suprised at how easy these races were.
Won the Spoon S2000 which was sold.
Day 64 to 66.
Entered the 3 Amateur FWD races with the Accord and had three close wins. The last event the rubber banding the AI display was really evident in that the margin to second was consistantly 1.3 seconds accross the finish line even thou my lap times varied by about 2 seconds from best to worst.
Prize car was sold.
Day 66 to 68.
Entered the Amateur NA cup with Accord and won all the races by a big margin.
Day 69 Sold the Red RX8.
I now have over 200,000 credits.
Bought the Black Dodge Viper and T2 tires.
Bought T2 tires for the Accord also.
Day 69 to 71 Entered the Professional FWD race.
Three big race wins at all three tracks. This Accord handles nice.
I will go back and check power and weight and add them in latter.
Prize car Yellow Spoon which I have not sold yet.
Day 72. Change to the Viper and enter the PD Cup in Professional.
The competition were Lancer Evo 6 TME, Imprezza STI, R32 Skyline, RX7 RS & RX7 RZ.
First race got used to the Viper and drove easy. Pitted at lap 10 for fresh tires.
The two Rx7 were fighting over the minor places. Lapped the 3 other cars.
The Viper seems slow but actually is fairly easy to drive quick.
The next 9 events were a repeat of the first races except I did not pit for tyres until the last 3 races.
Won all ten races and won the Toyota GT-One race car which I am keeping.
I am now have over a million credits.
Not bad going for only 41 races.
I will take some notes for the rest of the game so I can fill out the story with some fastest lap times etc.

An excellent idea Uncle Harry!
Keep up the good work, look forward to reading the rest of it!
Wish I'd kept a full diary of my quest to win every car in the game, and drive every car in the game before hitting 100%. (2nd time round! Doing it all in MT this time, having already done it in AT. And this time, the F1 cars have only been used for Formula GT races, each one has 900plus miles on from running the complete series, start to finish!!!) Call me a masochist, but its kept my appetite whet until GT4 finally materialises!

Nice start to the game Harry! Although you could've run the PD Cup in something a little less overkill.

Day 73:
I bought a black MR2 GTS and added LW1, race exhaust and race chip. Also added new oil. Power is at 279 BHP. ASM set to 0 and TCS set to 0. Manual used with the PS2 hand controller.

Enter the Beginner MR race at Trial mountain.

I started the race from last place feeling my new purchase will be up to the job at hand. Gained the lead by the first corner and drove easily for the rest of the race.

1st. MR2 GTS . 3'32.944 best lap 1'40.499 2000 prize credits
2nd. VX220 3'37.891
3rd. MR2 G 3'39.158
4th. MR2 G 3'39.700
5th. MR-S 3'41.414
6th. MR-S 3'42.343

Day 74:
I used the same car again to enter Race 2.

Enter the Beginner MR race at Deep Forest II.

I started the race from last place again and gained the lead by the first corner and pushed a fraction harder as I was getting used to the car more.

1st. MR2 GTS . 3'06.773 best lap 1'36.497 2000 prize credits
2nd. VX220 3'11.113
3rd. VX220 3'11.381
4th. MR2 G 3'11.856
5th. MR-S 3'13.984
6th. MR-S 3'14.203

Day 75:
The MR2 GTS was used again for the third race.

Enter the Beginner MR race at Apricot Hill.

I started the race from last place again and was now pushing the car a bit harder as I got more used to it.

1st. MR2 GTS . 3'22.497 best lap 1'36.497 2000 credits.
2nd. VX220 3'30.978
3rd. MR2 G 3'31.908
4th. MR2 G 3'32.865
5th. MR-S not recorded
6th. MR-S not recorded

Bonus car awarded Toyota MR-S which was sold.

Day 76.
I will gradually upgrade the car as I go, this time I added the following parts while visiting the Tune up shop.
LW2, racing intercooler, racing suspension, triple clutch and racing flywheel.
I attempted to enter the Spider and roadster cup but had a message saying my car did not comply. I then went and checked entry and only MR2 was shown so I guess the GTS is excluded.

Entered the Beginner Turbo race at Mid Field II.
Started from last and got to first by the tunnel. Stayed there.
Results
1st. MR2 GTS . 2'56.955 best lap 1'23.849 5000 credits.
2nd.Fiat Turbo Coupe 3'08.752
3rd. S13 Silvia K 2000 3'08.938
4th. R 32 Skyline GTS-t M 3'09.061
5th. 200 SX Type X 3'10.032
6th. Audi TT 3'10.123

Day 77.
I was worried about top speed with standard Gearbox so I added the full race tranny and stage 1 turbo.
Power went to 356 BHP. P/W 3.174 and T/W 0.265. Mass 1130 kg.

Entered the Beginner Turbo race at Test track.
Set the auto set on tranny up to 29 and entered race from last. Top speed was 294 before the rev limiter cut in. I should have set it to 32.
Results
1st. MR2 GTS . 4'32.732 best lap 2'09.999. 5000 credits.
2nd. 3000 GT- VR-4 4'58.599
3rd. Audi TT 5'00.687
4th. 200 SX Type X 5'00.766
5th. Fiat Turbo Coupe 5'00.796
6th. R 32 Skyline GTS-t M 5'00.905

Day 78.

Entered the Beginner Turbo race at SS R 11.
Used the set up as for test track. Started race from last. I passed the 3000 GT under brakes at the first corner. The AI seem to get a boost at this race as the 3000 GT stayed close behind. I should have dropped auto set down a notch or 2 to maximise acceleration.
Results
1st. MR2 GTS . 4'27.104 best lap 2'08.076. 5000 credits.
2nd. 3000 GT- VR-4 4'34.294
3rd. R 32 Skyline GTS-t M 4'34.294
4th. S13 Silvia K 2000 4'35.565
5th. Fiat Turbo Coupe 4'36.923
6th. Audi TT 4'38.575

Thats all for now.

Day 79).
Buy some T5 tires for the MR2 and an oil change. Power 360 BHP

I enter the Amateur Japanese Car Championship.
Race 1. Tokyo R246 3 laps
The competition was NSX Type S Zero, Lancer Evo VI GSR, Supra RZ, 300 ZX TT 2by2 and a 3000 GT VR-4 turbo.

Results :
1st. MR2 GTS . 5'42.998 best lap 1'48.767. 7500 credits.
2nd. NSX 5'47.953
3rd. Lancer 5'51.337
4th. Supra 5'53.859
5th. 300 ZX 5'54.033
6th. 3000 GT 5'56.111

Race 2, Super speedway 6 laps

Results :
1st. MR2 GTS . not recorded best lap 0'38.762. 7500 credits.
2nd. NSX 4'12.700
3rd. Supra not recorded
4th. Lancer not recorded
5th. 300 ZX not recorded
6th. 3000 GT not recorded

Race 3, Midfield 3 laps

Results :
1st. MR2 GTS . 4'29.926 best lap 1'26.962. 7500 credits.
2nd. NSX 4'35.404
3rd. Lancer 4'37.705
4th. Supra 4'38.154
5th. 300 ZX 4'40.249
6th. 3000 GT 4'42.081

Race 4, SS R11 3 laps

Results :
1st. MR2 GTS . 6'18.058 best lap 2'02.959. 7500 credits.
2nd. NSX 6'22.698
3rd. Supra 6'24.959
4th. Lancer 6'26.492
5th. 300 ZX 6'28.332
6th. 3000 GT 6'29.891

Race 5, Toyko R246 II 3 laps

Results :
1st. MR2 GTS . 5'33.850 best lap 1'48.238. 7500 credits.
2nd. NSX 5'35.332
3rd. Supra 5'37.356
4th. Lancer 5'38.614
5th. 3000 GT 5'40.268
6th. 300 ZX 5'41.345

Points standing after 5 races

1st. MR2 GTS . 50 Championship credits 20,000
2nd. NSX 30
3rd. Supra 18
4th. Lancer 17
5th. 3000 GT 9
6th. 300 ZX 6
Bonus Car : FTO GP version R which was sold.
The AI improve in races 4 and 5.

Day 80.

Buy the Altezza RS200 in black. Give the car an oil change for 210 bhp.

Entered the Beginner RWD race at Grand Valley.
Started race from last. I passed all AI by the first hairpin, but the 200 SX has good speed and catches up on the straights.

Results
1st. Altezza RS 200. 4'54.818 best lap 2'21.535. 1500 credits.
2nd. 200 SXType X. 4'55.985
3rd. Mazda MX5 1.8i 4'57.908
4th. Lexus IS200 4'59.526
5th. Mazda MX5 5'01.236
6th. AE86 Sprinter Trueno 5'01.827

Day 81.

Altezza RS200 in black.

Entered the Beginner RWD race at SS R5.
Started race from last. I passed all AI by the first hairpin, but the 200 SX has good speed and catches up on the straights.

Results
1st. Altezza RS 200. 3'41.067 best lap 1'45.686. 1500 credits.
2nd. 200 SXType X. 3'41.862
3rd. SLK 230 Compressor 3'43.345
4th. Silvia K S13 1800 3'43.659
5th. BMW 328 Ci 3'45.080
6th. Mazda MX5 1.8i 3'45.097

Day 82.

Altezza RS200 in black.

Entered the Beginner RWD race at Grand Valley.
Started race from last. I passed all AI by the first hairpin, but the 200 SX has good speed and catches up on the straights.

Results
1st. Altezza RS 200. 3'33.781 best lap 1'41.968. 1500 credits.
2nd. 200 SXType X. 3'34.951
3rd. Mazda MX5 1.8i 3'36.281
4th. BMW 328 Ci 3'36.347
5th. Silvia K S13 1800 3'36.429
6th. AE86 Sprinter Trueno 3'38.048.

Bonus Car Silvia K 1800 S13 which was sold.

Day 83.
Take the Altezza to the tune shop for some minor upgrade work. Purchase WR1,race exhaust, stage 1 turbo to give 299 BHP and P/W 4.167 & T/W 0.403.

Enter the Beginner Altezza championship expecting some close racing.

Race 1 : 2 laps at Midfield.

Results :

1st Black Altezza RS (me) 3'07.077 best 1'25.999 1000 credits.
2nd Silver 3'09.952
3rd Red 3'11.418
4th White 3'11.835
5th Blue 3'12.421
6th Green 3'13.993

Race 2 2 laps Toyko R246.

1st Black Altezza RS (me) 4'12.722 best 2'02.769 1000 credits.
2nd Red 4'15.802
3rd Blue 4'15.967
4th Silver 4'16.849
5th Green 4'17.079
6th White 4'17.497

Race 3 2 laps Deep Forest.

1st Black Altezza RS (me) 3'06.807 best 1'28.400 1000 credits.
2nd Red 3'07.888
3rd Silver 3'08.217
4th Blue 3'09.688
5th Green 3'10.475
6th White 3'11.024

Race 4 2laps SS R5

1st Black Altezza RS (me) 3'28.706 best 1'39.527 1000 credits.
2nd Red 3'28.814
3rd Blue 3'28.922
4th Green 3'29.186
5th White 3'29.379
6th Silver 3'1.877

Race 5. 2 laps at Seattle

1st Black Altezza RS (me) Not Recorded best 1'52.746999 1000 credits.
2nd Green 3'51.099
3rd Red 3'52.182
4th Blue 3'52.825
5th Silver 3'53.737
6th White 3'53.965

Points Standing
1st Black Altezza RS (me) 50. Championship bonus. 10,000.
2nd Red 26
3rd Blue 16
4th Silver 16
5th Green 14
6th White 8

The 4th and 5th races are tough. I recomend qualifing to get a decent position on the grid.
Celica bonus car sold.

Day 84.
Buy a Black Audi TT in black. Oil was changed to give 225 BHP.

Enter the Beginner TT championship expecting some close racing.

Race 1 : 2 laps at Rome.

Results :

1st Black Audi TT (me) 3'51.851 best 1'50.680 5000 credits.
2nd Green 3'53.399
3rd Silver 3'54.029
4th Red 3'54.706
5th Metalic Grey 3'55.958
6th Blue 3'56.136

Race 2 2 laps Laguna Seca.

1st Black Audi TT (me) 3'41.493 best 1'45.485 5000 credits.
2nd Green 3'43.418
3rd Blue 3'44.607
4th Silver 3'45.448
5th Metalic Grey 3'46.321
6th Red 3'47.288

Race 3 2 laps Trial Mountain.

1st Black Audi TT (me) 3'48.392 best 1'47.342 5000 credits.
2nd Metalic Grey 3'50.109
3rd Green 3'50.376
4th Blue 3'51.306
5th Silver 3'52.302
6th Red 3'52.622

Race 4 2laps SS R11

1st Black Audi TT (me) 5'03.638 best 2'26.414 5000 credits.
2nd Blue 5'04.971
3rd Silver 5'05.086
4th Metalic grey 5'06.216
5th Red 5'07.252
6th Green 5'07.861

Race 5. 3 laps at Cote D Azur

1st Black Audi TT (me) not recorded best 2'03.283 5000 credits.
2nd Metalic Grey not recorded
3rd Silver not recorded
4th Blue not recorded
5th Green not recorded
6th Red not recorded


Points Standing
1st Black Audi TT (me) 50. Championship bonus. 10,000.
2nd Metalic Grey 19
3rd Green 19
4th Blue 17
5th Green 17
6th Red 8

Audi TT bonus car sold.

Day 85.
Buy Black Lancer Evolution GSR. 320 bhp.
Enter the Beginner Evolution race 1 at Laguna Seca.
Finish first by 1.8 seconds. Fastest lap was 1'37.005. 2nd to 6th was filled by an assortment of Lancers.

Day 86.
Enter the Beginner Evolution race 2 at Trial Mountain.
Finish first by 1.2 seconds. Fastest lap was 1'40.271. 2nd to 6th was filled by an assortment of Lancers.

Day 87.
Enter the Beginner Evolution race 3 at Mid Field.
Finish first by 2.1 seconds. Fastest lap was 1'26.3456. 2nd to 6th was filled by an assortment of Lancers.

The Bonus car Lancer Evo 4 GSR was sold.
Close racing in a standard car. The AI push and shove as you pass them but then can not keep up and lose time at several corners by being fast in and slow out.

Day 88. Stay with the Lancer Evo VII GSR and enter the Beginner 4WD races.
Race 1 Deep Forest.
Results.
1st. Black Lancer Evo VII GSR 3'06.492 best lap 1'29.492.
2nd. Audi S4. 3'08.836
3rd. New Bettle RSI 3'10.019
4th. Legacy B4 RSK 3'11.245
5th. Sirion X4 3'12.826
6th. Audi TT 3'12.889

Day 89.
Beginner 4WD race 2 Mid Field.
1st. Black Lancer Evo VII GSR 2'59.724 best lap 1'25.753.
2nd. Legacy B4 RSK 3'01.374
3rd. Audi S4. 3'01.904
4th. New Bettle RSI 3'03.157
5th. Sirion X4 3'04.113
6th. Audi TT 3'05.344

Day 90.
Beginner 4WD race 3 SS R11.
1st. Black Lancer Evo VII GSR 4'42.205 best lap 2'15.934.
2nd. Audi S4. 4'45.109
3rd. New Bettle RSI 4'46.349
4th. Legacy B4 RSK 4'47.145
5th. Audi TT 4'48.288
6th. Sirion X4 4'50.005

The Suzuki Alto Works was sold.

Day 91.
The Beginner Stars and Stripes races seem to be the ideal place to take the stock Viper.
I leave the T2 tires on.
Race 1. Seattle.
1st. Black Dodge Viper. 3'40.343 best 1'46.346 3500 credits
2nd. Silver Viper 3'46.874
3rd. Corvette Z06 3'48.387
4th. Mustang SVT 3'50.317
5th. Corvette Grand Sport 3'51.857
6th. Camaro Z28 3'54.155

Day 92. Race 2 at Super Speedway

1st. Black Dodge Viper. 2'50.169 best 40.473 3500 credits
2nd. Cobra 2'54.907
3rd. Corvette Z06 2'55.787
4th. Viper GTS 2'56.182
5th. Corvette Grand Sport 2'57.481
6th. Mustang SVT 2'57.942

Day 93. Race 3 at Laguna Seca

1st. Black Dodge Viper. 3'11.469 best 1'32.067 3500 credits
2nd. Corvette Z06 3'14.484
3rd. Silver Viper 3'14.630
4th. Mustang SVT 3'15.822
5th. Corvette Grand Sport 3'17.327
6th. Camaro Z28 3'18.426

Day 94. Race 4 at Seattle Reverse

1st. Black Dodge Viper. 3'38.232 best 1'48.653 3500 credits
2nd. Corvette Z06 3'41.330
3rd. Silver Viper 3'41.834
4th. Camaro SS 3'43.265
5th. Corvette Grand Sport 3'44.349
6th. Camaro Z28 3'46.210

Notice that the AI are 5 seconds quicker at Seattle reverse than race 1 at Seattle.
Bonus car Camaro SS sold.

Day 95. The only car in black I can buy for the K cup is the Suzuki Alto Works. I take my newly purchased Alto to the parts shop and add the stage 1 turbo. A oil change is also purchased.
Enter race 1 of the Beginner Lightweight K class race at Trial Mountain.
Started from 6th place and took 1 lap to work my way up to first place. Best to take one car at a time and pass under corner entry as the AI are equal on the straights.

Results if your interested in slow races.
1st. Black Alto Works (me) 4'06.006 best lap 1'55.753 credits 2500.
2nd. White Alto works 4'08.050
3rd. Cuore TR-XX 4'08.603
4th. Mini 4'08.824
5th. Alto works 4'09.392
6th. Mini 4'09.478

Day 96. Race 2 at Super Speedway.
This race was a easy win by 7 seconds. What happened to the AI?

1st. Black Alto Works (me) 3'41.411 best lap 51.609 credits 2500.
2nd. Cuore TR-XX 3'51.525
3rd. Mini 3'51.540
4th. Mini 3'51.912
5th. Cuore TR-XX 3'51.937
6th. Alto Works 3'52.028

Day 97 Race 3 at Laguna Seca.
From memory this is a close race with the 90 HP I have so I qualified in first place.
My memory proved correct with the AI passing me on the straights and me repassing them at the tighter turns. The AI dont handle the corkscrew that well.
I failed to record the AI lap times but I was first in a time of 3'53.102 and my best lap was 1'51.771.

The Bonus car was sold. (Mini Cooper).

Day 98.
I will be entering the Beginner GT World Championship in the Black MR2 GTS.
First off I go to the tune shop and add LW3, brake balance controller, sports brakes, port polish, engine balance and a oil change.
Power has gone to 378 and weight down to 1079 kg. This should be ample.

Race 1. Tokyo

Car needs some work on suspension as it seems a little nervous.
All AI are rally cars so the results will show car name only .

Results:
1st. MR2 GTS 3'50.769 best lap 1'51.214
2nd. Focus 3'54.555
3rd. Imprezza 3'54.654
4th. Corolla 3'56.044
5th. Imprezza Prototype 3'56.110
6th. Celica 3'27.091

Race 2. Super Speedway

Left suspension as is. My MR2 could take the larger radius turn at above 220 kmh which seems quite fast for a road car. Car oversteers slightly to much.

Results:
1st. MR2 GTS 2'43.166 best lap '38.041
2nd. Imprezza 2'48.325
3rd. Focus 2'48.453
4th. Imprezza Prototype 2'48.624
5th. Corolla 2'49.199
6th. Celica 2'49.789

Race 3. Trail Mountain

Increased front and back springs by a small amount. Increase both roll bars to 4. Car turns in licely still a little loose at the back under power exiting the turn.

Results:
1st. MR2 GTS 3'11.463 best lap 1'30.902
2nd. Focus 3'13.192
3rd. Imprezza 3'14.303
4th. Corolla 3'15.222
5th. Imprezza Prototype 3'15.371
6th. Celica 3'16.202

Race 4. Midfield

Reduced rear bar to 3. Turn in is good under braking, the rear end grips when the power is applied and there is no understeer on corner entry. A very enjoyable car to drive.

Results:
1st. MR2 GTS 2'43.123 best lap 1'17.036
2nd. Imprezza 2'45.101
3rd. Imprezza Prototype 2'46.346
4th. Corolla 2'46.516
5th. Focus 2'46.636
6th. Celica 2'47.445

Race 5. Laguna Seca
In all races I start from 6th. The 4WD advantage of the rally cars show up off the start line but I am passing them normally by the first corner under brakes.
I gain the lead by about the start of the 2nd lap.

Results:
1st. MR2 GTS 3'00.415 best lap 1'26.132
2nd. Imprezza 3'02.504
3rd. Corolla 3'03.952
4th. Imprezza Prototype 3'04.183
5th. Focus 3'04.562
6th. Celica 3'05.793

Race 6. Seattle

Results:
1st. MR2 GTS 3'25.527 best lap 1'38.568
2nd. Imprezza 3'28.472
3rd. Focus 3'29.040
4th. Corolla 3'30.471
5th. Imprezza Prototype 3'30.793
6th. Celica 3'31.249

Race 7. SS R 11

Results:
1st. MR2 GTS 4'11.416 best lap 2'00.854
2nd. Imprezza 4'15.298
3rd. Focus 4'15.413
4th. Celica 4'15.641
5th. Corolla 4'17.010
6th. Imprezza Prototype 4'17.184

Race 8. Apricot Hill

Results:
1st. MR2 GTS 3'01.784 best lap 1'25.174
2nd. Corolla 3'04.117
3rd. Imprezza Prototype 3'05.212
4th. Focus 3'05.506
5th. Imprezza 3'05.541
6th. Celica 3'05.629

Race 9. Trial Mountain Reverse

Notice how the Celica is no longer coming last!

Results:
1st. MR2 GTS 3'09.156 best lap 1'31.299
2nd. Focus 3'10.859
3rd. Imprezza Prototype 3'11.875
4th. Celica 3'12.412
5th. Corolla 3'12.518
6th. Imprezza 3'12.521

Race 10. 3 laps Grand Valley Speedway

Results:
1st. MR2 GTS 6'00.982 best lap 1'56.186
2nd. Focus 6'03.465
3rd. Imprezza Prototype 6'04.494
4th. Celica 6'05.730
5th. Corolla 6'06.112
6th. Imprezza 6'07.260

Championship standings:
1st. MR2 GTS 100 points
2nd. Focus 43 points
3rd. Imprezza 42 points
4th. Imprezza Prototype 29 points
5th. Corolla 29 points
6th. Celica 17 points.

This series rewards you with 10,000 credits per race win and a 50,000 bonus.
Prize car was a red R32 GTR Skyline which was sold.

Game Status at day 99.
Cedits : 1,197,005
29.1% complete
Total prize money awarded : 1,446,000
Car Value : 5,797,200
100% win ratio. 88/88
Trophies : 95
Bonus cars won : 28
Cars owned : 15
Total distance driven (from adding up individual totals): 1767 km

Day 99.
Time to go shopping for a soft top.
The Mercedes SLK 230 looks like a good choice, and I can use it in the Silver Arrow races as well. It is a car I have never spent much time in so I am unsure of its capabilities.
I buy a black one and give it a oil change for 195 hp.

Enter the SLK in the Beginner Spider & Roadster race at Deep Forest.
I run the qualifying with ASM and TCS turned off. Qualify 1st 1'33.588 which is 9.431 faster than the AI.
This car handles nice stock and has plenty of grip from the standard road tires.
Results
1st. SLK 230 3'12.939 best lap 1'32.187
2nd. VX220 3'20.082
3rd. SLK 230 3'22.855
4th. MR2 3'25.878
5th. CRX 3'28.651
6th. MX-5 3'31-768

Day 100 enter the Beginner Spider & Roadster race at Test Track.

Started from 6th place feeling confident after the previous race.
Quickly pass the AI before the 1000 m mark and stay there. My top speed was 247 kmh at the end of the straight. The 1.5 second lead stayed constent for most of the race.

Results
1st. SLK 230 5'32.179 best lap 2'35.848
2nd. SLK 230 red 5'33.641
3rd. CRX 5'35.333
4th. MX-r 1.8i 5'35.445
5th. Silvia Varietta 5'35.651
6th. MR2 5'36-606

Day 101 enter the Beginner Spider & Roadster race at Test Track.

Started from 6th place feeling confident after the previous race.
Quickly pass the AI before the 1000 m mark and stay there. My top speed was 247 kmh at the end of the straight. The 1.5 second lead stayed constent for most of the race.

Results
1st. SLK 230 5'32.179 best lap 2'35.848
2nd. SLK 230 red 5'33.641
3rd. CRX 5'35.333
4th. MX-r 1.8i 5'35.445
5th. Silvia Varietta 5'35.651
6th. MR2 5'36-606

Day 101 enter the Beginner Spider & Roadster race at Test Track.

Started from 6th place feeling confident after the previous race.
Quickly pass the AI before the 1000 m mark and stay there. My top speed was 247 kmh at the end of the straight. The 1.5 second lead stayed constent for most of the race.

Results
1st. SLK 230 5'32.179 best lap 2'35.848
2nd. SLK 230 red 5'33.641
3rd. CRX 5'35.333
4th. MX-5 1.8i 5'35.445
5th. Silvia Varietta 5'35.651
6th. MR2 5'36-606

Day 101 enter the Beginner Spider & Roadster race at Grand Valley 11

Results
1st. SLK 230 5'32.179 best lap 2'35.848
2nd. SLK 230 red 5'33.641
3rd. CRX 5'35.333
4th. MX-5 1.8i 5'35.445
5th. Silvia Varietta 5'35.651
6th. MR2 5'36-606

Day 101 enter the Beginner Spider & Roadster race at Grand Valley 11

After the poor showing of the AI in race one the AI take a performance hike here and are less than 3 seconds behind.

Results
1st. SLK 230 4'53.942 best lap not recorded
2nd. SLK 230 yellow 4'56.176
3rd. MX-5 1.8i 4'58.021
4th. CRX 4'59.477
5th. Silvia Varietta 5'59.670
6th. MX-5 5'01.624

Prize bonus for winning was 5000 per race.
MX-5 1.8i bonus car sold.

Day 102.
Enter the Beginner Silver Arrow races. I have added a race exhaust, racing chip and buy LW1 & 2 and racing tranny for test track.Power goes to 225 hp.

Race 1 at Test Track
Run some test laps to tune tranny for optimum high speed which was 261 bhp, an increase of 14 kmh.
Results
1st. SLK 230 5'09.230 best lap 2'27.045
2nd. CL600 5'10.820
3rd. CLK55 5'10.908
4th. CL 600 5'12.018
5th. CL 600 5'12.252
6th. SLK 230 5'21.459

Interesting to compare lap times from day 100 race. It shows a stock SLK230 would not win. It also shows that the AI SLK 230 is faster than stock by 10 seconds.

Day 103 Beginner Silver Arrow race at Trial Mountain II.

Ran Qualifying. First position by 4.789 seconds with a 1'42.538.
I was expecting a closer race.

Results
1st. SLK 230 3'32.456 best lap 1'42.233
2nd. CLK55 3'35.732
3rd. CL 600 3'38.611
4th. CL 600 3'38.872
5th. SLK230 3'43.502
6th. SLK230 3'43.590

Day 104 enter the Beginner Silver Arrow race at Rome Reverse.

Started from 6th place feeling confident after the previous race.
I am into 3rd place after 2nd turn. The 2 CLK55 pull away from me down the long straight. I cose up to them under braking for the next corners. I pass 3rd place on the 90 degree left hander before the tight left at the coblestones. I pulled level with the lead CLk55 on the double right corner but can not pass. He pulls away by a car length and the 3rd place CLK is closing at the end of the main straight. I brake earlier than the lead AI into the hard left and challange for the lead. I am able to use my cars better handling to take the lead at the next left hander. I notice in my rear view mirror both CLK55 hit the wall on exiting this corner and lose time. I pull away all lap and never challanged again.
This was a close race for the first lap.

Results
1st. SLK 230 3'32.437 best lap 1'42.864
2nd. CLK 55 3'34.172
3rd. CLK55 3'35.167
4th. CL600 3'37.037
5th. CLK55 3'38.055
6th. SLK 230 3'41.363

10,000 credits per race win. Bonus car Yellow SLK 230 sold.

Day 105. Buy a Black Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 2 seater to use in the Beginner 80's Sports Car races. Give the car an oil change. Power is 281 bhp.

Enter the first race at SS R5.
AI offer no cometition even with the presence of the SS Trueno.
Results
1st. Nissan 300ZX 3'34.814 best lap 1'43.220
2nd. S.S. Trueno AE86 3'38.329
3rd. Skyline GTS 3'41.838
4th. S13 Silvia K 1800 3'44.984
5th. MX-5 3'50.637
6th. Trueno AE86 3'51.062

Day 106. Beginner 80's Sports Car race at Tokyo Reverse.

The AI S.S. Trueno is closer but still does not challange.
Results.
1st. Nissan 300ZX 4'19.241 best lap 2'03.351
2nd. S.S. Trueno AE86 4'21.602
3rd. Skyline GTS 4'24.053
4th. S13 Silvia K 1800 4'26.348
5th. MX-5 4'29.704
6th. Trueno AE86 4'31.685

Day 107. Beginner 80's Sports Car race at Seattle.

The AI S.S. Trueno has got some speed and challanges all the way for the closest race yet. I start from 6th place on the grid and am 3rd exiting the chicane. I move past the RX7 at the next left hander and start to chase the SS Trueno, gaining u the hill and under brakes. The SS brakes late and runs wide at every tight turn and lets me close the gap. I pass inside him at the left hander before the downhill run and pull away. He again closes the gap at the chicane as I drive a cautious lap with him closing the gap as I take a slow safe line through the remaining bends. He draws level at the last hairpin bend but my twin turbos Kick in and I pull away slightly to the finish line for a hard earned win.
Results.
1st. Nissan 300ZX 3'56.156 best lap 1'58.205
2nd. S.S. Trueno AE86 3'56.406
3rd. Mazda RX7 Infin III 3'58.906
4th. Skyline GTS 4'00.317
5th. MX-5 4'02.996
6th. Trueno AE86 4'04.707

2500 credits per race win and the bonus Mazda RX7 Infin III FC was sold.

Day 108.
I need a black car for the Beginner Beetle Cup. I buy the VW New Beetle in black. The AI in this race has always been Beetle cup cars so I need to see what they are. Check the Stats in the VW dealer and it says FWD 3.2 V6 with 201 BHP and 1170 kg.
To the tune shop to add some parts and take of weight. I buy WR1 & 2, race exhaust, race chip, NA1, port polish, engine balance, semi racing suspension, twin clutch, semi racing flywheel, full race transmission, T2 tires and an oil change. Power came to 200 bhp and weight to 1117 kg.

Beginner Beetle Cup Race 1. Rome Circuit
I start from 6th to see how my car performs. The AI pull away at the start and have a several car length lead at the end of the straight. I slowly make up places on the corners taking one car at a time. I reach the lead by the start of the long back straight only to be passed by the AI 3/4 of the way along. He is easily passed on the next right hand bend. I drive a clean 2nd lap and the AI disapear from view. I think my car will provide some close racing in the next 4 races.

Results
1st. New Beetle 3'33.359 best lap 1'42.195
2nd. Red Cup car 3'34.671
3rd. Blue Cup car 3'34.927
4th. Silver Cup car 3'35.128
5th. Yellow Cup car 3'35.742
6th. Purple Cup car 3'36.260

Beginner Beetle Cup Race 2. Grand Valley
I Qualify and gain poll by 4.901 seconds with a lap of 2'15.309. The AI pull away at the start and I drop to 3rd.I pass 2nd and 1st at the hairpin and make up ground at each corner only for the AI to pull back time on the longish straights. I make a small mistake exiting the tunnel and loose a few tenths but my lead is nnot threatend. The AI improve by about 3 seconds compared to their qualifying time.

Results
1st. New Beetle 4'40.123 best lap 2'15.545
2nd. Blue Cup car 4'41.817
3rd. Yellow Cup car 4'42.172
4th. Red Cup car 4'43.654
5th. Silver Cup car 4'44.772
6th. Purple Cup car 4'45.083

Beginner Beetle Cup Race 3. Seattle Reverse
I Qualify and gain poll by 1.031 seconds with a lap of 1'52.530. I lowered my gearing and had a better start only dropping 1 spot which was quickly regained. The lead swapped places going up the hill and I stayed behind him till the left hander before the down hill run. As allways the AI brake to late and run wide here letting me slip past on the inside. The AI again close the gap on the straight s but struggle on corners...............

Results
1st. New Beetle 3'51.100 best lap 1'52.174
2nd. Yellow Cup car 3'52.794
3rd. Purple Cup car 3'53.211
4th. Red Cup car 3'53.725
5th. Blue Cup car 3'53.852
6th. Silver Cup car 3'54.335

Beginner Beetle Cup Race 4. Test Track
The race I was dreading Qualify and get second which should allow me to pick up the draft. The lead swapped places as the cars drafted into the lead at about 250 kmh and then dropped back as the extra resistance slowed them done. Picked up about 13- 15 kmh speed with the draft. Towards the end of the back straight I drafted the lead AI and pulled out into the lead and then blocked him all the way to the finish with the AI nudged up on my back bumper for the closest of wins by 0.071 seconds. However says the test track is dull is using to fast a car.

Results
1st. New Beetle 5'22.811 best lap 2'33.406
2nd. Yellow Cup car 5'22.882
3rd. Blue Cup car 5'22.962
4th. Silver Cup car 5'22.986
5th. Red Cup car 5'23.051
6th. Purple Cup car 5'23.361

Beginner Beetle Cup Race 5. Cote D Azure Sunny Monte Carlo 3 laps.
Go to setting and reset the tranny, Qualify first with a 1'55.655 by 2.777 seconds. I dropped to 3rd of the line and regained 2nd place at the left hander at the top of the hill. The lead car took a wide line at the hairpin bend and I slipped past him on the inside and lead for the rest of the race.

Results
1st. New Beetle 5'54.811 best lap 1'52.372
2nd. Silver Cup car 5'56.232
3rd. Blue Cup car 5'57.291
4th. Red Cup car 5'58.105
5th. Yellow Cup car 5'59.294
6th. Purple Cup car 6'00.512


Standings at end of series.
1st. New Beetle 50 points
2nd. Yellow Cup car 20
3rd. Blue Cup car 20
4th. Red Cup car 17
5th. Silver Cup car 15
6th. Purple Cup car 8
Credits for winning each race was 5,000 per race and a championship bonus 10,000. The Prize car Beetle RSI was sold for 17,500.

Sterling work Uncle Harry!
I'm thoroughly enjoying reading this blow-by-blow account!
Any particular reason for using all black cars? Must make sorting the garage by colour very simple!!!

Smallhorses, black looks best with my favourite BBS gold wheels. Thanks for reading.

Day 109. Buy a black Yarris RS 1.5 for the Beginner Yarris Championship.
Buy WR 1 & 2, race exhaust, race chip, triple clutch, racing flywheel, full race transmission, NA 1 and oil change. Bhp is at 148.

Race 1. Rome Circuit.
Start from 6 th place and slowly pass the AI until I hit the lead on lap 2. AI have a edge on speed but drop off at the twisty bits. All AI are in Yarris Euro with upgrades.
Results
1st. Yarris RS 3'49.916 best lap 1'50.880
2nd. Yellow 3'51.302
3rd. Silver 3'51.518
4th. Black 3'51.626
5th. Red 3'51.767
6th. Met Pink 3'52.185

Race 2. Laguna Seca
I qualify 1st with a lap of 1'44.744 which was 1.717 seconds faster. Lead the race all the way winning by about 2 seconds. The AI lose time at the Corkscrew.
Results
1st. Yarris RS 3'37.122 best lap 1'44.478
2nd. Met Pink not recorded
3rd. Black
4th. Silver
5th. Yellow
6th. Red

Race 3. Tokyo R246.
I qualify but only manage 5th place with a 2'09.932. The AI have the edge on that long straight. Start from 5 th and maintain it till the first turn where I pass into 4th. I stay in 4th for the rest of lap 1 I draft a tightly spaced top 3 all the way along the straight and am at striking distance at T1. Pass 2nd and 3rd and am trailing first by about 0.6 seconds. I gradually reduce the gap and am able to pass him at the last turn. I have good exit speed and pull away from him at the start of the straight. The AI are quickly closing the gap But I have enough in hand to win by a small amount.
Results
1st. Yarris RS 4'29.441 best lap 2'08.012
2nd. Red 4'29.660
3rd. Black 4'29.676
4th. Met Pink 4'30.803
5th. Yellow 4'30.814
6th. Silver 4'30.879

Race 4. Trial Mountain
Qualify 1st by only 0.138 seconds with a lap of 1'46.639. Lead all the way AI are chasing hard lap 1 but trial away on lap 2.
Results
1st. Yarris RS 3'43.685 best lap 1'46.860
2nd. Red not recorded.
3rd. Silver
4th. Black
5th. Met Pink
6th. Yellow

Race 5. SS R5 reverse.
Qualify first by almost 2 seconds with a 1'45.187
Easier race than the previous 2. I stuffed up at the chicane at the start of lap 2 and was still in first place.
Results
1st. Yarris RS 3'42.983 best lap 1'47.916
2nd. Yellow 3'44.139
3rd. Red 3'44.751
4th. Met Pink 3'46.024
5th. Silver 3'46.515
6th. Black 3'46.698

Points at end of championship.
1st. Black Yarris RS 50
2nd. Red Euro 19
3rd. Yellow Euro 17
4th. Pink Euro 15
5th. Black Euro 15
6th. Silver Euro 14

Credits for winning each race is 5000 and a championship bonus was 10,000.
The prize Yarris was sold.

Beginner league completed. Bonus Lance was sold.

Day 110. Go to the Mazda garage and buy the Cheapest MX-5 on the lot, a nice black 1.8 with pop up headlights. Got the dealer to add gold BBS wheels with sport tires and an oil change. The 128 bhp jumps to 132 with the oil change.

Enter the Roadster Endurance race.
Start from 6th and move to 3rd place at the end of lap 1 which was 1'55.151. Pass 2nd place car on lap 2. Lap time was 1'45.090 and am 9.065 seconds behind the AI 1.8i being driven on soft tires with a 3 lap pit strategy.
I go to first place as the 1.8i pits.
I am running low 1'45 laps for the next few laps until lap 7 when my front right goes orange. Looks like I will be running a 4 pit stop race pitting every 8 laps.
The 1.8i retakes the lead as I pit and I come out 2nd. I retake the lead at the start of lap 10 as the AI 1.8i pits again. Lead is never lost till the end of the race.
At lap 15 I lead by 34 seconds.
Lap 24 the lead is 45 seconds.
I lap positions 5 and 6 lap 29.
The lead at lap 30 was 55 seconds.
I lap 4 th on lap 37 and then lap 3rd next lap.
Fastest lap is set at lap 39 with a 1'43.906.
Finish the race 1'32.693 ahead of 2nd place.
I pitted at the end of lap 8, 16, 24 and 32.

Results
1st. Black MX-5 1.8 1:11'54.471
2nd . MX-5 1.8i 1:13'27.164
3rd. MX-5 1.8 RS + 1 lap
4th. MX-5 1.8 + 1 lap
5th. MX-5 1.6 + 1 lap
6th. MX-5 1.6 + 1 lap

100,000 prize credits and a Polyphony 002 in yellow with light purple striping over the engine cover. This is the first time I have ever won a F1 car this early in the game. (33% complete).

Day 111. Buy some hard T2 tires for the MR2 GT-ST and enter the Amateur MR race at Toyko R246 Reverse.
Started the race from 6th and pass the Clio Sport early lap 1. The car feels terrible with the T2 tires cold but improves as they warm up. I pass the NSX on lap 2 and then start chasing the lead ZZS. Move into third place when the Elise pits lap 3. The motor sport Elise pits lap 4 and I move up to second. I pass the ZZS on lap five to gain the lead, I have to drive well to fight off a fast finishing Elise that came back well after pitting on lap 3. The elise made up 20 seconds in two laps when he should have only made up 6 seconds. Another race with catch up. I will need to improve suspension to get a bit more grip with the T2 tires.
What suprised me was my fastest lap was 2 seconds faster than when I used the same car with medium tires at the same track on day 79 race 5. The Clio pits twice.
Results.
1st. MR2 GT-S 9'10.413 best lap 1'46.170
2nd. Elise 190 9'11.114
3rd. ZZS 9'12.638
4th.NSX Type S Zero 9'12.850
5th. Motor Sport Elise 9'15.505
6th. Clio Sport V6 9'17.249

Bonus for race win 5000 credits.

Uncle Harry

Day 110. Go to the Mazda garage and buy the Cheapest MX-5 on the lot, a nice black 1.8 with pop up headlights. Got the dealer to add gold BBS wheels with sport tires and an oil change. The 128 bhp jumps to 132 with the oil change.

Enter the Roadster Endurance race.

1st. Black MX-5 1.8 1:11'54.471

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Ah, so remeniscent of the time we spent banging our heads against this race to win variously coloured but oh so elusive MX-5s over in the "Running Cheap" thread!

Nice time in this car/tyre combo too! That's about as quick as I got too, just checked back through that thread, and I posted 1:11'54.xxx, shame I didn't keep a note of the fractions, wonder just how close we were?

*Edit* Actually, I just noticed that you did the oil change, mine was without. Started at 128HP and finished 98mile race at 130HP. Still mighty fine going though!!!

Uncle Harry, the trick to driving the MR2 fast is learning to control it entirely with the gas. I find I make the fastest time with the car when I barely steer at all, on any corner, and just manage the turn and rotation with the gas. MR2s are extremely responsive to anychange in the throttle. I drive it exclusively on T2 tires; you just get use to the slippery feel it has. I find my self braking and turning in sooner on the MR2, but being able to get on the gas much faster than with FR cars. However, I usually have an amazingly small drift angle at the end of a turn. Entry goes like this for a left turn, like the turn between the first and second tunnel on Grand valley - brake, start turn it with light braking, let off brake, straighten steering out under neutral gas, begin to give the car gas near apex, slowly counter steer out of corner while on gas. Rarely do a I smoke the tires when I am serious... its a fun car.

Azuremen, I am blaming my settings more than the car, I agree 100% with what you say. I was probably overdriving that race due to the speed of the AI and that slowed me down.

Day 112. Amateur MR race at Deep Forest reverse.

Spent some qualifying time tuning the suspension, Softened the sway bars by 1, stiffened the springs a fraction and droped the dampers to 6. My changes made the car better. I Started the race from second position behind the Motor Sport Elise. The lead swaped several times until the MS Elise pitted on lap 4.

Results
1st. MR2 GT-S 6'46.809 best lap 1'19.239
2nd. ZZS 6'49.172
3rd. NSX type S Zero 6'51.679
4th. Clio Sport 6'53.994
5th. Motor Sport Elise 6'55.155
6th. Elise 190 6'56.377
Bonus for winning 5000 credits.

Day 113. Amateur MR race at Grand Valley

I started the race from 6th. Gained the lead half way around the first lap and pulled away. Getting used to the MR2 and the handling on T2 tires is a lot better than when I drove it at Tokyo with the changes I made last race. The ZZS did not pit, the Elises pitted end lap 4.

Results
1st. MR2 GT-S 10'14.961 best lap 2'00.143
2nd. ZZS 10'17.716
3rd. NSX type S Zero 10'17.679
4th. MR2 GT-S 10'19.936
5th. Motor Sport Elise 10'19.993
6th. Elise 190 10'21'949
Bonus for winning 5000 credits. Bonus NSX Type S Zero sold.

Day 114. Amateur Turbo Race Apricot Hill Reverse.
I enter this race in the MR2 GT-S and change back to medium tires. The medium tires make a huge difference in grip levels.
Results
1st. MR2 GT-S 4'32.107 best lap 1'27.593 15,000 credits
2nd. New Beetle RSI 4'35.881
3rd. Impreza WRX STI 4'38.286
4th. MR2 GT-S 4'38.487
5th. Skyline R32 GTR 4'41.122
6th. Legacy B4 4'45.274

Day 115. Amateur Turbo Race Grand Valley.
I enter this race in the MR2 GT-S and change back to medium tires. The medium tires make a huge difference in grip levels and lap times being 3 seconds better than t2 tires.
Results
1st. MR2 GT-S 6'02.296 best lap 1'56.975 15,000 credits
2nd. New Beetle RSI 6'08.171
3rd. MR2 GT-S 6'10.856
4th. Silvia Spec R 6'13.527
5th. Audi S4 6'15.277
6th. Skyline R32 GTR 6'18.476

Day 116. Amateur Turbo Race Test Track.
Results
1st. MR2 GT-S 6'18.038 best lap 2'00.991 15,000 credits
2nd. Impreza WRX STI 6'25.482
3rd. Skyline R32 GTR 6'25.602
4th. Legacy B4 6'27.871
5th. New Beetle RSI 6'27.919
6th. Audi S4 6'29.474

Bonus Mines Lancer Sold.

Day 117.
Enter the Amateur Silver Arrow races. I have added a stage 2 turbo, triple clutch, race flywheel, carbon drive shaft, full custom suspension,sports brakes, brake controller, port polish, engine balance weight reduction 3 and T2 tires. Power goes to 354 hp.

Race at Trial mountain 3 laps, no tire wear.

Results
1st. SLK 230 4'48.049 best lap 1'33.760
2nd. CLK 55 4'50.027
3rd. CLK55 4'50.555
4th. SLK 230 4'51.668
5th. CL 600 4'52.798
6th. CL 600 4'53.361

20,000 prize credits.

Day 118 Amateur Silver Arrow race at Super Speedway. 6 laps no tire wear.

Results
1st. SLK 230 4'07.984 best lap 39.500
2nd. CLK55 4'19.571
3rd. SLK230 4'20.085
4th. SLK230 4'20.811
5th. SLK230 4'21.023
6th. CL 600 4'31.604

20,000 prize credits for winning.

Day 119 enter the Amateur Silver Arrow race at Rome Reverse. 3 laps, no tire wear.

Results
1st. SLK 230 4'50.880 best lap 1'34.509
2nd. CLK55 4'58.004
3rd. SLK230 5'03.045
4th. SLK230 5'04.148
5th. SLK230 5'04.706
6th. CL 600 5'09.135

My lap time came down more than 8 seconds with the upgrades compared to the beginner race at day 104.
20,000 prize credits for winning. Bonus Car CLK Touring Car (D2 AMG Mercedes) will be used in the German Touring car races.

Day 120 : Give the CLK Touring Car an oil change with power at 465 bhp.
Enter the Amateur German Touring Car Races for a very easy series win.
Race 1. Trial Mountain. 3 laps, no tire wear.

Results.
1st. CLK Touring Car 4'26.777 best lap 1'22.301
2nd. Astra 4'31.147
3rd. CLK 4'31.726
4th. CLK 4'33.916
5th. Calibra 4'36.249
6th. Calibra 4'36.555

Race 2. Midfield 3 laps.

Results.
1st. CLK Touring Car 3'43.024 best lap 1'11.149
2nd. CLK 3'49.610
3rd. Astra 3'49.798
4th. CLK 3'50.653
5th. Calibra 3'50.906
6th. Calibra 3'51.854

Race 3. Deep Forest 3 laps.

Results.
1st. CLK Touring Car 3'41.734 best lap 1'10.831
2nd. Astra 3'51.820
3rd. CLK 3'53.791
4th. CLK 3'54.153
5th. Calibra 3'54.209
6th. Calibra 3'56.598

Race 4. Laguna Seca 3 laps.

Results.
1st. CLK Touring Car 4'12.048 best lap 1'21.051
2nd. Calibra not recorded
3rd. Astra
4th. CLK
5th. CLK
6th. Calibra

Race 5. Tokyo R246 3 laps.

Results.
1st. CLK Touring Car 4'57.388 best lap 1'34.972
2nd. Astra 5'03.550
3rd. CLK 5'03.791
4th. CLK 5'03.988
5th. Calibra 5'08.956
6th. Calibra 5'10.709

Final Standings
1st CLK (me) 50
2nd Astra 26
3rd CLK 17
4th CLK 16
5th Calibra 15
6th Calibra 6

Race win is 10,000 credits per win and a 30,000 championship bonus.
Bonus car was a Red VW Polo Cup car which was sold.

Day 121. Change to the black SLK 230 and buy medium tires and an oil change.
Enter the Amateur European Championship.

Race 1. Rome Circuit. 3 laps, no tire wear.

Results
1st. SLK 230 Kompressor 4'43.390 best lap 1'32.157
2nd. Elise 190 4'47.670
3rd. VX 220 4'48.469
4th. Griffith 500 4'51.129
5th. DB7 Vantage 4'54.847
6th. Audi TT 4'59.966

Race 2. SS R5. 3 laps, no tire wear.

Results
1st. SLK 230 Kompressor 4'33.816 best lap 1'28.219
2nd. VX 220 4'37.849
3rd. Elise 190 4'38.997
4th. Griffith 500 4'42.355
5th. DB7 Vantage 4'44.464
6th. Audi TT 4'48.559

Race 3. Grand Valley. 3 laps, no tire wear.

Results
1st. SLK 230 Kompressor 6'05.018 best lap 1'58.379
2nd. Elise 190 6'07.168
3rd. VX 220 6'08.261
4th. Griffith 500 6'10.564
5th. DB7 Vantage 6'12.832
6th. Audi TT 6'21.174

Race 4. Rome Reverse. 3 laps, no tire wear.

Results
1st. SLK 230 Kompressor 4'39.359 best lap 1'29.983
2nd. Elise 190 4'40.970
3rd. VX 220 4'42.248
4th. Griffith 500 4'43.851
5th. DB7 Vantage 4'45.680
6th. Audi TT 4'49.081

The medium tires improve lap times by about 4 seconds a lap over hard tires at Rome reverse.

Race 5. Cote D Azur. 3 laps, no tire wear.

Results
1st. SLK 230 Kompressor 5'16.184 best lap 1'42.293
2nd. VX 220 5'21.818
3rd. Elise 190 5'23.888
4th. Griffith 500 5'26.639
5th. DB7 Vantage 5'27.990
6th. Audi TT 5'35.923

Final Standings.
1st. SLK 230 50 points
2nd. Elise 190 26
3rd. VX220 24
4th. Griffith 500 15
5th. DB7 10
6th. Audi TT 5.

Bonus for each race win was 7,500 credits and a championship bonus of 20,000.
Prize car was the purple R34 Skyline GTR V-spec II which was sold.