A-spec Intermediate Level Fighting Muscle Cars: Mid-Field Raceway

[VetteZR1]

Fighting Muscle Cars is the wrong name for this seasonal. A lot of cars that can be run in it have nothing to do with Detroit muscle. If it's made in the USA it's a muscle car? It's a fun run but the prize car, give me a break. Only using pre-1980 American cars, the first muscle car era. Will probably use later model "real American muscle" cars since this will be up for a month. If people don't think the rice burners qualify, don't use them!

 

[bluelightning]

Why is the Ford RS200 included? This is a legendary English rally car.

Because of its low weight, high horsepower with great straight line and cornering speeds, it absolutely canes the opposition.

Also 3 short laps ~4:30 mins 420,000 credits... the money comes piling in.

It sure flies around this track! In fact in one race my job was made a little easier by a car ahead of me spinning out before the race had even started! So I got to start from 11th place.

Anyone else seen an AI car do that before?

 

[croozer_63]

It sure flies around this track! In fact in one race my job was made a little easier by a car ahead of me spinning out before the race had even started! So I got to start from 11th place.

Anyone else seen an AI car do that before?

Funny you say that. I had not seen it before this seasonal, but I did see car 11 spin off the track coming up to the home straight from the tunnel on the starting lap. At first I thought I was seeing things, glad it was not just me!!!!

 

[photonrider]

It wasn't me. Had nothing to do with it.

 

[2cam16]

It sure flies around this track! In fact in one race my job was made a little easier by a car ahead of me spinning out before the race had even started! So I got to start from 11th place.

Anyone else seen an AI car do that before?

Yop, that happened to me my first time out. It was a Mustang GT350 right in front of me. Same spot as you all.
Good thing I saw him as he was backing out of that guardrail.

 

[photonrider]

^ I'll confirm that - yup, happened to me, too.

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Trim down to taste.

 

[bluelightning]

If it's American muscle you're after, then let me introduce Mr RAM to Mr Silverado:

 

[TheInfamousJEW6]

Yamaguchi in the Tesla spun out in one of my outings... Crazy AI... Seems to be a running theme in this event!

 

[BMWcrazy]

Surprisingly fun for an intermediate race.

Won it again with my '71 Mustang Mach 1 that I used in the Rain Meisters.

 

[McClarenDesign]

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[TonyJZX]

Yeah the Scion eats this up, not surprising... at 1,050kg stage 3 weight and 350hp turbo motor... even on stock suspension its too easy.

I found the field determines you result. I usually kill the AC Cobra but I could catch break and then I won with the Pontiac Tempest... and then twice with the Shelby 350s...

 

[MrRed1992]

It wasn't me. Had nothing to do with it.

Wow!! I came here to tell the same thing. It is normal???
In my case it was a shelby 350R that screwed up before the race started.

 

[ALB123]

Geez. I actually lost the race with my '04 Corvette Z06. I had a slower than average first lap due to some AI blocking and then an AI driver in a freakin' pickup truck tried to pit maneuver me as I was cleanly passing it on a straightaway. WTF?! Anyway, I couldn't catch the Shelby Series One Super Charged. It actually feels good, in a way, to lose races from time to time. I won't allow myself to resort to smashing my way through the field. Occasionally, with a bad first lap like I had the inevitable happens in a 3 lap race. I immediately re-ran the race against the same field and won by a couple of seconds. Man, that Shelby Series One is fast!

 

[photonrider]

Wow!! I came here to tell the same thing. It is normal???
In my case it was a shelby 350R that screwed up before the race started.

It's a great 'repeater' race - so many cars to try out and when you keep repeating the race with diverse fields you will come across many little programming oddities that keep the game (and the races, and the various moves one has to make) interesting. The cars that spin out on the parade lap and wait for the Player to pass eventually keep pushing the Player forward through the pack and are usually fast runners themselves.

 

[MidnightRun85]

If it's American muscle you're after, then let me introduce Mr RAM to Mr Silverado:

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Good choice for this event. I actually used this event to buy and test out some American pickups's - Silverado, RAM, and F-150 Lightning. RAM was my favourite in the end...