Round 1: Rome
150,000 cr total spent on each car.
NSX Type R with mods Vs. Motor Sport Elise with mods (not to exceed 150,000, including price of car).
As a separate aside note here, in a more recent challenge, (150,000cr challenge v.2) I ran a Mazda Rx-7 RZ at 149,980 and placed a time of 1'09.027 at Midfield. I ran a Dodge Viper and a Corvette Z06 as an attempt to beat it. The Mazda was turning 597hp. The Viper was turning 717hp and the Z06 was turning XXXhp. In the Viper I placed 110.236. In the Z06 I placed a 108.406. Nearly two seconds faster. Seeing as how I have these three cars already modded to the 150,000cr limit, Ill run a few laps to see how I place.
Corvette Z06
Best lap: 83.092 seconds
Calculated best lap (from Analyzer): 82.427 seconds
Mazda RX-7 RZ
Best lap: 83.888
Calculated best lap (from Analyzer): 83.080 seconds
Thats in addition to the NSX Type R and the MS Elise. These are both in the appropriate price range, and available mods should be fairly equal.
NSX Type R
I was very excited to get this car up and running. Not too much to spend in the way of upgrades, but I picked the important ones. Suspension, power and tires. Wrapped up spending 149,770 credits and hitting a whopping 340hp. The best I managed was 130.660, nearly 7 seconds slower than the Z06. Spot times show 29.787, 103.336. Disappointed is a light word.
Motor Sport Elise.
At 100,000cr it was nearly twice the cost of the Z06. With limited power mods available because of the added expense, I was only able to boost the power 277 hp. This was at a total cost of 149,900cr. I might think about redoing the NSX to match the mods on the Elise, and see what that might change. Im not sure if it was the lighter weight, but this car was significantly faster. Even with a sloppy, but clean run, I was able to manage a 129.135. Over a second and a half faster than the NSX. With some adjustment and tweaking, Im certain this car/mod combination can get into the low 128 range. Spot times show 29.216, and 102.437.
War Campaign:
Allies: 4
Axis: 0
BTW: Gil, are you still sure you're defending you're title against a Viper?...
AO