Ok. I'm stuck. Anybody beat Nascar Exteme B-Spec yet?

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I tried marcandre187's setup, but unfortunately I found it to be no better than the "stock" setup. Results are pretty much the same:

Indianapolis: Super easy. Bob wins by half a lap or something.

Grand Valley: Taking it easy in the beginning to save tires and drops down to 9th or 10th place. Starts to pace up with 1 or 2 laps left, but is only able to reach 5th before the finish line (once I was lucky and got 3rd when 2 cars spun at the last chicane). Bob does have enough speed in the last laps, but when cars in front of him start burning rubber he doesn't try to pass, instead he slows down to watch the drift show from behind.

High Speed Ring: Gets into 1st within a few laps but loses 2 or 3 positions in the first corner every lap because of massive grip issues, and spins out completely in the same corner on the last lap, finishing 12th. If I try to pace down in the beginning and pace up in the second half of the race, he will fall down to 8th, and he just won't overtake a single car after I start to pace up.

Laguna Seca: Bob falls down to 8th in the beginning of the race. I then order him to pace up, but he will only manage to overtake 2 cars during the remainder of the race.

Daytona: I constantly keep spamming pace up. Bob gets into 1st quite fast, but then his wallriding and braking at the start/finish line causes him to drop down to 12th, and he will never get back into the pack again.

I don't get how getting into 1st on the road courses is even possible. Even if I pace up constantly from the start of the race, Bob simply won't overtake.
 
dabest2500
I now have a Toyota 7 from Like The Wind.
My Bob is level 21, what level should I attempt the Historic racing cup race at?
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I just did both these races lastnight (like the wind and historic) and golden them both. My Bob is about level 21-22 (I forget). There is a wiki site which has the tuning for the Toyota 7. With this, I was able to gold easily with my Bob. The last race I had to restart once since Bob decided to ram into the side rail a couple of times. But other than that...no probs.

If you cant find the link, I'll look for it tonight and post it up.
 
Morsolo
I'm not up to these races in B-Spec yet (level 15), but I can tell they are going to be near-impossible. Especially seeing how hard the NASCAR and Historic Car Cup events were in A-Spec, I have no idea how Bob is going to win.

Bob has severe mental retardation when it comes to Daytona, he brakes coming into the bends and even in the straights, when I'm pretty sure Daytona is full throttle the entire way through.

For the Historic Cup, you have to find a car Bob is good with, thank god I've got the XJ15, Ford Mk.IV and Ferrari P4... Hopefully Bob can win in ONE of them.

As for NASCAR, I think you just have to get lucky, there's no way to make your car better than the competition :(
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In the historic car cup event I used the toyota 7 for the first one and on cote course I used the 20million pound jag,I adjusted I put the transmission to 146 up to 50 ithink and then dropped the turbo to mid range rpm and I won with out an issue, I have this car to swap if u like, if u have problems with any track,race the track find out wat the top speed of ur car is needed and reaches in those laps,then go back to ur transmission and drop it to maybe 10miles above ur top speed on that track,ur acceleration will put u in the lead most times.this is how I've got my b spec driver to level 25 with 229 wins out of 260.
I'm new this,I've got quite a few cars and I'm willing to swap if anyone has got anything good to offer,I've got most of the good cars or the cars that are needed to do most course,modified and tuned I'm mainly swapping to add to my garage,before I send the cars I click on use the car I than save the data to a usb stick and go back and send it,once I've sent the car I delete that saved data from the ps3 then reload it from the usb stick which then shows u still have the car. I'm mainly looking for the prototype2010 but anything else is more than welcome if its good,I don't mind sending any,price doesn't matter,plus most of the cars I have are done up all the way as well so ur saving on cost. Add me if ur up for some swapping! Prettyboyrye
 
I did this last night. The winning strategy I adopted was to push my Bob hard the first part of the race to get him out front. By this I mean keeping him full red and spamming overtake. Once in front I didn't have any problems keeping him there and was able to ease off the pace. Daytona is a crapshoot, and I ended up 5th there and still won the championship by 40 pts I think.

Indy: 1st
Grand Valley: 2nd
High Speed Ring : 1st
Laguna Seca: 1st
Daytona: 5th

p.s. My Bob was level 22.
 
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I easily won last night after holding off awhile because of hear how hard it was.

It my have been easier because my BOB was level 29. I found that my BOB likes a lot of downforce (MAX) for the first four races and a little for Daytona(default I think). I won each by 4-6 seconds.

I also ran the same strategy as GTMusicMan by pushing to get to the front and then backing off, finding that sweet spot of controlled but fast.

Also fiddle with the cars setting before the race. I ran s sort of standard Oval setup for the Oval races, and then dropped the car down and softened the suspension and lowered the gear for the other tracks.
 
GRAND VALLY B-SPEC NASCAR for this race if u pit on lap 4 before ur tyres get below half way worn u will catch them easy by the bridge and tunnel and overtaking them is a breeze i did it numerous times and won by half a lap each time this is after i tried for 6 hours of changing car setting only thing that needs to be done is gear ratio mine set at 310km the rest slight tweaks but making him pit u should win with ease
 
GRAND VALLY B-SPEC NASCAR for this race if u pit on lap 4 before ur tyres get below half way worn u will catch them easy by the bridge and tunnel and overtaking them is a breeze i did it numerous times and won by half a lap each time this is after i tried for 6 hours of changing car setting only thing that needs to be done is gear ratio mine set at 310km the rest slight tweaks but making him pit u should win with ease
 
Yup, this is what I did and walked it.

Ride Height -15 and -15
Spring Rate 18.3 and 18.3

Max Speed Indy = 236 mph
Max Speed Grand Valley = 217 mph

Downforce -= Max on both

MAKE SURE YOU DO AN OIL CHANGE BEFORE RACING



The spring rate was the key for me winning the above races. All the others are easy, you just need to manage your pace up / overtake / pace down correctly if you use it too much you will wear out the tires.
 
I would run the car in the A-spec championship first to break in the engine and eek out a little more power. And of course, change the oil before you B-spec it. This should give you a 10-20 hp advantage on the rest of the field.

Then keep your downforce all the way up. Bob will slow down too much for the corners even on daytona, so this helps him carry more speed overall.

Make sure to adjust your transmission for higher and lower speed tracks. Doesn't have to be dead-on perfect, but just tick it up a few notches for a fast track and down a few for slow tracks.

And finally, if you have the patience, wait until your Bob has done a few endurance races and is a better driver than the rest of the field. I think my bob did it when he was a level 27 or 28.

I skipped it and came back later doing all of the above and B-spec was a cake walk. I won every race except one where I just clicked start and paid no attention, and he came in 2nd.
 
My guy nailed it 1st time. He won every race apart from Grand Valley where he came last!! On the ovals I set the transmission to max to give him a higher top speed. (If that helps) Oh and he was level 20. :)
 
I figured this would be a bear so I waited until my driver was lvl 29. Here are my results, maybe they'll help someone:

First off, I followed the exact car setup HERE. Scroll about 2/3 of the way down the page, then click to open up the "spoiler" alerts (it just opens up the car setup). I think there is a typo and the front ride height should be -15. Maybe it isn't a typo, but I used -15 for front and rear. Note that you need to click open a 2nd "spoiler" section just below to see aero and LSD settings for B-spec

Starting off, my Bob was lvl 29, green status, personality right in the middle. Car was at 892hp but don't know how fresh the oil was cause I never use the stupid thing. After the middle of Grand Valley, I started coaching actively.

Indy: No coaching. Won by about 8 seconds.
Grand Valley: I barely won this one; 0.376 seconds to be exact. Started off not coaching, then came back in the room to find I was solidly in 7th place halfway through the race. Calmed driver down constantly to prevent him from drifting, esp. approaching the first turn, then the hairpin, keep him calm until he hits the bridge and then after you come out of the sweeping right turn through the tunnel, calm him down again. That next sharp left is where CPU drivers were dropping like flies cause they kept drifting themselves into oblivion.
(after this race, my driver status dropped to orange, and stayed there the rest of the championship)
High Speed Ring: Won buy a good margin, roughly 6 seconds. The recommended 193mph top speed might be a little on the short side, I was maxing out just over halfway down the straight. Then again, I won by a large margin, so maybe it was just right...
(when tuning the car, I noticed the HP dropped to 881 here)
Laguna Seca: Won by a lot, roughly 7 or 8 seconds
Daytona: HP dropped to 865 before start of this race. I started poorly, was rolling in 12th place, spamming pace-up did nothing. Then suddenly my driver remembered he was in a competition and started passing people on the inside. Took the lead in lap 15, and I spammed pace-up even more relentlessly after that. Won by a decent gap, around 4 seconds I believe. The 224mph top speed might have been too short; I was hitting the limiter on every straight, esp when drafting in the pack. But then again, like HSR, I won, so maybe it was just right...

Hope this helps someone out there. PM me if you have any questions or comments, I probably won't be checking back to this thread now that I have NASCAR out of the way. Forever. I hope.
 
Indy: 1st
Grand Valley: 2nd
High Speed Ring : 1st
Laguna Seca: 1st
Daytona: 1st

Screwed up at GV because my tires were too hot so my bob had to make a pit stop -.- But he made a huge comeback from last to 2nd in 2 laps! :D
 
marcandre187
Race 1

Front Downforce - 45
Rear Downforce - 45
Front Breaks - 1
Rear Breaks - 0
Front Ride Height - -30
Rear Ride Height - -30
Transmission/ Top Speed - 249MPH
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also
Initial: 20
Acc: 55
Braking: 25
Springs - F: 18.4 - R: 16.5
Dampers (Ext) - F & R: 8
Dampers (Comp) - F & R: 6
Anti Roll Bars - F & R: 4
Camber - F: 1.0 - R: 0.9
Toe - F & R - 0.0

just won indy by half a lap with these settings
lvl 15 bob 90% hot

UPDATE: was in 2nd at grand valley until bob spun out on the last corner of the last lap. finished 8th. bob is such a retard i about had an aneurysm when he spun. tied for second going into highspeed ring.
leader at 135
3 tied for 2nd at 115
2 tied for 5th at 100

high speed:
was in 1st for 12 laps. got passed. paced up, spun out. 6th

UPDATE: came in 2nd overall. bob likes to spin out on the last lap even when i have him paced down...
 
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I just tried the same setup... works a treat at indy, but sucked hard on Grand Valley? Doesn't outbrake anyone, burns his tyres faster, can't draft anyone, and generally goes backwards through the pack quickly...
 
Alright so trying this one again. LVL24, 80%hot Bob (started with orange arrow), oil change trick, in the Gamestop Joey Logano Camry

Indy
Settings used:
Chassis Reinforcement
Aero: 45/45
Trans: 249mph
Diff: 20/55/25
Suspension:
Ride height:-30/-30
Springs: 18.5/18.5
Dampers (ext): 8/8
Dampers (comp): 6/6
roll bars: 4/4
Wheel alignment:
Camber: 1.0/0.9
Toe: 0/0
Brake balance: 1/0
Tires: racing hard

won by 24s with NO input from me
Me - 100
2nd - 75

Grand Valley
Changed top speed to 224mph

won by 10s by pacing down for first 4 laps and timing my passes well
Me - 200
2nd - 150

High Speed Ring
Changed top speed to 236mph
Definitely needed either more rear down-force or camber for this one!

1st by 1.5s
Started too aggressively. Must save your tires on this one too! Pace down for first 7-8 laps passing if there's an opportunity. Weaseled my way into 1st without having to pace up around lap 9 and smooth sailing from there. Make sure as your tires wear to lower his pace around turn 1! Around lap 11 I had to start fighting the pack off again, but managed my drivers pace to keep him in first.
Me- 300
2nd - 170 (haha, he placed 7th!!!)
3rd - 115
If I can manage a 2nd place in either of the next races I win the championship!

Laguna Seca
Changed Downforce to 45/55 and trans to 224mph

1st by 5.2s
Tires will last the race. Kept him fairly aggressive with his pace and timed my overtakes wisely. made it to 1st in lap 8 and smooth sailing from there
me - 400
2nd - 245
GAME OVER I WIN!

Daytona
Changed down-force to 35/55
ride height to -15/-15
trans to 249

Letting it run now, will update with placing but i am not going to give any commands.
 
I tested different setups for the 5th race at Daytona (that should have won) and lost with them all. So I decided to change all the setting back to their defaults and run the race 5 times in a row to see what would happen.
1st race, dead last (blue arrow).
2nd race, got drafted by 12th position which just overtook me before the line, finished last (blue arrow).
3rd race, got out in front on the first lap, and got a 2 second lead by the first bank/bend of the second lap and continued to increase my lead with a 23.3 second win overall (destroyed them) (blue arrow).
4th race, finished 5th. (blue arrow)
5th race, finished 7th after leading for the first 18 laps. (blue arrow)

There were 4 constants with these 5 test races.
1. The same car with fresh oil for each attempt.
2. The car had the same setup each attempt.
3. The car/Bob all had the same direction i.e. From the start of the race I would increase the pace until maxed out and then only use overtake. I would hit overtake as soon as I could for the whole race.
4. Bob had the same blue arrow and the same xp points (within a few).

Is it luck when/if you win? Could be.
Is it the setup that helps you win? Hmm… maybe.
Is it strange? DEFINITELY.
 
I am at Level 22 (if I remember right) on B-Spec.

I am going to purchase a NASCAR.

Which NASCAR is the best to beat the NASCAR Series in the EXTREME Mode?

Also, on said car, what are the tuning specs?

Any help or suggestions on how to win this series would be appreciated. I can't proceed any further in B-Spec until I complete this series.
 
MarcInJapan
I am at Level 22 (if I remember right) on B-Spec.

I am going to purchase a NASCAR.

Which NASCAR is the best to beat the NASCAR Series in the EXTREME Mode?

Also, on said car, what are the tuning specs?

Any help or suggestions on how to win this series would be appreciated. I can't proceed any further in B-Spec until I complete this series.
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Race 1

Front Downforce - 45
Rear Downforce - 45
Front Breaks - 1
Rear Breaks - 0
Front Ride Height - -30
Rear Ride Height - -30
Transmission/ Top Speed - 249MPH


Race 2

Front Downforce - 45
Rear Downforce - 45
Front Breaks - 1
Rear Breaks - 0
Front Ride Height - -30
Rear Ride Height - -30
Transmission/ Top Speed - 219MPH

Race 3

Front Downforce - 45
Rear Downforce - 45
Front Breaks - 1
Rear Breaks - 0
Front Ride Height - -30
Rear Ride Height - -30
Transmission/ Top Speed - 236MPH


Race 4

Front Downforce - 45
Rear Downforce - 45
Front Breaks - 1
Rear Breaks - 0
Front Ride Height - -30
Rear Ride Height - -30
Transmission/ Top Speed - 224MPH

Race 5

Front Downforce - 35
Rear Downforce - 55
Front Breaks - 2
Rear Breaks - 2
Front Ride Height - 15
Rear Ride Height - -15
Spring Pressure - 18.5
Transmission/ Top Speed - 249MPH
 
Finally I got all golds in this series. I found Grand Valley and Laguna Seca easy once I set top speed at 320 km/h or so (max downforce, of course + min. ride height). That way I could use pace up in the beginning to easily get into 1st quickly and then take it easy all the way to the finish line.

Daytona required a couple more tries. I found that lowering the ride height will cause the car to bottom out on the bumpy track, causing Bob to go high up on the outside, wallriding out of the bends, dropping behind the pack.

Here's my Daytona setup. Gained a lead of over 3s, although I finished with a lead of about 1.5s. Driver was an aggressive class 24 Bob.

Downforce: Front 40 Rear 50
Top speed: 410 km/h
LSD: Default
Suspension: Default (Important: do not lower the ride height!)
Brake balance: Front 0 Rear 0

Keep spamming Pace up constantly.

It seems that in this race you will get up front and hold the lead for a while, then the AI makes a move and overtakes on the inside of the bends, forcing Bob to the outside, letting the rest of the pack overtake on the inside, and dropping to about 7th. Then it starts over again. However, with this setup Bob enters the bends really fast and keeps a good line troughout, so the AI will have a hard time overtaking him. He can even manage to do some spectacular overtakings entering the bends, passing several cars on the outside, taking the lead, and pulling up a nice gap down to the rest of the pack. If you are lucky the gap will start to grow. That's how I won it.

I hope someone else may find this setup useful:)
 
I did this with a LVL 23 driver. I won the championship with 335 points overall. I had a 95 point lead into the last race and had to race at Daytona. Luckily finished 10th to get the 5 points needed to assure a victory. Won the championship by 60 points or so.

Won races 1,3, and 4.
Came in 6th race 2.
And 10th in race 5.
 
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I found this hard going, especially the second race, I was using an impala with all upgrades and a hot bob. No amount of coaching would get him to get round the 2nd circuit fast enough without constantly smoking his tyres and when he did get in the lead he would need to pit when the other ai's tyres where fine.So I left this for a while and started training a cool bob until I got to level 28 or 29 and hey presto he done it with a little help to keep the pace up. I used the same Impala Dale Earndhart jnr all upgrades and new oil but all standard settings . The same bob done it on Historic rally for me too as they are the 2 most difficult challenges because the cars are so evenly matched.
 
HadesDeath
I just completed this yesterday. The first 4 races are a walk in the park. Daytona can be done, but you need to babysit Bob.

Just overtake until you are in first place. Then pace up non stop and as long as you get them out of your draft, you are golden.

I used the settings found here:

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=163454
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Thank you for the link. Needed something for my bob, he just seemed so useless on this series...
 
jackfrost
Race 1

Front Downforce - 45
Rear Downforce - 45
Front Breaks - 1
Rear Breaks - 0
Front Ride Height - -30
Rear Ride Height - -30
Transmission/ Top Speed - 249MPH

Race 2

Front Downforce - 45
Rear Downforce - 45
Front Breaks - 1
Rear Breaks - 0
Front Ride Height - -30
Rear Ride Height - -30
Transmission/ Top Speed - 219MPH

Race 3

Front Downforce - 45
Rear Downforce - 45
Front Breaks - 1
Rear Breaks - 0
Front Ride Height - -30
Rear Ride Height - -30
Transmission/ Top Speed - 236MPH

Race 4

Front Downforce - 45
Rear Downforce - 45
Front Breaks - 1
Rear Breaks - 0
Front Ride Height - -30
Rear Ride Height - -30
Transmission/ Top Speed - 224MPH

Race 5

Front Downforce - 35
Rear Downforce - 55
Front Breaks - 2
Rear Breaks - 2
Front Ride Height - 15
Rear Ride Height - -15
Spring Pressure - 18.5
Transmission/ Top Speed - 249MPH
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Thanks I just took a screenshot on my iPod touch so I could remember that :)
 
I'm level 36 B-Spec and only just got to doing this last night with the help of tunes I found on here. I epically failed on the second race, I forget what it's called, I simply couldn't do it at all without bob being forced to pit for tyres on the last lap. Also had difficulty as I read that quite a few others do at Daytona which by the end of the series it was impossible for me to get gold.
 
Is there any difference in the cars one better then the other? My Bob can't seem to get to the front in the road courses with my #99 Fusion. He can win at indy and the high speed ring but has problems on all the other tracks. I have tried a lot of different things but to no avail. I searched the thread to find some help but found nothing.
 
When buying a NASCAR car. Immediately change the oil for an extra horsepower boost. This might give you a slight edge in the race.
 

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