Well, looks like this week isn't happening for me. My G29 suddenly decided it won't connect to my PS5 anymore, no idea why. Worked fine until last week, now the green led blips, it works as a regular controller, but not as a wheel. Can't play until I figure out what happened. 🥲
Somehow managed to get it to work again! I'm super happy, so much that I did all challenges in one sitting 😁
1) Japanese FR 450 @ Maggiore East
Off to a not so good start, I tried the S-FR with my usual set of look-cool stuff which means GT Auto parts, exhaust and some basic suspension (which turned out to be Street this time around, since Sport lowered the car too much and it was bottoming out). Not enough, the leading S14 was too fast, only managed a P2. So I put a low pressure turbo and came back for revenge, except the Silvia wasn't there and was replaced by the new BRZ. Which was probably even tougher of an opponent, it was a really fun and well fought race all the way until the end, super fun! The S-FR shouldn't be allowed to be that mean.
2) European FR 550 @ Dragon Trail Gardens
Okay, so this was kind of a nasty combo and event. The Mondial 500 is a weird classic car and a weird Ferrari, sporting a 4-cyl Lampredi twincam engine that screams like a maniac with the high lift camshaft S, sooooo damn good! But the handling? Bad, even for a classic such as this, couldn't keep it straight and it was constantly bottoming out under braking. This one needs a tune, badly. Managed a P2 and that's enough, didn't want to drive this thing anymore in the current status.
3) Roadster NA Special @ Autopolis
Went into this one with the very same Roadster TC that I used for the Tsukuba mission in the Human Comedy, which meant 600-something PP. Destroyed everyone, it wasn't even a challenge, now the car itself has been swapped for 700pp purposes.
4) Ferrari Circuit Challenge @ Dragon Trail Seaside
Once again behind the wheel of a Ferrari in DT, this time however with twice the amount of cylinders. The 458 I used is stock, only on SS tires, but it owned the competition without too much trouble. What a beautiful car!
5) WTC 700 @ Brands Hatch GP
For the final event I was assigned by the Randomizer the F-Type Gr.4, which I hadn't been driving for a lot of time. A car that used to be among my favourite in the tier, gave it an updated setup (Praiano slightly modified) and took on the race. It still is one of my favourite cars, engine has so much torque it's ridiculous.
