Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

[RACECAR]

Called it once again. Time to Pull out the Ol' Alfa Once more, just gotta figure out what livery I want to use this time...

 

[05XR8]

From the archives untold moments in motorsport. Toyota win DTM race in Italy.

 

[Fuzzi0n]

Not the most interesting week, but pretty easy races all around with a decent choice of cars. Le mans with the Hypercars is quite good, fun to see the pace difference between the cars that are good on the straights versus the ones that are good in the corners. DTM was the usual, used all my cars on the others so back to the Alfa, pretty easy win even with one of the AI 15 seconds up the road from the rest. Nice time of day for the first two races, even if they are a little short.

This weeks cars:

 

[Moose78]

What a pleasant way to spend a Friday morning. Normal difficulty.

Goodwood - Honda S800 '66 - That's a fun little car. I upgraded the tires to CS. That gave it enough PP to take an easy win. First ticket obtained.

Road Atlanta - Chevrolet Camaro Z28 '69 - The Camaro was better here than I expected. I upgraded the tires to SS and pulled the bumpers off, but otherwise stock. That was enough for P2. That Cosworth just blasted off into the distance on the straight. I just couldn't catch it. Good enough for the second check mark.

Colorado Springs - Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV GSR '96 - Some good fun in the dirt! I'm not sure the car needed it, but I added all the sports-level upgrades to get the car into the 530s PP. That made for an easy win. Second ticket obtained.

Le Mans - Lambourghini Veneno '14 - This car was a handful, especially under braking. Not a surprise, though, because it is also an absolute rocket. I upgraded the tires to SS. It took a couple aborted attempts to figure out how far back I needed to brake (hint: more than you think). Good fun. Easy win. Check mark number four completed.

Monza - Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI 93 - I keep picking the 155 for these races because I'm not great at tuning. It was an easy win on RM tires. I wish there were more pre-tuned racers from this era to pick from. Final ticket obtained.

 

[snowman_pr]

Another weekly done; these were my used cars in order (first car for last race and last car for first race for context):

And as you can see below, just another boring chore, you can move along now, nothing to see here, no fun whatsoever…

 

[RACECAR]

 

[MIE1992]

If I make time to do three of this week's challenges, here's what I'll likely use:

Sunday Cup Classic: Ferrari 500 Mondial Pininfarina Coupe
American FR Challenge 550: Dodge Viper GTS '13
Hypercar Parade: Ferrari LaFerrari

 

[Clinton Ducks]

I used a Honda S800 for the Sunday Cup, a Sierra Cosworth for the American FR, and a Honda NSX (2017) for Hypercars.

I’m saving the other two races for tomorrow so I can get another daily marathon in

 

[2cam16]

Enjoyed the DTM but all in all an easy weekend. I'll make it more challenging by going down in PP.
Hypercars was too easy with the FXXK. It was over by the end of the second lap. I'll reattempt with something weaker.
24 Heures du Mans race track_ (8) by 2cam16, on Flickr
Monza with one of my go-to DTM cars. Again too easy.
Autodromo Nazionale Monza__1 (2) by 2cam16, on Flickr
Rally with the same car I used the last time we had this race,EVO III. Easy again.
Colorado Springs - Lake_ (3) by 2cam16, on Flickr
This Mustang at RA on SS was decent but not close.
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta _ (8) by 2cam16, on Flickr
Used my go-to Kei car for the Kei races at Goodwood. Win.
Goodwood Motor Circuit_ (3) by 2cam16, on Flickr

 

[GTvsForza]

Fun set this week.

• Sunday Cup Classic - XNR Ghia Roadster 🔰
• American FR Challenge - Corvette C7 🚫
• Evolution Meeting - Evo X 🔰
• Hypercar Parade - Mission X 🚫
• DTM - 240 Estate w/BRZ LS 🔰

Just 30k from 4⭐️ daily, but every penny counts after buying the Merc.

 

[Nakano219]

I did the Sunday Cup Classic in the 2000GT (conveniently available in the LCD).

Not a car I'd driven before in game or even really given much thought to, but it has a really nice engine note - I was surprised by it.

 

[ROCKET JOE]

As I'm getting more and more into these pre-christmas moods I skip longish race reports for this time ( races haven't been too interesting anyway ), tell you that I've finished them with the cars Nagano suggested and send you just one nice party photo :

Have a good time, feel-good Christmas weeks and enjoy the upcoming login bonuses !

 

[RACECAR]

 

[ROCKET JOE]

@RACECAR
I never realized until a couple days ago that RACECAR is a palindrome - a very very cool one I think.

 

[2cam16]

Stock LFA on RS tires in the Hypercar race was fun and close. Won it by a couple of seconds over the Lambo who was pulling me in. Will try the Pagani tomorrow.

 

[Adwinistrator]

Stock LFA on RS tires in the Hypercar race was fun and close. Won it by a couple of seconds over the Lambo who was pulling me in. Will try the Pagani tomorrow.

Stock AMG Black Series on Sport Soft was a blast. Took the lead just before the last 2 chicanes.

 

[MIE1992]

If I do end up doing that last race for the Bonus Menu focused on the X2019 Nations Cup and proceed to start the Bonus Menu about the Evolution Meeting, I’ll likely use an Escudo-swapped Lancer Evo X - though I do admit, I don’t think I’ve actually tried driving it yet! Then for that last race featuring classic DTM racers, I’ll just go for using the Alfa Romeo 155 TI.

 

[RACECAR]

@RACECAR
I never realized until a couple days ago that RACECAR is a palindrome - a very very cool one I think.

If I had a dollar for everytime someone brought that up...well I would still be nowhere near Jeff Bezos financially but it is funny how it's happen at least around 20 times

If I do end up doing that last race for the Bonus Menu focused on the X2019 Nations Cup and proceed to start the Bonus Menu about the Evolution Meeting, I’ll likely use an Escudo-swapped Lancer Evo X - though I do admit, I don’t think I’ve actually tried driving it yet! Then for that last race featuring classic DTM racers, I’ll just go for using the Alfa Romeo 155 TI.

Honestly, I was able to pull it off just with a stock Evo. AI is sorta worse on the dirt then on asphalt so it was just a matter of carrying more speed and being precise with where to get around the cars.