I guess (almost - thanks
@Mudda Chod and
@Zero2Oblivion for not making me tree myself) everybody stopped playing after the 1.07...er...1.23 update. I can't blame you.
On the GTP account, I took the C6 I had to buy for the Corvette collection to Trial Mountain for the new Clubman Cup. It isn't as good as the C7 in the twisty parts of the track, or at least the parts where the AI is competent, but it's much faster in the straights. Between that speed and the AI's incompetence at certain parts, it was an easy win at a fraction under 10:59.
As I didn't have the mileage for the daily Wheel of Despair, I decided to, like the AI, "cheat" at Autopolis, bringing a stock RX-8 to a "450 PP" race. I may have overdone it, as there was no S14 to run down this time, and the 1988 Supra "rabbit" was dispatched before the end of the first lap. It turned into a 13-second win in 4:35.
I could have done the third "independent" new race, but thanks to having to restart the Trial Mountain race a couple times after early body contact because I wanted a CRB out of that race, I had exactly 26.2 miles. It must be Millionaire Day, as my 4-star workout roulette also popped 1,000,000 Cr. Unfortunately, I was still short of the 1,600,000 Cr. needed to get the 918 Spyder.
On the Plus account, it was time to tackle Silvia Sisters. As the only engine swap I had for the Silvias was the S15-to-S13 K's, I needed to tune one of them. I decided on tuning the S15, with a medium-RPM turbo, full-LSD (with Praiano's settings of 10/18/10) and some aero parts (Front A, Side A, Rear B and Wing B, tuned to Praiano's 150/270). It was enough to get through Willow Springs, though not cleanly.
I had to add a lot more parts to get through Deep Forest (full weight reduction, chassis rigidity, and the non-permanent racing engine parts (intercooler, air filter, muffler and manifold), and change the LSD to 12/23/10, but I did so...cleanly. It was also just enough for a clean win at Tsukuba. Had I been able to clear Willow Springs cleanly, I would have made just a little bit of money on this series.
The parts Wheel of Despair from the Sivlia Sisters gave me a Bore Up S for the Peugeot RCZ GT Line, and the 4-star Wheel of Despair from the marathon gave the low-showing 30,000 Cr. It's mostly back to the more-lucrative normal grind tomorrow, as I still need to do the Tokyo WTC 800 on the GTP account.
On further consideration, I went back to the GTP account to do the Tokyo WTC 800 race. As I had rain tires for a Corvette Gr.3 with a modified Praiano tune, I used it. It is quick - I got under 2:02 on a dry track, and the fuel lasts 4 laps on FM 1. The rain situation was a bit different than yesterday's run on the Plus account - a minor rain during lap 3, and a track-soaker during lap 7. Fortunately, I saw that big blob coming and switched to wet tires on lap 6, and cruised from there to a 32-second win in 21:48. Unlike yesterday's run, it was good enough for the CRB. My verdict - if you have a car good enough to grind Sardegna, you have a car good enough to win the Tokyo WTC 800 race.
That gave me enough cash to get the Porsche 918 Spyder and clear the mid-engine Porsche extra menu. The ensuing engine Wheel of Despair gave yet another 1992 Carrera RS engine, leaving me with 20...AFTER installing 2 in the Sambabus and 4 in the Beetle. That's just great (in my best Bill Paxton voice) - spend 6,230,000 Cr. for an engine worth...110,600 Cr.
