Power is meant to be a supplement to skill, not a substitute. If the only reason you are winning races is because you have twice the power as the opposition, I would recommend going into arcade or something and racing some slower cars, and choosing a difficult setting.
That really is priceless advice.
+rep from me for a great post. 👍
There is a point to the licence tests. They teach you about braking points, racing lines and track layouts. The Pace Car isn't there to annoy, but to teach. Instead of concentrating on how fast you're going, pay attention to the lines he takes, where he brakes and memorise the track. Some folks memorise a speed value through a bend, others use revs. Either way, knowing a track and being able to run clean laps will benefit you far more in this game than having a fat stack of cash and modifiying your way out of trouble.
The reason you're having difficulty is that it's notoriously difficult to control a 1100HP car. You come to rely on the point - squirt - crash - recover - point - squirt - crash..... etc, etc. method of running races.
Even in an 1100HP car, someone in a 400HP car that can run clean laps will still beat you.
Practice the tracks in the cars with the HP modifications removed. You'll find they're easier to control, and you're more likely to stay on the track. If you stay on the track you'll turn quicker laps. Use the time trial function in arcade mode, or practise mode in GT mode to race against your own ghost. You'll get quicker and quicker as you do, it's a positive feedback thing.
First you'll be taking off seconds with each lap as you learn the track and make fewer and fewer mistakes. Less mistakes = less time in the sand = faster laptimes. Once you're lapping on the track cleanly each time you'll start to realise where the best lines are, and put into practise some of the things you learned early on in the licence tests. As you do this your times will continue to drop until you're shaving off 1/10ths from your times. When you can make 3 or 4 clean laps in a row, you're ready for some of the harder events. Remember this mantra "Slow in = Fast out" Going into a bend at full tilt will only result in you crashing and costing time. If you brake early, take the bend slower, but cleanly, you can get on the power and by the end of the next straight you be travelling faster than if you've been digging yourself out of the sand or recovering from a spin or crash into the barriers. And you'll wind up lapping faster.
It's possible to buy a Dodge Viper SRT10, take it as it comes to the Supercar Festival and win. No modifications necessary. You'll need to be able to race without leaving the track though.
It's also widely known that there are certain cars which you'll do well to avoid in this series. The Cadillac Cien and VW Nardo W12 spring to mind. If these are the cars you're having difficulty beating, then simply exit the series using the icon that looks like a hand in front of a steering wheel before you start the first race. It will allow you to exit the series without costing you any game days or affecting your win ratio. Now go back into the series and you'll get a different lineup. Repeat this process until you find a lineup you think you can beat.
). I'm thinking about a new car, maybe around the 150-200k Cr mark? Maybe the ford GT?
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The other 3 or so times I pushed too hard and went off the rails or lost concentration
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