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Which car to use in ''Like the Wind'' lvl 21 A-SPEC Mode?
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Don't waste your money, the ZR1 can do it. Apply the RM, then add every single bit of tuning you can. Adjust the transmission for top speed. Add the highest possible downforce and reduce rideheight to minimum. Adjust the brakes so that its 10 on the front and 0 at the rear. Apply soft tyres. You can turn at almost full speed whilst they brake. You will win but not by much. I held off 2 cars trying to overtake me who knocked me into the stratosphere right after the race finished. But I won!
Use the Furai as others have said for the first event, get ahead in the first few corners and you can hold them off by blocking on the straights.
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- mineralgrey01gt
I did it without having to block on the straights. It was extremely close on the straights but i nudged them out. At one point, 4 of them passed me on the back straight then i jumped in front of them in the next turn and that was it. It flat out moved out, downforce was on 23 front, 53 rear with tranny set to 236mph. I tried it that way that you mentioned with the zr1 and it was still a no go but its done now and i still can use my zr1 for other events in the game
- 6,318
- West Virginia
- HBR-Roadhog
- HBR Roadhog
I did the Indy race first with the Stealth McLaren, but had problems with the Daytona Road Course, then went back with the Zonda R that I won in B-Spec and won both events. Of course then I went back again with the Minolta and toasted them 
btw on the Indy race in both the McLaren and the Zonda R I found that if you manage to draft to get to the front after you are there stay inside down the straights. This keeps the AI from drafting off you and gives you the inside line into the corner. I was able to win easily using this method. When I was using the outside line on the straights one of the LMPS would alwasy catch up in the draft and then it would either hit me from behind or would pass and then brake in front of me. On the inside line I had no problems at all.
btw on the Indy race in both the McLaren and the Zonda R I found that if you manage to draft to get to the front after you are there stay inside down the straights. This keeps the AI from drafting off you and gives you the inside line into the corner. I was able to win easily using this method. When I was using the outside line on the straights one of the LMPS would alwasy catch up in the draft and then it would either hit me from behind or would pass and then brake in front of me. On the inside line I had no problems at all.
I'm writing out my adventures in completing this in the hopes that it will help others that stumble at this point in the game. If you did it another way then that's great! This worked for me and is a fairly simple step by step process that others can use to follow. Car names and minor details may not be 100% accurate as I'm at work right now and unable to peek at my garage.
I'll start off with the assumption that you the reader haven't done the GT World championship yet, and don't have the shiny Bugatti Veyron to play with. You can use whatever you wish to beat the GT World championship, I myself used my RX-7 Bathurst for it. The first thing I would suggest doing, would be getting your B-Spec driver up to level 7-8ish. When he has reached the appropriate level, run over to the Mazda dealership and buy the Roadster RS (NC) '07. Take it to the tuneup garage, put sports hard tires on it, and waste about 90,000ish credits bringing the horsepower on it up to around 260ish. Send your B-Spec driver into the Mazda Roadster cup and babysit the goober to victory. My driver Z. "Smell My Finger" Brennan was able to pull it off without too much trouble with 100hp more than the competition and good tires. You can probably get away with less tuning and more babysitting, but that car definitely scored victory for me.
Once your nincompoop driver is able to win that event, you will be presented with a nice Mazda Furai Concept car! Wooo! This car is stupidly light and with a little bit of extra downforce applied corners like it is glued to the road. Spend some money tuning it up if you wish (I did), and you now have a car that can absolutely SHRED the GT World championship. Feel free to use whatever car for the GT World cup you wish though, if you think you can do it with a kubelwagen, 4 fire extinguishers and some duct tape then go for it! After winning the Veyron, I dropped a bunch of money buying every tuning part for it I could get my hands on, and bumped the top speed up to 400ish kph. Personally, I actually found the Bugatti fairly easy to drive but that could just boil down to my preferred driving style.
As of right now, you have a few choices, you can EXP up for the 'Gone Like the Wind' races to get your race car, or you can attempt the All Stars race with what you have. If you want to hold off and do 'Gone Like the Wind' first, then I would suggest using the Veyron for the first race, and the Furai for the second race. I was able to destroy the race cars in the first race using the Veyron by about 5 seconds due to it just being so stupidly fast. For the corners, as long as you slow down early enough and follow the racing line, you'll get through without much trouble. Around the high speed oval is really where the Bugatti shines and you'll be able to put LOTS of distance between you and the race cars. For the second race, the Veyron will get absolutely SHREDDED due to how much it has to slow down to make the corners, and the straightaways not being long enough to properly catch up. The Furai on the other hand seems purpose built to annihilate this race, bump its top speed up to 400ish kph. I was able to get consistent 44 second lap times on indy using the Furai without much trouble at all. The trick in that race, is yes the race cars will dominate you on the first straightaway, but you'll FLY by them on the corners, as they have to slow down but the Furai NEVER has to touch the brakes for this race. After the first corner you should be able to draft one of the race cars to pick up speed. By lap 2, you should be in the lead, and the cornering ability of the car should make it so that catching you is absolutely HOPELESS. A few laps later and hooray! You have your very own Minolta 88C-V '89 race car! At this point you should be able to buy the remaining upgrades for it and use that to shred the All Stars race.
Now, if you're like me and don't want to wait for some sissy nancy race car to do the All Stars race, or if you just flat out enjoy driving the Veyron and want to use it. It is definitely possible to win the All Stars series with it! I managed to place 1st in the first 4 races, and 4th in the last (it was 1am when I did the last race, so I MIGHT have been able to place better if I was more awake). You MIGHT be able to do the All Stars race in the Furai, I haven't tried it yet, but you will need to be very good at drafting on the straights to overcome the power advantage of the race cars. Now, if you want to try out All Stars with the Veyron there are a few things you need to keep in mind:
A) The Veyron has terrible downforce, so you WILL be taking air if you're not careful.
B) All of the races start from a dead stop, the Veyron has STUPIDLY good off the line power. Use it!
C) If you have a hard time controlling the Veyron, turn on the racing line and follow it. It works!
D) If you go on the grass, you're going to be introduced to Mr. Wall very soon. Don't do it!
E) You need to know the tracks! If you're not running clean laps, you're going to get passed.
F) If you get passed by one of the nastier race cars on a turn-heavy section, you will NOT see him again.
If you enjoy driving the Veyron, this race is a good challenge! Just keep in mind that you need to run a clean lap, stay off the grass, keep all 4 (at least 2) wheels on the ground, and to take the lead early! The AI cars seem to be very timid about passing you and are fairly easy to keep blocked until straightaway sections where you can put on some distance.
Once you put in all this effort to win the All Stars race, you get presented with the usual victory pittance, and crappy Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 that has never left my garage!
Hopefully someone out there will find my experiences useful.
ALTERNATIVELY
If you have the 600,000ish credits to play with, and don't feel like puttering around with B Spec Bob long enough to win the Furai you could buy the Corvette ZR1 (C6) '09, race mod it, and buy all the upgrades for it. After some playing around with that, a good tuning (and remembering to put the bloody racing slicks on) I was able to post faster lap times on Indianapolis than I could with the Furai (was running consistent 42.6 second laps, no drafting at all). It's viable to run everything using the ZR1 including all stars, but it's more credit intensive than time intensive (leveling up your B Spec driver). I still highly suggest getting the Furai just cause it's a very fun drive, and also someone posted that they were able to complete the All Stars championship using a fully tuned Furai.
For those that want to know the tune I used for my ZR1, it's as follows:
Corvette ZR1 (C6) '09 tuning courtesy of Sail IC, from this thread: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=136110
Downforce: 35/53 (I set rear downforce to max)
Transm.: 360 km/h (380 at Nordschliefe)
Initial torque: 10
Acc sens: 20
Brake sens: 10
Ride h: 5/5 (35/35 at Nordschleife)
Spring: 16.6/14.4
Damp ext 9/7
Damp comp: 9/7
Anti RB: 3/5
Camber: 2/1.5
Toe: 0/-0.30
Brakes: 5/7 (I set rear brake to 6 for more stability)
I'll start off with the assumption that you the reader haven't done the GT World championship yet, and don't have the shiny Bugatti Veyron to play with. You can use whatever you wish to beat the GT World championship, I myself used my RX-7 Bathurst for it. The first thing I would suggest doing, would be getting your B-Spec driver up to level 7-8ish. When he has reached the appropriate level, run over to the Mazda dealership and buy the Roadster RS (NC) '07. Take it to the tuneup garage, put sports hard tires on it, and waste about 90,000ish credits bringing the horsepower on it up to around 260ish. Send your B-Spec driver into the Mazda Roadster cup and babysit the goober to victory. My driver Z. "Smell My Finger" Brennan was able to pull it off without too much trouble with 100hp more than the competition and good tires. You can probably get away with less tuning and more babysitting, but that car definitely scored victory for me.
Once your nincompoop driver is able to win that event, you will be presented with a nice Mazda Furai Concept car! Wooo! This car is stupidly light and with a little bit of extra downforce applied corners like it is glued to the road. Spend some money tuning it up if you wish (I did), and you now have a car that can absolutely SHRED the GT World championship. Feel free to use whatever car for the GT World cup you wish though, if you think you can do it with a kubelwagen, 4 fire extinguishers and some duct tape then go for it! After winning the Veyron, I dropped a bunch of money buying every tuning part for it I could get my hands on, and bumped the top speed up to 400ish kph. Personally, I actually found the Bugatti fairly easy to drive but that could just boil down to my preferred driving style.
As of right now, you have a few choices, you can EXP up for the 'Gone Like the Wind' races to get your race car, or you can attempt the All Stars race with what you have. If you want to hold off and do 'Gone Like the Wind' first, then I would suggest using the Veyron for the first race, and the Furai for the second race. I was able to destroy the race cars in the first race using the Veyron by about 5 seconds due to it just being so stupidly fast. For the corners, as long as you slow down early enough and follow the racing line, you'll get through without much trouble. Around the high speed oval is really where the Bugatti shines and you'll be able to put LOTS of distance between you and the race cars. For the second race, the Veyron will get absolutely SHREDDED due to how much it has to slow down to make the corners, and the straightaways not being long enough to properly catch up. The Furai on the other hand seems purpose built to annihilate this race, bump its top speed up to 400ish kph. I was able to get consistent 44 second lap times on indy using the Furai without much trouble at all. The trick in that race, is yes the race cars will dominate you on the first straightaway, but you'll FLY by them on the corners, as they have to slow down but the Furai NEVER has to touch the brakes for this race. After the first corner you should be able to draft one of the race cars to pick up speed. By lap 2, you should be in the lead, and the cornering ability of the car should make it so that catching you is absolutely HOPELESS. A few laps later and hooray! You have your very own Minolta 88C-V '89 race car! At this point you should be able to buy the remaining upgrades for it and use that to shred the All Stars race.
Now, if you're like me and don't want to wait for some sissy nancy race car to do the All Stars race, or if you just flat out enjoy driving the Veyron and want to use it. It is definitely possible to win the All Stars series with it! I managed to place 1st in the first 4 races, and 4th in the last (it was 1am when I did the last race, so I MIGHT have been able to place better if I was more awake). You MIGHT be able to do the All Stars race in the Furai, I haven't tried it yet, but you will need to be very good at drafting on the straights to overcome the power advantage of the race cars. Now, if you want to try out All Stars with the Veyron there are a few things you need to keep in mind:
A) The Veyron has terrible downforce, so you WILL be taking air if you're not careful.
B) All of the races start from a dead stop, the Veyron has STUPIDLY good off the line power. Use it!
C) If you have a hard time controlling the Veyron, turn on the racing line and follow it. It works!
D) If you go on the grass, you're going to be introduced to Mr. Wall very soon. Don't do it!
E) You need to know the tracks! If you're not running clean laps, you're going to get passed.
F) If you get passed by one of the nastier race cars on a turn-heavy section, you will NOT see him again.
If you enjoy driving the Veyron, this race is a good challenge! Just keep in mind that you need to run a clean lap, stay off the grass, keep all 4 (at least 2) wheels on the ground, and to take the lead early! The AI cars seem to be very timid about passing you and are fairly easy to keep blocked until straightaway sections where you can put on some distance.
Once you put in all this effort to win the All Stars race, you get presented with the usual victory pittance, and crappy Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 that has never left my garage!
Hopefully someone out there will find my experiences useful.
ALTERNATIVELY
If you have the 600,000ish credits to play with, and don't feel like puttering around with B Spec Bob long enough to win the Furai you could buy the Corvette ZR1 (C6) '09, race mod it, and buy all the upgrades for it. After some playing around with that, a good tuning (and remembering to put the bloody racing slicks on) I was able to post faster lap times on Indianapolis than I could with the Furai (was running consistent 42.6 second laps, no drafting at all). It's viable to run everything using the ZR1 including all stars, but it's more credit intensive than time intensive (leveling up your B Spec driver). I still highly suggest getting the Furai just cause it's a very fun drive, and also someone posted that they were able to complete the All Stars championship using a fully tuned Furai.
For those that want to know the tune I used for my ZR1, it's as follows:
Corvette ZR1 (C6) '09 tuning courtesy of Sail IC, from this thread: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=136110
Downforce: 35/53 (I set rear downforce to max)
Transm.: 360 km/h (380 at Nordschliefe)
Initial torque: 10
Acc sens: 20
Brake sens: 10
Ride h: 5/5 (35/35 at Nordschleife)
Spring: 16.6/14.4
Damp ext 9/7
Damp comp: 9/7
Anti RB: 3/5
Camber: 2/1.5
Toe: 0/-0.30
Brakes: 5/7 (I set rear brake to 6 for more stability)
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- Xx__1c3man__xX
Any guide on beating it in b-spec? The b-spec drivers do not get along with the Veyron...
- 89
- Xx__1c3man__xX
A miracle indeed...I have my Mclaren stealth car...not even close to winning...
My Zonda R can hang around 9th or so...but doesn't have the hp to keep up.. (even at 900+hp)
My Zonda R can hang around 9th or so...but doesn't have the hp to keep up.. (even at 900+hp)
- 2,114
- England
- NINE_HUNDRED
Going to get this Furai later tonight, only level 3 B Spec so it'll be fun....
- 13
- GeechySuede
without that Stealth McLaren...last night would have been a total waste. Beat it after a saga of retries as you know. Got my chest all puffed out now.
- 9,683
- Portland, OR
- Jump_Ace
- JUMPxACE
Sure enough, that ZR1 with a Race Mod did the trick and I also got my Within a Hundredth Trophy too! I BARELY won by .005, I actually thought I got 2nd place it was that close. Of course I don't think I change anything except the top speed. Thanks for the advice Centura! 
Jerome
Jerome
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- Kingpin326
Made a video with the ZR1 fully tuned + Race mod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NryCsjNxkEU
Read the description for the settings.. handles like a champ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NryCsjNxkEU
Read the description for the settings.. handles like a champ.
- 6,318
- West Virginia
- HBR-Roadhog
- HBR Roadhog
I test drove the Furai in the clubman cup on Tokyo when I first got it. Car runs great but the first two times around that first sharp right I lost the rear I put it straight into the wall After a couple of laps I was able to tame it down a bit.
After a couple of laps I was able to tame it down a bit.
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- Xx__1c3man__xX
- 101
- Davide28
Finally i Won the MINOLTA With my new DFGT Steering Wheel.
Did both with the Mazda Furai fully tuned.
Settings are: lowered height from the ground, downforce 20 front 50 rear, transmission to 440km/h and Soft Slick Tires.
In Daytona I Won easily, pass the first guys in 5 corners, then it's easy. Win bya 4.421 seconds.
In Indianapolis you maybe will pass everyone in 1-2 laps, then you have to block.
Sorry for bad english
Did both with the Mazda Furai fully tuned.
Settings are: lowered height from the ground, downforce 20 front 50 rear, transmission to 440km/h and Soft Slick Tires.
In Daytona I Won easily, pass the first guys in 5 corners, then it's easy. Win bya 4.421 seconds.
In Indianapolis you maybe will pass everyone in 1-2 laps, then you have to block.
Sorry for bad english
I already had the Furai, so i thought I would give this a try on Like the wind.
I've set the top speed to 249mph which is basically 400kph on the dot, added down force to really rail around the corners. But no matter how smooth I am, usually keeping speed close to 195mph through each corner, I always get caught up by the proper cars on the straights.
I was hanging back because i can draft the leaders up to 235mph but alone I could only achieve 216 or so, anyways i passed them on the second to last corner effortlessly, although diving in around them costs a bit of speed. Lead them coming into the last corner, heard the playstation le mans cars comin around me so i went a tad wide to block, no costing any speed, and then 3 cars blew by me on the inside. I don't understand.
I've set the top speed to 249mph which is basically 400kph on the dot, added down force to really rail around the corners. But no matter how smooth I am, usually keeping speed close to 195mph through each corner, I always get caught up by the proper cars on the straights.
I was hanging back because i can draft the leaders up to 235mph but alone I could only achieve 216 or so, anyways i passed them on the second to last corner effortlessly, although diving in around them costs a bit of speed. Lead them coming into the last corner, heard the playstation le mans cars comin around me so i went a tad wide to block, no costing any speed, and then 3 cars blew by me on the inside. I don't understand.
Yes, A Spec and B Spec races give different prize cars, with the B Spec races seemingly leaning towards giving you better stuff annoyingly enough.
I found this race extremely easy, I don't remember which car I used, I think it was my fully tuned Lamborghini SV, that baby takes corners like no tomorrow
Good to hear a Lambo SV was able to handle it! I was thinking about buying one a while ago but went for a Murci as I was able to put it to work in more events. My strategy is cheaper to implement than a fully tuned SV though.
Yeah the Veyron at Indianapolis is an absolute lost cause. It has to slow down WAY too much for the corners compared to the AI cars. Best lap times on Indy in practice I could manage with my veyron were around 48 seconds (damn near PERFECT run), whereas my Furai was running consistent 44s, and in the race even faster when you get to draft some of the race cars!
It would be nice if the B Spec driver had the testicular fortitude to run the Furai as hard as I do in that race, but I wager he will slow down for the corners and require a full blown race car to win it.
Use the Mazda 787b. I used it, and it seems to be quite B-spec friendly. Although it does get slidey at times, even pulling off a few decent drifts now and then. I've only done the first race (of the championship) though, and he absolutely wasted the others by at least 20 seconds. I'm starting to like him now, even though he drives like crap alone, with the right instruction, well, he still drives like crap, but wins the race.
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- trainspotting90
I won the Furai, revised up, how many hp reaches?
I have to make the event all stars, and there are still unsuccessful, the Veyron is a rocket, but it is impossible to keep the road
I have to make the event all stars, and there are still unsuccessful, the Veyron is a rocket, but it is impossible to keep the road
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- Xx__1c3man__xX
- 7,076
- Birmingham, UK
- GOTMAXPOWER
I did like the wind in a Peugeot 908 (the easy way) but I guess other people didn't have so much restraint with splashing the cash
My furai right now is sitting at 577HP, its power lies in the substantial cornering ability it posseses, not in raw HP. You could probably run the all stars in the Furai, but it would probably require intentionally staying in 2nd place until the final corner just to keep up to speed via drafting.
A fully tuned Veyron can be a very hairy ride at first, but get some practice with it, follow the racing line, learn good throttle control and it can be a downright vicious car and insanely fast.
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