The final week of the current Forza Horizon 5 Series is now upon us, with a last set of challenges and rewards all geared around the current theme.
As the title for Series 39 — “Back to the 90s” — suggests, that theme is the 1990s. The game is taking a retro look at this decade, once described by a sentient computer progam as the pinnacle of human civilization. Also that was a quarter of a century ago.
Along with the 1990s’ events and rewards, Horizon Backstage makes its debut in the game this Series too. It’s something we saw added to FH4 towards the end of its life which allows players to vote for which rare cars should appear “Backstage”, and you can earn or buy passes to collect them.
Table of Contents
- Series 39: Back to the 90s
- Series 39 Spring/Hot Season Rewards
- Series 39 Spring Playlist: Forzathon Events
- Series 39 Spring Playlist: Season Events
- Series 39 Spring Playlist: Challenges
- Series 39 Spring Playlist: Monthly Events
- Series 39 Spring Bonus DLC Events
- Series 39 Spring Forzathon Shop
Series 39: Back to the 90s
75 points are available each season in this a full-size, 300-point Series playlist, although you’ll need to be aware that with the recent additions there’s at least 26pt that players who have just the base game and don’t have access to online multiplayer cannot achieve. In fact it’s 34pt this week, leaving only just enough to score the two rewards.
Only four new cars are available, all as individual season rewards, so the two overall Series rewards are not new to the game. Scoring 80pts will land you the Mercedes-Benz 500E again, with 160pt for the GMC Typhoon.
Series 39 Spring/Hot Season Rewards
One car and one Horizon Backstage Pass are your rewards for scoring 20pt and 40pt this week, giving something of an end-game look about it now. The 20pt car is at least all-new, in the shape of the Subaru SVX.
Spring will run until 1430UTC on Thursday November 7, bringing Series 39 to a close along with it. Summer of Series 40 will follow on immediately afterwards, and we’re expecting to hear more about that soon.
Series 39 Spring Playlist: Forzathon Events
The Toyota Supra RZ ’98 is the latest performance car from the 1990s to feature in the themed Forzathon Weekly Challenge this month. Seven Daily Challenges — one new event each day at 1430 UTC — are also available for a point each. None require any particularly complicated actions.
Series 39 Spring Forzathon Weekly Challenge: Is That A Supra!?
- Car: Toyota Supra RZ ’98
- Chapter 1: Own and drive the Supra
- Chapter 2: Drive five miles (8km)
- Chapter 3: Win an A Class (701-800PI) or S1 Class (801-900PI) Street Race
- Chapter 4: Earn six Stars at Drift Zones
- Reward: 5 points, 80FP
Series 39 Spring Daily Challenges
- October 31 – Bop It!: Earn three Trading Paint Skills
- November 1 – Twist It!: Earn two Ultimate 180 Skills
- November 2 – Pull It!: Win a Drag Race in any car from the 1990s
- November 3 – Shout It!: Beep your horn three times
- November 4 – Flick It!: Earn two Awesome J-Turn Skills
- November 5 – Spin It!: Earn three Ultimate Burnout Skills
- November 6 – Shake It!: Earn six Stars at Danger Signs in a Hot Wheels Bone Shaker
Series 39 Spring Playlist: Season Events
You’ll need Xbox Live Core (unless you play on PC) to access two events this week, with The Trial and Horizon Tour both requiring online multiplayer for a massive 18 points combined.
There’s two player-created EventLab challenges this week, along with two Seasonal Championships — which award cars you’ll need for the Photo Challenge and Forzathon Weekly Challenge. All three PR Stunts all require an A Class (701-800PI) car from the USA and, of course, the 1990s.
The Trial: Retro Rewind*
- Car: B Class, 1990s, Retro Sports Cars
- Reward: 10 points, Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR Forza Edition
Horizon Tour: Co-op Championships*
- Car: Any
- Reward: 8 points
EventLab: Mesa Circuit
- Car: B Class, Classic Rally/Retro Rally
- Reward: 3 points, Buick Regal GNX
EventLab: Storm Drain
- Car: A Class, Modern Muscle
- Reward: 3 points, Super Wheelspin
Speed Trap: Avenida
- Car: A Class, 1990s, USA
- Target: 145mph
- Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin
Speed Zone: Carretera
- Car: A Class, 1990s, USA
- Target: 120mph
- Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin
Trailblazer: Quebrada
- Car: A Class, 1990s, USA
- Target: 28s
- Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin
Seasonal Championship: 90s Icons
- Car: C Class, Toyota
- Reward: 5 points, Toyota MR2 ’95
Seasonal Championship: On the Lookout
- Car: S1 Class, 1990s, Retro Supercars
- Reward: 5 points, Toyota Supra ’98
Series 39 Spring Playlist: Challenges
Hide & Seek continues in what looks like a new permanent slot, and requires access to online multiplayer. The Photo Challenge, #LittleRunabout, requires you to take a photograph of the Toyota MR2 ’95 which you can win from the Seasonal Championship above.
While verbose, the Treasure Hunt challenge is easy enough: hit two stars at the Ridge Crest Danger Sign in any Lamborghini Diablo. The chest appears just north of the large traffic circle on the edge of Gran Pantano.
Hide & Seek: 5 vs 1*
- Cars: Any (provided)
- Location: Hide & Seek
- Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin
Photo Challenge: #LittleRunabout
- Cars: Toyota MR2 ’95
- Location: Any
- Reward: 2 points, Pop-Up Forza LINK
Treasure Hunt: Danger in Diablo
- Cars: Lamborghini Diablo (any)
- Location: Ridge Crest Danger Sign/Gran Pantano
- Reward: 3 points, 90,000cr
Series 39 Spring Playlist: Monthly Events
There’s only two Monthly Events this Series. Each requires you to complete a clean run of the indicated course in the car provided to you. These award one point to each season, for a total this month of 8pt.
Monthly Rivals: Chihuahua Circuit
- Cars: Toyota Soarer (provided)
- Reward: 4 points (1 added to each season)
Monthly Rivals: Emerald Circuit
- Cars: Subaru SVX (provided)
- Reward: 4 points (1 added to each season)
Series 39 Spring Bonus DLC Events
The usual 14 points is available for players who own the two DLC expansions, with seven points on offer in each of the locations. There’s a PR Stunt and Seasonal Championship in each location, with both PR Stunts requiring a car of the same type: any A Class (701-800PI) French car from the 1990s.
Hot Wheels Speed Zone: Treetops
- Car: B Class, 1990s, France
- Target: 130mph
- Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin
Hot Wheels Seasonal Championship: Pretending I’m a Supervan
- Car: B Class, 1990s, AWD
- Reward: 5 points, Ford Supervan 3
Rally Adventure Danger Sign: Canyon
- Car: B Class, 1990s, France
- Target: 200m
- Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin
Rally Adventure Seasonal Championship: A Bug’s Life
- Car: A Class, Unlimited Buggies
- Reward: 5 points, Lotus Elise ’99
Series 39 Spring Forzathon Shop
This Series sees the debut of the Horizon Backstage Pass in the Forzathon Shop, seemingly as a permanent addition, for 1000FP.
- Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR ’98 – 550FP
- Nissan R390 GT1 ’98 – 200FP
- Black Speed Zone Tee – 75FP
- Wololo Horn – 75FP
- Backstage Pass – 1000FP
- Super Wheelspin – 150FP
- Wheelspin – 60FP
*denotes a multiplayer event, requiring Xbox Game Pass Core
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