Talk:Victory by Design/@comment-27510501-20161215200811

Stage 4 Report:

Upgrades/PR: Raced Goals 1 & 2 in Stage 4 with a PR of 68.6 (1123332). Added a couple more tier 2 upgrades for Goals 3 & 4 to reach PR 69.7 (2223332). (Also started the tier 3 R$ upgrades for engine and drivetrain for tomorrow.)

Controls: Tilt B, no assists, no traction.

Goal 1: Quite simple at this PR, even though Bathurst is one of my weakest tracks. Just raced moderately hard and tried to stay clean. Got to 3rd place on the top of the mountain on lap 1, but Magnus seemed to have an enormous rear-end as I found it a bit tricky to pass him. Smashed his rear windscreen in frustration, then cruised the second lap and won by a small margin of 11 metres.

Goal 2: I used a free engineer on this one to preserve car condition. Again, this goal was quite easy with this PR - I got to first place at the chicane in the back straight on lap 1, then made the target speed without trouble in the start/finish straight. After that, I just cruised to maintain 1st position by a small margin again. My tip for hitting the target speed is to ensure you come through the final turns fast and clean, to hit the throttle and accelerate into the straight with no bumps, skids, or slips. Lower PR values may require running into the wall, but at my PR I had time enough to brake and turn cleanly.

Goal 3: For this goal I was back above the recommended PR again due to the tier 2 upgrades for engine and drivetrain. The goal was quite simple at this PR - again, I just drove as cleanly as I could. I hit the lead on lap 3 and started lapping the back markers before lap 4. Once you start lapping back markers, you will find that you lead over Magnus extends rapidly, as his bot must struggle to pass. I had to wait at the finish line, and still won by over 300 metres... perhaps I should've waiting a bit longer to bring the margin down a bit more.

Goal 4: Tried twice with an unserviced car, but no good - I could only manage about +160 metres, but Magnus was at +314 metres. Serviced the car and tried again. Passed the goal with +338 metres after slowing down near the end. Bathurst is definitely one of my weaker tracks, so I think players who set good TT times at Mount Panorama will be able to pass this one at lower PRs.