Talk:The Gauntlet (Season 13)/@comment-32545704-20180121055524

Finally run my first Gauntlet! I completed it at a leisurely pace, didn't watch ads for tickets, just sometimes to speed up servicing. Thanks to everyone for the info, I would never have figured out the best strategies without the help here.

Some other details on my experience:

I did not own the car previously and finished with R$ only, so I'm not convinced that it was harder for non-owners. Probably upgrades makes more difference.

I wasted two early runs testing the water to see how it all worked, before realising that ending them early might increase difficulty. 3rd run was the "proper" one but there was no noticable difference. Maybe difficulty only increases after a deeper run, or several more shorter runs?

3rd run was to Boss 14, which was enough with the early points banked to win the car.

All roster cars had at least R$ upgrades, some had gold. All roster car challenges were pretty easy. Luckily I didn't get the "impossible tailgating" challenge.

Early boss challenges were not too difficult. The last few were "extreme" and noticeably harder but still possible with only R$, even allowing for a few small errors. Therefore I'd say they were on a par with stage 5 or 6 of a SE. Definitely not as hard as stage 7 or 8.

Hardest boss challenge for me was at Laguna Seca, due to the traffic. Took several attempts to figure out the best lines for overtaking, including a dangerous pass on the inside of the kink (turn 6) before the corkscrew. The bots seemed more aggressive with moving under braking and slamming you from behind if you brake early, forcing you to use the non-racing line and bringing the off-track into play.

Overall I enjoyed this event, a good balance of difficulty with some nice challenges and a different format. Good luck to all who are still running THE GAUNTLET!