Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-30887122-20161229134334/@comment-29003575-20161229180723

They have been slowly stripping away the biggest gold saving technique in this game. Driving skills. In the past, if you were fast, you could pretty much win every event without spending gold, while others not quite as skilled, had to spend gold. The most recent and most obvious display of them doing this is the gauntlets. It's now impossible to drive through all the events in 1 attempt. Right around race 28-31 is where they make it impossible, regardless of upgrades.