Talk:The Gauntlet (Season 11)/@comment-26070920-20170115133220

Well, that was a struggle! Car in the garage 43.7 (331131). No assists, lvl 244, W-timetrial D.

Terrible first few days, then I did a couple of big runs with some Boss Challenge skips for gold (see earlier post a few days ago). That brought in a lot of money, making the last couple of days pretty pressure free and enjoyable.

Is it me or have FM turned down the Boss Challenges a few notches? First few days I didn't stand a chance in the Boss Challenges with no off track & no contact & the batterycharge that was in no way enough to mount a serious challenge for first place. Past few days the first couple of Boss Challenges with this profile (Boss 3-4-5 especially) hardly required any battery management. Although they were pretty strict on offtrack, there was quite a lot of contact allowed (form side on nearly full contact, making it easy to shove past an opponent) & it was pretty easy to pass either inside or outside.

Some tips if you're still going: -Boss Challenges up to 5 pretty doable, nearly always room to pass on the inside (I drive manual controls, no assists) -If you're behind on schedule, consider paying gold for a run to Boss 8 or 9. Challenge 28 & 29 for instance bring in 46K. The maths work out pretty OK. 150K on skips & 150K on upgrades is still not bad for a 700 car + 150 upgrades + 75 completion. -Maybe take a practice run in a Boss Challenge to study the bot lines & overtaking places (inside/outside) and then restore -Be in at least 5th-8th by 2 or 3 corners, otherwise don't waste time, restore & try again.

Good luck