Talk:The 500 (v5.2.0)/@comment-108.171.129.163-20170505091702/@comment-77.190.145.28-20170509033014

Finally Mount Panorama got me. I couldn't win 5.4 without updates.

My initial target was 337kph in that speed record. When the car  without updates has a top speed of just 331 that's way to much. Slowest bot was 329.85kph. With bot management I got all bots that low. But still it was a speed test without going off track and without damaging the car. I could even reach 332 downhill but never brake in time to not hit the gravel.

The trick with the wall didn't work for me since each time I cracked my speed mark the wall to the right had already ended. Thus I bought first engine and first drivetrain update. With 1100000 top speed was 336 and enough to reach 330 right at the first slight turn after the short hill when going downhill. Watch the speed and hit brakes as soon as you crack the limit. I managed to do so right in the slight corner and it was more than enough to slow down for the next sharp left turn without using the wall to slow down further.

BTW I just finished day 8. Still 1100000 was enough. After the first elimination I tried the second without service and it worked just fine. Had to wait for the second to not finish with 500m lead but just 30 something. Thus I went on without service. It worked out, too. Even 8.3 I lapped the first cars in lap 3 the leader in lap 5 and a second time in lap 9. Then I waited in lap 10 in the starting grid short of the line till my lead had dropped from 9km to just 200m and won.

8.4 took a few tries since unserviced the opponent gained more than 100m to the first corner. But retries slowed him down and finally I did it.

In 8.5 it seems to be enough to get 10 laps without running out of fuel. Position is not important? I didn't want to risk anything and went for victory. I burnt some fuel to be first again in the second corner and then managed fuel and a lead of 100 to 250m but no more. Thus I ended first with 7.8 units of fuel left in first try. Quiet strange. Even more strange Michael quitted although I won... ;D

So now waiting for the feared 9.3. Think I will skip it rather than wasting my meager gold on updates if the rest really is as easy as day 8!