Talk:RR3 Wiki:Tips and FAQ for Front-Runner/@comment-212.159.46.223-20160503190343

Not quite in Michael's format this time, didn't capture enough details. Must try harder!

Controls: Tilt A, Steering and Brakes Low, TC Off, Steering Sensitivity 2 (legacy of The Gauntlet 4). Online, usually.

Level 228

No upgrades for stage 1 or 2, hence PR80.4 0/26

1.1 Won easily despite hitting the walls. This car does not have the grip to match its power! Didn't try to slow the bots other than winning by only modest margins.

1.2 Won easily, didn't try to slow the bots, did try to win by modest margins.

1.3 As the goal was to finish at least 2nd and with an average of 184mph, I essentially drafted Zoe. Mistake - she wasn't fast enough so I had to repeat. On my second run passed Zoe and kept my average down to 184mph and a smidge.

Thanks to my repeat of 1.3 car was fully damaged. Decided to see how far I could get on stage 2 anyway...

2.1 Won comfortably, but with a modest margin, with cautious braking and no off-track at all.

2.2 Only just managed this as with a non-upgraded and fully damaged car I couldn't keep in touch on the straights. Just about managed to rack up 60 seconds of drafting through the corners, and took the lead with a few seconds left.

2.3 Failed at the first attempt as I was careless and slid off too much. On the second attempt I was less careless but still a bit clumsy, and caught the Veyron just before the corkscrew on the last lap.

So, day 2 completed with no upgrades and with the car fully damaged. As that was unlikely to last into day 3 I serviced and ordered stage 1 upgrades on brakes and tyres only - to sort out the grip issues a bit.

Day 3 - car fully serviced and with 2/26 upgrades (brakes and tyres).

3.1 Easily achieved on the first lap, kept the winning margin close-ish to 220 yards.

3.2 Another easy win, kept the winning margin low but still no active bot management.

3.3 An easy win with no skids at all thanks to very cautious braking.

3.4 Drove this clumsily first time, and had two skids - but as both were 2 seconds long, got the red fail flag. Repeated and still drove clumsily, but better. Used all 3 skids on the first lap and then with very cautious braking stayed in front, but never as far ahead as I'd have liked. Finished exactly 220 yards ahead not due to skill or judgement but just because that was as far ahead as I could get.

Serviced and ordered suspension level 1 to help with grip, and engine/drivetrain/body level 1 so that I can access whichever of those have a subsequent R$ upgrade, and a long wait time, later.