Talk:Path of Defiance/@comment-81.156.210.149-20170615222854/@comment-27123099-20170615233332

Start 5.1 with just the upgrades you have to gauge your abilities and where Ahmed finishes in relation to you. Also use a few test runs to see if you can reach the required average speed as well (even if Ahmed goes beyond the 190yds, you can still continue on to the finish)  Based on the outcome of a few test runs, decide if you think you need to upgrade to beat it, or if you can get by with your current upgrades and some practice.

After 5.1 I'd add at least a few GC (and follow-up R$) upgrades, you'll need them later anyhow and 5.2 is no picnic either due tot he speed requirement.

5.1 is an odd duck though because people have seen that earlier bot management has caused Ahmed to be too slow to allow players to finish with the required average speed. Also, adding upgrades slows Ahmed as well, while also making you faster. So, you don't want to overdo the upgrades for 5.1. Hence why I recommend some test runs to feel it out.

To help out with that, utilize the force-close, restart method to save your bars and keep from having to service the car all the time. I retried 5.1 maybe 20 times without using a single service bar (until the one I finally won on).