Talk:Victory by Design/@comment-27510501-20161214185518

Stage 3 Report:

Upgrades/PR: Raced all Goals in Stage 3 with a PR of 66.9 (1122222). (Started the availed tier 3 R$ upgrades for tomorrow.)

Controls: Tilt B, no assists, no traction.

Goal 1: No problem at this PR - I got to first at turn 1, then cruised the rest of the way.

Goal 2: I failed my first attempt by not concentrating on the average speed criteria and trying to manage the bots. Silly me. Force-closed and restarted for a second attempt. Got to first place before the overpass on lap 1, then continued to race hard to get the average speed target. I raced poorly and went off track many times, but finished comfortably in the end with an average speed of 189 kph after limiting my speed in the final straight to 190-200 kph. At lower PRs, this should be possible, but you will need to race hard and clean, with no uncontrolled off-track moments (unlike me!) - my tip is to use corner cutting too, especially on the final chicane.

Goal 3: At this PR, winning with the required distance was easy, but to reach the max speed target I had to run off the track at the end of the start/finish straight at the beginning of lap 2. The bots caught up to me a bit, but I maintained first place and raced slower from then on to manage my lead (I finished with a lead of 84 metres). I think it could be hard with lower PR, but whatever your upgrade status, try to come out of the curve into the home straight fast and cleanly, then just full throttle all the way into the sand.

Goal 4: Easy at this PR - I got to second in the esses on the first lap, and had tailgated for the 20 seconds by the overpass. I took the lead at the hairpin just after the overpass and went into "bot management" mode. Spun Magnus and De Vries out once each, and just cruised the rest of the way. I finished with a lead of 19 metres. I suspect this will be easier than Goals 2 & 3 for people with lower PRs.