Talk:Victory by Design/@comment-27510501-20161213111231

Stage 1 Report:

Upgrades/PR: Started tier 1 upgrades as soon as I entered the Special Event. I completed Goal 1 and Goal 2 with the base PR of 60.2, but waited for the tier 1 upgrades to finish before trying Goal 3. I kicked off the only two R$ tier 2 upgrades so they will be ready for Stage 2 in the morning.

Controls: Tilt B, no assists, no traction.

Goal 1: First attempt was disastrous as I wasn't looking at the map and turned right instead of left at the 1st hairpin! Lol The rest of the lap was just an opportunity to familiarise myself with the Hong Kong track. Second attempt I won fairly easily by getting the inside line on the first hairpin. From there I just made sure I blocked any passing attempts by the bot.

Goal 2: Went pretty hard and passed 14 cars before getting to 5.5 kms. I mucked up the overtake for the 15th car and didn't pass it until about 6.7 km (which put me into 1st place). My tip for this goal is to turn around and run backwards once you see the green banner after the 15th overtake. Use up any remaining time reducing your distance. You will still pass the Goal, but this may help manage the bots in later Stages.

Goal 3: With all tier 1 upgrades I passed this on the first attempt quite readily. I got to 3rd place by the end of lap 1, then into the lead about halfway through lap 2. My tip is to force your way into the inside of the track - the bots seem to leave a large enough gap to squeeze underneath them in most corners, even though the track is tight.