Talk:The 500/@comment-49.150.20.207-20150329014824/@comment-80.182.46.158-20150329041027

I did 1st step of upgrades (the R$ ones), and my car was unserviced, i won 2.5 at first attempt (i had lost on purpose the previous "elimination" race, staying still at start, to lower the AI performance), and it was quite easy.

You just have to avoid breaking as much as possible, in order to spare fuel; you have 4 litres for each lap, and i think they're enough; i was extremely cautious, i finished the race with 4 litres left. My tip is to cut the last U turn before finish line, and try not to break before corners, there are only few corners which require breaking, i'd say the first 2 U corners at the beginning, but after you get to the first position and have some advantage there's no hurry. And you can cut also the first U turn, so you won't have to break.

I think the comment above is right, it's not wasted time (IMO): i always lose on purpose before servicing the car, and service it only if it's impossible to win, like, in speed snap where the "minimum" speed to beat is (say) 290 Km/h, and unserviced car car reach only 275. If the race is long like Stage 2.5 it is still worth spending some time on it, for example, to learn how to finish it without breaking, and where it's worth using some more fuel.

D.