Talk:Ride The Storm (v5.2.0)/@comment-82.6.97.100-20170509133423

OMG after cruising through this Special Event in stages 1-6, stage 7 found me seriously short of skill.

7.1. My car was on R$ upgrades only however 3 hours of effort on 7.1 just trying to get into first and stay there i had to upgrade. 74GC later plus the 3 extra R$ updates that this spend released took me from PR56.3 (1211121) to PR60.2 (1233321). Suddenly I could keep ahead in 7.1 (hoorah)

7.2 easy sprint on autocross (?) - 3 goes chasing just 17 secs - I'm losing confidence in my upgraded car already!

7.3 I'm able to use my own fully upgraded Galllardo LP560 GT3. What a relief and more than enough fuel for another lap if needed

7.4 desperate to keep ahead of all 3 cars it takes me 2 attempts to win. Thankfully my upgraded car has no trouble getting 1 mph passed the 180 mph (290kph) target. In my haste to fend off Bjorn & Magnus & Fritjof i forgot there was a speed target

7.5 Let's just say it took more than a few goes at this!!! Eventually got sufficiently ahead around the last corner to be able to spin the car in front of Bjorn who took me over the line in less than 84mph - lucky I was trying the spin move RealRacingGuru showed on YouTube whereupon i got it completely wrong but ended up in the way of Bjorn who pushed me over. Green light, big relief, move on and Cloud Save!!!

7.6. So onto the simple finish, just win, average speed of 124mph and get the car. Yeah - except just winning was a huge problem 3rd was the best (4.46.507m) I could do, virtually all the top cars just shot past me on the straights and Road Course is full of fast straights! As my best was nearly 10 secs behind the winner I'm sorry to say 35GC had to be spent for Skip - still i got 15GC back for completing the event, so 20GC down.

Summary: I expected to get the car without spending GC, indeed hoping to win the car and pocket the 50GC - I was cruising along towards until today (stage 7). Totally out of the blue 94GC spent and my driving skills seriously in need of more practice! How do those guys do these challenges with just R$ upgrades left alone those who can do this without any?!?!? It's clear I'm no Lewis Hamilton but ive got a Lamborghini Huracan in the garage.