Talk:Path of Defiance/@comment-208.104.89.98-20170615190724

5.2 is just a bit ridiculous. I have done the 1132321 upgrade route, hoping it would be sufficient, but reading the comments below makes me certain that it's JUSY barely enough, or simply won't be.

With 5.2 if you have ANY contact with a bot at this upgrade level, you will NOT be able to even come close to the required 218 mph/351 km/h target. A clean race and a perfect exit from the bus stop are absolute requirements. After the green light, I would brake very late into the first turn, after passing 8th on the inside, and go between 7th and 6th place. I'd pass 5th place on the outside and 4th place on the inside at the next turn. If I am lucky, 3rd and 2nd place will collide going into the next turn and I can pass through the grass (for 0.8-1.5 sec off track) into 1st place. This is a BEST case scenario, where the 2nd place 962C will be on my tail going into the bus stop - but the 787B can brake and grip better than the bot. Ideally, you want to exit the bus stop at full speed, >160 mph.

For me, I have done this race at least 30 times, and have only ONCE hit the target speed. I managed to get out of the bus stop at 161 mph and hit 218 just before slamming into the wall at the end of the straight. I managed to make it halfway around the track before being passed by the 962C on the second lap coming out of the turns and onto the first straightaway. SO FRUSTRATING, because you simply cannot catch the bot at Daytona after this!!!