Talk:The DAYTONA 500/@comment-26070920-20160229095227

Working on the 3rd car at the moment (Android, no assists, upgraded car to 50.3, all the R$ upgrades, no GC) -on Android, it is definitely easily possible to complete the challenge without GC upgrades, as long as you slow the bots and win by small margins (less than half a second, less than 100 yds - if that means doing a challenge again: do). I 'm level 210, but that is not through superior driving skills but because of playing RR3 for a long time ;-) -took me a while to adapt to Daytona, as it requires different tactics to Richmond. Richmond is much easier, bots less agressive and you can always pass on the outside (top of the banks). -Daytona when you get hit release the controls for a bit. -Bide your time when passing and hold it steady. The more you weave, the more you get pitted. -Last banked corner before the long back straight is great for passing (inside/bottom of the corner - you can have two wheels across the yellow lines for a short while without losing speed). Nudging through in between two cars works OK too. Avoid overtaking at the top of the bank unless there is a LOT of room. The bots slow a lot in the corners, so plenty of opportunities to pass and take a higher speed onto the straights -drafting works best for me by waiting for the last car of a group. Don't get too close because they tend to weave. Brake a bit before the bends to avoid getting too close. -day 1 and 6 were the toughest so far. Experienced no difficulties on day 7, other than you have to service your car after a few challenges. But hey, plenty of time to do so. -I have the impression FM has twitched the game down a notch, bots seemed much more aggresive the first few days, I was being pitted here there and everywhere and opponents were practically unpittable without going off yourself. Now it's more Richmond-like: tip the rear fender and around she goes ... ;-) -If you're going to service your car anyway, lose the next challenge a few times on purpose and then service / save. You'll have an easier time after you resume