Yes, you bet! To level up faster, go to your driver profile, progression status, then driver accolades. You'll see a slew of challenges there. Some of them are worth a lot of fame points. The mfg ones have pretty big payouts, and are the quickest really. Drive a certain number of miles in that car in tour or events, and get 100,000 to 200,000 a pop. And it'll tell you how many miles you have left.
So I could just pick a manu & car I like, select a TT and just race for MILES and get fame? Awesome.
The game didn't blow me away until I did Audi Showdown in the Amateur section of the tour. Holy fuck.
There's always a race that really clicks - I'm completely on the BHR race in the Amateur Cup series. Amazing looking track that you get to go OVER THE HUGE BRIDGE.
I cannot WAIT for replay mode.