Pro-tip: Know how sometimes to regain control around corners you shift into a lower gear to reduce speed? Do the opposite in the Atom, so it reduces the torque applied to the wheels... so if you're fishtailing around a particular corner, shift into third if you're in second (for example). Once I worked that out, it was SO much more fun to drive. Might not be the quickest way to drive the car, but like I said, it was enough to get us near enough to the top on a few club challenges!
Oh, wait, you mean the Ariel Atom? Yeah, I spend more time counter-steering than steering in that pocket rocket.
I can change almost anything... but I can't change that vehicle's slippery nature.
The X-Bow event I managed to three-star was a cunt. Fucker seems rock-solid on flat land, but once it gets a little off-camber and you try to take a corner, the thing just gets too damn twitchy. I think my hands begin to shake if I haven't spun out in one for the majority of a race/lap.
Will do. And I definitely appreciate the pro-tips.
Been working on that one too. Its that one tight s-curve up the hill that does me in. Alone, I can handle it, pushing a straight line through them and hitting the brakes before the left hand curves too far in, but doing that while in traffic - AI cars in front and behind, its so easy for the tiniest thing to send you spinning right into the fence and losing any chance at first place. That's been rough, but its been a fun track to learn. Outside of the two hairpins you can put the hammer down for almost the entire track.
I only discovered that trick last night. Realised that downshifting was only causing me to spin out more. If that's too hard to initiate, just take the corners at a gear higher than you normally would.
I know there were a few X-Bow events so I don't know if we're talking about the same one or not, but there was a particular one where the AI were just too aggressive (but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way). Only way to win was to get in front and just pound out the clean laps (I think I ended up getting that first-place star by finishing 2 or 3 seconds in front), which means the game is forcing you to be stronger mentally and not lose your cool in some stupid fashion. I love that it does that via single-player events *and* challenges.
I was also VERY happy to beat one of Viveks Face-offs last night in the Ignition Cup
I'm still not entirely sold on the X-Bow. It's nowhere near stable enough IMO for it to be fun. Losing it on tight corners in the Atom at least feels like you could've done something to prevent it... the X-Bow just feels like it does it for shits and giggles.
LOL. Beating me is no achievement
Do I have you? I'm not sure. I think I have viveks on mine.
You should play the game more, then!
Oh good, I thought I was seeing things or something! More often than not I'd downshift to drop speed and find that I couldn't. You've answered my question.
I restarted both the game and the console several times, to no avail. I'll keep trying tomorrow, and it's no big deal in the end, but it still bothers me. Anyone in the same boat? Any advice? Rushy?Guys... Evo modeled a whole freaking city in Canada right under our noses. Rushy, Viveks.. please tell me there's more to this than just a backdrop...
Remember that glitch I mentioned a page or two (or maybe more) back? Yeah, that was the one I got that score on. Given it was a glitch, I really didn't make the most of it
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