TTG said:
Fiat 500 at Tsukuba - toughest race out of all 5. I upgraded a couple of things on the car, but the most important is the trans! I bought the cheapo close gear version first thinking I could save some money, ended up with the full 15k model later(it's probably doable with just the close ratio 5 speed, but whatever). Turned it all the way down, that seemed to bring some life to that 64hp engine. Just find what turn you're gonna take what gear in(only difference from the suggested was I stayed in third on the first hairpin) and make your way through the field. You should have more than a lap to overtake the lead car. There's no DQ so you could always push him the hell out of the way.
Yep. I set my gears for maximum acceleration, as by default I didn't ever get into 5th gear. I tried to stay in 3rd gear or higher the whole way round. I also put the fully adjustable suspension on, lowered the front by -6 and rear by -4, and increased the anti-roll, up to about 60%, I forget the actual numbers.
Only assist I had on was ABS, set to 1.
Keep lapping in the 1:20s and you should be okay.
My advice would be to make sure you're flinging the car over the red and white stripey kerbs on the fast corners, and slowing down enough for the slow corners. If you go too fast into the hairpins, or get back on the accelerator too early, it takes ages to get round.
I've only tried the Fiat one so far, so I'm liking the talk of it being the hardest race
