Necessary PR

if i remember correctly i was stuck on that race for ages, think it was only when my jaguar passed 850pr that i got passed it

I was able to win that race with 865PR AMG-GT and it took more than 30 attempts. Some people say that you can win this race with 830-840PR Nissan GTR. Also note that there is a similar race in next chapter so whichever car you use to win this race will be a few PR short for that race.

PS: I am surprised that you are level 96 and do not have any 850+ car. Invest on McLaren instead of LaFerrari.

@Newerbie Well you shouldn't be worrying about this because things are going to get difficult ahead. I'm stuck at an hunter event in chapter 18, did like 10 attempts already with a 875 Laferrari or 858 Mclaren, still haven't been able to get through. 

All hunter races suck, nitro's are the easiest one's.

Well Good Luck..!

Right - when you are stuck in a race, almost always it is a hunter race (the only other I can think of is rush hour with a pack of F458s). Sometimes the race is labeled Easy, and you are not even capable of reaching the other car, let alone passing it...

Hunter races just work as a natural block of your progress, much more than boss races at the end of each chapter. Solution is always the same - upgrade your PR. If you are at the limit, then you have to build another (better) car :-/

@Newerbie - well, it depends. You will definitely need Viper for Tuner Trials, at least 800-ish, which is also enough for Snakebite series. But for the end-game I'd suggest McLaren, as you can get it further (for the same amount of money) and it is better suitable for grinding ch18/ch19 blueprints.