So tell me, how in the holy hell do you manage to gather nearly 7000 gold? The most I've ever had is around 60 and have had to use it just to level up in the normal game, never mind the special events.
That's about how much gold I have too. Just play and don't spend any gold for a year. You can earn about 500 gold a month through daily tasks, Car Series and SE's. That's 6000 right there.
And yes this SE was designed to force players like me to spend gold on the last race, with rare exception. Gold does not HAVE to cost real cash. I can be earned freely within the game. No one can justifiably say they were forced to spend real cash on this game to get something. It's just all a matter of time.
