The "correct" way to use nitro and drift
I am trying to win the hunter race in chapter 17 (event 9, Track Down) where the opponent is a Ferrari Italia and I've lost about 20 races so far. Now my car has a better PR (862 vs 847) so there mus...
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I won that race yesterday after 15 attempts. All I had to do was to get the basics right:
- Do not hit or even touch traffic and police cars
- Do not hit any the walls
- Find the perfect racing line for that track and stick to it
- Time your cornering properly
As for my question about best way to use nitro and drift, I agree with that there is no best way. Drifting is good as long as you keep the radius as short as possible. Using nitro in short or long bursts does not matter as long as it is used at the right time (along the straighter stretches of road or when you want to overtake your opponent).
Ps: if someone is having difficulty getting past chapter 17 event 9 I have some good news:
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You will run into exact same hunter race in chapter 18 event 6; same track, same start and ending point, same opponent car; only that the opponent car will be 775-ish PR. No cops.
Hunter races are always the most difficult ones.
I had one at Chapter 11 just before the boss race. Really wanted to get to Chapter 12 and was getting very frustrated.
1. That race has a lot of turns. Drift them as the speed while drifting or turning is around the same.
2. Now you have a lot of Nitro, use them just at the exit of the drifts towards straights. Your car is already pointing straight at the end of the drift a little earlier than when you don't drift.
3. Don't hit anybody or anything as there are cops and traffic and lot of curves.
The toughest race for me so far. It was a medium for me with i having 20 more PR. This was even more frustrating as in tournaments i was winning even with 60 PR lesser on my car.
So basically Nitro is the most important part. Upgrade that first. 😇
@icearmor wrote:So basically Nitro is the most important part. Upgrade that first. 😇
I do not agree with this part of advice. Nitro is almost always the last part I upgrade. Reasons:
- both top speed and acceleration work with or without nitro (that is, whole race)
- both have much higher impact on cars PR, which means you sooner fulfill PR limits, if there are any
- it seems cars performance depends on total PR only and not on its parts
Anyway, the idea of finding the right way to drive is intriguing, so I started a new thread for your exploration on a given track: http://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Community-driven-Comparison-of-playing-styles/td-p/5317854/jump-to/first-unread-message
It would be nice if lots of people can join the fun and post their results.
