B-Spec mode: are you serious?

[The Buster]

So I found out that if you grind through the 1-6 levels of B-spec and beat the Miata race, you win a Mazda race car that actually lets you compete against the cars you can't afford at a level you can't buy them at anyway, later in the game.

I have tried two different "drivers," and I took into account their ratings both times. Well, the first one couldn't beat the FF races with a 250 hp 97 Civic with suspension mods, and the second one couldn't beat a Nissan Cube/Toyota Prius with the 290 hp Motul Civic. Is there something I am doing wrong here? I don't get it. I "leveled" the first guy up to 4 before taking on the Compact Car cup, and he takes 8th place with the Motul Civic....

Is this what the beginning of B-Spec mode is all about? Should I throw this disc in the microwave on high for ten minutes?

 

[Sum1s2pid]

In B-Spec, when all else fails, throw more power at it. If that fails, throw more power at it. If that fails, find a loophole, and throw more power at it. If an 800hp, 1,100kg racecar equipped with Comfort-Soft tires is what it takes to guarantee your driver a win, and just so happens to fulfill the criteria for a particular race, then that's what you do.

 

[Varegg]

So I found out that if you grind through the 1-6 levels of B-spec and beat the Miata race, you win a Mazda race car that actually lets you compete against the cars you can't afford at a level you can't buy them at anyway, later in the game.

I have tried two different "drivers," and I took into account their ratings both times. Well, the first one couldn't beat the FF races with a 250 hp 97 Civic with suspension mods, and the second one couldn't beat a Nissan Cube/Toyota Prius with the 290 hp Motul Civic. Is there something I am doing wrong here? I don't get it. I "leveled" the first guy up to 4 before taking on the Compact Car cup, and he takes 8th place with the Motul Civic....

Is this what the beginning of B-Spec mode is all about? Should I throw this disc in the microwave on high for ten minutes?

Do you just leave him alone? ... most drivers will slack off and the pace reduces drasticly if they're in the lead ... some of them slack of enough to be passed by the other cars near the end of the race ...

The hotter the driver the more likely it is he don't need directions later on, in the beginning he is a rookie and will do rookie mistakes ...

 

[TommyWizard]

My driver is gold. Although I gave him a heavily modified FTO, he crashed into a wall and did about 16 reverse donuts >____>

Gave him a nice Skyline, very select mods and he drives it like its his own. The odd direction here and there and we are rolling in money Diego West is the greatest B Spec level 6 of all time.

 

[Timppaq]

Make sure you have the best tyres for each race 👍

 

[hst12]

Make sure you have the best tyres for each race 👍

What he said.

The tyre requirements are different in A and B spec, be sure to check the requirements first, usually the B spec event forces you to use cheaper tyres.

If the car is too powerfull and Bob can't keep it on the track try removing some upgrades and see how he does.

 

[VanderbroTT]

In B-Spec, when all else fails, throw more power at it. If that fails, throw more power at it. If that fails, find a loophole, and throw more power at it. If an 800hp, 1,100kg racecar equipped with Comfort-Soft tires is what it takes to guarantee your driver a win, and just so happens to fulfill the criteria for a particular race, then that's what you do.

comfort soft? don't you mean Racing soft? racing soft have more grip than comfort soft right?

 

[NLxAROSA]

Make sure you have the best tyres for each race 👍

And the right car for the track. Giving him a 500HP Pontiac Tempest LeMans GTO on Eiger will not help against nimble cars, even if the rest has only 200HP or so (yes, I've tried. ).

 

[Sum1s2pid]

comfort soft? don't you mean Racing soft? racing soft have more grip than comfort soft right?

No, I mean Comfort tires. B-Spec races impose limits on tires. Example: I used the Toyota 88C-V in the Japanese 80s races, but had to use a lower grade of tires to be eligible.

 

[darkblade986]

Too much power on too weak of tires will always be a problem. You're best bet is to give the guy no more than 600hp, and even then, don't try to outdo the opponents so badly either.

You're going to always want to have the best tires you can installed. This is normally Sports: Hard. From there, give him 500-600hp and some nimble and he should do fine. You're going to want something light in that regard. 1500kg is pushing it, but if it's a track with primarily flat-out portions, you can get away with more. Your driver can do fine in a Buick Special '62 with 780hp at Daytona Road - there's enough wide-open parts there. He will fail miserably 60% of the time at Eiger in the same car.

 

[The Buster]

This is getting frustrating. I get to the Miata race with a driver who had been decent to this point, and he can't finish better than 5th with a mildly modded Miata. Then I put a supercharger on there, thinking it would help him out no the straights, and that doesn't work. He spins out every chance he can get, despite doing just fine with the 300 hp Jaguar e-type coupe in the classic European race.

 

[darkblade986]

First of all, have you done the A-Spec version of the event? you get a Miata Roadster with 200hp stock. Try sending him out there with that, and keep him calmed down. The Roadsters are light and seem to have just a little too much power than they can handle. Modding the car isn't going to help, and might just make things worse. Tsukuba is a very short track for a Road Course, so the few straights it have aren't enough justify boosting the HP. Especially if he's already spinning out a lot.

 

[orthow]

If you want B-spec Bob to have any hope of winning..

Do as already mentioned in this thread. Give him a car that should lap the competition that and keep him as close to the middle of the mental gauge and he should whoop ass.

I have 2 guys both level 10+ and both have never lost a race, actually they both have gotten second by a hair and that counts as a loss but they both take first every chance they get.

Just have to know how to set up the vehicle for the lack of skill the driver is missing. Hardest one for me was the damn truck series on the nascar ring.. played with the gearing huge before he could take the win on that course.

 

[nickg07]

My Guy sucks too. He's pretty good at driving my 280bhp supra like he's in some mad drift event. Shame he can't drive it straight and beat some red with about half the horses.

 

[sam_i_am]

I'm also enjoying B-spec. My level only 14, but I have three drivers (Mr. Maynard, Mr. Bean and Mr Otto) all of them are at level 15 now.

Maynard was my first and it was a bit of a chore to manage. However, I then found out the Acura DN-X Concept (prize for IC bronze) and Mr. Bean and Otto cut their teeth on that one. That car is very stable and has plenty of power for the early races.

Maynard has a balanced temperament. Mr. Been is cool and needs lots of encouragement to pass a car. Otto is hot and drives like a maniac. They all slack off once they have a lead. So, occasional "pace-up" will keep them in their toes.

At early levels it helped a great deal to ask them to pace down in the first lap to get them calmed down and then gently guide them to pace up and overtake. Now at level 15, they pretty self sufficient.

 

[drivingmeinsane]

my "Bob" has just reached level 10 (not bad i'd say after only 5 hours of total game play), and what i've found is that he spins like a kids top if he's to closely matched and cant get in front because of over crowding on the bends. once he is out in front though he stops spinning out even though he is going flat out.
he gets irate when in a crowd of other cars and is getting banged of the course but soon calms down and corners MUCH better when he's alone out front.

so the long and short of it is, pick a driver who is as cold hearted as a bank manager and give him a car that gets in front of the pack before the first bend and watch him pound the opposition...who i might add, start to spin out trying to keep up with Bobby boy

 

[HBR-Roadhog]

No, I mean Comfort tires. B-Spec races impose limits on tires. Example: I used the Toyota 88C-V in the Japanese 80s races, but had to use a lower grade of tires to be eligible.

Comfort soft are inferior to hard sport tires and very few races restrict you to comfort tires. There are a few but not many.

As a general rule always wihtout fail let Bob have the best tires that he is allowed to use in the event as well as the most downforce you can have. Overpowered cars may cause him some issues so it is better to keep the power within reason for the car in question as he will spend to much time drifting and not enough racing when you over do it.

The world classics for example: I gave Bob the Buick Special with the proper tires and he could not place in the race. I gave him a 54 Vette maxed out and again he could only muster 3rd place. When I won the AC Cobra I let him have a go with it without doing anything at all to it other than make sure he had the right tires of course and he smoked them with ease.

 

[Zenith]

In B-Spec, when all else fails, throw more power at it. If that fails, throw more power at it. If that fails, find a loophole, and throw more power at it. If an 800hp, 1,100kg racecar equipped with Comfort-Soft tires is what it takes to guarantee your driver a win, and just so happens to fulfill the criteria for a particular race, then that's what you do.

Pretty much this!

Order of operation:
1) More power
2) More power
3) Better tires (if applicable)
4) Go do another event to level up the driver and/or find another event.

Also: Avoid cars with lots of power and bad tires, especially heavy ones. I gave Bob the Buick on Eiger in a classic car race and he failed, I switched him to a Camaro Z28 with 200 less horsepower and he dominated.

 

[deviln3]

My bspec driver was failing hard in the very first event, even with a high tuned car with more hp than the pack.. and level ups, he kept on getting 6-7 in the race..

So I handed him a mclaren f1 stealth edition and he won the race. Other than more horse power there isn't much else you can do.

But giving directions at the correct time also helps. Like tell him to pace up, until he starts sliding too much, and if there is a corner where he spins a lot more than other places, tell him to pace down just before it. Also the commands are a suggestion, just cause you tell him to overtake he won't actually do it, he might just get hot headed and make a mistake. It helps to maintain pace and wait for the car in front to make a mistake sometimes.