Best car to win STARS AND STRIPES..

[ALFA GT]

I'm having trouble beating STARS AND STRIPES does anyone have any advice what car to use..

THANX AGAIN ALFA GT......

 

[Raghavan]

I used a Camaro LM I think. Won it very easily.

 

[crimson_menace]

The corvette c5r. 'tis the best for me.

 

[ALFA GT]

STARS AND STRIPES is an "unmodified cars only" race..

 

[Raghavan]

STARS AND STRIPES is an "unmodified cars only" race..

Ok, then, that was some other race in the AMerican events. I just bought a Ford GT. BEware of the brakes on that thign.

 

[crimson_menace]

oh, that's right. thinkin' gt3
then I guess it'd be the ford gt.

 

[DJ-CiviC]

done it with the Camaro 350 '69...

 

[Gil]

Cadillac Cien.
I did tweak the trans some, and used the qualification feature in a few of the races.

 

[Old Geezer]

Hiya ALFA GT: 👍
The '69 Camaro SS, CHEVROLET Corvette Convertible (C1) '54 & CHRYSLER 300C '05 have all done the trick for me...O.G.

 

[philm1]

I used the Viper SRT10. It was an easy event for me with that car

 

[Duke]

I used a new 5.7 GTO (the Monaro-based one) with NA-1 tuning and a chip, on stock S2 tires. This netted about 80 A-spec points per race, and was a blast, particularly at Sears Point. I probably could have done without the chip (definitely could have done without it at Infineon).

I ran the same car, with no upgrades, in the Hot Rod Competition. It loves to play at El Capitan, too.

Welcome aboard GTPlanet, AlfaGT. Look into the Race Reports board and see what other folks have done, as well.

 

[meister_dan]

Ford MUSTANG SVT Cobra R. Minor tweaking only. Chip and nitrous should do well.

 

[Mr.Slow]

You have to buy one of the Shelbys for the Shelby cup. So you may as well use them for that too... (not that I tried....)

 

[Smallhorses]

Only done the Laguna Seca race so far. Bone-stock Chevy Chevelle SS 454 was good for 143 A-spec points there.
Check out this link. There's a list of stock cars that have been used by various people in the American hall section, and also the points they got for the races.

 

[phonypoly]

The best car for Stars & Stripes is... a truck!
Dodge Ram @ 472hp or 500+hp (supercharger) and Nitro @ 20, just in case you need a lil extra boost!
Should be an easy 200 points in all 3 races! Good Luck!
Or you can use the Lexus IS200J @280+hp for a not so easy 170+- points!

 

[Duke]

phonypoly, please edit your signature down to 6 lines, maximum, including blanks. Those are the GTPlanet guidelines.

Thanks!

 

[DQuaN]

I think I used the Shelby Cobra. Great fun

 

[Bauknin]

Cadillac Cien.
I did tweak the trans some, and used the qualification feature in a few of the races.

That car is a beast, but I love it.

 

[turboash78]

The Camaro LM won it easily, its a pretty good car actually.

 

[Smoke_U_24/7]

That car is a beast, but I love it.

I've got a friend with a 940hp. Cien. I've driven it (driving assists on), and you're right, it is a beast. Great handling, too.

 

[ElectricBlue_GT]

Pretty sure I walked through all of Stars and Stripes with an SRT4 and most of the mods.

 

[DeLoreanBrown]

300c w/ horsies , it sits well , just cleaning the rough

 

[NitroBiz]

I've got a friend with a 940hp. Cien. I've driven it (driving assists on), and you're right, it is a beast. Great handling, too.

I'm having the damnest time getting that car to handle right and perform...there is a huge 'pause' between each gear with that car it can't keep up. I have it fully tuned out and I've tried tweeking the specs with no dice. Any suggestions? Could you share with me what your specs setting for that car? I would really appriciate it!

 

[colton19911]

I used a Corvette ZR-1. It was an easy race. The car had over 600 HP.

 

[JTSnooks]

I used a mostly stock '04 GTO, won everything pretty easily.

 

[Mt. Lynx]

any american car with over 300bhp will do this rather easily.

 

[jamaican]

stock Camaro LM

 

[Duke]

I used a mostly stock '04 GTO, won everything pretty easily.

👍

stock Camaro LM

Wow, was that for 1 A-spec point? Or did you drive one lap out of each race the wrong direction, to make it competitve?

 

[Smallhorses]

Thing is, you can't drive Stars & Stripes in Camaro LM to begin with, since it's the prizecar for this series. He must have done it in something else first to win the Camaro LM.....

300HP is too much for these races!

Did Infineon in a stock 249HP Used Lexus SC300, not easy but tremendous fun! 200pt race too!
Seattle seen off in a stock 289HP New Lexus GS300, again tricky, but fun and another 200pts in the bag!

The Buick GNX (stock 276HP) has been able to win Laguna Seca too, though I've not tried that one yet!

300HP should murder the competition, and as for 600HP? Do we hear pushover?

I guess it all depends on how you define "best car"?

If you're just after the gold trophies, don't care about racing the AI, A-spec points and want to blitz the competition then a high HP modified monster will do the job.

If you're after the satisfaction of driving and listening to a rumbling big-block while winning the race, then a stock Viper, Callaway, Camaro SS or Corvette should do the trick and earn you more than single digit A-spec points.

If you're after a challenge, want triple digit points and like the idea of a classic mixing it with the modern day American muscle cars, a classic like the Chevelle 454 SS, or Dodge Hemi Superbee will work nicely, just watch out for the wheelspin and speed maxing out at 120mph if there's a long straight! (Especially Seattle!)

If you're after true competition and the smug satisfaction of beating the AI with about 1/2 of their HP, and maximum triple digit points then try one of the cars I mentioned above, and have fun!