The expert league; tips for having good A-spec races!

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I was thinking (bad sign);

Would be good to create a thread were expert drivers can exchange tips for having a good time in A spec mode.

How and why? One might think?:

Well if you are experienced in GT mostly going to the track in A spec with a car that is similar in power to the AI's and with good tyres will make for a boring race where you lead after lap 1 and see them disappear in your rear view mirror, never to see them again.

As such i would like to share in this thread; wich A spec race format (meaning type of championship)? Wich make of car? tuned yes or no and if so, how much PP? and wich tyre compound make for you having a exciting race where you have to be on your toes, and battle the bots until the final lap of the race in order to win it.

Here's my first tip:

A spec expert mode; Japanese championship:

Take the Fairlady Z (Z34) '08 leave it stock (do not tune), and fit it with the normal sport tyre compound.

I'm 3 races far in the championship and had to fight and drive concentrated to be able to win them, the AI take their lines good and because they have more horsepower they stay with you till the finish (won Fuji with 0.100 of a second over the car behind me when we crossed the line).


Hope this idea will catch on :)
 
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To be fair once you get a good ASpec race you can always make it tougher with the Air restrictor plates or ballast.

You know a Car is good for a win at say Deep Forest in the European Championship. and you get a close race.

Best advice I could give would be get a note pad and write down any close races at the event... what your car was and the state of it (RS tyres? Turbo 3 - No tuning...)
Whatever it was that made the race close.
Even if it isn't a close race, you can learn for next time.
It has to be fairly personal as so many drivers have their core set of rules
Some must use Race Soft tyres and every driver aid they can. Others like to make it a challenge with comfort tyres and no driver aids.
You may also have to find from experience if the event has any drivers that are "Ringers" Often a nice cluster race can be ruined by that one LMP car that blasts away. - I'd take a peek at the Race report area and the companion peices to the $hour Enduro or the Rig and the 300km of Grand Valley Speedway.

Good start though.
 
for close races, look at the typical opponents and choose a similar car around 50pp below the lowest opponent.

Then choose the same tyres and try the race. Every time you don't win add 1 upgrade.

This will give you many close races in which you do not always win, and when you finally do there is a great sense of accomplishment.
 
Don't think it's that straightforward as there are many factors to take into account, and it has to be just right on the money with the car you take to the event, to be able to have 5 laps of close racing. Also most of the times the game does not tell you wich tyres the AI is actually using.

Well if you encounter it (best car + setup, for a certain event) feel free to post.
 
Someone recommended the scirocco on Schwarzwald league A - nurburgring with stock tires. I have'nt tried it yet myself, will do so later today.

Also, I would really like to see more suggestions for having good a-spec races.
 
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