What car for B-Spec > Expert > Historic Cup?

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My case was quite unusual cos my 20 lv driver's best position was 9th. Then I gave this race to one of other drivers (he was ~lv 8) and left to watch tv. When i came back it turned out he's 6th.
 
I beat monaco on B-SPEC within 10 tries just decrease pace coming in to the tunnel so that he dont hit the wall on the next corner.

I used toyota 7 924BHP fitted high RPM/stage 3 turbo and put a low downforce too 50 front 70 rear.

Also my BOB was level 18 i think at the time.
 
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After countless tries, I think a red head driver is better than a cool minded driver in this single race. With my toyota 7, he started off at 8th or 9th, but he could caught up one or two each lap. With some luck, he just overtake the last car on the straight right at the beginning of the last lap.
 
Basically, the hot/cool status of your B-spec driver only affects how fast he'll move along that bar during the races. Thereby, as long as you babysit him, it won't matter if he's hot or cool originally.

The problem with that course ain't your driver or the course itself. It's the other cars.
I managed to beat it quite easily with the Toyota 7 once I figured that out.

After the "snake" or whatever to call it, there's a curve with a rather menacing wall. If your B-spec driver tries to overtake someone before that curve, he will fail, hit the wall, and get stuck to last.

So, here's a general strategy that made it work fine for me:

1. Make sure that none of the top-AI drivers (the ones that start at #1 & #2) are driving a chaparall racecar. If they are, restart the race.

2. Push your driver to be in full red the entire race, never letting him relax.

3. As long as he's in full red, hammer the takeover command.

4. Never -ever- try to overtake after the snake section. Just jam the pace up command at this point, then start hammering overtake again after the killer-corner.

This strategy worked flawlessly for me. Failed the first 2 times, but as soon as I restarted the race so that no chaparall cars started first or second (point 1 above), he was leading after 3 laps. As soon as your b-spec driver gets in the lead, it's a win.
 
Hisae
Basically, the hot/cool status of your B-spec driver only affects how fast he'll move along that bar during the races. Thereby, as long as you babysit him, it won't matter if he's hot or cool originally.

The problem with that course ain't your driver or the course itself. It's the other cars.
I managed to beat it quite easily with the Toyota 7 once I figured that out.

After the "snake" or whatever to call it, there's a curve with a rather menacing wall. If your B-spec driver tries to overtake someone before that curve, he will fail, hit the wall, and get stuck to last.

So, here's a general strategy that made it work fine for me:

1. Make sure that none of the top-AI drivers (the ones that start at #1 & #2) are driving a chaparall racecar. If they are, restart the race.

2. Push your driver to be in full red the entire race, never letting him relax.

3. As long as he's in full red, hammer the takeover command.

4. Never -ever- try to overtake after the snake section. Just jam the pace up command at this point, then start hammering overtake again after the killer-corner.

This strategy worked flawlessly for me. Failed the first 2 times, but as soon as I restarted the race so that no chaparall cars started first or second (point 1 above), he was leading after 3 laps. As soon as your b-spec driver gets in the lead, it's a win.
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I have treid your methord about 20 times with no avail, the A.I. cars overtake no matter.

I find as soon as the race starts about three cars over-take, phushing me to 10th.

do you have any other advice please.
 
What car are you using for this?

As far as I've noticed, a tuned Toyota 7 (b-spec 'like the wind' reward) will keep his original position without getting overtaken at the start, making the strategy I posted above viable.

However.

There's no way that you'll be able to gain 1st place until the 5th lap or so. Basically your b-spec driver will overtake 1-3 cars per lap at the most.
 
Hisae
What car are you using for this?

As far as I've noticed, a tuned Toyota 7 (b-spec 'like the wind' reward) will keep his original position without getting overtaken at the start, making the strategy I posted above viable.

However.

There's no way that you'll be able to gain 1st place until the 5th lap or so. Basically your b-spec driver will overtake 1-3 cars per lap at the most.
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Thanks for reply and advice.

I used the Toyota 7 - tuned with oil change etc.

As soon as the race starts i press increase pace.

Im thinking of trying to get a chappreal 2d to see if that will help, as it is i cannot see me getting gold for this event.
 
Tune the car in that case.
As you've noticed from the track, there's no need for high topspeeds.

Thereby a topspeed of about 300km/h should be about perfect for reaching a nice balance of acceleration and topspeed. Also, lowering the rideheight & stiffening the car up will increase the handeling of the car. And to finish it off, since you won't need to reach high topspeeds, increase the downforce on the car to make it take corners better.

If that does'nt do it I don't know what to do tbh.
 
Can't check atm since my B-spec is X1-lol'ing at 24h Le Mans.

However, I'm pretty it was something along the following lines:

Transmission
Topspeed: 280 or 320 km/h

Suspension
Ride height: Lowest possible
Extension: 10
Compression: 9

Body
Downforce: 5 from maximum at both front & rear

These are my "general settings" that I use for all cars that I won't be traversing bumpy roads with.
 
Ok, thank you

I will give that ago now.

I will post back here and let you know if it worked or not.


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Nope has not worked, four cars past me just before first corner.

I give up on it, its annoything when b-spec bob just lets ai cars pass him to easy.

Thanks for your help though. appreceatted.
 
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Yeah, Bob can do it in the Toyota (Stage 3 Turbo, max downforce, all other settings untouched). Just make sure the Chaparral is still behind him after turn 1.
 
My driver beat the first race of the Historic Event, but at level 25 he's still not able to complete Cote d'Azur. I've tried the Toyota 7 and the 1966 Jaguar XJ13 and he can't complete it with either and gets around the track about 10+ seconds slower than I can. It's pathetic.
 
I did the Monaco track with a Chapparall 2D (gift ticket) and with a driver below level 20 :)
 
Viper_Turismo
Did you have a set-up for that or did you leave it stock ?

As i also have that car and found it worse then the toyota.

thanks
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Well the gear ratio was lowered and the ride height :P Did take couple of tries, though. The 2J nailed the race most of the time. When the 2J was in front I restarted the race, because I knew I wouldn't stand a chance against that car :P But the 2J was also hitting the wall quite a lot when gaining positions, especially after the tunnel at the chicane :P
 
Hisae
Basically, the hot/cool status of your B-spec driver only affects how fast he'll move along that bar during the races. Thereby, as long as you babysit him, it won't matter if he's hot or cool originally.

The problem with that course ain't your driver or the course itself. It's the other cars.
I managed to beat it quite easily with the Toyota 7 once I figured that out.

After the "snake" or whatever to call it, there's a curve with a rather menacing wall. If your B-spec driver tries to overtake someone before that curve, he will fail, hit the wall, and get stuck to last.

So, here's a general strategy that made it work fine for me:

1. Make sure that none of the top-AI drivers (the ones that start at #1 & #2) are driving a chaparall racecar. If they are, restart the race.

2. Push your driver to be in full red the entire race, never letting him relax.

3. As long as he's in full red, hammer the takeover command.

4. Never -ever- try to overtake after the snake section. Just jam the pace up command at this point, then start hammering overtake again after the killer-corner.

This strategy worked flawlessly for me. Failed the first 2 times, but as soon as I restarted the race so that no chaparall cars started first or second (point 1 above), he was leading after 3 laps. As soon as your b-spec driver gets in the lead, it's a win.
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This worked for me, got silver (started the race when out the room, in 5th so stayed with it) 2j was in front. Found pushing driver till on the home straight then hitting overtake twice then back too red worked well. Last lap got past 2j momentarily at the top of the hill then bob had a hissy fit and slammed on the brakes :/

Many thanks for the help, got a castrol nsx for ma ticket, 1st nsx so I'm delighted :D

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Toyota 7
Bob level 24
 
robert_
Well the gear ratio was lowered and the ride height :P Did take couple of tries, though. The 2J nailed the race most of the time. When the 2J was in front I restarted the race, because I knew I wouldn't stand a chance against that car :P But the 2J was also hitting the wall quite a lot when gaining positions, especially after the tunnel at the chicane :P
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Thank you for providing that set-up, much appreactted.

But I Finally did the event in the Toyota (after four hours of trying)

I used Hisae settings but verbal downforce suggestion and it worked fine, in fact won the race with 4 seconds spare.

The 2J was finishesd the race in 8th place, when i was 3rd i just had two ferreris to pass.

Anyway, thanks for everyones advice 👍
 
Viper_Turismo
Thank you for providing that set-up, much appreactted.

But I Finally did the event in the Toyota (after four hours of trying)

I used Hisae settings but verbal downforce suggestion and it worked fine, in fact won the race with 4 seconds spare.

The 2J was finishesd the race in 8th place, when i was 3rd i just had two ferreris to pass.

Anyway, thanks for everyones advice 👍
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Can you please post up the information for the setup you used?
 
Hisae
Can't check atm since my B-spec is X1-lol'ing at 24h Le Mans.

However, I'm pretty it was something along the following lines:

Transmission
Topspeed: 280 or 320 km/h

Suspension
Ride height: Lowest possible
Extension: 10
Compression: 9

Body
Downforce: 5 from maximum at both front & rear

These are my "general settings" that I use for all cars that I won't be traversing bumpy roads with.
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Yes i used Hisae setup above BUT with Verbals Downforce suggestion

Yeah, Bob can do it in the Toyota (Stage 3 Turbo, max downforce, all other settings untouched). Just make sure the Chaparral is still behind him after turn 1.


If you follow thier advice you should be fine (altough it might take a few attemps to make sure that Chaparral car is not to far head)

But Credit to Hasie & Verbal for this 👍
 
Just done it in the Toyota 7 as well - 168 max speed, full downforce, and was careful with the pace up and overtake commands.

Despite level 21 Bob braking waaaay too early, and on too many straights, I managed to get him past the 2J on lap 7, and held him off for a 2 second victory.

That Alfa prize car is stunningly gorgeous! Not quick, but damn pretty.
 
Ive tried this race waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to many times! It's honestly near on impossible. B-spec bob can won the first race by some massive margin almost 30 seconds and then on Monaco no matter what I try I can't get any higher then 4th :( Could someone please post a definitive setup that has both suspension, downforce and transmission settings.

Sorry for whinging so much but i can win this race on A-spec without a trouble in the world and old bob couldn't win it if his life depended on it -_-
 
Here's the setup I used to beat Monaco (Toyota 7, lv 17 driver)

Downforce: Front 60/ Rear 85
Transmission: 370 kph (~232 mph)
Suspension: all default
LSD: Init torque 30 / Accel sensitivity 55 / Braking sensitivity 40

Stick with Turbo stage 2 instead of stage 3.
The pretty high gearing may sound odd at first, but the car is more effective without the 5th gear (which has a great idle at some point).

If the Chaparral 2D is on the 1st line, restart the race. Ideally you want all the Chaparrals to be as far as possible on the grid, they can make the race really painful when they are in your surroundings (especially the 2D).

If the Chaparral 2D get in 1st position at any moment, restart the race.

There's only 2 good spots for overtaking: at the end of the uphill section near the Casino, and Mirabeau. The straightaway (where the starting line is) isn't good for overtaking.

Keep the temp meter on full red all the time, but as soon as you passed Mirabeau, start to cool him down as much as you can otherwise stupid Bob will slam in the armco at the chicane. When you get through this section, try to avoid at all costs having any cars too close of yours - Bob tend to get nervous when this happens, raising his temp meter dangerously and leading unavoidably to a crash at the chicane.

However, this can take a few attempts... The Chaparrals make the race totally unpredictable :crazy:
 
YESSSSS! I've finally won it! Wow that was a hard slog won by 8 seconds in the end :grumpy:. As your car is miles faster then the rest but B-spec bob doesn't perform to well in traffic -_-. But I will post my full setup to help anyone else going for it :)

Car: Toyota 7 Race Car '70

Aerodynamics: Front 60 Rear 85
Turbo Kits: High RPM Range Turbo Kit
Transmission: 260kmh Top speed
Suspension:
1.Height: -30mm Front and Rear
2.Dampers (Extension): 10 Front and Rear
3.Dampers (Compression): 9 Front and Rear
Wheel Alignment: Camper Angle: 1.5 Front and Rear

That's the setup I used to win and anything not mentioned was left default or unchanged. This setup worked first try for me all though there's no guarantees it will work for you sorry. My B-Spec driver was level 21 at the time.

Hope this helps people out :)
 
Bobtehblob
YESSSSS! I've finally won it! Wow that was a hard slog won by 8 seconds in the end :grumpy:. As your car is miles faster then the rest but B-spec bob doesn't perform to well in traffic -_-. But I will post my full setup to help anyone else going for it :)

Car: Toyota 7 Race Car '70

Aerodynamics: Front 60 Rear 85
Turbo Kits: High RPM Range Turbo Kit
Transmission: 260kmh Top speed
Suspension:
1.Height: -30mm Front and Rear
2.Dampers (Extension): 10 Front and Rear
3.Dampers (Compression): 9 Front and Rear
Wheel Alignment: Camper Angle: 1.5 Front and Rear

That's the setup I used to win and anything not mentioned was left default or unchanged. This setup worked first try for me all though there's no guarantees it will work for you sorry. My B-Spec driver was level 21 at the time.

Hope this helps people out :)
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Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!👍👍👍:):)


Used these settings with a level 23 Bob who even had a downward arrow. He took the lead on lap 4 and when his temp got to just over halfway I spammed "maintain pace" and he won by 18.5 seconds!!!!

Had a XJ13 and a 330 P4 on pole. The Fridge Chaparrel started 4th and the other one started 6th.

FINALLY Expert in B-Spec is done. So happy thank you once again!!!
 
If u can just try and get the 2j. Won deep forest on first try with my lvl 9. Lost first attempt on cote d azur. However I switched to my lvl 15 dude and he blew everyone out of the water. Definitely saved a lot of frustration.
 
OP here, anyone have a 2j or Toyota 7 they want to loan me? I still have been unable to get any of these cars (I'm way behind in A-Spec). I will return it as soon as I'm done. + I'll give you a random car that isnt a POS.

I've been playing while working, B-SPec allows me to do that :sly:
 
Just as I start to think that maybe Bob is alright after all, along comes Monaco. It is really starting to P' me off! I've tried all of the tips listed here plus more and with different Bobs. My #1 is lvl 21 and i'm running a fully tuned Toyota 7. I've managed a few 2nd and 3rd places but he always makes mistakes. I'm backing him off through the tunnel 2, sometimes 3 times but if he's still too close to the car infront... straight into the barrier! It's quite ridiculous. I'm sure it must be some kind of glitch or bug, PD re-modelling the track or something? Even the most basic AI can't cock-up this much can it? Suggest that most Bobs are just 'A', not 'AI'! Could someone please just give me the Alfa lol!
 

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