First of all, always being chained to a completely BS “photo finish” and never being able to completely blow a showcase event out of the water is a horrible enough experience as it is. Having the Buggy and the Beast showcase completed FOR ME THREE TIMES really takes away any opportunity for fun.
“Restart event” is just a punishment for the second half of this event. You can’t just restart for the second half of the event. Straight back to the buggy section every time. Can’t rewind because apparently the clock keeps moving forward no matter what. APPARENTLY CAN’T JUST PAUSE THE GAME FOR A FEW MINUTES EITHER. That’s how I “completed” the event the first time. It’s like the game ACTIVELY doesn’t want you to drive that monster truck. Nevermind how frustrating it is that the same monster truck it’s an achievement to do 90mph in was just doing 175 beside my buggy three loading screens ago. The whole thing is just an utterly, utterly, UTTERLY INFURIATING EXPERIENCE!!!