Festival Playlist events and rewards Dec. 19-26 (Week 3 S41)

[T10ManteoMax]

Week 3 Season Festival Playlist (FH5 Horizon Holidays Mix-Up - S41)

Here are the details on this week’s events and rewards. Share tips along with your tuning setup codes.

Earn the 2022 BMW M5 CS with 20 points from this season’s Festival Playlist.
Also be sure to grab these seasonal exclusives before the season ends!

• Clothing: Santa Hat - Forzathon Shop
• Clothing: Santa Outfit - Forzathon Shop
• Clothing: Gingerbread Outfit - Showcase Remix
• Clothing: Sad Snowman Head - Collectibles
• Car Horn: Ho Ho Ho - Photo Challenge
• ForzaLINK: Merry Christmas! - The Eliminator

WINTER | DRY SEASON

The season starts at 6:30am Pacific on December 19 and ends Thursday, December 26, 2024 2:30 PM
This is the third season of the Horizon Holidays Mix-Up series.

PLAYLIST POINTS

Points are accumulated across all four seasons. Each event in the Festival Playlist has a number of points to earn noted in the bottom left corner of the event tile. Accumulate points with any combination of completed events to earn the first reward car, and continue earning points from remaining events to earn the second reward car. Cars noted as Seasonal Exclusive are not available in the Autoshow, so grab them while you can! But don’t worry if you miss them, these cars may come back again for future Festival Playlists, or you can use a Backstage Pass to select from the available options.

Series total: 288 Points

• Series Reward: 2022 BMW i4 eDrive40 (Seasonal Exclusive car) (80 points)
• Series Reward: 2018 Audi RS 4 Avant (Seasonal Exclusive car) (160 points)

Season Total: 72 Points

• Season Reward: 2022 BMW M5 CS (newly added Seasonal Exclusive car) (20 points)
• Season Reward: Horizon Backstage Pass (40 points)

HORIZON BACKSTAGE

Added to the Horizon Backstage Shop this week:

• 2017 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Coupe
• 2021 McLaren 765LT

Two cars are added with the change of each season and voting for the next week beings. See details on Horizon Backstage voting, car selection, and passes here.

FORZATHON SHOP

700 FP Car	1987 Porsche 959
550 FP Car	1985 Porsche #185 959 Prodrive Rally Raid
75 FP Clothing	Santa’s Hat
75 FP Clothing	Santa Outfit
1000 FP Backstage Pass	1 Pass
60 FP / 150 FP	Wheelspin & Super Wheelspin

FORZATHON EVENTS

Completing these events earn seasonal points plus Forzathon Points (FP) which can be used in the Forzathon Shop.

#Forzathon Weekly Challenge
(5 pts) These four challenges must be completed in sequence.

Going Deluxe
First of Many	Own and Drive the 1932 Ford De Luxe Five-Window Coupe
Hot Rod in Hiding	Spend 50,000 credits on upgrades with the 1932 Five-Window Coupe
Ready to Race	Win a Drag Race in A Class with the 1932 Five-Window Coupe
Fly the Coupe	Earn 3 stars at the Metal Bird Danger Sign

#Forzathon Daily Challenges
(1 pt each) Each new challenge starts daily at 7:30am PT and is open for 7 days.

Seven Subies Spinning	Earn 7 Burnout Skills in any Subaru
Eight Raids A-Racing	Win a Cross Country Event in any Rally Raid vehicle
Nine Fairlady’s Passing	Earn 9 Pass Skills in any Nissan Z
Ten Fords A-Leaping	Earn 10 Air Skills in any Ford
Eleven Vipers Sliding	Earn 11 Great Drift Skills or E-Drift Skills in any Dodge Viper
Twelve Hummers Honking	Honk your Horn 12 times in any Hummer
Car Go Myrrh	Reach 250 mph in any Hypercar

SEASON EVENT DETAILS

Toggle the menu to show the rewards and restrictions for each event - if you complete the event in a car outside the restrictions or fail to meet the target, you won’t get the reward and points from completion. You must have unlocked the Hall of Fame with Accolade points to enter the Trial. Access to Rally Adventure events require defeating the three team champions. Access to Hot Wheels events requires the Hot Wheels Expansion DLC; users without the DLC will still be able to gold the season and unlock the “Min, Meet Max” Achievement without these event points.

Pts	Event	Name	Requirement	Route
10	The Trial	On the Norte List	(S1 900) Porsche 911 vs Nissan GT-R	Street Racing (Ruta Norte)
3	EventLab	Crimson Lanes Street Race	(A800) Retro Sports Cars	EventLab Island
3	EventLab	El Circuito De Guanajuato	(C600) Hot Hatch & Retro Hot Hatch	Panorámica Sprint
3	Showcase Remix	The Flying Deutsch-Man	(A800) Porsche 911 Rallye	On a Wing and a Prayer
2	Danger Sign	Ranas Saltarinas	(S1 900) Anything Goes - 1050 feet (320 m)
2	Speed Trap	Pantano Pass	(S1 900) Anything Goes - 170 mph
5	Championship	Ho Ho Holden!!	(A800) Holden & HSV	Road Racing (Marigold Sprint)
5	Championship	Itally Rally	(B700) Italy	Dirt Racing (Mangrove Scramble)
2	Photo Challenge	#NissantaClaus	Photograph any Nissan at the Mission Santa Rosalia de Mulegé
2	The Eliminator	Battle Royale	Finish 30th or better
2	Collectibles	A Frosty Reception	Smash 10 Snowmen at the Winter Wonderland Stadium
2	RA Speed Zone	Tierras Verdes	(C600) Anything Goes - 58 mph
5	RA Championship	Pass It On	(B700) Rare Classics	Devil’s Pass
2	HW Danger Sign	Forest Escape	(S2 998) Anything Goes - 1149 feet (350 m)
5	HW Championship	Let It Snow!	(A800) GT Cars	Snow Fields Hazard Circuit

MONTHLY RIVALS

The total point value of Monthly events is divided by four when applied to individual seasons; completing these events will apply up to 4 points applied to each season in this series. Post a clean lap to complete Rivals events. Cars are stock and provided as free rentals for the event. This month’s Rivals offer an opportunity to drive the new BMW M5 CS and Nissan Z NISMO before they’re available to collect for your garage.

Pts	Event	Route	Car
1	Monthly Rivals	Reservorio Sprint	2022 BMW M5 CS
1	Monthly Rivals	Rocosa Sprint	2014 Cadillac CTS V-Sport
1	Monthly Rivals	Playa Azul Circuit	2023 Nissan Z NISMO
1	Forza EV Rivals	Estadio Circuit	2022 BMW i4 eDrive40

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[Lostphoenixuk]

Thank you

[Spike7401]

Thank you.

[pauly57]

Many Thanks!

[Gecko_Daddy]

Thank you!

[SpirantCrayon22]

the ford coupe has two bodykits that put it in A, I think they’re aimed at drag, and the bonkers coupe FE is also A (?) so might work

[T10ManteoMax]

I’ll have to confirm but I would not expect the '32 Ford FE to count since this is model specific and not family specific - the game treats those two models separately, so when the restriction is on a specific model, Forza Edition or other variants won’t count if the restriction isn’t based on groupings seen in Horizon Specials.

[x_ShadowsBane_x]

I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised that Ho Ho Holden!! would be deemed inappropriate for a tune name.

[Kendoguk]

You guys are are way smarter than me, would the 911 GT3 RS be decent for the trial? I have one that’s S1900 but no idea if it’s actually any good in a race

[AKAalpac]

This should help

Series 41 Playlist Preview - Winter Season 3 of 4

Only less than 4 hours before the season start but if anyone happens to read this beforehand… Trial Nissan - GT-R Nismo (RcR StriKer) Porsche - 911 GT1 (Abell 370) PR Stunts (Mexico) Any decent dirt/CC car should do fine, was able to easily surpass both requirements using an Offroad tires FD Corolla at 891PI with no tuning. Ho Ho Holden Holden Monaro (ESV Mars) Itally Rally Alfa Giulia '65 (F1fan1985) Lancia Delta Integrale (ziperrPL) Avoid the Stratos, it’s trash in B class. PR Stun…

[Abell_370]

For the trial, I posted an open tune for a RWD 911 GT1 in the preview thread (my best time at Ruta Norte with it so far is 01:57.784). … but I think I have a good AWD drive option that I’ll leave an open build and tune for here, in case anyone wants to try it and tinker with it themselves …

2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 … Ruta Norte in 01:59.786

If you’d like to download it … 534 215 348 … but all the build and tune details are below.

Build (everything that’s not stock):

3.8 F6TT engine swap
AWD swap

Race front aero
Race rear aero

9 speed race transmission
Race diff

Race rollcage
Race weight reduction

Slick race tires
345 mm rear tires
Heaviest rims available (e.g. OZ racing superturismo GT)
Max upgraded rear track width

Race intake
Race ignition
Race exhaust
Race valves

Tune:

Front tire pressure … 32.0 psi
Rear tire pressure … 34.0 psi

Final drive … 2.96
1st … 4.17
2nd … 2.95
3rd … 2.26
4th … 1.76
5th … 1.40
6th … 1.13
7th … 0.95
8th … 0.85
9th … 0.76

Front camber … -2.0
Rear camber … -1.2
Front toe … 0.0
Rear toe … 0.0
Front caster angle … 6.5

Front Antiroll bar … 1.00
Rear Antiroll bar … 24.00

Front springs … 454.4
Rear springs … 755.8

Front ride height … 3.2 (minimum)
Rear ride height … 2.8 (minimum)

Front rebound stiffness … 7.0
Rear rebound stiffness … 11.0
Front bump stiffness … 4.6
Rear bump stiffness … 7.3

Front aero … 300 (maximum)
Rear aero … 316 (minimum)

Braking balance … 50%
Braking pressure … 76%

Diff front acceleration … 100%
Diff front deceleration … 9%
Diff rear acceleration … 100%
Diff rear deceleration … 16%
Balance … 81% to the rear

Despite the extra weight, I was more than 0.5 seconds better with the race rollcage than without.

You might notice some of these like the springs are still at the default option … it drove well for me but I’m still going to tinker with it myself. I’ll definitely try to stiffen up the springs. It goes through a lot of gears early, so I might recommend switching those up, like maybe putting 3rd where 4th is, 4th where 5th is, and so on. Or re-gear it from scratch.

Ive also had some good success using the drift differential instead of the race differential. Happy holidays.

[Kendoguk]

Your 911 GT1 is really good, was catching up to 1st in the 1st race until.i got rammed off the road.

Also why doesn’t the AI ghost? Came flying round a corner straight into an AI car facing the wrong way luckily we still won both races.

[TheGillesMuller]

3rd Trial race is Coast Run.

[TheGillesMuller]

Thankfully won it…

No problems on my end but I can only guess 1st corner carnage ensued on Afueras, likely due to the R33 user who was no kidding on 500pts within 10 seconds of starting Ruta Norte, you can guess what kind of player they were/build they were using from them ending up a DNF on there followed by quitting at some point on Afueras.

Something bad must have happened though on Afueras, can only see one of them here but the other player on 0pts was just in front of them out of shot…

Apart from the Hoonigan user not a good team at all, poor from the GT3 '21 user in particular considering their player level, but we won at least.

Tune for the Nissan is by RcR StriKer, found it this morning and it’s Rivals time on Ruta Norte was over 2 seconds quicker than the tune I originally tested for the car.

[Laberbacke]

My game crashed when I played the Guanajuato event lab race. Most peculiar.

[Abell_370]

Thanks. I used it in my first go and had a charmed 2 races. Caught everyone in good spots, got 2 wins and we won both.

Then I drove that GT3 RS 4.0 a few times. Had some really good 1st races … almost like Ive been driving that route for days. And some, uh, spotty performances at the 2nd. 1 clean. 1 hit a stone wall all by myself … dead stop … and then went from last to first. Then 1 where i got punted in that first corner, rejoined and made slight contact with the driver that punted me (we were fine) … and he forza linked “look out”. sigh I won that one by 10+ seconds. Then my hand cramped up, probably because Ive been up all night. I need sleep.

This was my first Ruta Norte in the GT3 RS 4.0, from the back row. It was pretty.

[x_ShadowsBane_x]

Started last on the grid on Ruta Norte and second to last on Las Afueras and teammates weren’t cooperative in letting me get past them, to put it kindly.

Decided to go with the '95 GT2 just because I figured not many players would use it.
My tune handles reasonably well and has good acceleration but only decent speed.

Design by @PlageBLN

[SpirantCrayon22]

Trial team-mates! We lost the first race, won the 2nd fairly easily. Third - massacring the robots within about five turns. I finished third overall, we’re way ahead on points.

So, of course, the remaining humans all decided to let the robots win.

[tommyfon]

The El Circuito De Guanajuato event lab crashed my game today, first it froze, then it crashed, and when i reloaded it from the beginning, it woulden`t load past the Start game screen, so i had to reboot my console, to get back into the game.
Guess there is a problem with that event lab, since i rarely have crashes on my end so.
I play on xbox one x

[Lostphoenixuk]

I tested it on the Xbox One X and it doesn’t crash for me but it is very laggy with poor input response. The blueprint is pretty poor in my opinion. Guanajuato is the worst place to drive in the game and the layout of the blueprint is not great