Announced by Jenn Lane during the #ForzaMonthly livestream, the January Bounty Hunter Rivals event will again use the % leaderboard tier system to reward participants.
Each tier will earn 100,000 CR and a specific Forza Edition car (cumulative).
Top 20% 2014 Chevy Super Sport FE
Top 40% 2013 Dodge Dart GT FE
Top 60% 2014 Ford FPV Pursuit Ute FE
Top 80% 2008 Dodge Viper ACR FE
Participants: 2012 Mercedes C63 Black FE
Look for the introduction to this event during the #ForzaFriday livestream at 3pm Pacific on the 18th.
Watching your replay, it seems you’re spending a lot of time in the middle of the road especially when entering corners. That’s preventing you from carrying speed through the corners. Watch some of the higher up replays and you’ll see they use the whole track.
I tried again… using Mechberg’s ghost. I managed a 1:32.561 which is top 22%. I can do a much quicker lap dirty as I would in normal racing, where you can go a millimetre off the track on a few corners but obviously that doesn’t work here. I just find this car very skittish. And that’s with stability control on as well. And yes it’s a nice suit!
Weird, I find it an incredible enjoyment to drive compared to vast majority of spec cars in the rivals or multiplayer lobbies/leagues. The community production hopper introduced me to all kinds of scary horribleness for vehicle control, even with traction control on (driving a stock 2015 challenger Hellcat with 22 other drivers, horrifying). Not to mention the skittish NSX last month. In comparison, the Lotus is absolute pleasant breeze to drive. A few minor quirks, but easily manageable.
Been having fun with this, yes the car squirrels up and does not inspire much confidence in the corners, but I eventually managed a 1:31.612, took many many attempts and lots of crashes and smashes but soon after I set this time I went onto FM6 for a laugh, same car, assist settings, track, no mods/tunes and set 1:31.637 within 6 laps, though the car felt more planted and more what you would expect out of this combination .
I’ve found the car to be decent enough to drive, just have to be wary of the grip limit. Downshifting mid corner or hitting a curb can really unsettle the car.
This one is HARD. Did a ton of laps with different assists on and off and I’m barely top 40%. It’s a struggle to keep the car straight at all - and yeah, downshifting can kill you.