S40 WINTER // DRY SEASON PREVIEW

Compilation of details from Forza’s official preview video, the in-game Playlist, and Max’s thread:


S40 WINTER (DRY) 21 - 28 Nov 2024


SERIES 40 REWARDS
80/280 pts: 2017 Porsche #92 GT Team 911 RSR
160/280 pts: 2009 Lotus 2-Eleven

WINTER SEASON REWARDS
20/70 pts: 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 R (NEW)
40/70 pts: Horizon Backstage Pass


#FORZATHON (WEEKLY CHALLENGE)
LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERTS


1: own & drive the 2012 Lotus Exige S
2: win a Road Race in the 2012 Lotus Exige S
3: earn 6 Speed Skills in the 2012 Lotus Exige S
4: earn 6 Stars at Speed Traps in the 2012 Lotus Exige S


#FORZATHON (DAILY CHALLENGES)


Thu: earn 3 Speed Skills in Freeroam at the Stadium
Fri: paint the body of a Lamborghini
Sat: earn a total of 5 stars at Speed Traps
Sun: complete a Horizon Open Custom Race in any Ferrari
Mon: earn 10 Air Skills in any Lancia
Tue: smash 5 Plant Pots in Guanajuato
Wed: win a Race Event in a car with upgrades applied


HORIZON ARCADE: MINI GAMES
Complete any Horizon Arcade theme


THE TRIAL: ONE FOR THE ROAD


Track: Estadio Circuit
Cars: Super GT (S1 900)
Reward: Porsche Carrera


EVENTLABS


1: WOODSMAN’S WONDERLAND
Location: Castillo del Mar
Cars: Retro Rally (B700)
Reward: Porsche 718 GTS

2: JOHONUA
Location: EventLab Island
Cars: Modern Sports Cars (S1 900)
Reward: Super Wheelspin


P R STUNTS


1: SPEED TRAP (110 mph)
MUDFLOWS
Cars: Sports Utility Heroes (B700)
Reward: Super Wheelspin

2: SPEED TRAP (85 mph)
PASO INFERIOR
Cars: Sports Utility Heroes (B700)
Reward: Super Wheelspin

3: TRAILBLAZER (12 seconds)
LA MARISMA
Cars: Sports Utility Heroes (B700)
Reward: Super Wheelspin


SEASONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS


1: PICKUP THE PACE (CROSS COUNTRY)
Track: Ribera Rocosa CC
Cars: Pickups & 4x4’s (C600)
Reward: M-B G 65

2: BEAMING (DIRT)
Track: Teotihuacan Scramble
Cars: BMW AWD (A800)
Reward: BMW M1


SUNDRIES


TREASURE HUNT: TRACK DAZE
earn a Burnout Skill at or near the Test Track
Reward: 300 fp

PHOTO CHALLENGE: #MAINSTAGE
photo near main stage at Horizon Festival Mexico
Clothing Reward: Black Modern Puebla Dress

THE ELIMINATOR BATTLE ROYALE
Finish 30th or better
Forza Link Reward: “It is the way”


MONTHLY RIVALS / FORZA EV


1: BAJA CALIFORNIA TRAIL
Post a clean lap to complete

2: HORIZON MEXICO CIRCUIT
Post a clean lap to complete


RALLY ADVENTURE EVENTS


DANGER SIGN (657 feet / 200 M)
PALM FOREST
Cars: Sports Utility Heroes (B700)
Reward: Super Wheelspin

SEASONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (DIRT)
WHAT’S FOR DESERT?
Location: Forest Trail
Cars: Rally Monsters (A800)
Reward: 1989 Porsche #65 911 Desert Flyer


HOT WHEELS EVENTS


SPEED ZONE (130 mph)
FROZEN RUSH
Cars: Modern Sports Cars (S1 900)
Reward: Super Wheelspin

SEASONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (ROAD)
ELEMENTAL HAZARD
Location: Volcano Pass Hazard Sprint
Cars: Unlimited Offroad (A800)
Reward: Caterham R500


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Didn’t bother testing last week as I had so little interest in it, so Tuesday/Wednesday I did the one for this…

S1 Super GT (Estadio Circuit)

Merc SL65 Black (TheDannny) - 52.486
AM Vantage '13 (xiaoyuge233) - 52.778
Ferrari 599 GTO (Rayne SE) - 52.903
AM One-77 (RcR StriKer) - 52.953
Ferrari F12 TDF (Saeenu) - 53.036
Merc SLS AMG (SulexPagMan) - 53.070
Ferrari Roma (Sa1monBark) - 53.237
AM Vanquish Zagato (TheDannny) - 53.312

Ferrari Monza (SulexPagMan), Merc GT-S (Mustuff124), Merc GT-R (GreetedDust8) - 53.337
AM DBS SL (OnlyNaps ‘Full Aero’) - 53.462
Ferrari 812 (Mustuff124) - 53.554
AM DB11 (TGM) - 53.570
McLaren GT (K1Z Bard) - 53.654
Ferrari GTC4Lusso (GOD T8T) - 53.679
Ferrari Portofino (Mustuff124) - 53.737
Ferrari California T (Abell 370) - 54.179

Could have given me 10 guesses beforehand and I wouldn’t have guessed the Mercedes to finish top, it even set a PB for me beating my UrbanRebel time from a previous test by just 1 single frame.

Sorry to Abell for giving him the short straw, the California T’s just a garbage car but that has to be the best tune available for it, during the Italian series ages back we had a Super GT Trial on Estadio and that rubbish could only do a 55.306 with the tune I used back then.

As a matter of fact apart from Mustuff’s Portofino every one of the Italians has a vastly improved time here, The GTC4Lusso being the biggest (54.997 last time to 53.679 here).

The rest (I won’t name the tuners from last time though)…

599 GTO - 53.270 to 52.903 - 0.367 improvement
Monza - 53.453 to 53.337 - 0.116 improvement
F12 TDF - 53.593 to 53.036 - 0.557 improvement
Portofino - 53.737 - no change
Roma - 53.971 to 53.237 - 0.734 improvement
812 - 54.179 to 53.554 - 0.625 improvement
GTC4Lusso - 54.997 to 53.679 - 1.318 improvement
California T - 55.306 to 54.197 - 1.109 improvement

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Finally the only car I’m interested in. I wish the 992 cup n rennsport would have joined fh5 this series…great opportunity lost.

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Many thanks. For the Porsche AWD (A800) Trial, I tried about 10 car and tune combinations and ended up with just 2 that were any good. The actual race turned out to be very easy, I took the lead very quickly and the AI only scored 300 points in each of the first 2 races.

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