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    • Madmiketyson [979994]
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    Thread created on 14:30:39 - 12/12/15 (10 years ago)
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    NB: This guide will make it difficult to win in Class A so if you have longer term aims than just getting the merits, check out RD's general racing guide in this forum.

    I'd never bothered with racing til about a month ago. Then I decided I wanted to gain the merits as quickly as I could. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one so I thought I would share how I did it.

    I had a gander through the forums for a guide like this but the closest thing was the upgrades guide. It was useful but contained a lot of information that I didn't care about and had to filter through. So I thought I would provide this for others in the same boat!

    A race takes up to an hour to start. The hour begins when the first person enters the race. If you are the 6th person in the race, it will be quicker to start. Different tracks take different lengths of time but you can roughly do a race every 80 mins or so.

    CLASS E: 25 total points to progress.
    Buy a Renault Clio.
    Race until you get the points needed. It took me 46 races.

    CLASS D: 100 total points to progress.
    Buy a Toyota MR2.
    I used 20 points to upgrade:
    Uprated Brake Discs
    Polished Throttle Body
    Open Air Filter
    Strip Out
    Fast Road Tyres

    CLASS C: 250 total points to progress.
    Buy a Honda Integra R.
    I used 80 points to upgrade:
    Fixed Rear Spoiler
    Air Forced Engine Cooling
    Fast Road Brake Fluid
    Grooved and Drilled Brake Discs
    Competition Racing Brake Pads
    Stage one Turbo kit
    Competition Polished Throttle
    Full Exhaust System
    Premium Uprated Fuel
    Uprated Springs & Dampers (Hard)
    Quick Shift
    Ultra-Light Flywheel
    Strip out
    Fast Road Tyres
    Lightweight Alloys

    CLASS B: 475 total points to progress.
    Buy a Sierra Cosworth
    I used all available points from the off and then continued to upgrade until I had the best version of everything. I worked on the assumption that each image would only have one upgrade so you couldn't do, for example, Uprated Brakes Discs & Grooved Brake Discs. I'm not sure that is correct but it is logical and what I upgraded was more than enough. I won something like 70/85 races in Class B then advanced to Class A and earned the first merit!

    As I had no interest in Class A racing, this put me in a great position to start after the second merit. It's not the best route if you want to race in Class A, but remember this guide is purely for the merits. If you want a real guide to racing, go look up RD's guide.

    I'm now racing friends on one lap races on the Speedway track to get to 250 races won and that second merit. I think it is going to take a week or two but you can do about 20 races an hour if you have the time to sit around.

    If you did the same thing and did it quicker, feel free to share your method below to help people. That's the way I did it and I'm buzzing I don't have to race anymore!
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    Posted on 15:03:11 - 12/12/15 (10 years ago)
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    It's a nice guide that perfectly addresses what most people will want to do with racing anyway. But if I were you, I would maybe make a fat warning at the beginning that using this method will make it extremely hard to earn any racing points while in class A. I know you kinda touch on that later, but since people on these forums tend to bitch first and read later, it'll probably save you some trouble.
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    Posted on 15:20:17 - 12/12/15 (10 years ago)
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    Nice guide, if anyone is looking get 250 wins merit, then chat with me. I have been doing losses past week every evening, around 50 losses per session.

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    Posted on 15:26:49 - 12/12/15 (10 years ago)
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    I've added a note at the top hijoe, cheers.

    Thanks Artti, I'm crawling to it slowly but yeah, feel free to set up races in here. If anyone needs the 250 merit, here's a guy to shout!
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    Posted on 22:29:03 - 27/12/15 (10 years ago)
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    A rice(nice) guide, I am racing for the past month or so, and thot this was useful, haven't checked Rd's guide, but thanks mayng
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    Posted on 04:16:12 - 29/12/15 (10 years ago)
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    Very similar to how I did it actually. No Class E upgrades, minimal Class D upgrades (I think I did 2), but then I dumped everything into a Class C car instead of primarily class B. Got me to racing class A in no time, then I did either C races for money (where I ruled most of the time) or had a friend purposefully lose. Agreed that this runes any chance at succeeding in the Class A arena. Hopefully racing doesn't see another update where that would be important.

    Great guide.

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    Posted on 20:28:31 - 29/12/15 (10 years ago)
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    Glad it was useful ownzyou.

    I'm just struggling to be arsed to win the 250 races required SPADES! I need more free time haha.
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    Posted on 20:13:38 - 26/01/16 (10 years ago)
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    A properly upgraded Sierra Cosworth will succeed most of the time against most Class "A''s in the Mud Pit, the hammerhead, and the "noodle".
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    Posted on 20:16:25 - 26/01/16 (10 years ago)
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    R+. Just what I was looking for, thanks.
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    Posted on 14:24:58 - 28/01/16 (10 years ago)
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    Would like to add, when ever you are done playing torn for awhile, like going to work or bed. Go ahead and enter a race. You will at least get some driving skill.
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    Posted on 21:42:45 - 08/02/16 (10 years ago)
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    Glad it is proving useful!
    Agreed with Misfire. Deffo worth doing a 100 lap race before bed!
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    Posted on 21:48:24 - 08/02/16 (10 years ago)
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    Accurate [1758158]

    Very similar to how I did it actually. No Class E upgrades, minimal Class D upgrades (I think I did 2), but then I dumped everything into a Class C car instead of primarily class B. Got me to racing class A in no time, then I did either C races for money (where I ruled most of the time) or had a friend purposefully lose. Agreed that this runes any chance at succeeding in the Class A arena. Hopefully racing doesn't see another update where that would be important. Great guide.
    how does this process ruin any chances at winning in class A? Can't you still register additional cars for class A?
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    Posted on 21:51:12 - 08/02/16 (10 years ago)
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    Accurate [1758158]

    Very similar to how I did it actually. No Class E upgrades, minimal Class D upgrades (I think I did 2), but then I dumped everything into a Class C car instead of primarily class B. Got me to racing class A in no time, then I did either C races for money (where I ruled most of the time) or had a friend purposefully lose. Agreed that this runes any chance at succeeding in the Class A arena. Hopefully racing doesn't see another update where that would be important. Great guide.

    1945959 [1945959]

    how does this process ruin any chances at winning in class A? Can't you still register additional cars for class A?
    You can still register & race but if you use all your racing points in Class B, you will find Class A nearly impossible to garner any points from to get you on your way!
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    Posted on 21:58:43 - 08/02/16 (10 years ago)
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    Accurate [1758158]

    Very similar to how I did it actually. No Class E upgrades, minimal Class D upgrades (I think I did 2), but then I dumped everything into a Class C car instead of primarily class B. Got me to racing class A in no time, then I did either C races for money (where I ruled most of the time) or had a friend purposefully lose. Agreed that this runes any chance at succeeding in the Class A arena. Hopefully racing doesn't see another update where that would be important. Great guide.

    1945959 [1945959]

    how does this process ruin any chances at winning in class A? Can't you still register additional cars for class A?

    Madmiketyson [979994]

    You can still register & race but if you use all your racing points in Class B, you will find Class A nearly impossible to garner any points from to get you on your way!
    ah... so one way to do it is to kit the Cogsworth for dirt in Class B and continue to race it class A, knowing you'll lose on tarmac but win on dirt.
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    Posted on 22:07:56 - 08/02/16 (10 years ago)
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    1945959 [1945959]

    ah... so one way to do it is to kit the Cogsworth for dirt in Class B and continue to race it class A, knowing you'll lose on tarmac but win on dirt.
    Yes, it's not a bad strategy at all. Whatever you do don't start upgrading a second class a car before your first is fully upgraded. Partially upgraded cars do not win any races in class a. I got the 250 wins merit with the Cosworth without arranging races, and I'm pretty sure the Cosworth is the fastest way to get there naturally.
    Last edited by JussiJernkuuk on 09:15:51 - 09/02/16 (10 years ago)

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    Posted on 05:01:40 - 01/03/16 (10 years ago)
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    Great guide !
    Just got to Class A using a Sierra (balanced upgrades all through out). Still got about 93 points available :)
    Time to go back to flying for a while.
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    Posted on 20:22:26 - 03/03/16 (10 years ago)
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    Huh, following this guide I reached class A last night. Thanks a lot. I upgraded everything possible on Sierra except safety upgrades. Took me two months of racing. In class B with Sierra I won lot of races and rest of the time I was second and third.

    Races won: 59 / Races entered: 92

    You have 149 racing points available and driver skill 4.35.

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    Posted on 21:19:57 - 03/03/16 (10 years ago)
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    Accurate [1758158]

    Very similar to how I did it actually. No Class E upgrades, minimal Class D upgrades (I think I did 2), but then I dumped everything into a Class C car instead of primarily class B. Got me to racing class A in no time, then I did either C races for money (where I ruled most of the time) or had a friend purposefully lose. Agreed that this runes any chance at succeeding in the Class A arena. Hopefully racing doesn't see another update where that would be important. Great guide.

    1945959 [1945959]

    how does this process ruin any chances at winning in class A? Can't you still register additional cars for class A?

    Madmiketyson [979994]

    You can still register & race but if you use all your racing points in Class B, you will find Class A nearly impossible to garner any points from to get you on your way!
    I actually did this is class B, but in class A I joined a company where you can use JP for racing points. I've got 4 fully upgraded class A cars now

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    Posted on 00:01:05 - 04/03/16 (10 years ago)
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    Glad it's been useful for people!
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    Posted on 17:41:02 - 15/03/16 (10 years ago)
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    Madmiketyson [979994]

    Glad it's been useful for people!
    Really usefull. Thnx.

    The speedway circuit in Class E was by far the best cricuit to race on. Gave me all the points i needed while scoring no points at all on any of the other circuits with the Clio.
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