Occasional Tales

The treasure hunt was easy money with the Polaris < insert particular model here > easily dealing with the speed trap. The 2012 Mini was a bit floaty for the weekly challenge and really needed more aero. I had to “cheat” Rivals by spending up another previously unused Street Scene event. The gods alone know what I’d do if I was a Rivals try-hard. I used the Apollo IE to do the PR stunts. Took me a couple of goes to get the Tulum speed trap, which got me an SWS which was one-third good and two-thirds shite. I one-shotted the East Resort speed trap. Another one-third good SWS. Took me three attempts to do the speed zone and utterly smash my PB. I know wat to do, but it’s a case of doing it. A third SWS that was one-third good. There’s definitely a theme this week. I took a photo. I got another stupid item of clothing. Another week with a single Eventlab. Anni’s Harbour was another night race (why?). Good props, but not the most interesting circuit with straights typically follow...

Ericship111 posted a video about a prediction that FH6 is going to be set in Germany. The source claimed a high degree of reliability, but on scrutiny, that turned out to be wishful thinking. I wouldn’t object to Germany as a location myself. One of the comments on the video observed that Assetto Corsa Evo is going to have a map based in Germany, but if PGG and Turn10 have already been working on Germany as a setting, it’s too late in the day to change that. Also, their petty levels of secrecy mean that if Kunos had no idea where FH6 might be set, then their choice is their choice without taking unpredictable external factors into account. It does set up an interesting conundrum because ACE may be in competition with FH6 as an open-world game. But we’ve never had a Horizon game in Asia, Africa or South America. The twisty courses in the RA expansion made me wonder whether this was testing for Japan where (and I’m assuming this) the roads may mostly be mad spaghetti. I’ve seen China men...

I’m glad I did some preparation for the weekly challenge in the 1932 Ford De Luxe. Unsurprisingly, this is not a car I ever bother with much. It turns out it’s one of those cars in A class that can hit 1,000hp, but the moment you upgrade the tyres, it flies into S1 class. My first build was undrivable as I was in stock tyres and as I was attempting the danger sign at the airfield, I chucked on AWD and off-road race tyres, which worked nicely. The jump does need a decent run-up, which can be done by going up the hill and using the extra momentum. The only problem was that I had to buy a new De Luxe because the first task was to spend CR50,000 on upgrades. At least it’s a cheap car and I didn’t have to do the HW seasonal to get a new one. (Aside: that seasonal would be a bloody waste of time for such a cheap reward.) At least the showcase remix was the most familiar of them. I got some ridiculous clothing that’d make me look like one of those poor unfortunates who stands outside a shop t...

I started with the weekly challenge because there was no treasure hunt this week. (I was most disappointed and will be writing strongly worded letters to my MP and the paper.) Honestly, the Morgan 3-Wheeler is a silly novelty car. I know Tim “Shmee150” Burton is supposed to have one on order, but it seems to have fallen off the radar. It has sod-all tyres and sod-all tuning options. I have one and want sod-all others. But instead of a treasure hunt, we had a photo. I won a horn. Top prize, game. I didn’t do so well with the PR stunts this week. I used the Evo VI for the speed zone, which needs a longer run-up from the fields to the south so that you build up enough speed to counter the slowdown on the turns. Crappy SWS. I did manage to one-shot the danger sign and got a one-third good SWS. Eventlab (1). Matterhorn Raceway . I used the FWD Lynk and Co. Cyan Racing car for this one. A mistake because it was a bit too understeery. I ought to have gone with RWD. Good layout and cheesy use ...

The igloos for the treasure hunt are in the south east corner of the stadium, and the treasure itself is awkwardly placed on the railway line that runs along Copper Canyon. I had to do Nissan Eazy because that was the only way to get the 2024 Nissan Z Nismo for the weekly challenge. I used my 2000 Nissan Silvia Spec-R, which struggled to escape from the drivatars in any of the races, even Estadio . Normally, it’s a decent B-class car, but the drivatars were having none of it. Annoying little buggers. The 2024 Nissan Z Nismo is the Z we ought to have had. Tuning 1/9 (pathetic). Good range of perks, but nothing outstanding. Too many gears stock. I built it to mid-S1 class. Launch on a keyboard is a pain, but once it gets going, it carves its way through the field. I can’t see the point of the Z with this in the game. Overall, it’s a decent modern sports car. Things didn’t go so well with the PR stunts. I used the Holden Torana. I underestimated the run-up for the danger sign and got an u...