86 @ Trial Mountain

This trial was also trying for me. The Jag seasonal I actually found a smidge easier. Again, it seems that braking has really been adjusted and because of that, it is hard to know exactly where the proper braking point is for each turn. The key I found was really just practice. Push the limits, don't underestimate the cars grip. It's light and quick in the bends. 

The Setup

Ride Height

120 / 125

Springs

4.43 / 4.95

Dampers (C)

4 / 6

Dampers (E)

5 / 4

ARB

3 / 4

Camber

0.3 / 0.2

Toe

-0.05 / 0.10

Trans

Top Speed set to 115

LSD

7 / 10 / 10

Brakes

7 / 10

I added all aero parts and did all the weight reductions to hit the PP level. Then nailed a considerably faster time than Gold. 1+ seconds faster.

Jag in Rome

So this one was actually pretty difficult for me. Honestly since the 1.04 update, it just seems that I can't get the braking zones right. In any case here are the tips I think are top for this challenge. 

1: The Setup

Ride Height

70 / 85

Springs 

8.75 / 7.90

Dampers

3 all around

Camber 

0.6 / 0.0

Toe

-0.05 / 0.20

Anti Roll Bars

4 / 3

Transmission

Top Speed set to 155

Brakes

7 / 9

Parts

All Aero added, then set to max

Oil Change, then power reduced to meet PP spec

The biggest key I found was the braking, this car was a little prone to understeer oddly enough but when you needed it to get round it would, the trouble was that until I started beating the GOLD time, I was braking far too early into more turns than not. That killed my time till I got it right. It almost feels a little more real as street cars don't brake the same way into every turn lap after lap, and so the slight differences make it feel a little more real and a lot more challenging. 

NSX @ Ascari

This trial isn't really too difficult if you know the course. We suspect PD actually made it fairly easy intentionally as it hasn't been featured before and this is a great way to familiarize yourself with the track.

My solution was simple. 2002 Honda NSX Type R.  I added a wing and left the down force at 15. Then fully adjustable suspension and set it up as follows.

Ride height F 70 / R 70
Springs F 8.24 / R 7.49

Everything else I left alone and clocked in at 2:30.

This was also with the stock brakes.  So yea,  kinda easy which is also why this is posted so late. I can't imagine many folks are having trouble with it.  Enjoy.

KTM Xbow Street @ Eiger

This was a fun if not slightly frustrating test this week. I say frustrating because no matter what I tried I simply could not beat my friends time. Granted my friend is one of the top guys at Silver Dragon Racing so theres that...Of course I haven't got to see his setup yet but if I do you can trust it will be posted here too.

My setup can be found 

HERE

I found myself losing ground in the first few turns and keeping up if not gaining little bits of ground throughout the rest of the lap ultimately coming in about a half a second slower but still winning the Gold. 

Biggest tip here.

Know the course. Know your car. The XBow can slide out if you're not very skilled so take your time and focus on smooth entries and exits.

VW @ Deep Forest

What a wacky seasonal. I personally am far from a fan of VW and this seasonal didn't change that. The car just has trouble getting around without significant tuning adjustments. Biggest tip is to take a few practice laps if you're unfamiliar with the course. Deep Forest is all about elevation changes and dramatic challenging turns that the VW seems to really struggle with.

Best tune BY FAR is from Silver Dragon Racing one of our premiere supporters. You can find it HERE.

Lancia Delta @ Tsukuba

This week's challenge at Tsukuba is quite easy really. I did my best to tune on a budget and picked up a very clean and quick victory here.

I bought the following parts :

Racing brakes set to 6 / 3
Triple plate clutch
Carbon drive shaft
Sports computer
Sports exhaust
Isometric exhaust manifold
Sports catalytic converter
Wing with 20 down force on the rear.

With these small adjustments I was able to gold this challenge. The Delta is just a cool old car.

S2000 @ Matterhorn

This week brings a fun new challenge at one of the track versions at the Matterhorn. This twisty, technically challenging circuit will test even very good drivers especially if you haven't spent much time here.

I used a 2006 S2000.

I did my best to tune on a budget as well.
The only additions I made were :
Racing brakes
Triple plate clutch
Carbon driveshaft
Stage 3 weight reduction
Carbon hood
Window weight reduction

The same results can be had with out the weight reduction if you'd prefer to spend less by adding power to achieve the same PP.

This car made the gold time on my first lap with it. Take a few laps around here before really trying to nail it if you haven't seen it before. A few turns are very blind and will happily disqualify you if you're reckless.