Talk:Research & Development/GT by CITROEN/@comment-220.227.103.136-20161025140716/@comment-73.64.11.7-20161027231538

I haven't won the CSL, but I did get the Alfa Romeo 4C, the ED Design Torq, and the Peugot SR1 (this summer, when they brought it back). The Alfa Romeo and Torq weren't that bad, and I think I beat those without PRO-ing either, although I did Tune, full nitro, and double-tank those, for the final race.

However, I did have to MAX-PRO the Peugot (no rhyme intended), and it was hard as living hell to beat the final Ace Racer, even with all three temporary upgrades running. I think I beat it on my absolute last possible key, before the event woulda been over, and I think I won that by under 1/4 of a second. Same time, my mind could be playing tricks on me, because I just remember how incredibly excited I was, when I finally won by the skin of my teeth and had a fully upgraded new car -- and one that competes pretty well in its division's "Heat" race, every week, for the past 10 or 15 (or however long they've been doing that, more recently...).

Anywho, my bet is that, unless you get your favorite race, you're a Top 500 racer, and you know and can execute every shortcut, perfectly, you'll likely have to MAX-PRO the GT (by Citroen), or have all but MAYBE one pro upgrade that doesn't include Top Speed, because I think everyone would need to be at full Top Speed, with the temp upgrades going on, in order to beat it.

In any case, I'd be ready to upgrade it as far as you possibly can, using every tackle box of upgrades you have--buying space or selling off tens of S-level shock and exhaust upgrade cards (does everyone else have, like, a thousand of each of those, too?).

Hope that helps. The last Ace Racer seems to be the race to beat, every time, anyway, possibly save for a really late gate level.