Acquiring money in Viper Racing

[link lost in import] > OK! I'm not that great at driving but I do enjoy it. Is there any way > possible to get money to build up your car. I'm running in Career but at the > rate I am running, i'll be here until next year trying to earn enough money to > be competitive. Please help. > Bud -- *** Support open DVD *** No phone line connection No charge for additional viewings No records of what you watch Cheaper to rent Cheaper to own DIVX: Watching you watch movies DIVX: You watch it, it watches you DIVX: Its hard to beleive it, but Bill Gates has nothing to do with it!

OK! I'm not that great at driving but I do enjoy it. Is there any way possible to get money to build up your car. I'm running in Career but at the rate I am running, i'll be here until next year trying to earn enough money to be competitive. Please help. Bud

Save your money and get the springs - they revolutionised my amateur season - suddenly I was competitive. The tyres help a lot as well, Paul > OK! I'm not that great at driving but I do enjoy it. Is there any way > possible to get money to build up your car. I'm running in Career but at the > rate I am running, i'll be here until next year trying to earn enough money to > be competitive. Please help. > Bud

I meant my club season. I won the amateur season first try, Paul

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> Save your money and get the springs - they revolutionised my amateur season - > suddenly I was competitive. The tyres help a lot as well, > Paul > > OK! I'm not that great at driving but I do enjoy it. Is there any way > > possible to get money to build up your car. I'm running in Career but at the > > rate I am running, i'll be here until next year trying to earn enough money to > > be competitive. Please help. > > Bud

your saying that you won amateur with no upgrade ? Andre >I meant my club season. I won the amateur season first try, >Paul

No - I won my first season with 2 wins and a second. I got tyres and maybe another upgrade during the season. I had raced the demo a lot though so I wasn't a beginner by any means. Paul

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> your saying that you won amateur with no upgrade ? > Andre > >I meant my club season. I won the amateur season first try, > >Paul

Absolutely! I went for horsepower too soon, and it took me 17 seasons to get out of Club :) You won't win at Silverdale in Club without DOWNFORCE! I could not believe how bad my ass was getting kicked at Silverdale, after playing the Demo for 6 weeks! You need to buy every bit of downforce and suspension you can, right off the bat, if you want to progress thru Club quickly. You will graduate Club with all options available at that level purchased, but if you go for the suspension/tires/downforce first you will get there in 10-12 seasons instead of the 17 it took me. Oh, well. At least I had a pot full of money when I did finally hit Pro:) I suspect I will be in Pro for weeks. I've bought everything I can, but in Pro you actually have to tweak the car at each track to perfection to graduate. This will take time... -Larry > Save your money and get the springs - they revolutionised my amateur season - > suddenly I was competitive. The tyres help a lot as well, > Paul

I don't see how I'm ever going to get out of Pro, even when I qualify first or second as soon as I get bumped or touched, it sends me to the back of the pack and finish last by 5 minutes : ( very frustrating. Andre >Absolutely! >I went for horsepower too soon, and it took me 17 seasons to get out of >Club :)

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>You won't win at Silverdale in Club without DOWNFORCE! I could not >believe how bad my ass was getting kicked at Silverdale, after playing >the Demo for 6 weeks! You need to buy every bit of downforce and >suspension you can, right off the bat, if you want to progress thru Club >quickly. You will graduate Club with all options available at that >level purchased, but if you go for the suspension/tires/downforce first >you will get there in 10-12 seasons instead of the 17 it took me.

Hmmm, I'm currently in GT class after 10 seasons in total. I find I win at Silverdale with "some" downforce, but far from maximum. I'm usually a good 40-50kmh faster than the AI on the top speed lists. I've yet to tweak anything on the car at all. So far jsut using whatever default I'm given at each track. Horsepower and tires were my first buys, and weight reductions after that. Lack of control I can deal with, but lack of power cannot be compensated. Cheers! John

Most of us aren't that good... > Hmmm, I'm currently in GT class after 10 seasons in total. I find I > win at Silverdale with "some" downforce, but far from maximum. I'm > usually a good 40-50kmh faster than the AI on the top speed lists.

>Most of us aren't that good... I don't think I am either :-) Once you start winning (which is pretty easy early on) you rapidly gain money. If you keep that momentum going then it's not too tough. I drive quite a "wide" car as well, especially at Dayton when just moving up a formula and I lack horsepower compared to the others... :-) Cheers! John