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Midtown Madness - HELP

7 posts by 4 people · 23 Jun 1999 - 25 Jun 1999

Sinjin 23 Jun 1999#475694
I am trying to win the final 2 circuit races. So far I have completed and unlocked all the othe tracks and cars (allowed so far) using the Mustant GT. However these final 2 circuit races are becoming a REAL pain in my ass. All the other opponents are those roadsters which have a totally unfair speed advantage. I can drive PERFECT laps and only come in 3rd and that's if there are plenty of other wrecks not involving me. So my question is: Am I forced to drive a car I don't want just to remain competiive? I've tried driving that roadster and the handling is way too squirrely and the acceleration SUCKS. It also gets totalled after about 4 hits and both of these races are in snow so hitting things is pretty much mandatory., And what's with the cop car - I finally unlocked the Mustang Cruiser and that car is a joke - it's slower than the regular GT. Aside from the fancy paint job and the sirens instead of a horn I find this car a total waste - certainly not worth all the trouble it was to unlock. Thanks in advance for any help...
SNIP IIRC, the other cops will leave you alone when you drive the cruiser. /petern
Lutrell 24 Jun 1999#475882
I think the cruiser is about 10 mph faster top speed. Have not tried the final circuits yet. Lutrell
Quoted text (22 lines)>I am trying to win the final 2 circuit races. So far I have completed and >unlocked all the othe tracks and cars (allowed so far) using the Mustant GT. >However these final 2 circuit races are becoming a REAL pain in my ass. All the >other opponents are those roadsters which have a totally unfair speed advantage. >I can drive PERFECT laps and only come in 3rd and that's if there are plenty of >other wrecks not involving me. >So my question is: >Am I forced to drive a car I don't want just to remain competiive? >I've tried driving that roadster and the handling is way too squirrely and the >acceleration SUCKS. It also gets totalled after about 4 hits and both of these >races are in snow so hitting things is pretty much mandatory., >And what's with the cop car - I finally unlocked the Mustang Cruiser and that >car is a joke - it's slower than the regular GT. Aside from the fancy paint job >and the sirens instead of a horn I find this car a total waste - certainly not >worth all the trouble it was to unlock. >Thanks in advance for any help...
Why would you not want to drive the car that wins the races? daxe
Sinjin 25 Jun 1999#476061
Well for starters. The handling sucks. Both of my final 2 races are in SNOW so handling is imperative. The mass is way to light so at top speed you start weaving back and forth until you eventually over correct and smack the wall. Very easy to do in SNOW. Your wheels are in cowlings which are detached (or rather attached by the tie-rods only) so any damange to the front-end makes the handling turn to even worse ***than it was to start. Nothing like driving a car that's out of alignment in SNOW. Even the computer has trouble handling these cars. I am constantly passing by multi-car pile-ups - it's just that the car that gets into first place at the beginning of the race never screws up and always wins. On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:09:45 -0400, "Daxe Rexford" >> Am I forced to drive a car I don't want just to remain competiive? >Why would you not want to drive the car that wins the races? >daxe
Sinjin 25 Jun 1999#476062
THANKS! I finally beat this bastard using the cop car. I also had to do some serious DEFENSIVE driving. When the roadsters would try to pass I would push them into buildings or telephone poles or trees. A couple times i even got to do that cop-move where they smack you from behind and they spin out. The only reason I won was on the final drawbridge I jumped it diagonally and jumped over a good chunk of water to land just ahead of the 1st place car which was taking the full right-angle turn onto the side street. The final stretch was so narrow he couldn't pass. On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 20:11:02 -0700, "Lutrell"
Quoted text (27 lines)>I think the cruiser is about 10 mph faster top speed. Have not tried the final circuits yet. >Lutrell >>I am trying to win the final 2 circuit races. So far I have completed and >>unlocked all the othe tracks and cars (allowed so far) using the Mustant GT. >>However these final 2 circuit races are becoming a REAL pain in my ass. All the >>other opponents are those roadsters which have a totally unfair speed advantage. >>I can drive PERFECT laps and only come in 3rd and that's if there are plenty of >>other wrecks not involving me. >>So my question is: >>Am I forced to drive a car I don't want just to remain competiive? >>I've tried driving that roadster and the handling is way too squirrely and the >>acceleration SUCKS. It also gets totalled after about 4 hits and both of these >>races are in snow so hitting things is pretty much mandatory., >>And what's with the cop car - I finally unlocked the Mustang Cruiser and that >>car is a joke - it's slower than the regular GT. Aside from the fancy paint job >>and the sirens instead of a horn I find this car a total waste - certainly not >>worth all the trouble it was to unlock. >>Thanks in advance for any help...
I won all the races using the Panoz AIV. It's not the car, it's you. ~daxe

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