Norjak71
Member
Sometimes I debate giving tips like these, but I see a lot of people asking me how I win as many races as I do so I'm here to give my tips, this is just what works for me, I'm not telling you that you have to do this, but it works for me:
Tires: Most people think tires have zero impact on the game, other than aesthetic appeal (DEAD WRONG):
Get high end wheels on every single car you have, not only do they look the best, they have INSANE grip, you will rarely spin out, even in the most traction-less cars like compacts and muscle cars. They also prevent ramming since they stick to the ground so well when someone tries to spin you out they'll be the ones to end up flying off the track.
Curb surfing: For some reason in GTA, when you ride on a curb, the game makes it think like you are riding down hill. So not only will you enjoy the massive cluster of players ramming each other and wiping out in the first 10 seconds, you will pick up a huge speed boost. Try to hit the curbs at every point, but never before a jump as you wont be able to straighten out.
Obviously, try to get the best mods on all your cars as no amount of talent is going to win against a full modded car.
Let someone go ahead you if they are right behind you. This may sound silly, but with the most races having 'catchup on' and with most of the community have zero morals and wanting to ram you into oblivion, let them go ahead. Ride their slip stream, and either ram them or blow past them at the last second.
Tips for bikes. If you do wheelies it makes a massive speed boost, most people know this, what a lot dont know if you hold back all the wall in a jump, your bike will go almost twice as far. Be careful of doing this in the new stunt races as some of the checkpoints are so awfully placed you'll fly right over them but you can get a HUGE advantage over this once you get the hang of it.
If you cant get ahead to the front at a start of the race, do not attempt to. Most of the time people dont speed boost, so if you do, you're liable to just ram them and then get caught in a 20 car pile up while cars at the beginning get a 10-15 second lead right off the bat. It sounds silly but just wait about 5 seconds and then start the race. You will see a huge pile up in front of you, then gun it and curb surf around.
Look behind you and use the farthest camera angle. If you see someone behind you on the map, quickly look behind you and you can tell almost immediatly if you they will pass you cleanly or ram you, if you see them coming on you quickly and know they are gonna ram, wait until they are about a half second behind you, slam on your brake, when you make contact with them hit the gas again, this will call them to either fly over you and crash, spin out, or at worst, tell them "im a defensive driver, and i will wreck the hell out of you if you try that again".
Respect racers if you can. With catchup on, even the last place can easily catch up to the first place. So if you are playing 3 laps, and people ram me, what they dont realize is that puts a HUGE red target on their back. I cant tell you how many times I've seen people sacrifice their entire races to seek revenge on a rammer. If you think ramming is going to get you ahead, it's NOT. Even if you do at the end of the race, they will remember your name, and they will come for you.
Start using your elegy for sports races, yes, the jester and massacro are sexier, but your elegy will win so many more races once you get used to it. Its traction, added even more with high end tires, ability do dodge cars and weave through traffic make it for a great racing car.
Make sure you have a carbon spoiler on your RE-7B as well, another glitch, along with using stock tires on it, will make your car absolutely fly. Hasn't been patched yet, and probably won't be either, it's just the way it is.
Tires: Most people think tires have zero impact on the game, other than aesthetic appeal (DEAD WRONG):
Get high end wheels on every single car you have, not only do they look the best, they have INSANE grip, you will rarely spin out, even in the most traction-less cars like compacts and muscle cars. They also prevent ramming since they stick to the ground so well when someone tries to spin you out they'll be the ones to end up flying off the track.
Curb surfing: For some reason in GTA, when you ride on a curb, the game makes it think like you are riding down hill. So not only will you enjoy the massive cluster of players ramming each other and wiping out in the first 10 seconds, you will pick up a huge speed boost. Try to hit the curbs at every point, but never before a jump as you wont be able to straighten out.
Obviously, try to get the best mods on all your cars as no amount of talent is going to win against a full modded car.
Let someone go ahead you if they are right behind you. This may sound silly, but with the most races having 'catchup on' and with most of the community have zero morals and wanting to ram you into oblivion, let them go ahead. Ride their slip stream, and either ram them or blow past them at the last second.
Tips for bikes. If you do wheelies it makes a massive speed boost, most people know this, what a lot dont know if you hold back all the wall in a jump, your bike will go almost twice as far. Be careful of doing this in the new stunt races as some of the checkpoints are so awfully placed you'll fly right over them but you can get a HUGE advantage over this once you get the hang of it.
If you cant get ahead to the front at a start of the race, do not attempt to. Most of the time people dont speed boost, so if you do, you're liable to just ram them and then get caught in a 20 car pile up while cars at the beginning get a 10-15 second lead right off the bat. It sounds silly but just wait about 5 seconds and then start the race. You will see a huge pile up in front of you, then gun it and curb surf around.
Look behind you and use the farthest camera angle. If you see someone behind you on the map, quickly look behind you and you can tell almost immediatly if you they will pass you cleanly or ram you, if you see them coming on you quickly and know they are gonna ram, wait until they are about a half second behind you, slam on your brake, when you make contact with them hit the gas again, this will call them to either fly over you and crash, spin out, or at worst, tell them "im a defensive driver, and i will wreck the hell out of you if you try that again".
Respect racers if you can. With catchup on, even the last place can easily catch up to the first place. So if you are playing 3 laps, and people ram me, what they dont realize is that puts a HUGE red target on their back. I cant tell you how many times I've seen people sacrifice their entire races to seek revenge on a rammer. If you think ramming is going to get you ahead, it's NOT. Even if you do at the end of the race, they will remember your name, and they will come for you.
Start using your elegy for sports races, yes, the jester and massacro are sexier, but your elegy will win so many more races once you get used to it. Its traction, added even more with high end tires, ability do dodge cars and weave through traffic make it for a great racing car.
Make sure you have a carbon spoiler on your RE-7B as well, another glitch, along with using stock tires on it, will make your car absolutely fly. Hasn't been patched yet, and probably won't be either, it's just the way it is.