9ra55h0ppaH wrote:Right, so i buy the mazda package, then id need the Skip Barber or the Jetta, along with a whole pile of tracks to complete the season?
No, you can skip every 2nd level and you don't have to buy all the cars/tracks for the season. You just won't be able to compete in that series during the week where you don't have the track. All content is free for the Rookie series, so that is always available to race and Watkins Glenn is the only track to buy to do a full Spec Racer season. It's your best 8 of 12 for the season as well, so you can skip 4 weeks and still get full championship points.
Advancement strategy:
Get the Mazda promo
This weekend, (before 10am Tuesday 27th) do the participation requirements for advancement in the Solstice. You need to do 2 races or 4 time trials and get your SR over 4. That doesn't take long if you just keep it on the track and do laps. A couple races, a couple qualifying sessions and a few tt's will get you there so long as they're clean, but don't stress about the occasional bingle or off. They don't hurt you that much unless you crash out in the 1st lap and don't finish the race.
NB: Rookie promotions are only every 4 weeks, so if you don't get those 2 races or 4 TT's in before next tuesday morning
you'll have to wait 5 weeks! before you can start advancing.
Stay away from the week 13 rookie races next week. Everyone seems to forget SR is enabled in them so they're a crapfest which will kill your SR.
That completed you'll be promoted to D on Tuesday 4th May, continue to work your SR in the solstice/SRF until it's back up over 4.0 and you'll be able to jump straight into the Mazda or V8 Supercar.
4 races or 4 time trials in the Mazda or V8 and enough clean laps to keep your SR over 4 and that will get you up to B license. Once there with an SR over 4.0 you can jump into the Dallara.
Realistically, you'd be looking at spending the long weekend cranking the solstice/SRF to meet promotion requirements. Then a full season in the Mazda, then the Dallara after that. So 3 days solstice/SRF, 3 months of Mazda, then Dallara.
The skippy is a great car to race, so you'll be missing out if you don't try it at some point. Don't bother with the Jetta.
For tracks if you're definitely going the Mazda route I'd get the first few for the season and see if you want to continue once your month runs out. Road America, Sebring and Brands Hatch are the first 3 for the Mazda. The chart posted above will help you get value for money for your track choices.
If you pre-order the V8 and Phillip island along with the other stuff you buy you'll get $6 credit back. That promo ends today though.