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GRID tips: Finishing first in 24-hour Le Mans.

By Blackwalt - Posted on 16 July 2008

And I mean first overall, not first in class

Audi R10 TDI: Purchase financing starting at 18.9% for 72 monthsHere are some simple tips on how to finish first in GRID's 24-hour Le Mans. Well one tip really:

Blow $20,000,000 on a single car. An Audi R10 TDI.

That's it. Really.

Oh, and its fast. Freaking fast.

Previously long straightaways aren't so long at 250 mph.

The Audi R10 TDI's grip is rated really high. Panicked turns at 250 mph demonstrate that grip is over rated.

I spent slightly more than $20,000,000 as I bought my Audi R10 TDI on eBay and picked a previously winning car.

Spending a $6,000,000 plus signing bonus on my Team Mate Ryan Young meant that team Herd of Cats finished First and Second overall. Sponsorship cash was $336,000 and $284,000

I won a total of $9,585,000 cash for the win. $2,000,000 for individual win and $6,000,000 for the Team win.

Plus three new sponsorship offers: $200,000 from Bang & Olufsen for placing at least 2nd, $130,000 from Acer for placing at least 2nd and $70,000 from Max Power for placing at least 3rd.

Previously my maximum sponsorship cash was $336,000. A 1st place finish can now net me $830,000. More than my previous total alone from one sponsor! (Bang & Olufsen as major sponsor pays double – $400,000).

Other GRID tips:

Finish one region first. This gets you higher tier sponsorship levels that apply to the lower tier races in other regions.
Finishing an entire region opens up the Global region and all three tiers of the other regions whether you have previously unlocked them or not.
Don't be afraid to put more money into your team mate. It pays itself back in Team wins.
Drifting (which sucks).
- Use your Handbrake. Use your Handbrake. Use your Handbrake.
- Getting close to the flag means drifting before the flag and getting the nose of your car as close to it as possible.
- Toyota Corolla GT-S AE86 is the car to use (initially anyway)
You get sponsorship offers based on your podium standings:
- 1st gets you all three new sponsorship offers
- 2nd only gets you two of the three available new sponsorship offers
- 3rd only gets you one of the three available new sponsorship offers
- You can compete in an event again and unlock the missing sponsorships by placing higher. I haven't figured out yet how to discover which sponsorships you are missing although I assume there is a way.
You get a trophy icon on your event only if you get onto the podium.
I win Touge racing by forcing the other driver to crash into me. No its not easy (and yes, its cheating) but in gets him a 2 sec or 4 sec penalty time so when you follow him you only need to stay remotely close (and not crash into him)
If you cheap out purchasing cars on eBay you get what you pay for. The cars with the winning records really do make a difference and are worth the extra money.