Forza Horizon 5 Blindfolded Challenge Recap

Challenge Overview

• Buy 3 cars from the auction house blindfolded.
• Take one of those cars online to compete against real players.
• Complete 4 rounds in different classes: B, A, S1, and S2.
• Target: Finish in the top 50% of the lobby or in the top 3, whichever is harder.
• Series suggested name: Used or Useless.

Round 1: B Class

• Objective: Find a car close to the top of B class (~700).
• Cars Purchased: SpongeBob SquarePants PLP 50, Auto Union (final choice).
• Race Highlights:
  • Started with 11 people in the lobby.
  • Struggled with grip and lateral stability.
  • Decent horsepower but slides through corners.
  • Result: Finished P5.
• Race 2:
  • 8 people, needed to finish in the top 3.
  • Struggled with high-speed corners.
  • Managed to capitalize on others' mistakes.
  • Result: Finished P3.

Round 2: A Class

• Objective: Find an A800 class car.
• Cars Purchased: BMW M3 (final choice).
• Race Highlights:
  • First race, struggled with low horsepower, needed a top 3.
  • Result: P5.
  • Sprint race: even worse performance, underpowered.
  • Hill climb race: understeer issues, couldn’t compete uphill.
  • Result: Overall failure in A class.

Round 3: S1 Class

• Objective: Find an ideal S1 class car.
• Cars Purchased: Not specified, only detail is the use of Mercedes 6x6.
• Race Highlights:
  • Only 5 players; needed top 2.
  • Mercedes 6x6 with 1750 horsepower.
  • Large vehicle, struggled with steering.
  • Managed a P2 finish by leveraging others' mistakes.
  • Second race: 4 seconds off pace, struggled with tight corners.
  • Third race: Better performance on a straight-heavy track, but still not great.
  • Result: Overall failure in the S1 class.

Round 4: S2 Class

• Objective: Top of S2 class (~mid-high).
• Cars Purchased: Bugatti Divo (final choice).
• Race Highlights:
  • Strong competitors like Viper AE, Mosler.
  • Needed a top 3 finish.
  • Managed to hold P3, despite challenges in cornering.
  • Result: Finished P2.

Summary

• B Class: Success
• A Class: Failure
• S1 Class: Failure
• S2 Class: Success

Overall, a challenging and entertaining series with mixed results. Keys to success include leveraging high straight-line speeds and benefiting from opponents' mistakes.