I give you my take on the coming showdown and classic at heart event to win the CLK GTR. The best car to me is the Enzo Ferrari more so than the CLK GTR, That is because the Ferrari seems to have the potential to be useful out side of the events themselves. The CLK is probably more a collector piece than useful car in the game.
Showdown will ikely allow downtunes again, so getting to 1300 without a fully maxed car should be possible. The event itself will likely require substantially upgraded cars and you should not expect an easy time of it.
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