GT5 Update : B-Spec Money Grinding in 2.0

As you probably know, the prize money system for GT5 Seasonal Online Events has been reset in the run up to 2.0 and all the ridiculously high rewards for short single-player events are a thing of the past, having been replaced by a consecutive daily login bonus. At the full 200% bonus, some prize amounts are back in the region they were before and some aren't [Tokyo Bay Kart - Compact Car Cup down from cr. 389,000 to **], so I'm still figuring out which A-Spec race is the best credits per minute.

B-SPEC PRIZES AT LAST!

B-Spec is better for grinding obviously because you don't have to do anything, even issue instruction commands with the right car and driver, but with double the number of laps and low rewards its not a very efficient process. It's high time PD brought some proper B-Spec into the big money Seasonal Events and the one that's come with 2.0 is no disappointment. They've included a mere 5 lap race of the short Rome track, ideal for grinding, and it's possible to imbalance your car more than in the other two races.

It's not a great imbalance though and the AI in these Online races is pretty tough and even right on the 500PP limit there will still be one or two cars in the pack that will give your driver a run for their money. Using a detuned racing car will give an advantage, but I've found that drivers still place 2nd and 3rd and it's more about finding the right race car thats close enough to the PP limit so it only needs a little power drop and won't lose its drivability. I'm compiling an ongoing list at the bottom of cars I've found that just seem to be faster here.

My level 35 driver completes the race in about 7 mins. 20 and will have passed pretty much any rival car by the last lap, but with an easy grid, basically one without a really high-power car like the Esprit V8 / Nür Spec Skyline / NSX Type R, and I have had repeat wins with my drivers down to level 28, still with no instructions given.

340,000cr. / 7 mins. 20 = ~50,000 cr. per minute!

cr. 340,000 @ 200%
cr. 255,000 @ 150%
cr. 170,000 @ 100%

At 50k per minute it would take about 6 and a half hours to make the full 20 million cr. needed for the classic Le Mans cars... not hard to rack up while sitting off doing other things. By far the easiest money grind solution yet!

Car List:

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione - Only needs detuning slightly to make the 500PP @4 bhp. Lev. 30+ drivers will win without trying.

Acura NSX RM - Add a chip and racing exhaust, then detune it slightly to make the 500PP @ ~305bhp - very fast car. [Best time: 7 : 11 : 588]

Nissan GT-R SpecV (GT Acadamy SPECIAL)

Subaru Impreza Rally Car '03 - Power limited to 307bhp [324 standard] and the downforce turned down considerably front and back to get down to the 500PP limit. The weight stays low so the lack of downforce in corners shouldn't matter and top speed is increased for the Rome straight.

Ford Escort Rally Car - Reduce downforce to 6F/8R, lower it 40mm, add a Stage 1 Turbo and detune it the 2 PPs to make the 500PP limit @ ~340bhp. [Best Time: 7 : 15 : 165]

** Tokyo Bay Kart Track for Compact Car Cup

This was the best cash grind by miles before the update. With a car at the 450PP limit the race is over in 3 and a half minutes and the reward was 389k, so about 110,000 cr. per minute! It's no longer the best cr. p/m, but it is still the shortest A-Spec race at present and still worthwhile.

Yeah yeah, game-guides suggest well matched cars to make the competition amusing and where's the fun in winning by imbalance, but the whole point of grinding is to get it done quickly and I've been constantly trying to better my time and get on to the next race. I've raced it so much now that I reckon I've got some decent times, so I'll be posting a shortlist of cars / setups soon.