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Tips and Tricks to be faster - PART 1: Tracks

DiRT 5 is a very complex game, with tons of tracks and cars, that have their own factors and chemistry to work together well and make fast times. In this guide, I will explain and talk about tips and tricks to be faster at the game, which will certainly help you in any race, either in Time Trail, Campaign Mode, or even Online (hopefully).

This guide will be divided into two parts: Tracks, and Cars. Let’s first talk about the tracks.

The tracks in this DiRT game have a lot of aspects that divide them into different categories. Let’s first talk about the type of tracks we have in this game. We have the lap tracks, and point-to-point tracks, which are very self-explanatory. But what about the tracks’ categories? Land Rush, Rally Raid, Stampede… do they mean anything? Yes, they do. Even though these categories are explained in Campaign Mode, I will summarize and explain them clearly, because I don’t think anyone understood James and Nolah’s speech.

Land Rush tracks tend to be the best for beginners, since these tracks are usually made of one type of terrain only. Either they are fully made of mud, snow, or a different type of surface. There are a few exceptions, like the Brazilian tracks, but they are minor. They’re usually wide, short-lengthen, with some jumps, and open, fast turns, where you can almost stay with your foot in the gas most of the u-turns, thanks to their irregular elevations or length, but that doesn’t mean that a blind corner or a chicane can appear, so always pay attention in the track. These circuits are made for any type of car. The Nepal and Norway tracks stand out of the others for being long Land Rush tracks, making them the hardest tracks. The easiest Land Rush tracks are the ones from China.

Rally Raid are the point-to-point tracks, with a mixed type of terrain, asphalt and gravel/mud. All the Rally Raid tracks of this game have a big variety of turns: to wide u-turns to blind corners, and they usually contain lots of jumps. These tracks also tend to have an irregular elevation, going up and down time to time. Kalabaka Town is the easiest Rally Raid track, with easy turns and few jumps, not having a big elevation irregularity (if you keep on the track, that’s if); however The Redeemer has a gigantic number of chicanes and blind corners that are followed with jumps right before, and it’s surface is rough and bumpy, being mostly made of asphalt. Although it is the shortest Rally Raid track, it is a difficult track. These tracks are normally made for normal cars.

Stampede tracks are also great for beginners, having almost the same characteristics as Land Rush category. However, these tracks are long, with a big elevation irregularity, that tend to be bumpy for normal cars. With that, these types of tracks are used mainly for SUVs, trucks, and buggies. Tijuca Forest and Merrick Buick stand out for being short Stampede tracks and being relatively narrow in some parts. Sandstone Valley, although it’s long, has a very hard section where it contains a high number of corners while being narrow, and both Tijuca Forest variants having very dangerous parts, making these two the hardest tracks. The easiest track is Foci Di Giovo.

Ultra Cross tracks are a little mess. They’re usually hard with faster cars, and it’s not a very good choice for beginners. They’re narrow most of the times, with various types of consecutive turns, which includes u-turns and blind corners. They contain ups and downs, with a few jumps and bumps, and a mixed terrain: gravel and asphalt. They can vary from being short or long, and the most notable example are the Greek tracks. These tracks are usually used for normal cars. Marmifera Valley is a track that doesn’t fit in this track category: it is wide and is only made of one type of surface, which is gravel. It is the easiest track of the category. However, Pineios Lake also stands out of the category, with its very irregular elevation and hard turns, with a few jumps and bumps that can mess up a player, being the hardest Ultra Cross track.

Sprint tracks are made for the exclusive Sprint car in the game, but they work for every car in the game. They’re very basic: a simple oval made of mud or ice. The ice Sprint tracks, such as Hans Sprint and East River Sprint, are the hardest, being East Mitten the easiest one. If you would like to see how the cars minimally handle and act when you’re steering, one by one, maybe East Mitten is a great choice.

Ice Breaker tracks are tracks where you drive in an icy surface, which means the car slides a lot, and you must control your speed. These are better to be left on last place, after you tried at least one track of each category. Gladly, these tracks are wide and usually short, with a small number of turns, being most of them u-turns, but that doesn’t mean blind corners or chicanes don’t appear. The tracks are also plain, with no elevation at all. Every car can be used on these tracks. Gorakshep Run and Slovær Overlook tend to be the hardest Ice Breaker tracks, since they’re the longest and contain a lot of chicanes and blind corners. Chola Lake is the easiest Ice Breaker track, and the best for beginners.

And finally, Pathfinder tracks. These types of tracks are specifically made for Pathfinder vehicles, where you must go through a rough and a very bumpy relief, climb insanely high hills or stairs, jump in normal or very inclined ramps, and even drive in rocks. You need to have a great control in the car to keep it on the track. They’re usually short, to compensate the difficulty. However, be careful to not hit the vehicle into a rock, since there are no walls protecting the rocks, and the way most of the tracks are narrow in some parts, it makes them harder. None of the tracks are easy, so determining the easiest track is almost impossible, although Dades Gorge is closer than any other track. However, West Mitten is the hardest Pathfinder track, since it is the bumpiest track, with lots of consecutive bumps and jumps to mess you up. It’s also the longest track.

There is also tips and tricks to make a faster lap in some tracks. In tracks like The Redeemer and Xiamo Run/Lijang Village, hitting a few walls gives a little acceleration boost when exiting or prevents you to stop losing much speed when braking and doing the corner normally. You can look at my runs to check the walls if you’d like. Tracks like Yulong River and Triple Stone Bridge Reverse contain shortcuts where you can shave a lot of time; however, since they’re against the rules in this page, I won’t be showing how to do them.

That’s it for the maps! A car guide will come up soon too!

Tips and Tricks to be faster - PART 2: Cars.

(I’m sorry for making you guys wait 2 months for a car guide, I completely forgot to do it!)

The cars in DiRT 5 are very similar to each other. They feel like the same cars but from different categories. In this guide, I will explain what the best cars are of every class, including the type of track where they behave better (because there is multiple “META”s in some classes).

**80’s Rally:**

**Ford RS200**: A very versatile car which tends to understeer. The best tracks for it are Ice Breaker, Rally Raid, Sprint and Ultra Cross tracks, including snow Land Rush tracks and some Stampede tracks like Tijuca Forest and Sandstone Valley.

**BMW M1 Procar**: A super-fast car with a very high-top speed and easy drifting, however it is hard to control it due to the big oversteer. The best tracks for it are Land Rush and Stampede tracks, including USA Roosevelt Island.

**90’s Rally:**

**Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI**: Overall the best car of the class. Very easy to control.

**Classic Rally:**

**Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Rallye**: A car with a high-top speed and easy to drift, however it oversteers a lot in asphalt, and it is slow on snow. Best tracks for it are Land Rush and Stampede tracks. If you can handle it without problems, then this car is the best one of the whole car class.

**Lancia Stratos**: A quick car that is very drifty but it’s suspension sucks. It performs better in Ice Breaker, Rally Raid, Sprint, and Ultra Cross tracks, including snow Land Rush tracks.

**Cross Raid:**

**Laffite G-Tec X-Road:** Has high-top speed and oversteer-y, but is slower at tight corners, asphalt, and snow. The best tracks are Land Rush, and Stampede, including USA Roosevelt Island. Be careful with this car, because this car tends to wheelie whenever it lands after a jump.

**Prodrive Hunter (DLC):** The best handling car of the class, however its top speed is very low. It is the best in Ice Breaker, snow Land Rush, Rally Raid, and Ultra Cross.

**Volkswagen Altas Cross Sport Baja Concept (DLC):** Fast but slow in tight corners. Its best track is Tijuca Forest Reverse, Tinghir and Morroco’s Land Rush tracks.

**Modern Rally:**

**Ford Fiesta R5 MKII:** Overall the best car of the class.

**Pre Runners:**

**Ford F-150 Raptor:** It’s the best car overall in the class if you are confident enough to use it in every type of track and if you can control the car without problems. If not, use the **Aston Martin DBX**, mainly**** for Ice Breaker and some Ultra Cross tracks.

**Rally Cross:**

**Mini Cooper SX1:** The best car of the class, without comparison. However, this car is **STUPIDLY POWERFUL AND FAST.** Newbies have tons of problems controlling this car, smashing against every wall. If you have problems controlling high-powered cars (because this thing is like a Koenigsegg Jesko but limited to 210 KPH), use the **Subaru WRX STI RX Supercar.**

**Rally GT:**

**Fiat Abarth 124 Rally:** A very fast car, but it oversteers a lot, wanting to spin most of the times. The best tracks for it are Land Rush and Stampede tracks.

**Porsche 911 RGT:** Behaves like the Fiat Abarth, yet he is more controllable, but its suspension sucks. I prefer using this car in Rally Raid tracks or some Ultra Cross tracks (like Dreyers Gate).

**Porsche Taycan Turbo S (DLC):** A versatile car with **INSANE** slipstream, though without it, it’s slow, and it stops in mid-air due to the downforce. It’s the best in snow Land Rush tracks, Ice Breaker, and Ultra Cross tracks (excluding USA Roosevelt Island). It is also the best at Tijuca Forest (both layouts).

**Rock Bouncer:**

**Armada Rock Racer (DLC):** Simply the best one.

**Super Lite:**

**Exomotive Exocet Off-Road:** It is very quick and quirky, but it loves to oversteer a lot too, and it’s bouncy. It is the overall best car in most tracks.

**(Optional) Ariel Nomad Tactical:** It has the highest top speed of the class, so it is the best in tracks with long tracks, like The Redeemer and Ait Ojana, but it might be a problem to control it.

**(Optional) Speedcar Xtreme:** The best car in snow Land Rush and Ice Breaker tracks, but it is hard to control it, as it also feels slow.

**Unlimited:**

**Jimco Unlimited Truck:** Although it is very heavy and has acceleration problems due to the wheelspin, it picks up speed very fast, but it is hard to control it, especially on asphalt. It is the best in majority of the tracks. A good alternative, if you have big problems in controlling this beast, use the **Jimco Unlimited Class 1,** or the **Armada Unlimited Truck.**

**Jackson Adventurer (DLC):** It is the slowest car of the class, however its handling is top-notch, with is great for snow Land Rush tracks and Ice Breaker tracks.

Name	Author
Good start	Kuraga 4 years ago
Tips and Tricks to be faster - PART 1: Tracks	kaisel_rz 1 year ago
Tips and Tricks to be faster - PART 2: Cars.	kaisel_rz 1 year ago