##In short

• Derby: Roamer -> Blaster XL -> Switchblade
• Race: Mad Rash -> Lancea -> Lentus
• Street: Sparrowhawk -> Canyon (incl. Street Rural Cup) -> Road King Because the Sparrowhawk is quite hard to handle, you should choose the Crusader for your first runs. It's almost as fast but much easier to drive and more reliable.

##Driving tips

• When using Nitrous, make sure you're in the highest gear possible. This will avoid losing acceleration by shifting.
• Some powerful cars, such as the Switchblade, have a rather wobbly handling in lower gears. Avoid losing control by shifting up, then give a short Nitrous blast to set your car straight.
• Some vehicles, such as the Switchblade (again), seem to handle differently, depending on the gear. For example: in 4th gear, it's much stiffer, so shift down to 3rd gear to slide through tight turns.
• Most cars, with the exception AWD cars, have no traction when starting in first gear. This results in lower handling and acceleration. Counter this by shifting up to second or even third gear at the start of the race. Make sure you rev high but stay below the redline.
• Light cars, such as the Lancea, don't take jumps very well. There is a risk of bouncing after landing, which often leads to losing control over your car. You can lower the risk by not accelerating up the ramp or while mid-air.

##Data

My car recommendations are based on the following race results. None of them are exceptionally good or bad, so they are a decent indicator on how each car performs on specific stages. All compared cars received the same tuning (basically maxed out, except strength tuning). The winning car from the previous stage is included in the next stage's ranking as well, in case it's good enough to keep up with these cars.

#Derby - Stage 1

Derby Initiation Cup

Track	Chili	Malice	Roamer
Pinegrove 1	03:00,32	02:55,43	02:54,50
Farmlands 2	02:08,87	02:07,66	02:05,66
Total	05:09,19	05:03,09	05:00,16

Sunday Smash Derby

Track	Chili	Malice	Roamer
Water Canal 1	02.57,66	02:56,97	02:52,26
Farmlands 1	02:41,86	02:39,80	02:33,81
Pinegrove 2	03:34,03	03:31,66	03:26,68
Total	09:13,55	09:08,43	08:52,75

##Grand Total

1. Roamer - 13:52,91
2. Malice - 14:11,52
3. Chili - 14:22,74

#Derby - Stage 2

Bay Area Derby Cup

Track	Shaker	Blaster XL	Banger	Roamer
Pinegrove 2	02:56,09	02:48,35	02:47,85	02:57,14
Farmlands 3	02:32,51	02:30,87	02:32,35	02:36,37
Timberlands 1	02:19,09	02:12,74	02:15,04	02:18,57
Total	07:47,69	07:31,96	07:35,24	07:52,08

Spring Smash Derby Cup

Track	Shaker	Blaster XL	Banger	Roamer
Midwest Ranch 2	03:04,12	02:53,14	02:59,61	03:01,67
Water Canal 3	03:14,94	03:11,62	03:16,01	03:23,19
Timberlands 3	02:39,95	02:36,11	02:36,69	02:42,36
Midwest Ranch 3	02:29,26	02:25,05	02:29,62	02:32,60
City Central 1	03:22,21	03:18,71	03:19,77	03:30,13
Total	14:50,48	14:24,63	14:41,70	15:09,95

Canals Special Derby Cup

Track	Shaker	Blaster XL	Banger	Roamer
Water Canal 1	02:50,34	02:45,94	02:49,19	02:53,75
Water Canal 3	03:14,94	03:11,62	03:16,01	03:23,19
Water Canal 2	03:35,17	03:22,32	03:26,64	03:30,28
Total	09:40,45	09:19,88	09:31,84	09:47,22

##Grand Total

1. Blaster XL - 31:16,47
2. Banger - 31:48,78
3. Shaker - 32:18,62
4. Roamer - 32:49,25

#Derby - Stage 3

Metal Smash Derby Cup

Track	Splitter	Switchblade	Blaster XL
Farmlands 2	02:31,91	02:26,89	02:42,39
Timberlands 2	02:15,48	02:11,63	02:24,40
Midwest Ranch 1	02:59,74	02:58,61	03:14,89
Total	07:47,13	07:37,13	08:21,68

Tarmac Derby Cup

Track	Splitter	Switchblade	Blaster XL
City Central 3	02:57,30	02:58,12	03:16,25
Water Canal 2	03:16,83	03:11,22	03:30,09
City Central 2	03:13,91	03:10,86	03:30,10
Total	09:28,04	09:20,20	10:16,44

Special Derby Forest Cup

Track	Splitter	Switchblade	Blaster XL
Timberlands 1	02:06,83	02:06,37	02:14,81
Pinegrove 3	03:08,70	03:05,98	03:23,26
Timberlands 2	02:14,07	02:12,46	02:25,24
Pinegrove 2	02:38,67	02:36,62	02:52,60
Timberlands 3	02:25,34	02:21,06	02:37,53
Pinegrove 1	03:28,65	03:27,10	03:47,36
Total	16:02,26	15:49,59	17:20,80

##Grand Total

1. Switchblade - 32:46,92
2. Splitter - 33:17,43
3. Blaster XL - 35:58,92

#Race - Stage 1

Racing Twilights Cup

Track	CTR	Boxer	Mad Rash	Nevada
Desert Town	03:20,63	03:18,50	03:14,89	03:15,85
Water Canal 1	02:41,78	02:43,35	02:40,63	02:42,40
Farmlands 2	02:35,11	02:39,28	02:35,04	02:36,61
Total	08:37,52	08:41,13	08:30,56	08:34,86

Rumble Racing Cup

Track	CTR	Boxer	Mad Rash	Nevada
City Central 1	04:10,20	04:20,04	04:12,70	04:15,32
Farmlands 3	02:27,58	02:29,24	02:26,18	02:29,63
Pinegrove 2	02:45,59	02:47,74	02:46,66	02:47,99
City Central 3	04:05,98	04:05,87	04:05,74	04:08,15
Total	13:29,35	13:42,89	13:31,28	13:41,09

##Grand Total

1. Mad Rash - 22:01,84
2. CTR - 22:06,87
3. Nevada - 22:15,95
4. Boxer - 22:24,02

Race - Stage 2

Racing Twilights Cup

Track	Lancea	Fortune	Daytana	Mad Rash
Water Canal 2	03:09,36	03:18,11	03:09,02	03:23,25
City Central 2	03:11,65	03:14,04	03:13,11	03:22,71
Downtown 3	03:37,61	03:43,64	03:42,66	03:51,60
Total	09:58,62	10:15,79	10:04,79	10:37,56

Sunday Jam Racing Cup

Track	Lancea	Fortune	Daytana	Mad Rash
Midwest Ranch 2	03:35,96	03:42,53	03:40,06	03:50,43
Desert Scrap Yard	02:16,33	02:19,51	02:17,99	02:19,63
City Central 2	02:24,77	02:30,08	02:25,29	02:29,47
Timberlands 1	02:05,83	02:11,68	02:06,85	02:12,21
Midwest Ranch 1	03:04,36	03:07,84	03:04,81	03:09,79
Total	13:27,25	13:51,64	13:35,00	14:01,53

Special Racing Desert Cup

Track	Lancea	Fortune	Daytana	Mad Rash
Desert Town	03:10,55	03:13,47	03:11,42	03:14,89
Desert Scrap Yard	02:58,00	03:05,31	03:01,77	03:03,89
Desert Oil Field	03:00,41	03:05,48	03:04,02	03:02,46
Total	09:08,96	09:24,26	09:17,21	09:21,24

##Grand Total

1. Lancea - 32:34,83
2. Daytana - 32:57,00
3. Fortune - 33:31,69
4. Mad Rash - 34:00,33

Race - Stage 3

Urban Racing Cup

Track	Bullet	Lentus	Ventura	Lancea
Riverbay Circuit 3	03:07,97	03:09,75	03:07,07	03:21,63
City Central 1	02:55,17	02:54,23	02:54,46	03:01,64
Timberlands 3	03:04,48	03:00,24	03:07,71	03:16,03
Downtown 2	02:35,98	02:40,32	02:41,34	02:45,23
Total	11:43,60	11:44,54	11:50,58	12:24,53

Rural Racing Cup

Track	Bullet	Lentus	Ventura	Lancea
Desert Oil Field	03:50,94	03:46,38	03:57,27	03:57,06
Riverbay Circuit 1	03:07,10	03:05,93	03:10,27	03:13,06
City Central 3	02:48,51	02:50,44	02:57,82	02:56,69
Timberlands 2	02:41,13	02:40,31	02:40,46	02:48,96
Total	12:27,68	12:23,06	12:45,82	12:55,77

Racing Sprint Cup

Track	Bullet	Lentus	Ventura	Lancea
Downtown 1	02:48,19	02:48,21	02:49,14	02:58,44
Water Canal 3	01:27,88	01:25,52	01:31,58	01:37,20
Riverbay Circuit 2	01:39,71	01:40,01	01:40,51	01:45,16
Total	05:55,78	05:53,74	06:01,23	06:20,80

Special Racing Fields Cup

Track	Bullet	Lentus	Ventura	Lancea
Midwest Ranch 1	02:14,53	02:10,75	02:16,93	02:17,99
Farmlands 1	02:20,47	02:16,60	02:19,64	02:29,23
Midwest Ranch 2	02:38,42	02:36,66	02:39,20	02:46,36
Farmlands 2	02:23,30	02:24,94	02:25,76	02:30,63
Midwest Ranch 3	02:10,43	02:11,46	02:14,28	02:16,57
Farmlands 3	03:00,61	02:58,27	03:04,23	03:08,92
Total	14:47,76	14:38,68	15:00,04	15:29,70

##Grand Total

1. Lentus - 44:40,02
2. Bullet - 44:54,82
3. Ventura - 45:37,67
4. Lancea - 47:10,80

Street - Stage 1

Street Challenge Cup

Track	Chili Pepper	Scorpion	Insetta Sport	Sparrowhawk	Crusader
Riverbay Circuit 1	04:19,59	04:32,97	04:20,28	04:11,20	04:13,47
City Central 2	02:25,92	02:30,41	02:28,94	02:23,82	02:21,19
Water Canal 1	03:30,13	03:40,23	03:37,95	03:27,86	03:22,47
Total	10:15,64	10:43,61	10:27,17	10:02,88	09:57,13

Street Twilights Cup

Track	Chili Pepper	Scorpion	Insetta Sport	Sparrowhawk	Crusader
Midwest Ranch 2	03:47,35	03:46,63	03:58,48	03:36,93	03:36,49
Desert Town	03:15,23	03:19,16	03:15,25	03:09,75	03:12,19
Motor Raceway 3	03:01,22	03:10,45	03:05,49	03:00,10	02:58,81
Total	10:03,80	10:16,24	10:19,22	09:46,78	09:47,49

Street Wreck Cup

Track	Chili Pepper	Scorpion	Insetta Sport	Sparrowhawk	Crusader
Water Canal 3	03:00,68	03:46,63	03:06,33	02:53,79	02:55,66
Downtown 3	03:39,19	03:41,61	03:46,06	03:32,71	03:36,74
Motor Raceway 1	02:30,94	02:28,32	02:29,32	02:25,80	02:23,73
Pinegrove 1	02:44,71	02:42,71	02:42,66	02:34,85	02:35,01
Riverbay Circuit 2	03:24,86	03:31,15	03:27,09	03:20,91	03:23,02
Total	15:20,38	15:25,88	15:31,46	14:48,06	14:54,16

##Grand Total

1. Sparrowhawk - 34:37,72
2. Crusader - 34:38,78
3. Chili Pepper - 35:39,82
4. Insetta Sport - 36:17,85
5. Scorpion - 36:25,73

Street - Stage 2

Street Survival Cup

Track	CTR Sport	Vexter XS	Speedshifter	Canyon	Sparrowhawk	Crusader
Pinegrove 3	05:13,30	05:07,43	05:04,25	04:53,26	05:12,64	05:10,72
Farmlands 2	03:43,48	03:39,47	03:36,14	03:34,66	03:41,35	03:43,36
Water Canal 2	05:16,41	05:13,32	05:02,47	05:03,66	05:11,94	05:19,44
Total	14:13,19	14:00,22	13:42,86	13:31,58	14:05,93	14:13,52

Street Rumble Cup

Track	CTR Sport	Vexter XS	Speedshifter	Canyon	Sparrowhawk	Crusader
Downtown 2	02:43,96	02:46,87	02:42,86	02:39,77	02:46,79	02:43,26
Motor Raceway 2	03:26,84	03:29,13	03:27,30	03:25,72	03:26,66	03:33,37
Water Canal 1	02:38,34	02:37,90	02:31,87	02:33,61	02:44,22	02:39,25
Farmlands 1	03:10,89	03:12,09	03:06,18	03:01,02	03:10,00	03:06,58
Total	12:00,03	12:05,99	11:48,21	11:40,12	12:07,67	12:02,46

Street Street Circuits Cup

Track	CTR Sport	Vexter XS	Speedshifter	Canyon	Sparrowhawk	Crusader
Riverbay Circuit 1	03:09,71	03:15,65	03:09,44	03:06,27	03:10,13	03:11,30
Motor Raceway 1	02:21,64	02:25,07	02:23,50	02:17,78	02:24,85	02:29,71
Riverbay Circuit 2	02:31,94	02:32,50	02:30,99	02:27,39	02:29,13	02:33,52
Motor Raceway 2	02:38,12	02:37,24	02:33,82	02:31,87	02:38,18	02:38,38
Riverbay Circuit 3	02:28,86	02:27,60	02:22,54	02:21,48	02:26,33	02:25,76
Motor Raceway 3	03:01,78	02:59,61	02:59,74	02:55,64	03:03,31	02:58,92
Total	16:12,05	16:17,67	16:00,03	15:40,43	16:11,93	16:17,59

##Grand Total

1. Canyon - 40:52,13
2. Speedshifter - 41:31,10
3. Vexter XS - 42:23,88
4. CTR Sport - 42:25,27
5. Sparrowhawk - 42:25,53
6. Crusader - 42:33,57

Street - Stage 3

Street Rural Cup

Track	Terrator	Sunray	Speedevil	Road King	Canyon
Pinegrove 2	03:30,92	03:29,72	03:33,37	03:24,43	03:24,85
Farmlands 3	03:10,32	03:04,10	03:12,27	03:00,56	02:59,77
Desert Oil Field	03:04,30	03:04,31	03:02,25	02:56,45	02:55,20
Total	09:45,54	09:38,13	09:47,89	09:21,44	09:19,82

Street Sprint Cup

Track	Terrator	Sunray	Speedevil	Road King	Canyon
Water Canal 3	01:29,59	01:28,26	01:25,17	01:22,09	01:25,50
Midwest Ranch 3	01:29,98	01:31,04	01:27,68	01:27,65	01:28,52
Riverbay Circuit 3	01:35,68	01:36,72	01:36,66	01:31,60	01:24,23
Downtown 1	02:50,79	02:47,31	02:45,42	02:41,33	02:47,03
Total	07:26,04	07:23,33	07:14,93	07:02,67	07:05,28

Street Big Bang Cup

Track	Terrator	Sunray	Speedevil	Road King	Canyon
Midwest Ranch 1	03:02,59	03:01,26	03:02,10	02:56,66	02:54,61
Desert Scrap Yard	02:12,68	02:15,86	02:10,96	02:07,86	02:09,30
Motor Raceway 1	02:19,79	02:19,21	02:17,02	02:10,63	02:16,04
Water Canal 2	03:09,11	03:07,29	03:06,29	02:56,40	03:04,75
Timberlands 3	03:05,65	03:10,92	03:05,30	03:01,40	03:08,55
Total	13:49,82	13:54,54	13:41,67	13:12,95	13:33,25

Special Street City Cup

Track	Terrator	Sunray	Speedevil	Road King	Canyon
City Central 1	02:58,11	02:55,78	02:55,24	02:44,54	02:53,69
Downtown 1	04:10,92	04:13,63	04:09,13	04:05,00	04:14,91
City Central 2	03:06,59	03:02,84	03:02,62	02:57,87	03:01,52
Downtown 2	02:36,33	02:41,13	02:37,68	02:32,35	02:40,93
City Central 3	02:50,07	02:52,57	02:51,33	02:47,68	02:51,52
Downtown 3	03:25,04	03:28,29	03:21,94	03:14,71	03:28,95
Total	19:07,06	19:14,24	18:57,94	18:22,15	19:11,52

##Grand Total

1. Road King - 47:59,21
2. Canyon - 49:09,87
3. Speedevil - 49:42,43
4. Terrator - 50:08,46
5. Sunray - 50:10,24