Jeff Gordon no need to stand up and cheer boo is standing by to be your tour guide and mentor in the world of the NASCAR big leagues. The autosave feature is the first option that presents itself and I highly recommend its selection to prevent the loss of a great position in a mile race that you find yourself without the stamina to finish in one sitting. Next Jeff will ask you to choose your driving style normal or pro. He recommends normal but those familiar with the NASCAR series will want the options available to them with pro. Finally you get to give Jeff s car a test run to become familiar with the controls and so it s off to Michigan in the number . After the test run you have the option of repeating in the same mode trying the other mode or returning to the garage. Jeff had asked me to bring it back in one piece but he didn t seem to mind that I d managed to remove most of the paint from the right side. Stepping from the rather beat up it was time to build my own ride but I was disappointed to discover that all of the cool numbers were unavailable and I was thus forced to choose a three digit identifier between and . In the paint booth there are numerous options from which to choose to achieve just the right look but don t get too attached to your sponsors. If you intend to play in Career Mode you ll lose them as soon as you get started. Once your car is ready it s off to the races. There is an option to play as one of the Cup series superstars in Race Now mode but you can only build reputation used for acquiring upgrades and better sponsors if you race as yourself in your own car. In Race Now mode you can then choose which series you want to compete in. I opted for the Sprint series and was immediately on my way back to Michigan. On arrival Rusty Wallace chimes in with a one lap walk through of the track and just like in real life race week consists of practice qualifying and the race itself. Practice and qualifying are not required to compete but unless your rep is really high I recommend that you at least try to qualify well or suffer starting the race at the back of the pack. To exit practice simply click the start button. In addition to Race Now mode there s a campaign style Career mode and the Sprint Driver Challenge where you must perform a specific task follow a certain line pass a determinate number of cars etc. to earn both reputation and performance points. After coming in a respectable th in Race Now mode I opted to try my skills in Career Mode. Pages Pages You can leave a response or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply Name required Email will not be published required Website About Us Terms Conditions Site Map Entries RSS Comments RSS NewWorld.com Inc. All Rights Reserved.