General Hints | Races The Crew Guide

Last update: 21 October 2016

Nitro boost

When appropriately used, nitro boost provides you with an advantage over the opponent. Also bonuses, such as "Boost" and "Fire Away" may be helpful here. There are two ways to use nitro boost effectively.

On winding and tight racetracks, it is best to use nitro boost in scanty amounts, at the exit of each turn. It is the most effective on the 2nd and 3 rd gear. Thanks to this, you will be gaining an advantage, over your opponents on each short straight between turns. There is no point in using up the entire nitro boost right before the turn, because you lose the energy while braking.

The second option is using nitro boost to gain speed on long straights. In this case, however, you need to spare nitro boost before the maneuver. You use it on the last, or the last-but-one gear, which allows you to reach the top speed and speed along a given straight. Of course, both of these techniques can be combined, because in one race there may be a winding fragment, e.g. in the city, and a fast straight e.g. a motorway.

Jumps

On The Crew maps, there are many bumps and other opportunities, where you can jump. Sometimes, they may be problematic. The most important rule is to keep the wheels straightened up both at the moment of bouncing off, and landing. For this reason, you need to drive your car straight up the ramp. You may have some difficulties, while driving racing cars. They have the tendency to turn around, while landing. This is why, it is better to forget about accelerating, at the moment of landing, and if possible, drive around the ramp.

Traffic

What costs you most, during races is bumping into another car, which is a part of traffic. To avoid this, you need to observe several important rules. First, when a car appears in front of you, on a turn, you need to take a quick decision, which side to drive around it on. The safer thing is to do it outward side of the turn, because you are aided by the centrifugal force. A faster solution is to pass the car along the roadside, on the inward side, but sometimes you may not have enough time and a collision will ensue. Apart from that, you lose the energy to brake in front of another car, to fit in. Therefore, you need to be sure and, if in doubt, take the outward. Secondly, do not hesitate to brake, because even on a straight, you lose less time by braking, than as a result of a collision. While on a motorway, or any other fast track, stick between the two lanes, because there always is enough space there, to fit in with your car.