There are other options for earning money, though. I found that my XP account grew satisfyingly quickly and that I was often promoted to the next higher level without having finished every possible event in the preceding level. The fact that you can gain XP in a race where you have a mediocre finish is helpful too, in that it provides an incentive to keep racing after that first unfortunate spin. You will gain XP for leading a lap, for driving a precise and well controlled race line, for driving in traffic without hitting anyone, and, of course, for placing well in a race. Passing a slower car and being passed by a faster car are both things that require experience to do well and safely, but obviously they are not the same thing at all. But while the experience gained by trailing around at the back of the pack will teach how how to be passed, the experience of leading a race is critical as well. You don’t need to win a race, or even place very well, to gain experience. Experience in real life can take many forms. Once you meet certain thresholds of experience, you are allowed to move into higher class races. In Shift 2, your experience is measure by XP, or experience points. The bottom line is this: in the real world, breaking into the higher strata of professional motor racing is frustrating, demoralizing, and never-ending work. It can take years to rise above the weekend racer level and get into a strong, high visibility racing series. Winning a race now and then is not enough, nor is building a lot of time in a race car without ever managing to step onto a podium. Opportunities for advancement are rare enough that most drivers will drive anything, anytime, and anywhere in order to gain much needed experience. Every rung of the ladder is at least an order of magnitude harder to achieve that the one preceding it, and any combination of bad luck, bad judgment, or bad equipment in any given race can easily knock as aspiring racer back a few rungs. Building a career in motor racing (at least without enjoying the nepotistic advantages of having a name like ‘Senna’ or ‘Earnhardt’) is a long, tough slog.
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