Trying S-Class single player - best character for the Races?

[Honorable_D]

So, I've unlocked S-Class and have done some levels in the Campaign mode and have found that the actual races are amongst the hardest of all.

I can do the Boost and Drift challenges on S-Class pretty easily but things like Race, VS and Battle Races are just a ♥♥♥♥♥ to get first in - I usually end up 4th to 2nd. So, I gotta ask, is there a go-to character that has the best stats for the races?

I'd imagine that a high top speed and boost character would be the best and I've won that very first S-Class race in the Campaign but it took me around 6-7 tries as General Winter with the BOOST mod... and that was an easy track. I really don't want to be spending 10-20 tries on tracks like Race of AGES.

[IEVI]

Sonic with speed mod

[GreenSwede]

I don't think there is any "best" character to use, just use the one you're most comfortable with. I can win most S-Class races even with slow characters. It can be wise to change the character depending on the track that you're playing (for an example: Burning Depths got some very tight turns and it might be easier to use a character with more handling, etc).

Anyway, just like you said, using someone with a lot of boost (AGES with the Console Mod for an example) can be a good thing to do. I personally use Metal Sonic for a lot of my races, and I keep his stats at default (no mod).

Originally posted by EVI:

Sonic with speed mod

Speed is pretty useless to be honest. Boost is where it's at.

[NBlast]

You need Boost and Speed on reasonable levels. Acceleration is also important in case you are bad at dodging the item attack. As said above, you can win the S-Class easly as any character.

As my own preference - Gum & Beat Console Mod - 4/2/1/5. Be vary that I can easly handle 1-Handling car, but for newcomers this can be problematic.

Also, Balanced characters are also nice - for example Knuckles or NIGHTS Standard Mod 3/3/3/3.

[Hyxin]

Thats funny i'm the oposite i can win the races, vs, and such but the boost, drift is harder but i'm just a bad driver at that.
haven't found any character to be better or worse. i like running characters with some handling and alot of boost though

[Honorable_D]

Do you guys spend coins at the slot machines to get good buffs? What are some of the best buffs you can get out of those?

[GreenSwede]

I never used the slot machines when I played World Tour, I forgot they even existed. There are so many items and buffs you can get from it, but my personal favorite items has to be when I get a glove or a super glove. There are some buffs that are good too, like being able to have boosts for a longer time, bees slows you down less, etc.

[Gecko]

Sonic With Consol Mod

[IEVI]

alexx kidd with console mod

[IceBlade]

Tails.

...

What?

[Honorable_D]

I've beaten F-Zero GX's story mode on Very Hard and also Master difficulty on all Cups including AX Cup - without snaking - so I know I have the skill needed for a racing game...

I dunno, I just feel the AI rubberbands/cheats way too much in this one and thats just plain frustrating. I'm sure with enough time I'll beat every mission on S-Class but... I don't forsee it being actually fun. =/

[StaxXx]

i use toad....oh wait, sorry, wrong game...