"Down But Not Out" not unlocking, help needed.

[tick dickler]

Basically, the title. At this point, it is exceedingly unlikely that I have to get the car closer to the kill grid, as at times I feel I am equally close to it on previous attempts only to find the car spontaneously combust. After flying near the grid, I trigger the next checkpoint to 'submit' my attempt, but still nothing.

For reference for the proximity I am getting, I have found a path under the track in Cataclysm that gets me exceedingly close to the kill grid; bumping the stageside prop almost always guarantees in death as the car bounces off and into the grid.Picture below, with arrow indicating the direction of travel:

https://i.imgur.com/y8UzNuU.jpg

Does this path take me close enough to the grid, and if so, why isn't the achievement unlocking?

[Californ1a]

You do have the get very close to the killgrid. That image doesn't seem close enough. You can get closer by turning upsidedown (the top of the car can touch it slightly before blowing up). Also make sure you don't have any cheats enabled, they disable unlocking achievements.

[Ravenize > *]

I had the same issue, wasted over an hour trying to get it on Cataclysm. I'm like 99% certain it's impossible there. The only video I could find showed it near a red version of the kill grid, not the gray. So I switched to the first map I could think of with that version: Entanglement. Bam, got it on my first try (you have to go a little ways into the map), flying much farther away than I had been on Cataclysm.

When in doubt try switching things up. Hope that helps.