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All Gold Arcade

All Gold Arcade

Achieve a gold medal in every Arcade Race.

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How to unlock the All Gold Arcade achievement in Forza Motorsport 2 - Definitive Guide

Alright, this is a solution that will allow you to win every race in your first try!
The objective of this achievement is to place first in every exhibition race. There are 15 or 16 races. Your objective is to place first, not to get the fastest time in the game. This isn't Time Trials.

So with that being said, go to your career, and buy a car menu. Select an Acura RL A-Spec. This is a D 399 class car. Now go to Upgrade and select:
1. Anti-Roll Bar: Progress-Sport Anti-Roll Bar
2. Transmission: Comptech Street Transmission
3. Clutch: Street Clutch

You should be at a D 400 class now.

Now in all of the races, the computer cannot select AI opponents above your class. So if you have a D class, the AI cannot be C class or higher. If you upgrade your Acura as I have said, you should have the most powerful engine in the D class, at around 300hp, and great handling. Although when you look at the stats, and it says you a 3.1 on acceleration, it is inaccurate. You Acura will out-accelerate any other D class car, the computer puts you against.

I won every race by margins of 6 sec. or better. You don't have to be the best driver, I went off the roads many times and still came back to win the race, do to the speed of the car.

To unlock the achievement, simply place first in every race. Remember that the objective is to be in first place, not the fastest car in the game. Your car will have a max speed on flat land of around 115mph. That makes your car a lot easier to handle then a car going 200+mph! Unlocking Gold will unlock Silver and Bronze sub-achievements.
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10 Nov 2009 17:20

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Wow awesome guide, it'll definitely help me get this achievement this week! Positive for sure.
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By Smeds on 18 Nov 2009 20:37
While I have only done the first seven of the fifteen Arcade races, I can vouch that this solution works. Putting the Acura at the top end of the D class definitely helps (as I assume it would for any class). But the slower speeds of the D class make it very manageable. I've won every race so far by at least a couple of seconds (I'm not the best driver either).

One thing to remember is that when you get to the car/class selection screen, you need to pick the far-left option to get the car you created using the list above from your Garage.

Kudos to Spectre!
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By TheIcemanCometh on 13 Dec 2009 15:20
Thanks!
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By SpectreSubZero on 13 Dec 2009 22:09
Amazing! Worked like a charm! I suck at racing games let alone simulator racing games and you made this virtually painless. You da man!
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By Kloxicon on 07 Jul 2010 17:37
If this guide is bad then I am the greatest simulation racer of all time. Thumb up!
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By AdolphMarx on 12 Jul 2010 05:15
Thanks everyone for your feedback!
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By SpectreSubZero on 14 Jul 2010 05:14
Wish i'd have seen this guide sooner! The way i completed this was sooo much more difficult. Definately something rookie racing gamers should use. 2 Thumbs up!
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By Travius1990 on 03 Aug 2010 21:21
Yo thanks for the heads up I got most of the races on my first go and the ones I had to do over were because I kept crashing my car horribly but with the mods you suggested this was easy
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By Martin237 on 27 Aug 2010 06:50
used the 1970 chevelle ss for most of the races but had to use the acura for some of the more windy tracks. Going for a N.American thing. Thanks for the suggestion
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By OwenPaige1 on 07 Sep 2010 16:40
Odd that it didn't work for you, I used it on every race. This car should give a real advantage when it comes to Nurnbergring, because it has the highest top speed of all the D class cars
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By SpectreSubZero on 12 Nov 2010 11:47
wow worked perfectly
thank you
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By Pacer Family on 13 Jan 2011 03:08
Great guide, was stuck on the last one and this helped a lot. Won by 15+ seconds!
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By x Shady Phoenix on 01 Feb 2011 21:57
Was stuck on Nurburgring, same as the last comment. The tweaks made the difference... won by 1.6 seconds.
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By FinderKeeper on 10 Aug 2011 02:06
If you can't get the achievement with this solution, you don't deserve it. Managed each race with about a 15 second lead; passed the competition right at the start and never got passed once.
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By fallouthirteen on 02 Sep 2011 23:26
This solution rocks!!! I am not a gifted driver but I won each race first time. Thanks a lot mate, great work
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By RealityBitesDog on 08 Aug 2012 19:34
Worked just like it said. +1
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By Boarder8912 on 04 Mar 2013 03:27
Quite simple,at nurburgring just use the vauxhaull Astra,much easier to handle and better acceleration than the Acura and no need to tweak.........was stuck on this for days and as soon as I used the Astra cracked it first time
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By FanciestDragoon on 18 Oct 2013 07:18
Great guide, thus far... but after reading ALL the comments... the proof will be when I hit the Nuremberg Ring. I'll let ya know how that turns.
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By xBTCx Corrupted on 02 Sep 2014 07:07
Great find, thanks for the help!
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By PlacidoPaltiPro on 25 Feb 2015 20:39
good guide.. worked a treat
but i would add that ACURA is the brand of car and is found in the USA garages in the shop, NOT JAPAN under Honda.

i was really puzzled as i was looking for a Honda Accura, but couldnt find it at all and had to google Forza 2 Accura to work out that there is a make called Acura (we dont have them here in the uk)

also, TheIcemanCometh's comment about moving left to go to the garage to select your car you've moddified helped, as i was only getting standard stock versions of the cars to choose from...
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By neosalad on 10 Aug 2017 11:12
Thanks for the up vote, but I can't find anywhere in the solution where I wrote the word Honda. Are you referring to my solution or someone's comment?
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By SpectreSubZero on 11 Aug 2017 22:07
Just a FYI, I am doing the races with the class D Saab and winning all easily. Tried the Acura but it is more like the same. I think on class D unless you totally screw it is hard to lose a race if you drive decently.
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By FaSCoRP on 12 Jul 2019 02:04
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If you plan to finish all the Arcade Exhibition races with Gold medals, you'll also achieve the Silver and Bronze achievements as well. I used the Ferrari F50GT for every race. It handles great and has exceptional acceleration and top speed. These races start out kind of short, but as you progress they get longer and longer, so be prepared to give some of your time up. Just do your best and it'll happen. Not as hard as it is time consuming.
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Yes very time consuming haha... The last one is easy if you don't wreck your car to bad so it slows down you speed.
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By bfles on 20 Jun 2009 21:53
Okay to get this achievement you need to be in First Place in every race of the 15 tracks on Exhibition.
You can race in any class that you want. For obvious reasons, the highest the class, the faster the cars, which for some people may be more difficult.

The easy way to do this is by running in Class D. I tried several cars including the Acura RLA-Spec and it worked for several races, but here is the thing with this car, the average speed of this car is very tight, meaning that if on a race, for some reason you lose control of your car and crash, it's going to be very hard for you to catch up again. When you get to the Nurburgring Nordschleife Track you'll know what I am talking about. One mistake and the other cars will pass you, and that's 20 min. of your life that you are not going to get back.

So the formula was to have the fastest car in the lowest Class and that is the Lexus IS300.

Here is what you need to do:
1)Go to Buy car
2)United States
3)Lexus
4) Buy the 2003 Lexus IS300 (reg price $10,500)
5)Go to:Buy upgrades
6)Engine and Power
7)Ignition
8)Buy the Accel-Sport Ignition
9)Go to:Cams and Valves on the Engine and power menu and buy the Sport Cams and valves
10)Go to:Platform and Handling
11)Brakes: and buy the Stop tech-Sport Brakes
12)Anti-Roll bars: buy the hotchkis-Sport anti roll bars
13)Transmission: Buy the Lexus-Sport Transmission
14)Clutch: and buy the Center force-Race clutch
15)Driveline: and buy the Lexus Street driveline.

So there you go, do that and not only will you have a Class D 400, but also the fastest car in that class.
By getting this Achievement you will also be getting the All Silver Arcade(25) and the All bronze Arcade (15).

Don't Forget to change the Assists On, that will make a huge difference. This is how they should be:

Assists
Suggested Line:Full
Anti-Lock Braking:ABS On
Traction:TCS On
Stability:STM On
Shifting: Automatic


I hope that I was able to Help. Best of Luck.
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01 Jul 2011 02:44

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Awesome Guide Dude, Thanks a Lot.
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By ThreeCarpet7 on 27 Jul 2011 04:38
Wow awesome guide, it'll definitely help me get this achievement.
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By SnapMarco Polo on 27 Jul 2011 05:03
ur guide works great and had no problems gettn achievements ...THANKS
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By stickinky on 08 Aug 2011 18:55
Worked a charm.
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By CovetousCash64 on 18 Nov 2012 23:50
Both thumbs of my right hand up!
I was 13 seconds ahead at Nurnberg made a crash and still finnished with 7 sec ahead, this car is awesome!
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By Lamme Tak on 19 Jul 2013 21:58
Works great! That set-up leaves enough margin for errors if your concentration slips.
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By Zvetiki on 22 Dec 2013 18:59
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For this achievement and the other two above it, you must play the "Arcade Mode". From the Main Menu, go into the first option and from there "Arcade". You must complete all 15 races in order to get this achievement. Completing them all, getting 3rd place will get you the bronze achievement, and beating them all in first place will get you this one.

I suggest using the Ferrari #12 F333 SP or the Mclaren F1 as they are both very good for their classes and they will make your life easier. You will face cars in your own Class for these races.

*This achievement is stacked with Bronze + Silver.
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