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Grand Prix Veteran

Grand Prix Veteran

Drive 300 miles on Long Beach Full Circuit in a modern Indy car.

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How to unlock the Grand Prix Veteran achievement in Forza Motorsport 5 - Definitive Guide

Long Beach has three different options regarding which sections of the track to race on, but you need to race on the Full Circuit track which is 1.97 miles long. That means you'll need to make 153 laps total in your modern indy car (if the game is tracking mileage correctly).

There are a total of 4 Modern Indy cars available for 1.3 million credits each:

Chevrolet Dallara DW12 Andretti Autosport #1
Chevrolet Dallara DW12 Team Penske #12
Honda Dallara DW12 Target Chip Ganassi #9
Honda Dallara DW12 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing #15

These are high-powered X-class cars with a 999 rating. It is a big investment, but
you can use your modern indy car in the modern indy car career event (Racing League). The Long Beach full circuit track is the second event and is 5 laps, so you'll get about 10 miles each time you race it. You'll have to complete the rest of the championship (10 races), but afterwards you can continue to race in that career event 20 times total for around 200 miles and the following achievement:

Forza Motorsport 5Career MindedThe Career Minded achievement in Forza Motorsport 5 worth 134 pointsEarn 20 gold medals on Long Beach in Career.


While we're at it, why not stack up on a few other achievements? You might want to use your indy car for the Long Beach customs achievement:

Forza Motorsport 5Long Beach CustomsThe Long Beach Customs achievement in Forza Motorsport 5 worth 155 pointsEarn 25 gold medals on Long Beach in Free Play.


That would get you at least 50 miles if you do only one lap.

Use your indy car in the Long Beach Full Circuit in a rivals event for this achievement:

Forza Motorsport 5Long Time RivalsThe Long Time Rivals achievement in Forza Motorsport 5 worth 168 pointsFinish 25 Long Beach Rivals events.


That'll get you another 50 miles if you do only one lap at a time.

Beach Hopper offers another way to earn more miles (thanks Parallax Demon):

Forza Motorsport 5Beach HopperThe Beach Hopper achievement in Forza Motorsport 5 worth 189 pointsRace in 50 Multiplayer events on Long Beach.


That'll be around 100 miles if you do one lap at a time. You can set up a private multiplayer lobby for this.

The following is an expired challenge and no longer relevant to the solution:


Have fun! Get creative! Perhaps you can get an affinity level to 25 with Honda or Chevy. It is quite nice when you can stack up on some achievements. Enjoy!
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11 Apr 2014 14:30

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When you're at it.

Forza Motorsport 5Beach HopperThe Beach Hopper achievement in Forza Motorsport 5 worth 189 pointsRace in 50 Multiplayer events on Long Beach.


This one you can do solo in a private MP lobby. Just use an Indi car and do one lap races (have Twitch or another app snapped, because of the loading screens).
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By Parallax Demon on 28 Apr 2014 19:44
Another good place to use it will be those 25 Free Play medals. A good race in the challenge hopper will net you well over 150 miles.
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By planting42 on 11 Apr 2014 18:03
Good point, I'll add that to the solution. Thank you planting42.
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By Xtowers on 11 Apr 2014 18:06
Awesome. I will check it out. I maxed out affinity for Honda, too, so I just need to save up for a Chevy to start making progress on this achievement again.
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By Xtowers on 28 Apr 2014 20:00
@Parallax Demon - How did I miss that one? redface Added.
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By Xtowers on 28 Apr 2014 20:17
I managed to finally achieve this achievement. I updated the solution with additional info on career races. Also I thought I'd mention that I am now affinity level 25 with both Honda and Chevy due in large part from this achievement.
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By Xtowers on 28 May 2014 14:16
My free play miles while working on Long Beach Customs did not count towards this achievement. I was using the DW12 modern indy car.
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By NighthawkJoV on 14 Jul 2014 21:31
Were you using the Full Circuit track?
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By Xtowers on 14 Jul 2014 21:34
Nice. Good to know. Thanks!
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By Xtowers on 15 Jul 2014 11:56
Gonna use this guide later for this achievement. I have saved up more than enough now, and want to get at least one of the grind achievements done and out the way.
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By FullMoonBeaver on 27 Sep 2014 09:02
Does it need to be your own car or rented one is tracked too?
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By igor5618 on 26 Nov 2014 06:30
I think rented should work, too, but try it out and let us know.
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By Xtowers on 26 Nov 2014 15:16
Shame on these grind achievements...
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By Xonatron on 23 Jan 2015 02:58
This is how a solution should be. Brilliant! :)
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By Bonxy on 05 Jan 2017 21:05
I recommend #12 chevy Dw12 and download the "Long Beach Achievement" tuning
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By Jeyzy Liadon on 08 Mar 2018 08:36
Eu fiz uma corrida de 50 voltas e o jogo não computou na conquista 😢
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By o Walace o on 19 Aug 2023 13:39
Good guide. Having already gotten Honda to affinity level 25, I'm choosing Chevy for this achievement. If anyone wants to help a fellow TA'er out, I've done what I think it's a pretty decent tune for the Andretti DW12. Traded some top end speed for grip and acceleration. Any help towards my tuning rewards would be greatly appreciated :)
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By Chameleon1977 on 19 Apr 2014 07:07
It was counting, it just suddenly stopped real-time tracking the achievement miles in the snap window. Reloaded the xbox and the percentage jumped to the expected point.
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By NighthawkJoV on 14 Jul 2014 23:35
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300 miles is 153 laps of the Long Beach Full Circuit.
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By AssHaTeR on 20 Feb 2018 07:09