Unlocking the Stratos in Sega Rally Championship

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Has anyone unlocked the Stratos in Sega Rally Championship?

Either I'm completely useless at this game or there's a cheat code but I cannot get first in the last race in Arcade. 2nd is the best I've got but 1st place was nowhere in sight. I've got the computer AI set to easy and the car's responsiveness set the highest yet I'm still finding this ridiculously difficult.

Can anyone lend me some tips? I REALLY want to use the Stratos. I have a bit of an obsession for this car.

[edwithmj]

I actually accomplished something for the first time in 2009: I actually got 1st place on Sega Rally hard mode on both the 3 lap courses and 1 lap courses. Before I could only do it on normal mode but I had to use the Stratos to accomplish it on hard.

The trick is to try your best not to touch the sides as they slow you down completely. Practise the courses to perfection. On normal I used the smaller car too. Practice really does make perfect here I'm afraid. Learn to use the brakes around the corners and remember try NEVER to touch the sides especially on the lakeside one. The lakeside on hard mode was a real bitch and I only just beat the car behind by the skin of my teeth too.

[sych]

There is a cheat code for the Stratos car which I have somewhere in one of my back issues of SSM. When I find it I will post it. But to be honest the Stratos car isn't really all that. Super fast but with zero handling. It would take a lot of mastering before you can even keep that car on the road.

Your better off doing what edwithmj said and just practice until you perfect it.

[edwithmj]

Yeah I forgot to mention, the Stratos needs a LOT of practice to master. If you thought it was hard with the normal cars you ain't seen nothin' yet! Mastery of the Stratos is needed for hard mode; you shouldn't really need it for easy or normal mode. Just practise at it.

[Zentron]

I know of that cheat too, on the 'Mode Select Screen', press X, Y, Z, Y, X and you'll get the Lancia Stratos when you get to choose your car (but most likely it will be out of view, just press left or right in the car select area).

When going around the corners, keep your car's nose close to the edges, just be careful, though I mostly power-slide. Though like sych said, the Stratos is fast, but handles like a supermarket shopping trolley (just like the real-life Stratos), so don't go all out in it until you've mastered its lousy handling!

[sych]

Ahh you beat me to it was just about to post the code. Good to see you hitting the ground running Zentron. Post away!

[Deleted]

Thanks for the tips guys, much appreciated.

EDIT
Anybody actually got that code to work?

[min2gas]

Yes. I used this code. But I really like Lancia Stratos so powerful, so fast and really dangerous.

[Deleted]

Got it to work finally. It's one crazy bitch of a car isn't it? That rear-end won't stop going wide! Sounds a bit like a euphamism...

[Zentron]

It is very fast isn't it sonicyoda!? Make sure you practice with your powerslides!

[lostsunday]

I've been trying to unlock the Stratos for ages now, it's really hard for a person that kinda blows when i comes to racing games. I don't want to use the code, altho it's very tempting. Im gonna try and get it the honest way...even if it take years!

[Victor Rong]

My mission for the weekend...unlock the Stratos!