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Close Encounters achievement in Forza Horizon

Close Encounters

Beat 10 Festival Racers after challenging them to a race.

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How to unlock the Close Encounters achievement

  • SSCPSSCP
    22 Oct 2012 23 Oct 2012
    Go up behind a festival goer - Their car will appear as a grey circle on the mini map - and they have the name above their car - Press X - Beat them to the finish line - Repeat 9 more times

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    Anth cFI honestly thought it meant beat the main characters after you finish a certain wrist-band lol Thanks for clearing that up though. Thumbs up for you!
    Posted by Anth cF on 25 Jan 13 at 02:21
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  • SmedsSmeds
    01 Jan 2013 01 Jan 2013
    If you want to knock this out quickly and simply, challenge the same driver 10 times.

    If you come across a driver you have no trouble beating, challenge him again. Simply stay just a tiny bit ahead of the other driver the entire race, and when you are released from your winnings screen, you can let him pass (or catch up to/turn around to catch him) and challenge him again and get another easy win.
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    S0PH0Show do you know if you have already challenged a driver if you were trying to challenge them each at least once?
    Posted by S0PH0S on 15 Jul 13 at 04:28
    SmedsUnless you keep track yourself I don't believe there is a way to find that information.
    Posted by Smeds on 15 Jul 13 at 13:59
  • XexyzXexyz
    01 Feb 2014 04 Feb 2014
    It's easier to leave this until you've got at least one faster car - in the A class or above. As you drive around the world you will see other festival racers in their cars, with their names above their heads (they also show up as grey circles in the map in the bottom-left corner of the screen). If you drive behind these cars you will be given the option to challenge them by pressing the X button. In the notification it gives an indication of how difficult the race will be, typically dependent on the type of car the other driver has.

    So, in order to get this achievement easily, free roam in your A-class car and look for an opponent who's driving an old, slow car - and challenge them. Do this ten times - it doesn't even need to be a different opponent each time!
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