The Welcome to Japan Festival Playlist is live in Forza Horizon 6, and the Gazoo Racer Weekly Challenge is its headline event for the Summer season. Four tasks, one car, and a deadline of May 28, 2026 to pull it all together. The good news: every objective is manageable with the right setup. The frustrating news: a stock 2022 Toyota GR86 will leave you short on the Speed Zone and struggling through hairpins. This guide covers every step, both recommended tune share codes, and the fastest path from task one to the final Touge finish line.
What are all the Gazoo Racer objectives?
The challenge runs as a four-stage chain. Every task must be completed in order using the 2022 Toyota GR86, and skipping ahead doesn't work because the game tracks them sequentially. Here's the full list:
Completing all four tasks earns you Festival Playlist progress toward Series 1 seasonal rewards, including the Mazda Furai as a highlight prize, according to Destructoid's coverage of the event.
GR86 costs 28,000 Credits
Step 1: Get the 2022 Toyota GR86
Head to the Autoshow, filter by Toyota, and pick up the 2022 GR86 for 28,000 Credits. The Auction House is an option too, but seasonal demand inflates prices there. Once purchased, select "Drive Car" and pull out of the garage. Task one checks off the moment you're behind the wheel.
If the task doesn't register immediately, swap to a different car, drive it for a few seconds, then switch back to the GR86. This refreshes the car detection script, according to the xboxplay.games guide.
Step 2: How do you hit 3 stars at the Speed Zone?
The Highway View Speed Zone is the recommended target. To earn the 3-star rating, your average speed through the zone must reach at least 193.1 km/h (approximately 120 mph).
Before attempting this, apply the B600 AWD Road Racing tune using share code 302 087 287. This converts the GR86 to all-wheel drive, which dramatically improves launch traction and lets the car hold speed through slight curves without scrubbing pace.
Approach from the west side of the Speed Zone gates. That entry gives you the longest straight runway to build speed before the tracking boundary starts. Keep the line clean, avoid the dirt on the shoulders, and the AWD setup will carry you through comfortably.
Step 3: How do you chain 6 Speed Skills fast?
After clearing the Speed Zone, stay on the highway. Speed Skills in Forza Horizon 6 trigger based on the following thresholds, according to the MSN/Indiatimes breakdown of the challenge:
- Speed Skill: above 100 mph / 161 km/h
- Great Speed Skill: above 150 mph / 241 km/h
- Awesome Speed Skill: above 175 mph / 282 km/h
- Ultimate Speed Skill: above 200 mph / 322 km/h
For fast completion, stay on the main highway and maintain speed continuously. Weave close to civilian traffic to chain Near Miss skills alongside your raw pace. The combination of Speed Skills and Near Misses keeps your skill chain active and gets you to 6 completions faster than pure open-road driving.
Take a smooth right turn and head south down the oncoming ramp to merge onto the secondary highway if you need more room, per the xboxplay.games walkthrough. Keep the throttle pinned until the game confirms Chapter 3 is done.
Don't slam the brakes between skill triggers. Letting the chain expire resets your progress. Keep rolling at speed even between traffic clusters.
If you want to understand exactly how Speed Skill thresholds work and which roads yield the best results, the Forza Horizon 6 Speed Skills guide covers the 150 mph threshold and optimal road picks in detail.
Step 4: How do you win the Hakone Nanamagari Touge?
The final task is a one-on-one downhill mountain race through tight hairpins. Before heading there, swap to the B600 Touge Handling tune using share code 680 790 287. This setup prioritizes suspension and tire compound for quick weight transfers through corners rather than top-end speed, which is exactly what the Hakone course demands.
Find the Hakone Nanamagari Touge event icon in the mountainous eastern section of the map. If the map is cluttered, filter down to "Seasonal Championship" and "Festival Playlist" events only.
Race strategy here is straightforward but unforgiving:
- Brake before corners, not during them
- Hug the inside line through hairpins to maintain momentum
- Out-accelerate your opponent on corner exits
- Avoid aggressive steering inputs that cause the rear to step out
Consistency matters more than outright pace on this track. Players who enter corners too fast lose more time recovering than they save on the approach, as noted across multiple community walkthroughs of the event.
Touge race in eastern mountains
What if I prefer not to use the AWD tune?
The AWD conversion via share code works well, but it's not the only path. Keeping the GR86 in its stock rear-wheel drive layout is viable with the right manual upgrades.
Install a sport tire compound, widen the rear tracks, and add race anti-roll bars. Keep total power output at the top of the B600 class limit. For the Touge race specifically, enable Traction Control (TCS) in the difficulty settings. This lets you drive a committed racing line through hairpins without spinning out, and the AI opponent won't punish you for it.
This approach is slower to set up than entering a share code, but it keeps the authentic rear-drive feel of the GR86 intact.
Preventing progress tracking bugs
Playlist challenges occasionally fail to save progress between chapters. Three reliable habits protect your run:
- Complete all four chapters in strict numerical order. Attempting the Speed Zone or Touge before buying the car can break the tracking script.
- Stick with the 2022 Toyota GR86 for the entire session. Swapping cars mid-run can reset the active chapter.
- After the final race completes, drive in free roam for roughly 30 seconds before closing the game. This pushes a fresh save state to Xbox or Steam cloud servers, per the xboxplay.games technical notes.
With the Gazoo Racer challenge wrapped up, you're one step closer to clearing the full Summer playlist. For everything else the Welcome to Japan season has to offer, the Forza Horizon 6 Welcome to Japan challenges guide has every challenge, car reward, and point requirement in one place. The full Forza Horizon 6 guides collection covers the rest of the season as it unfolds.