Thanks Operator! So I finally figured out the trick. FOR ANYONE having trouble getting K&N to APPEAR or the JOURNEYMAN ACHIEVEMENT, I figured out this: Simply place first in every single race (except the special Cup Races, but try to be up there in the top 5) in the 3 GT2 tournaments. You can qualify in any position, but you have to place first in every race and thus win the championship. Try to also meet all 6 Sponser objectives as many times as you can. If one of them is to finish a race with no collisions, use one of your backspace rewinds to prevent the collision with another driver, etc. My experience after starting a new game: Placed 1st in the first GT2 Tournament (2 Races with Razer) For the second GT2 tournament, my offers were still from Oakley and Razer. I took Razer and placed 1st with them again. Going back to the first GT2 tournament, you get an offer from Ravenwest. For the third GT2 tournament (6 races plus a cup), my offers were Razer (Oakley disappeared) and my beloved Monster Energy Racing. However, going back to the previous two GT2 tournaments: you get an offer from Intel (plus Razer and Ravenwest) for the first GT2 tournament AND an offer from Team Kicker (plus Razer and Ravenwest) for the second GT2 event. You must now decide which of the new teams you like, Intel, Kicker, or Monster Energy. Whomever you choose to race for, the other two will be gone forever. After winning the third GT2 tournament with Monster Energy, Intel and Kicker were both replaced by Forge and K&N. And because I chose and won with Monster Energy initially, they were the last and final team for all 3 GT2 tournaments. I hope this helped anyone, I didn't mind typing it all up and playing the new career for this experiment (maybe spent an hour or so for the whole thing). Just in my nature to want to help others I guess... =D