I've been struggling and raging with these two for a bit... I play on hardcore controls, because I find it the least silly to drive with. Use an Xbox controller.

I can't control my car AT ALL. Dirt it seems like I'm playing Juiced 2... with the endless drifting. While the AI look like they're just driving like normal... no sliding whatsoever.
Scramble 2 as soon as I hit a bump (made even worse in the nighttime) it's over. Car slides out of control and the gold ghost zooms by me... the problem is, ITS ALL BUMPS.

So yeah, any tips or suggestions for ways to succeed at these without "hockey pucking" because it's really infuriating...