Sometimes, the smallest things can make a big difference. When I bought my Dracula, it was set with the outlanes at the easiest settings. I had the game at 7.5 degrees of pitch and it was pretty brutal. Could not break 500M in around 200 games. I dropped it down to 7 degrees, and my next game was over 600M. Next I opened the outlanes back up to default, and it was back to kicking my ass again, but really no worse than it was with "easy" outlanes and 7.5 degrees. Today I dropped it down to about 6.75 degrees. Didn't notice a huge difference right away, but time will tell.

So, try setting the game up at 6.5 degrees of pitch, with "easy" outlanes. Maybe have some others try it out and see how they do.

Also, don't discount the fact that sometimes more pitch actually makes a game easier, with less side-to-side motion causing outlane drains.