But really, if you have no want to improve, do you expect people to slow down for you? I mean, to me, it sounds like your upset, cause you have no one in your skill level to race with. But you seem to lack the want to be better, instead you just put out the excuse that "it doesnt matter, I suck." In which case, you will always be outclass and no one is going to go slower to make you happy.
I have want to improve, and I have improved. I'm much better now than I was a year ago. But it is silly to think I'm some how going to get magically better.
And I'm sorry, I'm not really upset. My ultimate goal is to find some system that works so that people of similar talents (or lack there of) can find each other and have enjoyable races. I can't really be the slowest one out there. There have to be others.
Now, reading the forums, I'm starting to wonder if all the newbs/loser/poor drivers like me are GT Fanbois that only play A-Spec or only go to online lobbies with racing tires and SRF. That's kind of a shame. I've never intentionally play GT with SRF on. I am looking for a simulator, not a video game. (I should try iRacing, but it is my understanding that they are all hardcore.)
But no, I'm really not upset or mad or sad about any of this. I really just want to find a way to make it all better. My Tuesday project is an example of that. Since I can't find drivers of similar skill, I'm trying to find a parity device that can help handicap drivers to create closer driving.
And I'm trying to avoid using Boost, and this is why:
With boost, you wreck, and the game speeds you up to catch up. So a ten lap race really just comes down to the last lap or so. So... why not just have a one lap race? And if you are going to get boosted, then what is the incentive to race clean?
With no boost, you have to race clean for the entire 10 laps. If you have a car that can keep up, then you actually have to race it. And that's what I want to do. I often wreck, but I wreck because I can't keep up and I push too hard trying. Yes, I could drive clean, but that means I drive slow. That means I was going to lose anyway.
This past week on Autumn Ring, during a race, I put in a 1:28.1. I'm pleased with that. But I did that because I was alone, had no one around me, and I could push it. So I was able to pull off some of the four-wheel drifts and get in a good lap time. Every lap around it was rubbish because I spun out trying to push it. During a race, it just isn't worth it. I should drive clean and consistent. That means I drive 1:30s.
The leaders were doing 1:27s. And they weren't spinning out.
Besides, Cheeb might get data overload on his spreadsheets with more tracks and cars.
Well, I've only seen the spreadsheet for D1. If that spreadsheet was done by one person for all divisions, then yes, I could see it being an overload. If each division dropped different tracks, and I was able to make Sundays work, then I don't mind doing the data collection for D3. That's a lot of ifs.