Well I can't say I've never done any backchanneling, 'cause I have. But it's mostly limited to "I have this time, what's yours." kinda stuff. I don't chase other peoples ghosts. Period. I
do watch them after the fact though. Sometimes I'll tell someone my final time, sometimes not. It depends on who it is, and where I am on the leaderboard. If I think I am in the running for a podium, most likely I won't say what my final time is. But that's just me.
One week SHig and I communicated back and forth on a mission to prevent an Aussie sweep at the top of D1 because they were being so damned arrogant about it.
TBH, we had a lot of fun that week, and helped each other just by providing motivation to keep at it.
I do tend to avoid MSN on Monday nights because I really
don't know who is going to win, and I really don't want to know till results are out, and everyone on MSN just wants to know what your time is. Again, that's just me.
It's true that a lot of race series other than WRS you can post your final time, a replay, etc. IMO, the fact that we can't do it in WRS is one of the attractive aspects of the series. If you want to play it straight up and not backchannel, there is always that little bit of doubt as to where you will finish that makes results day exciting for me. Case in point was the week 48??? race at autumn mini. I had 2 good laps, was at the top of the leaderboard, Dan said he had submitted, and I had the win all sewed up right? Nope. fasj put in a fine effort last minute, and tweaked me at the end. Bravo! He was faster. He worked hard and got the win. He didn't know my time, I didn't know his. My point is that I personally find it more interesting not to know results until Cyril posts it. Knowing a final time doesn't motivate me more or less. What motivates me is the quest for the perfect lap. I've never gotten one, and I've never seen one, (although several I've seen are close!) but someday I would like to finally say, "That's as good as it gets. That lap can't be done any better!"
That....... would be sweet! 👍
So if people want to backchannel, fine. It honestly doesn't bother me in the least. Go for it if that's your bag. But don't go whining when you get beat, that other people aren't "sportsmanlike" because they didn't post splits, etc. etc. when you were backchanneling to beat 80 and were sure you had the win all wrapped in a pretty ribbon for you. That's a bit like the kettle calling the pot black don't you think?
Put in the effort, take your best shot, and let the chips fall where they may. Sometimes you might win, most times not. Plain and simple nothing is for sure, and life's not exactly fair is it? ..........IMO.
I vote no. 👍
... backchannel 
Not sure my browser allows that sort of thing? 
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