@Redneckchef I totally understand why they nerfed Race A, there was too much jeopardy when ratings were turned on and I reckon their metrics probably showed that people were avoiding it. I wish we lived in a world where SR could be off and DR on but for obvious reasons that's impossible. SR on and DR off clearly wouldn't work, so I get it.
It's an unfortunate truth which GT shines a light upon that the majority of players REALLY care about rankings, and coupled with dismal online payouts Race A can appear to be a total waste of time (I don't agree, but as we know already some players aren't just happy with a fun race).
With regards to your lobby lineup, I would agree with
@NAXEHT and also add the appears to be a strong Race A crowd in EMEA who aren't grabbing any DR points but are hella fast in road cars.