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Yeah, it's nice that they've at least tried something new, with the ranked street car race.Bit harsh!
Road cars of any sort take a completely different skillset to master than it does to throw a Gr3/4 car around a track ad nauseum. You have to master the art of playing with weight and momentum rather than relying on the car doing exactly what you tell it to do. It's a minivan, after all. You have to treat it like one.
I think it's unfair that PD relegate people good in these types of cars to having unranked races only. It's very nice to have an opportunity to improve your ranking using what you specialise in.
There's plenty of people I imagine stuck in lower splits because they aren't so good in race cars but can dominate in a road car. It's only fair the opportunity to rank is there for them as well. I believe @sturk0167 is in exactly that position so it's not like it's an unheard of scenario.
On a more fun note, I had a couple races earlier where I finished 0.04s ahead of the exact same guy in two different races hours apart. What are the chances?
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Yesterday, before work, I did a few laps to see what it's like.
After work, I tried 2 races from the back. In the first one, I got caught in the middle of a demolition derby at the lap one chicane. I was knocked well off the track, and back to dfl with a 2 second penalty. Ended up 7th.
I managed to win the second one, due to some good fortune.
I will probably end up in SR trouble if I continue to start at the back.
I am really liking the cool liveries people are bringing. The van makes a good canvas. Plus, there are tons of commercial vans in everyday life, as well as movies and TV shows to emulate. I've seen lots of artistic creativity. 👍