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- JMarine25
Hi, GTPlanet.
Here is a topic many of us don't like to discuss. What happens when you have did well all race long, and when it comes to the finish line... you crossed the start/finish line, but not being the leader at crossing? Normally, you'd begin to feel upset for what you done, and often times, some racers don't want to accept defeat. When you lose a race, you lost for a certain reason. Some examples of reasons include:
- I lost to a better racer (most common).
- I am not experienced at this track.
- I tried my best.
- I had everything go right, but luck wasn't with me.
A time or two, I'd lose races in GT. I can recall GT1 when I raced my 3000GT in race trim, and at the last few laps of the Special Stage Route 11 Endurance, I lost to the Acura NSX-R GT2. GT2, I'd often lose the GT All-Star race at Rome in my GT-One (Toyota) because I spun out at the slowest corner on the track. GT3, I lost the European Championship race with my Nissan Skyline. I accepted that loss because my car with my power just wasn't enough, and that I don't want to re-run the entire series over again until I had a decent budget.
We don't like to talk about it, but it happens in racing. Remember the AU Cerumo Supra that was leading all the way to the finish line, but on the last lap, the car needed new tires, and it spun out, thus ending the race for that team. Now, a few things I want to note, just because you post something in this thread doesn't mean that you're a loser. Just because you lose races at times doesn't make you a real racer. I mean, come on. Even Michael Scumacher had oppurtunities slip away from him in his past. And there is no such thing as a perfect racer because we are all human beings, and not all the time do things go our way.
So, how would you overcome a loss in a certain aspect of motorsports? Do you accept defeat or decline it? Do you have words of wisdom for people who may be occasional losers? This can also be a learning experience. So there is a latent and manifest function (Sociolgy terms) to this topic. Contribute now.
Here is a topic many of us don't like to discuss. What happens when you have did well all race long, and when it comes to the finish line... you crossed the start/finish line, but not being the leader at crossing? Normally, you'd begin to feel upset for what you done, and often times, some racers don't want to accept defeat. When you lose a race, you lost for a certain reason. Some examples of reasons include:
- I lost to a better racer (most common).
- I am not experienced at this track.
- I tried my best.
- I had everything go right, but luck wasn't with me.
A time or two, I'd lose races in GT. I can recall GT1 when I raced my 3000GT in race trim, and at the last few laps of the Special Stage Route 11 Endurance, I lost to the Acura NSX-R GT2. GT2, I'd often lose the GT All-Star race at Rome in my GT-One (Toyota) because I spun out at the slowest corner on the track. GT3, I lost the European Championship race with my Nissan Skyline. I accepted that loss because my car with my power just wasn't enough, and that I don't want to re-run the entire series over again until I had a decent budget.
We don't like to talk about it, but it happens in racing. Remember the AU Cerumo Supra that was leading all the way to the finish line, but on the last lap, the car needed new tires, and it spun out, thus ending the race for that team. Now, a few things I want to note, just because you post something in this thread doesn't mean that you're a loser. Just because you lose races at times doesn't make you a real racer. I mean, come on. Even Michael Scumacher had oppurtunities slip away from him in his past. And there is no such thing as a perfect racer because we are all human beings, and not all the time do things go our way.
So, how would you overcome a loss in a certain aspect of motorsports? Do you accept defeat or decline it? Do you have words of wisdom for people who may be occasional losers? This can also be a learning experience. So there is a latent and manifest function (Sociolgy terms) to this topic. Contribute now.