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- terrordog1490
I guess everyone's done sharing their opinions about custom tracks now. Sorry if I'm late to the party. I just wanted to say that the custom tracks are a nice twist to what we have already. In my experience, the most challenging corners have a jump somewhere between the start of the braking zone and the apex of the corner, like what we saw on Silver Shadow Path. This can be especially tricky if the corner tightens immediately after the jump, when the jump appears to be at the apex.
Also, I have to agree with @watermelon punch and @Torzilla, that not knowing the track very well is part of what makes the racing more fun. Now, whether it really levels the playing field or not, Idk. It's likely that we all learn the track at a different pace. As with Silver Shadow Path, I had a trial by fire in the performance coupes (or was it luxury?). However, I was on pace to land in third until I got pressured into braking late without regard for my worn tires. But that sort of mistake can happen on a well-known track, and that was my first time racing that track, while everyone else in the room had raced it at least once before. But that one race was all that I needed to get a good feel for a track that size, so that, with the higher-numbered car that I ended up with, I could win by a huge margin in the next race. Of course, I bombed my last race that day, but car-compatibility with the driver is just another variable here, and FFs are the most mentally-taxing cars for me to drive, so I just didn't really have the focus to deal with the EK, even after practicing with it before the race. I know it seems like it really all comes down to luck, and when you consider our shuffling formula, it still hugely depends on luck, but whoever is able to grasp the basic demands of the track the fastest will gain an advantage over those who are still trying to figure it out, or keep forgetting about that one deceptive corner.
Also, I have to agree with @watermelon punch and @Torzilla, that not knowing the track very well is part of what makes the racing more fun. Now, whether it really levels the playing field or not, Idk. It's likely that we all learn the track at a different pace. As with Silver Shadow Path, I had a trial by fire in the performance coupes (or was it luxury?). However, I was on pace to land in third until I got pressured into braking late without regard for my worn tires. But that sort of mistake can happen on a well-known track, and that was my first time racing that track, while everyone else in the room had raced it at least once before. But that one race was all that I needed to get a good feel for a track that size, so that, with the higher-numbered car that I ended up with, I could win by a huge margin in the next race. Of course, I bombed my last race that day, but car-compatibility with the driver is just another variable here, and FFs are the most mentally-taxing cars for me to drive, so I just didn't really have the focus to deal with the EK, even after practicing with it before the race. I know it seems like it really all comes down to luck, and when you consider our shuffling formula, it still hugely depends on luck, but whoever is able to grasp the basic demands of the track the fastest will gain an advantage over those who are still trying to figure it out, or keep forgetting about that one deceptive corner.