Lol, that's the old club I used to race in with Brandon, good times
I can definitely vouch that the parity system works, the purpose of the set (capped) time for those still questioning it, is to keep the field close and competitive and therefore fun.
If you find yourself in a room or club where you are at best average or less, the chances are you will not stick around for many events, and this does nothing for the strength or success of the club. If however you have a real chance of winning, it's a different story!
Not only is there more motivation but also you will find yourself amongst more exciting competition and many battles for position, winning becomes secondary to the actual competition. It will also allow you as a driver, to hone your race craft and driving skills, allow you to play around with tuning or just keep it simple and run stock(ish) cars amongst tuned variations!
The real thing here though is honesty, you must work to be close enough, but not exceed the cap time, so that there is a balance to the field.
If you sandbag, and try to save a second or two for the race, firstly you will be called out and secondly it will take away from the event.
There is only reward in winning if you earn it!
If you have 16mins to spare, watch this race I captured.
The field is small as this was one of the last races we had in the Parity Club (
@BrandonW77's), but it was always close and challenging, the odd bump or two does happen, but again honesty and fair play is earned and respected amongst the club, so others know when you up to no good or make a genuine mistake.
In the vid, you will see that Brandon's car has more power and faster down the straights, but mine is setup for fast and stable cornering and braking. Which makes for some interesting racing
Enjoy
EDIT
About the fuel weight lifting causing faster laps, I confess I did not think about that. There are two solutions:
1. The drivers must take the fuel depletion when tuning their cars, thus testing with mid-fuel tanks for example
2. I will turn tyre/fuel depletion off
EDIT: I think I'll go with solution 1, meaning the drivers will need to test their lap times with low fuel level. However, the tire wear should balance the fuel weight lifting.
I don't think this ever really caused any issues in the rooms I used to race in, fuel load would probably be offset by tyre wear!
I would only expect to see improved times if you only had 1/3 tank of fuel or less and fresh rubber.
Testing will help identify these points, but I think option 1 is the right answer too.
If we are all clear that "
any" time under the Cap incur's a penalty as stated, then there is no argument really.
As long as the host is consistent in the regulations, they are the same for everyone and thus fair.
I reinforce my earlier point that honesty (and testing!) will pay off. We will all go under the Cap time I'm sure at some point or another. It happens, but there is a mechanism in place to accommodate it and discourage it for future events. 👍
You're right it will be 6:00pm for you.
