Yes, this was more difficult than the Civics race for me!
I had planned to use the s500, so I was not practiced enough with the s2000, particularly regarding tire wear.
No one has lodged any formal complaints, so I posted the results, though I haven't reviewed the entire race (as much as I want to & plan to)... about 8 laps in I accidentally hit exit!
(I really wish there was fast-forward & rewind!!!)
So the only contact incidents I know about are the ones I was involved in, and neither case caused anyone to have their race effected for the worse. Tiger had a bit of mishap & tapped me toward the end of the race, but there was no way I was going to catch up that late in the day anyway, even without a tad of damage, and it caused him more grief than myself. In the other case, I think I may have caused an incident with Ace - not sure didn't get to see the replay... but in that case, he won his class anyway, and I lost mine, so I don't think the incident is worth troubling over.
@ ID_Racing - I'd notice that which you mention... and I was at a loss when it happened, as I wasn't sure why your car got unsettled at that moment. At the time I was thinking perhaps you'd gotten distracted by something IRL. haha. (Sometimes that happens to me!!)
I think sometimes there are slight moments of lag, which make things not synch up. For example, after the race, we had a short race with AOK, myself & Aceboy127 in the s500s. At one point in the race, I was behind those 2, and suddenly their cars jumped to change positions in an odd way. And somehow I was able to get ahead of both of them, because they both became quite slow - I assume they must've experienced something odd from their perspectives.
@ Cobrius... I agree, it was
FAR MORE DIFFICULT to pass the s500s than one would imagine it should have been!! I'm glad to learn it was not just me.
On both times now I have been in a 2-speed traffic race, in the faster model, I have been surprised that it is NOT as easy to pass the slower cars as one might think!
And particularly in this race, I noticed that on certain parts of the track, the s2000 was NOT a great deal faster than the s500. In certain parts of the track, I often felt like I had to struggle to complete a pass on an s500, and then be very diligent to make a gap between us, as the s500 just passed, would be getting a bit of draft I think, and was actually quite agile in certain parts of the track.
Very different than the race in the Civics at Deep Forest, where there were more straight lines where sheer HP & torque difference made passing a bit more sure-footed at various points in the track.
And yes, I will definitely plan more of these when holidays are past.
I'm looking forward to trying other car pairs and various tracks.
Perhaps a track I'm better with, as I realize now how much I didn't know about the good lines on Autumn Ring. On the up side, I believe this race has made clear to me how better to navigate this track.