now that all of the excitement has died down from the first race. i'll re-post an idea up about race starts...
for the sake of a better replay, how about, just before the race is to start, the practice times are reset (e.g. change damage to light then back to heavy again) then everyone enter the track using the same PP restrictor format (lowest to highest, one PP level at a time). form up on the track in the quali order as instructed by the host and then the race is started. instead of people weaving through each other to find their place and potentially damaging their car or somebody elses, everyone will already be in their grid slot and then the parade lap can take place in a more orderly fashion.
it's an idea that i came across in another race series and it works well.
this won't actually make much difference to the current format and will add only about 30 seconds to the overall procedure due to the resetting of the practice session (this time could be used to make any last minute tweaks like lengthening the TM for the race etc).
plus it has two advantages:
- a better looking replay, and
- reduced risk of car damage
thoughts?