02-17-2019, 07:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-17-2019, 07:15 PM by Roman Yakubovich.)
Looking back at past 5 weeks of racing Lotus 25 as every-3-hours series I have to say this format does not really suit SRS crowd. As the car is pretty non-standard (in relation to modern cars) in terms of handling, pace spread is incredibly big, there are a lot of people every race who lose 10+ seconds even on relatively short tracks like Brands Hatch.
This car does require not only precise inputs, but also big commitment in terms of moves as the car is very inert. When you suddenly meet a guy who brakes 50 metres earlier than he should, or accelerates 2 seconds later than he should, you have major problems in terms of avoiding a collision. Based on what I have seen in the past weeks there are a lot of drivers who, I don't know, are afraid of the car, thus doing exactly what is described in the previous sentence.
This car is really fun to drive, but it is not suitable for hourly races. I believe it is good to put it as a weekly race or in current Cobra timeslot - it provides server division at least, so that really slow people are separated on their own, and as all of the interested, fast people race in the same time, this can lead to a dramatic improvement of racing quality.
This car does require not only precise inputs, but also big commitment in terms of moves as the car is very inert. When you suddenly meet a guy who brakes 50 metres earlier than he should, or accelerates 2 seconds later than he should, you have major problems in terms of avoiding a collision. Based on what I have seen in the past weeks there are a lot of drivers who, I don't know, are afraid of the car, thus doing exactly what is described in the previous sentence.
This car is really fun to drive, but it is not suitable for hourly races. I believe it is good to put it as a weekly race or in current Cobra timeslot - it provides server division at least, so that really slow people are separated on their own, and as all of the interested, fast people race in the same time, this can lead to a dramatic improvement of racing quality.