Board Thread:Challenge Threads/@comment-27048832-20161126195519/@comment-29898480-20170424010923

Gizm0h wrote: You guys are not kidding about the Catalunya times. I kind of figured there would at least 1 person to crack into the 1:06 range but am kind of surprised at how many are in the 1:07.000 to low 1:08 range. I didn't think there was that much grip in the car for us mortals to run that fast lol. Right now I have a 1:07.815 and that is just outside the top 50. That car does stick though when you get it right, but man is it frustrating! I've had to mentally recalibrate that I'm more like 3+ seconds off the top pace, not 2. And that position on the career TT leaderboard is completely meaningless.

All this bring to mind a business dinner I had just last fall where I was seated next to a young well-pedigreed venture capitalist who related a story about a professional video-gaming team he'd invested in. One of the team's stars was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him what he did when not playing the game. Somewhat confused by the question, the player answered that he ate and slept. The reporter persisted, saying that what she meant was what he did in his free time, when not playing, to which the player patiently explained that there was no free time, and that all he ever did was play the game, eat, and sleep.

On a good day I can play this game for an hour. I really shouldn't be anywhere near the top.