Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-36833724-20180905225813/@comment-32672384-20180906004237

You are driving the cars as hard as you can in these modes, compared to races against AI where you know you don't need to be flawless in every section of the track. You're more likely to push the car up to and beyond it's limits when your absolute best is expected of you (WTTT, OMP, even some SE challenges)