Talk:RR3 Wiki:Tips and FAQ for The DAYTONA 500/@comment-26715739-20160218072253/@comment-26715739-20160218075950

Recommended PR is just a means to encourage people to upgrade. My guess is that it is based on what sort of time a particular bot would get on that track with your PR - so it doesn't take into account your TSM rank, or number of corners or places you can cut, or number of cars in field, or any of a number of other elements which make it harder or easier to race a particular course.

My view is that standard TSM behavior seems to be fully in operation.

Based on my required target (Kranger 3.0 miles, versus JKR in 3.1) I think 3.3 probably does contribute to TSM time - but not sure whether it will serve up the "per lap" or the "total time". For 3.3 I did the first lap in around 2 minutes and was only just under 1.09 for the second lap. So it might be worth slowing for 2 laps. If you back the field right up (easy to do at Melbourne) then you won't have to worry about backmarkers on your final lap.

I don't know if it's a general overhaul of bot lines, but the NASCARs at Melbourne were running some very odd lines in various places. I got some very weird backups forming behind me on some of the corners.

Obligatory tip: don't forget to service the car at the end of 3.4 - because you probably won't see it again until you're trying to race this section for your 2nd (and subsequent) cars (as has been noted elsewhere - the Petty Ford has a service time of 150 minutes - ie 2.5 hours).