Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-27170954-20161109200558/@comment-26455682-20161111013815

I've always wondered the best way to go the farthest distance, so this thread has inspired me to set up an experiment. For the first trials I chose NASCAR Indy Speedway (19.1). I chose this instead of P1GTR since I have multiple cars with similar PR's to drive so I don't have to wait on service times. Trial 1: clock-management (don't pass until clock is under 80 sec). Car: #43 Petty Fusion, PR 58.6. Distance=34.5 miles. Lost 1-2 laps (3-6 miles) due to very aggressive bots. Trial 2: flat-out. Car: #88 Earnhardt Chevy, PR 58.0. Distance =26.5 miles. Had the large packs of cars from about 6-10 miles but after that very few cars to pass. Last three cars I passed were just as fast as I was and they tried to PIT me as I passed them. Trial 3: wait til 45 secs, then go flat-out. Car:#4 Harvick Chevy, PR 58.6. Distance=29.7 miles. I came to three conclusions: 1) clock-management seems to be best, although I've only run one st of trials. 2) laps have to be very clean, especially deep in the run. 3) the new bots make clean runs almost impossible!