Talk:Balance of Power/@comment-28169398-20180313074409

So some observations. On Day 1 I upgraded to all 3's before starting.

Now on Day 3. Comparison to Speed Junkie.
 * 3.1 SJ was at Base, no upgrades
 * Grids were reversed. In his the fastest bots were on pole. For mine, they started second to last, making them much easier to beat.
 * SJ finishing time 1:40. Mine 1:50. Bots were 10 seconds slower on 1 lap of The Grand Prix Circuit in mine than his.
 * 3.2 SJ was at Base, no upgrades
 * SJ's target was 287.0kph. Mine was 284.9.
 * 3.3 SJ upgrades 1110100
 * Grids were reversed again
 * SJ may have won without doing it, but he needed to pit the 1st place bot to get by and won in 48.546.
 * I was able to pass second and first place by Becketts and had the lead on the Wellington Straight. Winning time 52.850.
 * 3.4 SJ upgrades 1110100 Both of us chose to finish 3rd.
 * Grids were reversed again
 * SJ got behind 3rd at lap three on Becketts, got his 15s tailgate, passed just before Luffield and finished 3rd in 2:11.078
 * I caught 3rd at lap two and started the tailgate at Becketts, but screwed it up by pitting the bot. Even though I picked up damage from the pit, I was able to chase down 2nd by the third lap at Becketts and got my 15s tailgate. Then I backed off and waited for 4th to catch up and finished 3rd in 2:27.418.

So, to summarize. I had to face slower bots and had easier goals and as a result race times were slower, which means bot management should be more effective.

So if you are above the Recommended PR, not only is your car improved, but you are getting easier goals with more effective bot slowing, without going to extremes like parking and pitting bots. And that are RR3 SEs today, in a nutshell.