Talk:Group 5 1979 Season/@comment-38604921-20190912144519

Just a quick rant about bots at Daytona...

I was running 11.3 (5 lapper) and was put straight into the tire barrier on turn one on lap 2 by the 4th place bot. In my heart, I knew I should have restarted right there, but didn't. I pushed forward.

By the end of the 4th lap, I was in 2nd place, chasing MiceOrMan. There was lap traffic, so I thought I might have a chance. Entering the tri-oval after the bus stop chicane, I was making some distance on him until the last bend.

We were neck and neck and he started to pull away, so I tried a PIT maneuver to try and take the lead. I had the inside lane and  spun him out to the left and his car rapidly accelerated ahead of me and crossed the line sideways in front of me, finishing over half a second ahead of me (!!!).

UNBELIEVABLE physics at work here, folks. The bots are on a pre-programmed, pre-speed-determined route, and if they stay on the track, they will not slow down. It's utter crap.

As a side note, PIT'ing cars that are in 6th place or better is next to impossible. Try it out, I dare you!