Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-28753807-20160729130147

I compared videos of my races in the Light-Rider event to the races uploaded by Real Racing Guru, to see if his competitors were consistently slower than mine. He upgraded to 113.6, before he started racing any goals. I added upgrades so that my first goal, my PR was over recommended and the last goal of the stage was under PR recommended -- generally. So, my PR ending at 112.0 was always under his PR. Granted, I spent gold in the later stages, so if racers of R$ only cars might want to compare their last stages with Guru's to see if it is consistent, however I found it was inconclusive.

I got six goals where the lower PR had faster competitors than the higher PR. Seven goals where the lower PR had slower competitors that the higher PR and the rest were either even, didn't appy -- as in, no competitors times or acheivements were available to compare, or the results were mixed. Mixed results were due to me -- because guru completed all goals on the first try, I failed some first tries. Some where I failed the first try had slower competitors on the first attempt, faster on the winning attempt and vice versa.

I mention in my videos on this, that there are so many factors involved in the equation, no real conclusion can be drawn. Maybe Firemonkeys changed something, but one thing hasn't changed. The only thing that matters is, if your time is better than the competitor's time. If that means competitors are slower, or your car is faster, that line doesn't matter much, only if one time is better than the other. Maybe the only thing that matters is getting out in front of the competitors. It seems to me the bots drive differently if they aren't leading. Of course, that is, if one leads them by more than 1 yard or 1 meter. 