Talk:The Gauntlet - Season 3/@comment-27109924-20160205090424/@comment-27371183-20160205121210

I found out by doing some initial tests, that these difficulty levels are preset (just  like the recommended PR-values for the Shelby350GTR challenges), without taking into account how fast you bots are.

i did following tests:

test1.

1st race won by small margin affic and upholding on Suzuka-East.

2nd race was autocross at Brands Hatch: target time to win 36.5, which was easy in porsche PR22.7, and medium in stingray67 PR11.

test2

1st race same track won as fast as possible 1.00.00 vs 1.22

2nd race, same autocross: target time 32.1, so way faster target, but exact same difficulty levels: easy-medium.

Now I was able to still get a time of 30.5 in the stingray without assists, but I think someone less experienced using low-brake and low-steering and Traction control on, would already have failed this, so for sure already deserves Hard rating if not Extreme with Stingray (if only possible by racing with all assists off).

So bottom line, keep your bots slow and win ONLY by small margins, as slowing them down isn't really possible. This example says it all.