Thread:RR3 Michael P/@comment-73.162.180.3-20151028164128/@comment-25956839-20151028170021

Thanks, I'm glad you like it, I enjoy doing my bit :) it refers to damage taken and the current car condition. A fully serviced car has 24 bars, when the number of bars go below 7 they are red, the car is slower, brakes and grip are reduced. Running a car with 7 or more bars is considered to be in good condition, less then 7 will normally prompt to service the car. A car with 0 bars is often referred to as a fully damaged or trashed car. Often racers want to know if an event can be run with a damaged car, as this saves service time, also if an stage can be run in one go, without servicing, it's allot quicker.

See User blog:Mr Procrastinator/How often does a car need servicing? for further reading.