Board Thread:Challenge Threads/@comment-27048832-20160220193428/@comment-27824793-20160310185824

Wow, Dietrich, well done!

I think FM may have altered the bot algorithm with the Sunoco Challenge update. Last night and this morning, I did three straight races around 120 miles- I've never even managed two of that distance in a row before, it's not like I suddenly became a much better driver. And there were a lot fewer bot crashes than there have been- fewer of the two car crashes between turn one and turn two where the bot passing the other on the inside gets pitted into the outside wall that used to happen a lot, and fewer big crashes too. On the 119 mile run I did this morning, there was only one major bot crash after 108 miles, and it was the one that ended my race. Usually to get to the 100 mile plus distance, I have had to dodge at least 5-6 major crashes.

My last run, which I just finished, was more concerning. I ran out of bots to catch after 50-something miles even though I did not get into a crash and was still lapping at 241-242mph. That has never happened before.