Dude i really dont think you are reading too well today but I also think you are slightly deluded in the fact that you think you are as fast as CJ. Point one:- hot lap pace is irrelevant to race pace just coz some one can put in on good lap doesnt mean they are inherrently a good racer, there will always be people who take the view that by setting the fastest lap they are the best but then they tend to crash alot...
Ask him, i'm plain faster on some turns. Albeit maybe only one or two but still that's something I have enjoyed learning. And of course no one is immune from making the odd mistake unless you are a robot lol!! But believe me, I raced him, I was faster on some turns and he can be beaten as can anyone! He said he only uses crappy Logitech pedals too so i'm sure given a decent set of pedals he'd be even faster! It's pointless argument cause when the pace is that fast there's no point trying to overtake, you only slow each other down.
Hotlap is reflective of race pace. It the same as a qualifying setup i.e soft soft tyres, if you can make good time with quali setup then no doubt you know how to make good race setup.
Point two:- We dont have a very large active user base for GTR so imposing such a system would further alienate new members.
The exact opposite is true. It is an attractive feature of any league and seen as this is only pre-season qualifying won't take much effort. Not like it's for every event only every season.
Point three:- putting laps on slower cars or passing a slower car that has managed to get ahead of you is a SKILL as show by the late great Ayrton Senna so removing the slower cars would take some of the fun away from racing.
From what i've seen in SROU, it's no fun at all trying to second guess a slower drivers next move. It's only inexperince though - this pre-qualifying shows that all drivers have a certain amount of experience and skill. I understand the frustration of an inexperienced driver but the frustration is what causes chaos and makes a league look ugly. Less frustration more effort equals better racing for all.
The systems you talk about all the time are implemented by the likes of COMET league where the pace is ALOT faster than it is here, I know they dont do GTR anymore but maybe if you are looking for such a system then maybe you should try racing the likes of Hutu and see how far you get?
I'm quite happy driving here thankyou. I'm not looking to race against the best of the best, besides which I don't have the hardware to compete at that level. But soon enough I will have the hardware and I will be able to compete! That's not the point, the point is all that's needed here at SROU is pre-season qualifying and then it will be alot more attractive to the more advanced drivers and it will show the less experienced drivers that they will be racing against a full field of skilled drivers and that they must apply a little effort to even take part.
If I was a new comer to this league and this pre-season qualifying was in place I would be attracted by the fact that I have to qualify to take part. It is like anything in life, there are ladders to climb and standards to reach why is SROU any different?
