This is not an easy problem to solve in a satisfying way. While our races have become as boringly predictable as the worst Hamilton/Merc period in F1, at least with regards to the winner, I'm generally opposed to handicapping, at least from a results perspective. Would I like to beat Daz, Geoffers & any other aliens showing up? Of course, but if it only happens because they were artificially hamstrung, what kind of victory is it?
Another thing is that the top X (2, 3 whatever is decided), are not created equal. I often find myself in the no mans land between the aliens & the rest of the field, but trailing a long way behind the former two. Thus handicaps targeting the podium, top 3 etc, makes it even harder for someone like me to compete with the aliens, as if it wasn't hard enough already.
If the main purpose is to bunch the field up & make for closer racing, then perhaps it would work, but I tend to focus on results myself, and while the vaunted close racing can at times be very good, it inevitably also leads to more incidents, which I find frustrating, whether it's me ruining someone else's race, or having my race ruined.
Anyway, just my personal feelings, but I'll prob. retire with the end of this season, so don't put too much weight on them.
Btw, recently whenever I want to post something, however short, I get a timeout error when pressing preview or post. I then have to go back, start over and paste the text I (hopefully) was cautious enough to copy before hitting the buttons. Has the settings for the website changed ? - didn't use to have this issue. Ironically, while I added this comment, it timed out once more..
And once more, between checking the preview and hitting 'post'.
