Its not that time is gained as such , its the way its gained.
I dont mind if i get beat racing with someone using a mouse or keyboard,
Infact i have respect, i did use the mouse for 9 months or so and trust me i envious of every wheel driver that beat me during that period.
Back to the main issue though, Is fair use of a button clutch or somthing configured via the profiler/script/macro accetpable?
It's by no means a massive difference its tenths of a second depending on the combo and that makes all the difference at the top level
In the hotlap enviroment. Racing i can see where it can have a difference also.
Ability is also a key factor lets not underestimate this with or without BC to get the WR times it does take practise and time and skill.
Which is why it is defined by some as a cheat, as using it does not require much skill.
Its always been an on/off issue this the longer LFS retains the hotlap physics intergrity the more obvious at the limit of max achievable
Speed at any given location/car combination. Thats when those tenths or hundreths make all the difference.
I really dont want to use this next point as a scenario as everytime the devs names are mentioned in a thread recently the topic
breaks of into subdivisional arguments about what if how why when the devs should do about LFS state. ( I even cringe at having to feel i have to say that)
But ...
The devil in me says , why not just use the BC to really see if i can match my peers. But lets picture, a future example, lets say.......
After this threads outcome people decide that using the BC method is fair game, the majority of competing hotlappers all use it now and its proliferated onto the race scene just as extensivley.
Then along come scavier and change the physics.
I guess all I'm trying to say is people will do what they can, when they can, and why they can.