Two words: self preservation
To be honest, spinning just once on a real race track is once too many. Actually going off the track is a sin that you should hang your head in shame for. It is never necessary to drive over the limits of your car to drive it on the edge. You need to take risks to feel out the car to get faster, but if you're doing it right the consequences will be that you notice the car runs a weee bit wide going in or coming out of the turn, and is easy to correct without drama. It's all about taking small baby steps to bring your lap times down, not giant leaps.
I do my best to approach this sim the same way I would approach a real track day in my real car, which is probably why I'm real slow compared to others. But I finish most races.
To be honest, spinning just once on a real race track is once too many. Actually going off the track is a sin that you should hang your head in shame for. It is never necessary to drive over the limits of your car to drive it on the edge. You need to take risks to feel out the car to get faster, but if you're doing it right the consequences will be that you notice the car runs a weee bit wide going in or coming out of the turn, and is easy to correct without drama. It's all about taking small baby steps to bring your lap times down, not giant leaps.
I do my best to approach this sim the same way I would approach a real track day in my real car, which is probably why I'm real slow compared to others. But I finish most races.