Well cruise servers are a bit pointless, IMHO...
I like to cruise IRL, but I mean, where is the point of cruising again and again on the same track?
Plus, most server insist on the fact that you need to drive A LOT to get the proper car you want... which is stupid. You wouldn't drive a mini 10000 laps around a loop highway just to buy able to drive a sportscar...
That's why people try to get in a chase : it's to be closer with the spirit of Live for Speed : racing, and being fast.
Also, I don't get why cops complain about tank setups... They can end a pursuit by throwing that car on a barrier actually...
To make cruise more attractive, you'd need to be able to go anywhere on the track (like merge all different configuration possible), which isn't the case... Plus, the layouts are quite annoying, it's basically the same and the same all over again...