pacecar phases:
the main problem with the pacecar phases is that there are almost always pileups and/or spins during these phases. and the reason is simply because cars dont stick to the appropriate speed. if i remember correctly its 120mph and 150mph on last lap.
i remember going about 200 and not catching up with the field.
the result of the different speeds is pile ups due to changing of speeds. people suddenly brake and other hit their rear. this really shouldnt be a problem cuz if everybody just sticks to the speed pileups are actually impossible.
chatting:
i (and every body should) only listen to what the admin, the pacecar and fishfix have to say or write. instead everybodys going through the chat shouting or typing "catchup", "you dont know the rules", "youre the lucky dog". i really think everybody except the 3 mentioned should be forced to shutup (in both textual and verbal form). that goes especially against hogaman and fusion jack. its very confusing and incredibly annoying. besides i dont think theyre the brightest.
calling cautions:
of course fishfix is right, not every spin causes fullcourse yellow in nascar. but almost all of them do and according to the lfscar rules i believe two drivers calling the pacecar should result in fullcourse yellow. unfortunately this was hardly ever the case after the restart. i think one of the main problems here is a lot of the drivers dont have the nascar spirit. fullcourse yellow isnt a bad thing it just belongs to it. that way the race remains more exciting because the pack is bunched again and more drivers remain on the leadlap (besides it gives me more time to eat my crisps and drink my coke). of course its annoying if a pacecar phase ends and starts with another one, but thats the way it is, people will learn from it. especially because it is annoying.
admin and pacecar descisions:
i dont want to flame cuz i know that these are both tough jobs. still i dont think these two made the best of descisions at all times.
one of the most annoying things which happened in both races (thats kyoto reversed and kyoto special k) was:
there was a crash, so full course yellow was called. i immediately slowed down as thats what you are supposed to in fullcourse yellow (funny thing is, it seemed me and probably a few others were the only ones who slowed down) cuz the cars infront of me drove away while the others from behind came closer and closer. suddenly before the pacecar is even on the track the greenflag comes out again. in total i lost about 20sec due to this and i know my teammates did too.
if you call fullcourse yellow it must be fullcourse yellow you cant take the decision back. or is obeying the rules supposed to be penalized.
i also remember a pacecar phase right at the beginning in which the luckydog was supposed to be passing, instead the last lap under caution sign came out and shortly after the greenflag. everybody stepped to the pedals and suddenly the lucky dog can pass sign comes out. everybody braked again and pileups resulted.
again to cautions, when i was approuching the chicane with (i think) fishfix right behind me, a car suddenly exited the pitlane making it extremely hard for me not to hit him, and impossible for my predator who crashed. me and fishfix called the pacecar the result was nothing. no pacecar, no full course yellow.
later i had a crash in the chicane which caused debris to be spread all over the track and me facing backwards on the track. calling the pacecar didnt cause a reaction.
if these situations dont call fullcourse yellow then what does?
all and together i had some fun moments during the race but i think the main problem is that lfs doesnt really support nascar. thats why people must really concentrate and stick to the given rules. that includes admin and pacecar driver. if that isnt done i sadly see no chance for the league which is a pity cuz id really like to race a full nascar (lfscar) season.