Safe driving Bonus

[Nipper]

(2011-11-24 21:16)Pipa Wrote:  Correct. A 1000km run was a lot harder when you couldn't pit a single time.

Yep, I still remember my 1,000KM XRT run, first person to ever be awarded the 1,000KM trip bonus!

Tires last an age, 880KM's before the front left blew out through hillside (on old old Montana, first night that trip bonuses were included ;P)

I doubt many people do 1000km these days, and especially not in one single play (ie. pitting to change cars etc) of staying on track the whole time.

Tbh, there is already a safe driving bonus built into the core game, a fully working car. That' all the bonus you need to make it worthwhile to drive a little slower/safer/better.

And there is another bonus that you lose out on when you go to SZ1/2 then shiftP, and that's the nice cushty tires you just had, they will be replaced with cold tires that need running in a bit before you'll get best performance, hell, sometimes it's a good 50km drive before the tires are truly up to great grip levels. I never shiftP unless it makes sense to, I like my tires, i dislike having to work them up every time I get nubbed out though. Pitstops ftw.