Here is a top 6 analysis for last month's race -- it's been a while since we last did that, and also it is a nice opportunity to try it out with multiple cars:
(From the second table on, Audi times were corrected by the car bonuses to fit the Ranger ones.)
Splits MAR SEE DUP DRE OVE HER
0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1 41.15 41.95 34.60 43.25 34.95 35.25
2 74.25 75.05 59.50 77.90 62.70 63.70
3 109.80 109.95 88.25 113.75 91.95 93.70
4 125.60 126.65 101.15 130.85 105.00 106.90
5 148.80 149.75 118.75 156.15 123.85 126.80
Bonus MAR SEE DUP DRE OVE HER
1.00 1.00 1.29 1.00 1.29 1.29
Corr. Splits MAR SEE DUP DRE OVE HER
0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1 41.15 41.95 44.49 43.25 44.94 45.32
2 74.25 75.05 76.50 77.90 80.61 81.90
3 109.80 109.95 113.46 113.75 118.22 120.47
4 125.60 126.65 130.05 130.85 135.00 137.44
5 148.80 149.75 152.68 156.15 159.24 163.03
Sectors MAR SEE DUP DRE OVE HER
0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1 41.15 41.95 44.49 43.25 44.94 45.32
2 33.10 33.10 32.01 34.65 35.68 36.58
3 35.55 34.90 36.96 35.85 37.61 38.57
4 15.80 16.70 16.59 17.10 16.78 16.97
5 23.20 23.10 22.63 25.30 24.24 25.59
Gaps MAR SEE DUP DRE OVE HER
0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1 0.00 0.80 3.34 2.10 3.79 4.17
2 0.00 0.80 2.25 3.65 6.36 7.65
3 0.00 0.15 3.66 3.95 8.42 10.67
4 0.00 1.05 4.45 5.25 9.40 11.84
5 0.00 0.95 3.88 7.35 10.44 14.23
(https://i.imgur.com/xXF9OHr.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/jwHZ28E.png)
Some of the highlights:
- Sectors 1 (GAR-esque) and 3 (flat out) do suggest a Ranger advantage under those bonuses.
- Other sectors, however, gave the Audi pipsqueaks enough margin to (barely) remain in contention. There was the high speed outer line in sector 5, and, in my lap, one extra shortcut in sector 2 that wouldn't be as useful with the Ranger due to the lower attainable speeds.
- While one would be forgiven for thinking nothing interesting would happen in sector 3, it turns out that Seeker managed to claw back almost the whole gap to Marco there, centisecond by centisecond.
- Following that, Marco managed to fend off the challenge with a quite excellent line through sector 4 (the first dual-way sector).
- Marco's lap also features an interesting inner dual-way cut through sector 5. Among the top 6, the only one to attempt a somewhat similar line was Heretic -- the alternative provided by outer line, though, meant the inner line was rather less effective with the Audi than with the Ranger.