> After being " TIMED OUT" of yet another exciting race i was wondering if
> anyone knows if this effects our skill level. Not that I am ***ing cause
> I am a 4 and I still suck so skill level means little except that I am a
> Vetern, I guess.
It does effect your skill level in a minor way. The skill level calculation
uses the best 8 of your last 10 races. This ignores two bad races or
perhaps, two system glitches.
If you get "timed out" in the later stages of a race, you are credited with
the laps you have completed and your finishing position in that race may
still result in "positive" skill points. Of course, if you got "timed out"
2 laps from the end while leading a 32 car field of 6s all of whom were on
the lead lap and they all finished the race, than that might delay your
skill level advancement for a race or two <G>!
The best way to improve your skill rating is to finish races. I got
caught in a first lap "incident" last night but I stuck it out at
the bottom of the track and ended in 3rd! The drama for me was that
I miscalculated my fuel and the projected laps was 1 less than the
remaining laps (and 4th place was still around). I had to slow enough
to get lapped by the leader without letting 4th get by. You don't discover
these things if you <ESC> after your first incident.
Regards,
BRad