1-Speed Chicanes

[JaifGaldbloom]

When we play at home, we mulligan if the -1 track condition is drawn on the fourth corner in Mexico; is there any way we can include that option? I get that it's part of the game but I really feel it drags the game down and destroys the fun, especially when playing with legends. Yes it evens the playing field between players, but it's too extreme.

For example, if the field gets ahead of you and you can't slipstream, you can only take a very specific path to get out of the chicane - but not getting that draw (two turns playing a 1 or a 2 with two heat in your hand) decreases that probability by adding more (undiscardable) stress to your hand. Then, when you do get out, you're punished again by coming onto that straight in 1st gear.

Yes, sometimes that's life, and that's how the game is, but in a game as balanced as this, this specific situation stands out.

[arrie1987]

Not an option for me. As you said, it is in the game and everyone needs to deal with it, not only you, also legends are hurt as their basic speed is 1 and can do easily also 2 turns around that chicane also.
Better your hand management around those corners, draft better upgrades for around the corner or if you have not, try a big cooldown or supercool setup to cooldown later on.
Everyone needs to pay a lot of heat, so you need to manage it better than the others.
These kind of weather setups are splitting the better from the best in my opinion.

[JaifGaldbloom]

Right. And as someone who is better and nowhere near the best, nor has any desire to be, I'm saying it sucks! lol.

I'm about to get lapped - in my current game, I've just spun out 5 turns in a row and it's probably going to be a 6th. I'm not saying we make it mandatory, just asking if we can include it as an option.

[cheval_raye]

I'm not saying we make it mandatory, just asking if we can include it as an option

BGA will never implement an option that is not part of the official rules, so no.

[arrie1987]

Right. And as someone who is better and nowhere near the best, nor has any desire to be, I'm saying it sucks! lol.

I'm about to get lapped - in my current game, I've just spun out 5 turns in a row and it's probably going to be a 6th. I'm not saying we make it mandatory, just asking if we can include it as an option.

As said by Cheval, on BGA this wil not be implemented as it is part of the game.
The only thing i can say for that race for you is then that you took to much risk probably going towards that section what is now resulting in those spin outs.
The others did not spin out probably, so as you can see it is possible to go around without spinning.
Sometimes going back to gear 1 is an option, but you already need to know upfront due to the -1 in the chicanes, that this race requires to pay a lot of heat, thus try to safe where you can and do not pay unneccesary heat at oher parts, and cooldown asap, as you know you will need it for the chicane.

Try to learn from the "stupid" race you had to be able to adapt next time.