I have made some recent discoveries along with another user, which I think should be either added to the rulebook as rules or made into a separate category.
-Career mode: In career mode, you are able to make your car 100 rated, which takes about 5-7 seasons to reach depending on what sponsors you get, the race lengths, AI difficulty, and many other factors. There is a lot of tedious effort you have to put in to get a competitive laptime actively discourages runs.
-Race times: The timer during the race breaks/glitches. Here is a quick summary from a youtube comment on my channel: "I drove a 41.3 which was literally impossible based on the top speed I achieved during the race (it was something like 261+ average mph while the fastest speed I reached in the race was around 258.) It wasn't a random fluke either, I did many laps in a row well into the mid 41 range." I have also had experience with this glitch as well, so it is of my opinion that runs should only be done in practice or qualifying of quick race mode. I also think that if people still want to do career mode runs, they should be able to in a separate category.
Do you have to participate in every race? Can you simulate races and still have it be considered a good run? Just asking because I may try and use this tactic