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-If you are one of the slower drivers in a race (a "backmarker"), then it can happen that other drivers lap you. In this case the faster driver honks behind you. Have a short look backwards (or at the mini-map) to make sure that it isn't a driver that you are battling for positions, and then make room for the faster driver. Making room means that you go off the racing line, like in a corner stay on the outside line decelerating a bit, so the other person can overtake you in this corner. Or on a longer straight stay on one side of the road, release the throttle so you can be overtaken easily.+If you are one of the slower drivers in a race (a "backmarker"), then it can happen that other drivers lap you. In this case the faster driver honks behind you. Take a quick look backwards (or at the minimap) to make sure that it isn't a driver that you are battling for positions, and then make room for the faster driver. Making room means that you go off the racing line, like in a corner stay on the outside line decelerating a bit, so the other person can overtake you in this corner. Or on a longer straight stay on one side of the road, release the throttle so you can be overtaken easily.
  
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 If you take out another driver by accident, so the other person gets off track, you have to wait for them to catch up and retake their position in front of you. Usually, **do not** make a full stop right away, but rather look for a good spot in the next ca. 10-100 meters; get off the racing line - maybe on the grass / sidewalk next to the road and wait there for the person you took out. If you take out another driver by accident, so the other person gets off track, you have to wait for them to catch up and retake their position in front of you. Usually, **do not** make a full stop right away, but rather look for a good spot in the next ca. 10-100 meters; get off the racing line - maybe on the grass / sidewalk next to the road and wait there for the person you took out.
  
-Lag hits happen, since all the positions of other drivers need to be updated via the internet, and this takes time. Sometimes you'll see a car that you're battling with skid unexpectedly and lose control. This is called a lag hit. You didn't do anything wrong, but the Internet was just mean to you. Be a gentleman / lady and do the same as mentioned in the paragraph above. Get out of the racing line, slow down / make a full stop, and wait for the other driver.+Lag hits happen, since all the positions of other drivers need to be updated via the internet, and this takes time.  
 +Here is an example of a typical lag hit. Both drivers were quite surprised when it happened: https://clips.twitch.tv/CheerfulSmokyGoatUnSane 
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 +Sometimes you'll see a car that you're battling with skid unexpectedly and lose control. This is called a lag hit. You didn't do anything wrong, but the Internet was just mean to you. Be a gentleman / lady and do the same as mentioned in the paragraph above. Get out of the racing line, slow down / make a full stop, and wait for the other driver.
  
 ===== First Corner Chaos ===== ===== First Corner Chaos =====

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