So does that mean that the previous tally as you indicated above was done on the previous system?
I'll put forward my opinion that there should be a 'run-out' poll instead of just a single poll, because that would be more accommodating of a preferential vote. There's a reason that preferential voting systems in Australia use numbers ascending from first preference to final preference. While I put forward the S800, I haven't given an indication anywhere of cars that I would prefer if the S800 wasn't selected, and there's been lots of other posts containing varying levels of preference being used. There's been ample messages of support for a classic car, a road car, a classic road car, and/or a classic Japanese car, which are all categories which the S800 fits into. This is akin to voters saying 'I don't care who the candidate is so long as they're from this particular party or political disposition'. All preferential systems are based upon a level of indifference.
As an addendum, if I had complete freedom in suggesting a vehicle among every single car available in the game, I would absolutely select the Racing Kart 125 Shifter. It has the best and most thrilling racing in the entire game.
Yet I don't put it forward because of the desire here to select a touring car and you can't change tyres or fuel. For those reasons, it's always relegated to being a community event vehicle and I think that's a massive shame.
MY PITCH FOR THE HONDA S800
What the Supra '19 and the LC500 lack is that they're not classic cars, which was a desired aspect put forward at the outset of the voting. A lot of the categories of initial interest are being dispensed with in favour of particular cars.
By selecting the S800, I put forward a car that was in line with the current season's mindset. I think there's a great risk of making the cars too fast by going with the LC500 or the Supra '19, and the Supra already got it's own official Sport championship. The S800 is a very fun car to drive and while I haven't raced it extensively, I also think it's sufficiently slow to offer thrilling races and feature some of the smaller tracks that get ignored by the playerbase generally.
GT Sport also inundates itself with Racing tyres and I would love to see a Comfort tyre used again. The Honda is slow enough to accommodate this spec of tyre while not forfeiting stability which seems to be crucial for good racing. The Supra and LC500 would feel like a missed opportunity by not using a classic car like the S800, Pantera, or Mini Cooper. What the S800 and Mini Cooper have in common is very low weight which is key to being a nimble sportscar. The Pantera is a heavy beast of a muscle car by comparison.
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