User blog comment:JustToothpick/Best Multiplayer Cars for Each Brackets/@comment-30144356-20161121144617/@comment-30074072-20161122043841

@HookedonRacing, what a mess, that's a total bummer.

So they said they have changed the rating system again? I'll have to pay more attention when I drive MP again -- I drive only about once a week, I prefer to get settled, triple boost, and drive for a while, so I save up tickets. I do single drive here and there between binges to keep my rating from decreasing.

I have found the same thing about points earned for first place finishes in low brackets -- since the competing drivers are often rated well below me, gains are usually in the 1-7 rating point range, but losses are heavy below second place finish, even sometimes with a second place finish.

Because of those heavy losses, I've started ducking out of races a bit before the end if I'm going to place below second (unless the lobby is full of 85-rated drivers) -- ducking out causes a loss of 2-10 rating points usually, much less loss than if you finish the race in a low position.

Hopefully GL will straighten your situation out --