"...THERE’S NO RACING LINE IN REAL LIFE!"

RIVERSIDE—After three months of intense practice, Felipe Gutierrez’s friends expected him to be skilled in iRacing, navigating tracks like a pro. But when they found out he was still using the assisted racing line, they felt it was time to take action. The feature, designed to guide beginners through corners by showing the ideal racing path, had become a crutch—one that his friends believed was holding him back.

“We were shocked,” said Carlos Mendez, one of Felipe’s closest friends. “After 90 days of non-stop racing, we thought he’d be flying through corners without any help. But nope, there it was, that glowing green line leading him like training wheels. THERE’S NO RACING LINE IN REAL LIFE!”

The group decided enough was enough and staged an intervention. They gathered at Felipe’s living room, where his racing sim was set up, and expressed their concern. “He keeps running into us blindly following that line,” said Javier Ortiz, another friend. “At this point, we expect better. It’s time to grow up, man.”

One friend, Alejandra Ramos, delivered a passionate plea: “Ask any racer, any real racer, it doesn’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile. It matters that you win without the assisted racing line!”

Felipe, was defensive at first, then continued to be defensive. “I get it, I really do,” he admitted. “But what's the big deal? If all the other cars would just get out of the way I can follow that line to victory! Next you're going to say I should remove the automatic braking, shifting, steering, and gas.”

His friends promised to support him through the transition. “We’ll help you out,” Mendez reassured. “But  we have to draw the line somewhere, but it can't be on the track. Time to race for real.”