What is the joker delta?

[JuiceMan]

I have been playing custom championships with friends for a while and not one of us know what the joker delta is/means. In some Rallycross races we play together it will say Joker Delta : 2.798 seconds. What is that? Just curious.

[JuiceMan]

^that time was just an example btw, it doesnt always say that.
Also, my Google-fu attempts have been in vain. I cant seem to find out wtf it means.

[Bone]

Delta in racing is the difference between your pace & a certain time, I assume the delta for the joker is the difference between the fastest lap & the lap that includes the joker.

[rola]

Joker is a longer lap, you need to do a joker lap once per race in rallycross. I assume joker delta means how much time the joker lap will lose you presumably, or something like that.

[JuiceMan]

Originally posted by Bone:

Delta in racing is the difference between your pace & a certain time, I assume the delta for the joker is the difference between the fastest lap & the lap that includes the joker.

I agree that that would make sense, except it shows the Joker Delta time before the race has even started.

Originally posted by HighRoLa:

Joker is a longer lap, you need to do a joker lap once per race in rallycross. I assume joker delta means how much time the joker lap will lose you presumably, or something like that.

That actually would make the most sense, but sometimes in a Rallycross race, the Joker Delta is 0s.

[rola]

Originally posted by Juice:

Originally posted by Bone:

Delta in racing is the difference between your pace & a certain time, I assume the delta for the joker is the difference between the fastest lap & the lap that includes the joker.

I agree that that would make sense, except it shows the Joker Delta time before the race has even started.

Originally posted by HighRoLa:

Joker is a longer lap, you need to do a joker lap once per race in rallycross. I assume joker delta means how much time the joker lap will lose you presumably, or something like that.

That actually would make the most sense, but sometimes in a Rallycross race, the Joker Delta is 0s.

that probably means you havent done the joker yet so it has nothing to compare to

[DesRoin]

Originally posted by Juice:

Originally posted by Bone:

Delta in racing is the difference between your pace & a certain time, I assume the delta for the joker is the difference between the fastest lap & the lap that includes the joker.

I agree that that would make sense, except it shows the Joker Delta time before the race has even started.

Originally posted by HighRoLa:

Joker is a longer lap, you need to do a joker lap once per race in rallycross. I assume joker delta means how much time the joker lap will lose you presumably, or something like that.

That actually would make the most sense, but sometimes in a Rallycross race, the Joker Delta is 0s.

It takes a couple of rounds to calculate it. Then you can use it to see in which round to take the joker, as in if your delta is 2.5s and you're 3s away from second place you can savely take the joker lap and maintain your position