RBAR: when the leaderboard tells a story, everyone within ONE second 
With the release of the RBAR add-on, it’s great to see how active and competitive the community already is.
What really stands out, though, is how close the competition has become across multiple tracks.
Below are just a few examples from different RBAR circuits:
- Chiba
- Abu Dhabi
- Budapest
Despite very different layouts, environments, and technical demands, the result is always the same:
1. Top positions separated by just a few tenths of a second
2. Very often, the entire Top 10 is within one second
This clearly shows that:
- the overall skill level is high
- pilots are pushing for clean, optimized lines
- RBAR is already generating real competition, not just casual time attacks
At the moment, with unlimited attempts available, many runs naturally turn into a “retry until perfect” approach. While fun, this also removes some of the pressure that made real-world air racing so intense.
Seeing how close we already are, it feels like RBAR has the potential to evolve even further into a true competitive experience, where precision, consistency, and risk management matter as much as raw speed.
This post is meant as a community-driven observation and wishlist idea, based on what is already happening organically on the leaderboards.
Feel free to share your thoughts, ideas, or experiences and if you agree that RBAR is bringing a level of competition that has been missing in MSFS, please consider upvoting and commenting so the devs can see how strong the interest is.
I’ve opened a wishlist item to gather feedback from the community.
If you agree, feel free to upvote or leave a comment here: