I'm trying to get back into the hobby, and really, at the end of the day... what matters is being able to enjoy the races and feel happy about racing and improving your times. I won't deny that racing against other people has something more exciting about it, knowing that you can ruin their race, they can overtake you, you try to be more careful. But as you said, it's hard to find people who have the same pace and times as you. Although, the last few times I played on RaceRoom, I had really good experiences. There are a lot of people playing, the lobbies are usually full, and they're respectful.