Indeed and it's no Rocket Science either They have not much more in their pockets atm, so they want to be nice by sharing a gift. Even if it is some (driveable) fancy cosmetics basically, I do appreciate the gesture
I THINK the reason for the release via discord is that it means you have read the FAQ about the safety car before you can get hold of it, given that it's very much an "it is what it is" incomplete offering, in the same way that the oval tracks are there but unsupported. If it were to just appear in peoples game there would be a million questions about "why doesn't this work" etc etc.
Makes sense to get people to read the faq first but that could just as well be achieved by using this forum (for which you dont need to sign up if you just want to read something and there might be a better chance of finding the relevant info via google although i dont know if/how discord content shows up on google)
Most leagues and race crews have discord too and this is really targeted to that audience for their private races.
Well Discord is the fancy (not so) new tool in shiny colors the young modern sheeple runs to, to get fed with some juicy gras and to have a fine & suitable shearing You don't have to communicate (old-school) you just throw some words & slogans in and click on various icons to show you're woke, emotional and sensitive...
no additional gameplay elements or changes specific for ovals (eg. ai, rules, safety car, setups etc)
Gets car, will never use car. Looks at the mess that is Discord and wonders who and why did anyone design such a mess ... suddenly feel old!