Your PSN is Grawvy Robber right? If so I got you!
you play PC2 right? or you still play the first?? I have yet to pick up PC2 so I can't really compare it. But man GT Sport is SO worth it. especially now I feel like you can pick it up for like 30-40 bucks. I enjoy this game a lot because to me it's not just a racing game, it's a game full of passion. The music, the theme, the simplicity of the main menu, the graphics. I think the foundation of the next generation Gran Turismo is there, but folks just want more content instead of the 9 tracks or so and 150 cars or so that are available.
I did read somewhere that by the end of GTS's life, there will be around 400-500 cars though... so idk. People are also complaining that they don't have a full on "modding" feature where you can upgrade your cars intake, turbo, exhaust, etc etc, but i can see them adding it in the future.
So all in all, I think if you can pick it up for less than 40 bucks, do it. it's a phenomenal game. I paid $80 for the limited edition steelbook and I have zero complaints. Gran Turismo and Battlefield are the only two games that I pre-order anymore because they ALWAYS deliver for me and I know they will be great.
Street racing is also illegal and in places like California, they will crush your car if caught street racing.
Games that only allow you to do circuits and lap over and over again are just the realistic ones. It sounds to me you like the easier arcade games with a rewind button to save you in case you run off the course. In which case I'd recommend you forza or NFS.
These games just cater to a different type of crowd. The type of crowd that has petrol running through the veins and live life a quarter mile at a time. The type of crowd and community that likes to be technical in slashing through an S curve and find the fastest tenth of a second in a lap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YM9THhcB3QSo wait, just because street racing is illegal that means that all racing games need to be track based?