... one can change human institutions, but not man; whatever the general effort of a society to render citizens equal and alike, the particular pride of individuals will always seek to escape the [common] level... In aristocracies, men are separated from one another by high,
immovable barriers, in democracies, they are divided by a multitude of small, almost invisible threads that are broken every minute and are constantly changed from place to place.
Gravel's off - road terrain certainly factors into the damage modelling as crashing into large trees, rocks,
immovable structures,
barriers and misjudged jumps will result in a reduction in the engine's power and erratic steering as the vehicle pulls to one side rather than remaining in a straight line which means the player will have to fight against the car when damage modelling is switched to active.