Chocobo racing: The NPC problem

[NongoZongo]

I haven't really noticed any of this..? I've put a bunch of time in to get a Pedigree 9 Rank 295 chocobo and I win almost every time; when I lose it's usually due to my own error. The only thing I can say for sure is a lot of the problems with monster attacks are due to lag. If you try to shift lanes and it takes about (for example) 1 second before the chocobo moves, that's how long it takes to communicate with the server. That means if you were inside a monster's attack radius but left it with less than 1 second to spare (on your screen) then the server sees you as inside the radius at the time of attack. Same goes for item boxes, floor panels and terrain. Usually, you have to do absolutely everything early because what you're seeing is always a little ahead of what the server is seeing.

run as fast as me when i have dash 2 going? gets good item in chest when jump at same time? runs as fast as me when out of stam?

Something people might not realise is that when you're already going as fast as your chocobo can go, using dash items or panels will not make it go any faster. Using dash just boosts your speed to 100% and keeps it there for the duration.
That's why if your chocobo is at its top speed cap, dash becomes less useful because it will no longer make you go faster, but if your chocobo's stat is for example 200 out of 300, using dash will boost your speed to 300 for the duration. Similarly, Heavy becomes more dangerous because a higher max speed stat = a bigger drop in speed.
It also takes a little while for a chocobo to slow down when it runs out of stamina, so if it's a close race, you might still not be going as fast as a 0-stamina chocobo for a few seconds.