If I can tack a rider on to what I think Der Alta's saying...
I don't hate cheaters. I do think they are silly. Why buy the game in the first place if you don't really want to play it? But that's their choice, as long as they're not doing any OLR. I won't dictate how people should play.
But I wonder if they understand what they are throwing away. Case in point:
About 2 months ago, I was stalled on License Test S2, the GT40 at Seattle. I spent a couple of frustrating evenings beating myself to death on it, then I gave up. If I was a cheater, I would have just sharked myself golds on all the tests after the first 15 minutes, and called it a day.
Instead, I left it alone and raced most of Amateur, trying to use cars that were closely in line with the AI competition. Now I'm nearing completion of this level, and I'm going to need the S license.
So the other night I went back to try again. And beat S2, S7, and S8 in about 30 minutes total, never having run S7 or S8 at all.
I don't play all that frequently - a couple hours a week at most - and I'm not a spectacularly good driver. But playing, not cheating, made that big a difference in my driving ability. Cheaters are throwing away that chance to improve their skill. It is most assuredly their choice to play the way they like, but I still think it's silly.