Raceday Wednesday September 23rd (RD 58)

1) Spiral Connection by Halconian

2) db Garage Stunt by Oakes

3) Satellite Panto Slide by Cheeseball78

4) Crash n Burn XXL by Shantu_786

(1) Prison Banger by Jameznash - Personal favourite of mine, great contact race that's always a lot of fun, simple layout but it's made to perfection, a classic in my book!
(2) PK Gonzo Park Redux by paulkemp - Old-skool wallrides without any of the that dummy-proofing nonsense that more often-than not screws you up, just smooth, wide and perfectly built wallrides linked in a nice, flowing route. Great stuff!
(3) Tight Turns by Cypher2k11 - Challenging plane race not for the feint of heart, some of those turns are evil and come at you suddenly but the clue is in the title people!
(4) X-tg-Magic-Stunt by X-TERMigamer - Really cool coaster that worked perfectly for me on all three laps, only thing I didn't like was the half-loop onto the highway at the beginning, surely a better way to get up there?

Not really impressed with what's being done with the mega-platforms so far, the kind of stuff that ANYONE can come up with tbh, let's see some originality and creativity people!

First, I just wanted to say I enjoyed every single race this week. The builds were all great, and the races were all fun. Makes it really difficult to make selections. This is going to be a bit long-winded because this is my first public vote, and I want a transparent example of my thought process on record for when I just list a top four in the future. Thanks for your contributions everyone.

1. An Unlikely Broken Spiral - To start, the track is absurdly fast and the stunt is perfectly built. I’m pushing this to the top for Unlikely utilizing her signature under-utilized area of Sandy Shores and the fun factor. I love that you have to hit the spirals full speed and determine your own exit angle to maximize both success and racing lines. It keeps the challenge factor high, results in some funny moments, and keeps the replay value off the charts. Each time I finish, I think to myself, “I know I can do better, and I want to.” Like An Unlikely Ride, it will be a long time before this stops making a regular appearance on my playlists.

2. Satellite Pantoslide - The slow-motion Panto turtle slide is the second most adorable stunt ever just behind the wall ride to flip in Los Pantos. Additionally, the race itself is just a blast, and I can’t help but to be happy watching all the Pantos race around. Please tell me this is going to continue to be a thing.

3.Crash n Burn XXL - Reminiscent of my favorite hyper-paced race of all-time, oakes’s first DBGCCC Stunting Line, I couldn’t help but to love this scaled up version. The super-sized stunts allows for an enjoyable contact race that keeps everyone engaged and laughing. Yet another well-timed Crash and Burn from one of the best in the game. Well done, Shantu.

4. db Garage Stunt: Dude. Brilliant design and execution. Personally, I’m not a huge coaster guy, but I appreciate how difficult they are to build, especially this one. There was A LOT going on. This is a great example of what coaster builders should strive for. Not only is it awesome to spectate while mashing R2, but it also WORKS 99.9% of the time. This is the type of race that makes people new to stunt racing say, "Holy shit!" and get addicted.

As I previously stated, my top 4 is by necessity of voting only, and I could easily substitute almost any job in this playlist for another. Here are a few more notes I wrote while playing today:

Leap of Faith: Always a fan of offroad races and this was no exception. Nice track, dude. I think a Brawler would have also been fun there too, but you seem quite adamant about Sandking only in the description… did I miss something?

Tight Turns: Cypher… my god. What an absolutely wonderful change of pace. I can’t tell you the last time I’ve done an air race, and it was a damn fun time. Please continue to build more. I also owe an apology to Big_Mick_3012 for talking shit about his air races... they are actually quite enjoyable. Only critique: I would suggest checking your respawns… shit drivers like myself crash a lot and the ones I encountered were a little frustrating. If they can be cleaned up, cool, but I understand you don’t have a ton of options given this style of race.

JGR13 Megas Jump Coaster: We saw the new creator update at the same time. I sat around in awe and Jager went ahead and built/delivered cool ass stuff, this race included. In my opinion, you perfectly recreated the balls-in-your-stomach feeling you get while sitting at the top of a real life roller coaster moments before its most extreme descent, and the concept is now being duplicated everywhere… thank god because it’s awesome. Another winner in a long line of winners from Jager.

Wind Farm Blazers - Five laps as default for this race is a bit much. Everyone loved it but cries of "fuuuuuck man, is this over yet" were being muttered by its conclusion. Three would have been perfect, imo. Point being, details like that matter because most people go with the default settings. Lap number aside and much more importantly, it was very well executed. The Blazer is one of the most awkward vehicles in the game, but your route made it seem like it was actually meant to be an enjoyable ride. That is a serious accomplishment in my eyes. The train randomly destroying perfect runs also added to the amusement. Well-conceived, well-built, well-done.

Spiral Connection: Congrats on your first horizontal spiral build, brother. I have added "Make spiral two without cheating" to my bucket list, ha. I'm excited about this stunt being in your arsenal and can't wait to see it implemented into future kick ass creations.

Prison Banger: Two filthy turns taking place over a tiny dirt track by the prison.Pandamonium ensued. An absolute hit. Super fun, dude.

X-tg-Magic Stunt: See my review for Oakes. Your creation has officially made it in the same breath as an oakes race, so in other words, you’re killing it. Excellent build. Fun race. You’re making some high quality stuff, man. Keep up the great work.

Ambitions az a Ridah: Brings back memories of Shantu’s Escape from Goliath. Quite enjoyed taking on this version in the Huntley. Cheers for using a class that doesn't get enough love.

Infinity Wallride - I know a lot of people are complaining about barges being overused at the moment, and I’ve been guilty of complaining too, but you know… it’s a brand new prop that’s really useful, and there's a massive void. I say keep building them if you’ve got good ideas and can implement them cleanly... you know, like this one.

Spiralling Outta Control: The actual race track brought to mind a combination of Halconian’s Spiral WR and PeteyPanMofo’s KingWall(Longest)… which is a good thing because they are both a lot of fun. Everything about the stunt was fucking perfect. Awesome work, man. I did have issues with a couple checkpoints though, as in it wasn’t obvious where to go. Normally, I write that off as sight reading woes, but it caught me a couple times, and I think they could be improved with minimal effort. For example, 22 to 23 could use one more between to help the racer anticipate the off ramp.

2way Turbo Wall: Dude, I’ve had some solid times on a lot of your tracks, and this was no exception. I love seeing the same stunt being used twice because it essentially doubles the prop count. This particular race wasn't way up there on the difficulty scale but it was very easy to mess up if you lose focus (yup, managed to F it up all three laps, ha), which I really dig. I’ll be playing this again for sure.

And finally a short blurb about my race if you’ve read this far:

The original version was actually published a few weeks ago, but I decided to delete every prop and build it bigger, smoother, and more precise to get practice with the new creator… hence the “Redux.”

Gonzo Park was inspired by the very few free stunts to wall rides I have seen over the past few months (Oakes on DBGCCC SL 2 and Dock Ride, LSD on OMG, and TheHalconian on Infinity Wallride). I always thought they were awesome and wanted to see them more often because kickers are cold bitches sometimes. I had no idea that it was a normal thing back in the day. Anyway, I hoped a decently fun race of nothing but free-stunting walls would maybe influence people to use them more often, and I've seen a few crop up, which is totally fucking cool.

I heard a few folks had an issue with ramp two throwing your car into the side of the barge if your approach was from the left side of the street. I’m very sorry. The original version required an outside-in line, and that line was so ingrained in muscle memory that I was blind to the fact that a lot of people will stay left after exiting the first wallride now. It works every time using the outside-in line. BUT, as someone who highly values usability, that shit ain't okay, so I'll get it fixed.

1. PK Gonzo Park Redux by Paul Kemp

2. Crash n Burn XXL by Shantu_786

3. JGR13 Mega Jump Coaster by Jager1381

4. db Garage Stunt by Oakes

1. PK Gonzo Park Redux by Paul Kemp

2. Crash n Burn XXL by Shantu_786

3. JGR13 Mega Jump Coaster by Jager1381

4. db Garage Stunt by Oakes

1) db Garage Stunt by Oakesfresh - I'm a sucker for Oakes' races, they always have the wow factor! Fantastic coaster and a nice, if a little short, race around.
2) !JGR13 Mega Jump Coaster by Jager1381 - First time I had tried this with Classics and was a really nice ride! Interesting with gta on also!
3) An Unlikely Broken Spiral by Unlikely - Beautiful looking, almost like a piece of art (albeit some slightly insane art ;-) ) although i did find this tricky on the night i did complete a lap and can't wait to try it again to nail it!
4) PK Gonzo Park Redux by Paul Kemp - Very fast and fun laps, didn't do very well on the night but have raced this since and it really is a great race (also LOVE Fear and Loathing, Paul!)

It again was a very difficult decision on the top 4 (XTERMigamer closely missing out!) and as i have not yet consumed enough coffee to write a full review, please see Paul Kemp's excellent review above - agree with everything he wrote (and yes Paul, I DO plan continuing the Panto stunt theme!)

1) Satellite pantoslide by cheeseball78 - another stunt race involving pantos that worked for me 100% everytime ive played it... enough said

2) Crash n Burn XXL by Shantu_786 - quality build, similar to something i started creating after update but the better creator pulled it off better than i ever could

3) An unlikely broken spiral by unlikely - tsl race gets my 3rd vote, clean stunt again works for me everytime i play it

4) db Garage Stunt by Oakes - again another tsl worthy rollercoaster again works for me 100%

so hard to narrow down this week, too many other races to give special mentions, couple need a few settings changed before submitting to the event and couple need checkpoint changes but havent got the time to write more now.