World Track Championship, RW S45: W05 Tuesday 2nd May

scores

1) $M$ AirFast by mariolopez1992
Nice airport track that offers some nice challenge beyond its simple appearance. An interesting choice of locked car too.
(2,3,3,2,3, 2,2,3,2,2) 25/30
route: borderline bottlenecks but also isn't that clear in places, so point dropped.
containment: apexes lead driver to treat rough ground like rumble, but with random results corner by corner. The lump after cp9(?) seems to be inside the track line.
snags: outside raised prop 45 and steel barrier into bottleneck
design: sections like the stands on the grid are great, but large sections seem to be empty.
props-visual: small bit of unsupported track and odd blend in northern bank.
misc: comparatively simple to other tracks.

2) #POL Roller Coast GP by philanthropol
Another lovely track by Phil that arguably lacks some of the magic some of his recent creations have had.
(3,2,3,2,3, 2,2,3,2,3) 25/30
Checkpoints: one surplus and one misplaced
containement: bridge blocking track
snags: minor snag risks
design: large sections feeling very random colour-wise, double rumbles look like sloppy building (i know they're not, but they look like it) and while some sections are cool, overall it just doesn't look finished.
prop-visual: structure under bridges and ledges is spotty

3) Rondon by GuzTurbels
Again Guz delivering the fresh driving experiences, really liked this, but there are a couple of small flies in this otherwise delicious soup.
(3,0,3,2,3, 2,3,2,3,3) 24/30
checkpoints: not optimized, 8 surplus/misplaced. one checkpoint that should be describing a hairpin is hidden - could use a sign instead, or tunnel made higher.
containment: super high risk fall which is very much a point loss on its own, and some less serious risks with run off into rough terrain. (on the line, but keeping it just 1 point off as the checkpoint points were tough)
snags - generally a lot of bits and bobs, native bridge walls are snaggy, outside raised track turn props and some really minor steelwork
care - snapline and some minor tracklines running off.

4) Neo's Senora Nights by neo
Wow, you need that coffee drip straight into the vein to make it around this lap clean - quite the challenge! Cool ambitious integration into the local roads - comes with compromise though, sadly. But would highlight the full 3's here, checkpoints especially, which were really efficiently applied. I went easy on prop care because of the challenge factor.
(2,3,3,0,3, 2,2,3,3,3) 24/30
route: tough bottleneck.
containment: this is the compromise, and it's very compromised with high risk run-off and lots of track encroachment.
snags: rubber tyres aren't a great choice, and some steel barriers.
design: I think it's got to be acknowledged prettiness wasn't the focus here (and I'm factoring in a few details that might normally impact prop-care or prop-visual criteria)

5) Vortex's Megalithic by jcbvortex
Certainly a fun track - but a confusing one to me. I really like care and consideration given to minimizing drivers missing checkpoints, and even offering a few juicy opportunities to take generous lines here and there. But in this case, it's almost as if you can ignore the track and just navigate checkpoints on a landscape. As much of a philosophical challenge as it is a driving one.
Lovely prop-craft though as always though.
(2,2,3,1,2, 3,3,3,3,3) 25/30
route: with a casual approach to track fidelity, the route devolves into exploiting the build rather than the track. Otherwise its a fine but simple track layout.
checkpoints: great.... and then just one totally random extra CP at the start.
containment: almost no propping to make anyone need to worry about staying on track. This is partly a checkpoint concern (being large), but their placement is fine.
removables: potentially impactful destructible props close to the track

6) Ğ36 Mt. Chianski Circuit by geenopa
The reason why Genopa is in every serious race creators top 5. I almost fizzed in my pants.
(3,3,3,0,3, 3,3,3,2,3) 26/30
containment: obviously a lot of high risk falls and track encroachment.
prop-visual: a lot of visually unsupported wafer track, arguably 2 points worth but in context of what this track is doing, going easy.

7) P-GP: Paleto West by prototypetom
Oh great, make me the only person to come after the best track of the night
(3,3,2,2,3, 2,3,3,3,3) 27/30
smooth: Perhaps could be smoother in 2 transitions
containment: some minor risks
snags: 2 or 3 snaggy prop surfaces