World Track Championship RW S46: W02 Monday 24th July 2023

{Score Explanation}
In qualifying weeks, races are given a score based on 10 criteria, each worth 3pts*. Each race starts with a score of 30 and loses points based on any apparent shortcomings.
The 9 highest scoring jobs make it through to the semi-final where a public vote decides which races go to the season's grand final.

If a criteria description is fully satisfied, a race keeps 3 points.
If a criterion has modestly noticeable/risky technical errors, or is good but somewhat unremarkable, it loses 1 point.
If a criterion is obviously lacking in some way, or has clearly impactful errors/risks, it loses 2 points.
If a criterion is largely failed or ignored, it loses 3 points.

Criteria
1. Route. A creative, clear and engaging flow. Good transitions; challenging but fun to drive; no blind surprises or awkward bottlenecks requiring detailed track knowledge.
2. Checkpoints. Clear and efficient use of checkpoints - All communicative, no surplus and not missing any in important places.
(rough reduction guide for surplus/missing/problem checkpoints: 1/2 = 1pt, 3/4/6 = 2pt, 5+ = 3pt)
3. Smooth. Smooth prop transitions and well-managed (problematic) undulations in streets/roads, if required.
4. Containment. Appropriate apex props are in place where required, and walls are in place on racing lines when needed to ease higher risks. No high risk solid objects inside the track lines/close to racing line.
5. Streetjunk. ALL lampposts and signs removed/covered from inside track or within falling distance of track. Creator-added destructible objects don't create risks for other drivers.
(rough reduction guide for objects such as lampposts/bus stops, log piles, etc: 1/2 = 1pt, 3/4/6 = 2pt, 5+ = 3pt)
6. Snags. Appropriate low-snag props are used in all key places. World objects with bad hitboxes covered/protected.  Steel barrier is assessed on quantity and level of risk (e.g. exit of a sharp turn vs along a long straight).
7. Visual design. Great all-track races have a distinctive visual quality to them - a theme, clear visual style and/or simply great looking. The best street tracks have interesting connections that make well-used roads feel new as well as looking great.
8. Prop-care. All the propping has been applied with a high level of care and detail - no-snaplines, track lines/rumble strips line up well, no odd gaps or joins.
9. Prop-visual/structure. Unsightly building work under and around racing surfaces is well covered. Also, tracks look like they have been built with some visual consideration of IRL physics - no unsupported strips of thin track magically floating without structure.
10. General. Extra points that might be deducted for: unusually egregious problems with any previous criteria or any other problems/shortcomings not covered by other criteria. Or overly simplistic creation that technically sidesteps criteria rather than mastering it. (*not limited to -3 points)

Disclaimer note: The criteria are designed to be as technical and objective as reasonably possible. We score subtractively, so we can point directly to observable/comparable shortcomings. There is a bit of unavoidable subjectiveness, of course, but it's as minimal as possible. What we're trying to do is put the technically robust races through to the semi-finals - not the ones we "like" best. FWIW score order probably doesn't match my personal order of favourites, and in principle I personally fully support compromising on technical aspects of a track if necessary for creative ones - but this is a technical round.