World Track Championship RWS47: W1 Monday 23rd October 2023

week 1 scores (and reviews as I had time this week)

1) Dahk's Bake and Shark by DahkRich
(3,0,2,1,3, 3,3,3,3,3) 24/30
Nice simple stunt prop track. Not really much to say because it just confidently does its thing and lets the drivers do the talking. Feedback-wise, I would flag the relationship between containment and checkpoints - there's a lot of room to just ignore the track lines with the choices (or absence) of apex props, and the over-abundance of checkpoints don't really succeed as a solution. Doesn't hurt the experience, or make it bad, but it's a looser drive compared to other tracks.

2) Hybrid Circuit by xxR-U-Wxx
(1,2,2,1,0, 0,2,3,3,3) 18/30
Certainly a fresh and interesting design to have a circuit in this novel lap style. That's very welcome, and I enjoyed driving the track very much. The problem, as far as the scoring goes, is the split laps make the route VERY long and longer routes in the city mean more compromises, and compromises cost points. This feels like a very low score for a track that is ambitious and fun to race, but I can't ignore details just because it's long. Good drive!

3) ð green bast×rd gp by ddaayne
(2,1,3,3,2, 2,3,2,3,2) 23/30
A nice, stylish, sort of cars as go-karts style track - and does it well! There are some probs it faces with our scoring system with the route simplicity and flatness compared to other tracks, but that's not critical. The one thing that really could be improved is the checkpoints - I think they're a bit overlooked because in some senses they're almost redundant on an enclosed track like this for navigating - however they ARE still communicating to drivers, and the positioning of many makes their directions very misleading going into turns (that are blind due to the high walls). Fun, memorable and stylish track that would probably be fantastic on contact too.

4) 歴戦車両に愛を込めて ver.es300 by ikees300
(3,0,3,2,0, 2,3,3,3,3) 22/30
As is often the case, some of our GP criteria is tough on the street racing higher acceptance of lampposts. But this is a very neat race, with good flow and some exciting lines to push. I think the checkpoints could be more refined and efficient, but generally it's a high class street racing track.

5) R76} G.Senora Gp(Muscle) by @roar-76-
(2,2,2,2,3, 3,3,3,3,3) 26/30
Technically I think this is a fine track, it's well-made, and I'm always a big fan or Roar's sharp visual style. But subjectively, the muscle car lock stopped me really enjoying the track - to me, this just isn't a muscles track. They suit some of it just fine, but the most memorable motif of the track are the somewhat blind bottlenecks. In basically a cannonball of a car these have to be mastered by memory. I think these bits would be much more fun in a class that had more effective brakes, downforce, etc, that let you react to the challenge - in the moment. However, as said, objectively - it's well-made as usual and might be more pleasing to more hardcore lovers of the lumpy cars.

6) IGA 12 - Isle Bee Damned by iganga
(3,3,2,0,3, 2,3,2,0,2) 20/30
Beautiful flow with great transitions - remarkably organic for a floating track. Problems though - containment is a big compromise with a lot of fall risks, some of them very high risk. That's cool sometimes, as compromises go. But at the same time it also has lots of structure probs with floating wafer track (the supports are pretty, but unconvincing) and lots of building evidence left on display - it looks a bit skeletal, like one day it'll be fleshed out more. And it has to lose a misc point for environmental impact of the waves.

7) P-GP: Fast Greens by prototypetom
(2,3,3,1,3, 2,3,3,3,3) 26/30
Removing a route point for clarity because the turn over the bridge as you enter the golf course is arguably a little blind. Containment: there are a few mild fall risks and some trees that, while off the track, are very close to the racing line. And a there are some steel barriers so a snag point off too.