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@Zapper not sure if I was thinking of yours or Ryoma's earlier version. But yours with the two colour schemes is an amazing package! I'll enjoy revisiting them all

I think you mean Zapper's pack. You can find it here: https://wiki.stunts.hu/wiki/Zapper's_car_pack . It also has some performance change.

Thanks @alanrotoi but now I remember it was actually this earlier version I was thinking of, found here on the Southern Cross site:
https://scr.stunts.hu/mods.html

I love the look of the XJR9 and have often had better luck with it than the 962. It also comes up with some fun glitches sometimes, magic carpets etc!

Does anyone know if the alternative purple/white livery XJR9 is still available? (Castrol/Silk Cut?)
I remember seeing it on one of the download sections a long time ago, but can't find it now..

I'd like to thank @HerrNove for this track, and this month's unforgettable experience. Also to him and @Alain il professore for the story that we have raced with, its mystique and humour following us at every turn.

For me, I'm sure for many of us, it has added a new element to our enjoyment of our race together. I have loved the ghostly mystery elements and seemingly impossible routes, that all play tricks with our minds and laughingly challenge us to try jumping into the void, to that distant road.

I haven't been this bewitched by a track since maybe ZCT274 Mirage. In a similar way, this track played with our normal perceptions of the game, pushing us further towards exploits and efforts we might have thought impossible before.
It is these exploits of the original game that make it what it is to us today, keep us trying new things and that challenge us to improve. I applaud @HerrNove for pushing us in this way and for presenting it so well.

I would welcome more of this narrative style being added to submitted tracks, and hope you (and other future authors) might give us more experiences like this. Though I'm sure both the track and its story have taken much time to create, it has added so much.

I wish I could have perfected my line across the Seich, but I'm glad to have found it, knowing those attentive eyes were watching me. That perverse circus of concrete will stay in my memory of Stunts challenges forever, shrouded in mist on the horizon.
A shame that HerrNove's canon line didn't provide the winning lap. I had a lap that took this route from the loop, but couldn't make it faster than my posted one. Congratulations to @VictorNarl, but special mentions to @MiDiaN, @Frieshansen and others that solved the mystery.

This has been a new chapter in our journey together, my friends. Let's drive on to the next adventure, keep pushing and yes, keep turning toward the impossible.
Anelio is with us.

So what about nicknames from today? Is @Spoonboy the bald child in Matrix movie?

@alanrotoi your instincts are correct 😉
One of my first internet experiences was at university, chatting on the Telnet Monochrome BBS. I had to pick a name. It was 1999, The Matrix had just come out and had become a big part of my life. But 'Neo' and 'Morpheous' were already taken 😅
The name stuck around, as they often do.
Trivia: he is listed on the credits as Spoon Boy. But I preferred it without the space.

Congratulations @dreadnaut - being a dad is life's greatest race!

We should have told your wife to Keep Pushing!

@Victor Narl ... Lotus: The Ultimate Challenge is a classic I absolutely love. Very simple, yet fun game with brings some nostalgia. Only once, I had a magazine about PC games during that golden era and among the games featured in that magazine, was this one. And I think it's the only one that showed in that magazine that I later got and played (another one was Syndicate, I remember, but I've never played it).

I was on the DGC episode for Syndicate, as it was one of my childhood favourites! Well worth trying again, though the aged interface can take getting used to.
https://www.dosgameclub.com/syndicate/

Thanks to all for a great race, a fitting end to a great season!
Some amazing laps and tricks.

I agree with @Alain il professore's words about the variety of cars and the way it inspires us. It makes CCC a unique challenge and one I really enjoy.

Five races in the next season will be tough. I sometimes find it hard to fit in the three seasons I currently drive, when they have races occurring simultaneously. The rescheduling of some of the end dates helped me with this recently.

However, this is not anyone else's problem, just mine to solve!
Long live CCC, and let's keep pushing!

This drives like a real old school track! With the relaxed rules and grippy cars, some of these elements will be a true challenge.
Looking forward to racing the LC1, which I love but have never driven in an actual competition. The extra days are welcome - and may be needed. A busy Stunts year so far!

That was a fun track - glad I managed to get all four cars raced! The kart is tricky to get used to again, and I had trouble getting it over the bridge. So an alternative route was needed! Fortunately, @Duplode had placed some useful ramps. Cutting over all of them to further down the banking was ok, but bouncing back on after the bridge was ~3s faster.
Not as fast as succeeding in the original jump, so well done to those that did!

The Ferrari was also my favourite, I'll definitely add this to my garage of cars to enjoy later. Of course, the Uno was awesome!
Viva CCC!

Congratulations to @Victor Narl and @Alain il professore! Particularly Victor with some very courageous and creative lines and some nice magic carpets

As always, thanks to Ryoma for creating these cars. This variety is part of what makes CCC such a great series.

I enjoyed these laps and love CCC, but admit to finding it hard to compete in three series at once. Zak, R4K and CCC (with 4 cars!) all at once is a lot of laps to perfect, for me. But I persevered, as I have a lot of love for CCC.

The dashboard is badass! Love the chrome rings around the gauges.

Yes, I forgot to mention how good the dash looks! Very clear and also beautiful.

@alanrotoi the Isdera is a beauty!
Such a complex shape, you are an artist that can make straight lines look like curves!
The car drives well. Very stable and never seems to run out of gears

Thanks to all for these great CCC races, and thanks to @Alain il professore for the nice words.

I am sad to have missed the deadline for the third race. In my case, it wasn't a workload problem (although 3 races felt like a lot!). I had all four laps ready, but last night was busy and I got distracted. I had some good times, not sure if it would have changed my leaderboard position?

Anyway I had fun with all tracks, and I am a great fan of CCC. I love the chance to test different cars I might not have driven before, and the change in rules from Zak/R4K is refreshing.
I have some ideas for a future CCC race, so I'll continue to work on that.

Great to race with you all. Looking forward to more in 2026, let's keep pushing!

Oh no! I got distracted and missed the deadline last night!   

It's a shame as I enjoyed this track, though it was a tough challenge as @Victor Narl says. Quick fire, a new challenge on every corner with little rest between.

For the record these were my times:
Ferrari GTO: 2:09.20
Citroën Rallye Raid: 2:24.00
Lancia Delta Evo3: 2:22.30
LM002 Zapper: 2:56.55

So some good results for Citroën and Lancia which I'm happy with. But not enough to beat Victor, so congratulations to him.

I'm now working on my R4K lap, so I'll see you all there.