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Some late comments on the trivia and other points.

1) There is nothing hidden on the track referring to my own achievements. I do not like to wave my own flag unless pressed. What Alain found is a coincidence. 

2) 78 is the atomic number for platinum and 79 is the one for gold. The best replays on the classic route did not just copy the pre-existing replays. They invented new tricks and beat the old winning time by 4-5 seconds, which is a lot. In a sense my "prediction" was correct.

3) I did write early on that "My original design goal was to fine tune the coefficients so that Way 2 is a few seconds faster than Way 1. In that sense Way 1 was meant to be a side quest - just like the car podiums." Hence, I was a bit surprised that nobody else gave Way 2 a serious attempt.   

4) I think that a maxed-out replay on the Acura route is a few seconds faster than what I submitted. If true,  Herr Nove's comment "I think he won't give the utmost on his own track" is correct and so is ""My original design goal was to fine tune the coefficients so that Way 2 is a few seconds faster than Way 1 (...)".

5) Regarding Midian's comment "It's amazing what a difference a good track can make. Having much more fun on this one!", I would like to say that I am sorry he did not enjoy the track. I would like to point out, though, that it is possible to praise a track (alanrotoi's) without putting down somebody else's.

6) Thank you for the offer to join your team Victor and Alain. You do have an active and cool team that is contributing a lot to the community. Unfortunately, I do not feel like racing and have to pass.

Wishing you all a lot of fun racing! 

My original design goal was to fine tune the coefficients so that Way 2 is a few seconds faster than Way 1. In that sense Way 1 was meant to be a side quest - just like the car podiums.

To achieve that goal, I was planning to adjust the bonuses such that there is an 8% bonus point difference between the Carrera on the one hand and the Acura and the GTO on the other. That plan got spoiled by the ZCT301 results.

The concept of this track is to add a brand new way (Way 2) to the spiral (Way 1) from https://zak.stunts.hu/tracks/ZCT067.

The simple rule is that it is not allowed to switch from Way 1 to Way 2 or vice versa. However, it is allowed to use dual-way switching within Way 2. The picture below shows some examples of what is allowed and what is not:



The dual-way switches indicated by the red and yellow arrows are not allowed. That's because one switches from Way 1 to Way 2 or the other way round. Note that the red arrow in particular cuts most of the track.

The purple arrows indicate allowed dual-way switches that occur strictly within Way 2.

Coming soon! (Track submitted)

I think:

1. MiDiaN
2. Duplode
3. Alain
4. CTG
5. Victor Narl
6. Zapper
7. Spoonboy
8. Alan Rotoi
9. Frieshansen
10. dreadnaut

 


PS: Why is everyone using the Jeep all the time?

The map looks really interesting ... 

First of all, happy new year everyone.

I've still not decided if and how much I will participate in the 2026 season. In other words, I would like to take it easy without having any responsibilities, meaning Rolling Stunts has two vacancies.

Thank you for hosting me guys! 

Congratulations @dreadnaut!

I really enjoyed racing on the fjords and gave it 5 stars if I remember correctly.

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I won't go into the rabbit hole of continuing this discussion with you. We do not get along, and I do not enjoy spending my time with you.

To be honest, from my point of view neither of you tries to get along with the other. "Are we back in 2003?" and "Where is the flamewar?" are both escalating remarks, guaranteed to rile up the other. You seem to have a beef that goes way back. Reminds me of when I meet middle-school mates and we all fall in the same patterns we use to follow as teens.

Escalating situations are a thing in life, but not a necessity. As an alternative you could take to your favourite DMs or chat and attempt to understand how, from best intentions, you ended up offending each other. Language? Expectations? Perceived actions? It could be well meaning communication without an additional public that could bring pride into the mix, never a good ingredient.

You are both Stunts giants, you can do this 👍

To clarify, it was not my intention to insinuate that the tension between the two of us is all his fault.

I just think that it is for the best if he and I stop communicating for a while. There is nothing good coming out of it when we do. We can do what you suggest when the dust has settled -- likely when I have been in the Stunts Valhalla for a while.

Argammon would like to swap his slot for a later date if possible -- let us know if you can help!

I can switch if it's a more favorable month for @Argammon

Thanks, I will gladly switch with you!

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Are we back in 2003 @alanrotoi? A time where chatlogs were posted and words were twisted by pipsqueaks trying to "win" a flamewar on the forum?

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(20:13:33)Duplode Hehehe Watching Rotoi's version of The Trick -- wonderful stuff!
(20:14:15)(Arg) It is funny we discovered it independently. Or was the Corvette time a hint?
(20:14:39)Duplode And now Argammon goes and does it on the right side, for the sake of completeness
(20:14:45)MiDiaN Arg, yes and I had a better replay cooking but I didn't have enough time to finish it unfortunately.
(20:15:37)dreadnaut Let's see... Alan brought it up 18 November, initially with the Indy
(20:16:45)(Arg) Ok, that was before I sent in the Corvette replay.

If you read carefully, I wrote that you found the trick before I sent my Corvette replay. And I agree with @dreadnaut that it is not important who found it first. We aren't two small boys in a sandbox, or are we?

Where is the flamewar? Please don't change the topic playing the victim because it won't work. Maybe I'm not good at English but the message was quiet clear. You say "it's unclear" and I show you it's not. You could say when you find it and it's all done but you don't. Does it offend you that I'm showing a public chat? Don't make it as it were a big deal but also don't try to change what happened.

I won't go into the rabbit hole of continuing this discussion with you. We do not get along, and I do not enjoy spending my time with you.

This is a pity because you contributed so much good to the community (cars, videos, interviews, live races, great replays, etc.) -- much more than I did.

But the two of us, we do not get along. From now on I will avoid you as much as I can, that includes not replying to any of your forum messages or posts.

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Are we back in 2003 @alanrotoi? A time where chatlogs were posted and words were twisted by racers trying to "win" a flamewar on the forum?

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(20:13:33)Duplode Hehehe Watching Rotoi's version of The Trick -- wonderful stuff!
(20:14:15)(Arg) It is funny we discovered it independently. Or was the Corvette time a hint?
(20:14:39)Duplode And now Argammon goes and does it on the right side, for the sake of completeness
(20:14:45)MiDiaN Arg, yes and I had a better replay cooking but I didn't have enough time to finish it unfortunately.
(20:15:37)dreadnaut Let's see... Alan brought it up 18 November, initially with the Indy
(20:16:45)(Arg) Ok, that was before I sent in the Corvette replay.

If you read carefully, I wrote that you found the trick before I sent my Corvette replay. And I agree with @dreadnaut that it is not important who found it first. We aren't two small boys in a sandbox, or are we?

I would have preferred a later slot, but I take ZCT296 since it is the only one that is free.

Let me know if anybody wants to trade their slot.

Also quite chuffed at my pipe slide-jump, I've never managed a properly aligned landing like in this track, with no loss of speed

Yes, that pipe trick is masterclass!

Thanks for the quick reply! Then please register me for ZCT305.

I will vacate the spot if No Rails scores badly and somebody else would like to have a spot.