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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.

[rabbit hole]

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 pipsqueaks trying to "win" a flamewar on the forum?

(...)
(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

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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.

OMG!  That deserves a Wiki article!

I used it first in competition in my Corvette replay. It is unclear who found it first.

In any case, it is amazing that we discovered the trick independently of one another. When I found it, I was pretty sure I could cost to victory without too much effort. Fortunately, I at least did a nice pipe trick that went under the radar. 

[Off topic but not worth its own thread:]

@dreadnaut, When are you going to reveal the track ratings from the 2025 season?

I was thinking I would only submit a track to the 26 competition if "NO Rails" got an average rating of at least 3.5. If below, I will spare the community one more month of argammonish pain. 

Off topic but not worth its own thread:

The 2025 season's standings still contains a column full of zeroes for LTB. It would be great if you could add the actual PTB scores for completeness sake. Thanks! 

I think it would be great if ZCT295 would be a retro track from the "golden generation" of stunts.

My prediction is that the former winning time would be improved by a couple of seconds in that case.   

@MiDiaN is the only pipsqueak in the historical top 10 who is not a Zakstunts champion. The next one is @KyLiE on rank 12, see the details below. As you know, I think that these rankings are meaningful and @MiDiaN's high position is not a fluke. I expect him to win his first Zakstunts title in 2026.

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