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While making the webchat into an IRC client is probably too large a quest, it would be interesting to upgrade it. What it needs, in my mind:

- full unicode support
- a better scrollback
- upload small files: replays and replays, maybe screenshots

Looking ahead 🔭
With a large enough telescope, I'm sure we could see ZakStunts 2025 from when we stand today. They are a bit small, but I can see tracks. Can't tell if they are twelve or more 🤔 What to you think?

While the game stays the same, the Competition is open to rule changes. This thread is here to collect and discuss suggestions, and also to decide which custom cars will be allowed for the coming season.

See also: Cars and rules for 2024

by only counting full laps, everyone crosses the line at the same place, and one only needs to look at the lap count and time at finish as shown in the game clock

Sorry, I should have been more specific. I think you explained quite well how it's meant to work in the first message, the bit I'm not sure about is how someone watching the live stream would see the result. My first impression is that viewers would have to count laps manually, and for each pipsqueak, because the car streams are out of sync. That doesn't sound easier than what we have today, so I think I'm missing something 🤔

Re live-broadcasting, what is the priority? The racing experience, or the viewing experience? (Also, would be interesting to hear from the audience!)

Wow... it's curious how the second image, before clicking on it, doesn't look at all like a QR code. Once it's resized, the browser does show a QR code.

You are looking at a JPEG thumbnail of a transparent PNG, which gains a 'undefined' black background and heavy compression artifacts.

That being so, there's a decent case for

Feels a bit light as a case, to be fair, as we've had one photo finish in several years

I haven't had the chance to be on one of the live streams (away again last week-end ), how does that play out from a spectator point of view? I'm not sure I understand how varying the deadline would make the result more legible and immediate, can you clarify?

Can't say yet, but I hope to be there!

Is it the 800hp version?

Text should probably say "A ladder on the roof", rather than ceiling.

The track was meant for a three way battle between Indy, Lola and the Thunderbird, but the Indy ended up winning the previous race (sorry!) and I got the bonus wrong for the Thunderbird... The Stratos got a +5 because I enjoyed using it during the test run.

Anyway, the track is in part inspired by Overdrijf's The Journey, also designed for the Lola, and it steals the hairpin/banked road corner from Erik's great work on ZCT277, as a way to slow down even the fastest cars. I'm tempted one day to build a variation for a live race.

The title comes from the landscape, but also from GTAManRCR, the original author for this month 😅

Cyan jeep challenge accepted, and completed just under 2 minutes. Took a lot of trial and errors

This corner-hill to tunnel can be fun, if your car has enough grip

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This lap closes with the best loop trick I've ever completed successfully, a 180° turn sliding into a loop in powergear. Unfortunately earlier in the replay I took the wrong path at a junction, so the lap doesn't complete

I'll leave it here for posterity

Did you have a favourite competition?

Hello @Ch4oZ, your idea sounds very interesting and promising!

The game engine would run unmodified in DOSBox, and your project would be an external "display" for the game?

Jungle, of course.

Thank you!! It's a lost gem now recovered

Wow, that loop-to-pipe transition, and the final cut 👏