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(Before looking at the current score of France-Sweden: Oh, it hasn't started yet!) France, unlike Germany, is a proper strong team, so they should be okay for now. Morocco was always going to be a difficult opponent, though there remains a sense that this Netherlands team was playing below it's potential.

Are those flags Argentina [...] and Netherlands?

Correct

the extra slots give a fairer deal to at least some of the continents (Africa in particular).

Various other issues aside, this seems to have been vindicated with 9 out of 10 CAF teams reaching the novel Round of 32. (Though the contrast with AFC -- 2 out of 9 -- striking.)

I have very nearly ran out of time, but anyway let's record the ZCT298 update of the rankings! Personal best ratings were attained by the three Hyperion pipsqueaks -- Alain, new winner Victor Narl and Zapper. The rankings also have had a new entry in RC Bandit. Below is the updated evolution chart:

   

@jenkings Don't worry, your posts are definitely welcome! BTW I still have to give Stunter a proper go -- as soon as I find my way back to my Windows machine.

@Victor Narl You can send them to me by PM or email. Thanks!

Cas:

1. 1:23.40
2. 2:42.05
3. 3:56.65
4. 5:11.55
5. 6:26.80
6. 7:41.60

8:00 on the straight just after the cork.

Laps:

1. 1:23.40
2. 1:18.65
3. 1:14.60
4. 1:14.90
5. 1:15.25
6. 1:14.80

Jumps: 75

Bonus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONTWb4OexrA 

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Yup, if there's a race tomorrow (same time as the previous one, 09:00 UTC-3?) I should be able to join.

The main thing is that the CCC competition isn't held during the Z300 stage, preferably before or after. I don't think Z300 should be touched.

This is indeed very reasonable. I'll begin to plan for a start date in August, then. That means Season 5 will probably continue into 2027, like USC used to do back in the day, but that won't be a problem.

BTW Dups, when do you want my track?

At some point in this month or the next one, in time for setting up the season calendar before the start in August. Feel free to send it as soon as you have it ready, of course 

So far we have three tracks ready for Season 5, two by stanceboyCZ and one by Cas. There's still plenty of room for setting up the schedule, so keep them coming!

@Duplode, I have one question for you: why did you cancel traffic on Wrongway in March and why haven't you cancelled it now? What's the difference between Wrongway's on tracks z296 and z298?

@HerrNove has put it better than I would. The issue was considered in both cases, looking into it together with the track creators. The conclusions were that in ZCT296 it would seriously undermine the concept of the track, while in ZCT298 it wouldn't be such a big deal relative to the design intent.

With @Victor Narl 's win on ZCT298, we have now finally had each of the eleven DSI cars being featured on a debut win! Nine out of eleven had made it by 2005, well before the start of the multi-car era, but then it took ages for the Lancia (ZCT290, MiDiaN) and now the Jaguar to complete the set. For the full list, see https://wiki.stunts.hu/wiki/List_of_ZakStunts_race_winners

Before yesterday, the most recent one had been ZCT220, which was a Superkart race. The advantage of manual gears for the Kart and the McLaren MP4/4 is small, so it is not unusual to see auto being competitive with them -- certainly more unusual than doing it with one of the DSI cars!

Overdrijf (Counterpart, OVR2)

1. 1:13.65
2. 2:21.45
3. 3:26.65
4. 4:32.65
5. 5:39.85
6. 6:43.30
7. 7:49.80

8:00 in the middle of the first set of fast chicanes.

Laps:

1. 1:13.65
2. 1:07.80
3. 1:05.20
4. 1:06.00
5. 1:07.20
6. 1:03.45
7. 1:06.50

Jumps: 37