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#1
Season's Chat - CCC / Re: CCC05R2 - Let the river run
October 12, 2026, 05:06:07 PM
Meant to compete in Round 2 but got busy with other stuff and ran out of time. Hopefully I'll have a better Round 3.
#2
Season's chat - R4K / Re: 2026 - Guest Tracks - R4K
September 11, 2026, 11:49:19 AM
Quote from: alanrotoi on September 10, 2026, 05:16:25 PMOh! A long and fast track maybe?

Haha, well it's mostly fast with some mud to keep us honest. I guess how long it is depends on how fast you drive it ;)

Happy with how it flows, considering it was put together quite quickly.
And we have a car to drive that hasn't been seen in a while! And not one that you want to get muddy ;D
#3
Season's chat - R4K / Re: 2026 - Guest Tracks - R4K
September 10, 2026, 04:19:46 PM
Thanks @KyLiE, I've sent the track to you!

Hope we all enjoy it. A small teaser: I've been listening to a lot of Journey recently  ;)
#4
Season's chat - R4K / Re: 2026 - Guest Tracks - R4K
September 08, 2026, 11:09:38 PM
Hi, @Victor Narl reached out to see if I could supply a track for October. At first I thought I'd struggle, as things are busy for me here. But I've decided to try, and have made a start. I'm working on a couple of layouts as long-term projects, but these may be more suitable for CCC one day, as I like to compare different cars on the same track.

So this will be a clean sheet. It may not end up as a classic, but I'll try to make it entertaining :D
#5
@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 ;D
#6
Quote from: alanrotoi on August 12, 2026, 11:50:33 PMI 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
#7
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..
#8
Competition 2026 / Re: ZCT298: A Bridge Too Far
June 01, 2026, 12:32:18 AM
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.
#9
Chat - Misc / Re: Names
May 04, 2026, 10:25:11 PM
Quote from: alanrotoi on May 04, 2026, 06:57:01 PMSo 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.
#10
Competition and Website / Re: Parental leave
April 30, 2026, 07:44:51 PM
Congratulations @dreadnaut - being a dad is life's greatest race!

We should have told your wife to Keep Pushing! ;D
#11
Quote from: Cas on April 14, 2026, 12:21:50 AM@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/
#12
Season's Chat - CCC / Re: CCC04R3 - Krakow
April 13, 2026, 11:49:31 PM
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! :D
#13
Season's Chat - CCC / Re: CCC04R3 - Krakow
March 16, 2026, 06:25:12 PM
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!
#14
Season's Chat - CCC / Re: CCC04R2 - MacArthur Park
March 15, 2026, 05:03:57 PM
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!
#15
Season's Chat - CCC / Re: CCC04R1 - Dual-Tip
February 22, 2026, 07:16:51 PM
Congratulations to @Victor Narl and @Alain il professore! Particularly Victor with some very courageous and creative lines and some nice magic carpets ;D

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.