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May 1

• stanceboyCZ
  We need a track for next Custom Car Championship season Future Races
• Victor Narl
  The new track is already available at France Stunts 2026 in May. Everyone is invited. http://hyperionracingteam.win/fsc25
• CTG
  Annoying car, really...
  1:17.95 A
• AresUII
  @CTG Come on, the Jeep isn't that bad...
• Victor Narl
  @AresUII, are you talking to yourself?.))
• AresUII
  @CTG You bypassed the whole track for some reason ;p
• CTG
  To confuse the opponents near!

May 2

• Alain
  Good luck everyone, see you in the chatroom tonight my friends!
  1:00.54
• Alain
  I misclick GAR for that rpl, sorry. Admins, count it as a GAR please.

May 3

• Alain
  Congratulations to all participants! See you on z298.
• CTG
  _ _ F F!!! Böff dampening: < 1dB
• Duplode
  Results confirmed! Congratulations to @MiDiaN, @VictorNarl and @CTG (back to the podium!); and also to @RCBandit, @AresUII (very solid debut!) and @Cas on the Am League. The variety of lines with close times speaks of sucessful design work, well done @Frieshansen! The new track will be up in a few hours, so stay tuned!
• Duplode
  And here we go: ZCT298 — A Bridge Too Far, by @HerrNove, is open for racing! Do check the backstory at https://forum.stunts.hu/index.php?msg=100846
• MiDiaN
  oh, I first thought the name referred to a Battlefield multiplayer map
• HerrNove
  “A bridge too far” is a quote from Frederick Browning, a WW2 general. It has spawned a lot of homages in books, films and video games. In the case of my track, the phrase is valid in both literal and metaphorical sense.
• MiDiaN
  It seems the track owner didn't want to modify the car coefficients for this track.
• HerrNove
  @MiDiaN As I told Duplode, for a change this track features no manual bonuses, to give an illusion of free and unbiased car choice. Up to you to figure out, without hints, which are the best rides for the circuit.
• Alain
  Good luck with the shortcuts everyone!
  1:48.51 A
• RC Bandit
  Might not be new to you guys. But there's some weird things going on in this track (southern bridge)! This wil be an interesting race.
  1:48.94
• RC Bandit
  Never mind my earlier post. Just read Nove's post on the forum and it makes a lot more sense now!
• HerrNove
  Semi-official side competition: Siluro-GAR over the cursed bridge.
  2:51.86
• Alan Rotoi
  Congrats @MiDiaN, @Victor_Narl and @CTG for the podium!! I missed the live update but it looks it had a great ending!
  1:28.42

May 4

• AresUII
  Trying the 962 as alluded but will try the Jag to compare. Verified OWOOT from max height top cam--wrong cam? Addendum: 5-6 hours for one completion. GAR is pain >:3
  2:06.02
• Duplode
  @AresUII On the OWOOT verification cam: F3, default zoom, all the way up (overhead), three touches to the right to center.
• Duplode
  @HerrNove My contribution
  2:18.77
• Spoonboy
  Trying the ex boyfriend's ride?
  2:01.09
• AresUII
  Ok yeah the Porsche still sucks
• AresUII
  Long day in mines, see yall after bed and shrink
• AresUII
  Okay I lied. Have kept going; times kept getting worse
• Victor Narl
  @Duplode, @AlanRotoi thanks for the congratulations, it was difficult to choose the right car. @MiDiaN, my congratulations, oddly enough, it was the second apex (the one on the hill) that decided everything, and not the finishing jump.
• HerrNove
  @Spoonboy Sure about the model? Try searching for the places she mentions, you might find some old “photos” of the couple when they were still together
• Spoonboy
  Haha @HerrNove I'm loving the mystery and discovery that your backstory gives! This adds a whole new layer to our experience, and I applaud you for it!

May 5

• Alan Rotoi
  Live race video! Stage 3 DAY race, released!! Enjoy!
• AresUII
  Will try not to turn into Okany at end of next PB. Side note, screw racing the Jag in green.
  1:59.38
• stanceboyCZ
  wtf
• stanceboyCZ
  i keep falling through the bridge
• Victor Narl
  @stanceboyCZ, To be honest, I've never seen bridges like this before. It's some kind of new, special bug.

May 6

• HerrNove
  Not a new bug, @Argammon featured the same surprise in ZCT282, and I fell for it at the time. Consider it a rite of passage. If you examine the track with Bliss or another modern editor and select "reveal illusions", you can see the trap tiles.
• Victor Narl
  @Duplode, I'd like to clarify again regarding rule 2.6 GAR regarding intentional multiple collisions with vertical tunnel walls (the "buzzer" effect), clearly used to increase speed. For example, as in this replay https://zak.stunts.hu/replays/ec7e98472b71b96b525ac97f535155a63f3cea28 . GAR or not?
• Victor Narl
  @Frieshansen, I wanted to ask you why you don't want to join any team?
• Duplode
  @VictorNarl That kind of collision is legal. Also, AFAIK doing that doesn't actually get you any extra speed (if anything, it can cost you a little speed since you aren't able to accelerate freely while kissing the wall). The mention of "vertical surfaces" in general principle 2.6 was directed at things like the boulevard divider bounce, which clearly can bring a speed boost.

May 7

• Frieshansen
  @VictorNarl I mentioned this briefly here at the end of last season - I’d rather ride alone right now. It’s not that I have anything against teams, it’s just what I prefer at the moment.
• HerrNove
  Happy birthday, @Spoonboy !
• Victor Narl
  Happy birthday, @Spoonboy!
• Duplode
  Happy birthday, @Spoonboy! 🎉
• Frieshansen
  Happy birthday @Spoonboy!
• Alain
  Happy birthday Spoonboy
• Spoonboy
  Thanks to all for the Birthday wishes! Now back to the race, where the blonde with the red pen haunts my dreams! 😉
• HerrNove
  I might as well reveal another inspiration for my story: this sketch from one of the most famous and beloved Italian comedy groups.

May 8

• Erik Barros
  Happy birthday @Spoonboy!!!
• Alan Rotoi
  Happy birthday @Spoonboy!! 🎉🥳🥳
• Ryoma
  Hi, very happy with the Testarossa victory. Here a new WIP
• Victor Narl
  Let's Go!
  1:24.10 A
• Alan Rotoi
  Nice @Victor_Narl, you used the Icebreaker paintjob
• Ryoma
  
• Victor Narl
  @AlanRotoi, thanks, I usually use colors close to Cian/Blue. By the way, I have an interesting video for the FS04 track shot by @Alain, called NoRH vs RH. The first car (Lambo BB1.0) is driving NoRH without a 10s pit stop, and the second car (Lambo BB1.1) uses RH but with a 10s pit stop. You might want to check out this unusual idea.

May 9

• Alan Rotoi
  @Victor_Narl the second car (RH lap) can't be version BB 1.1. Could it be both BB 1.0? @Ryoma wow very nice 90's car!! I love the blue dashboard!
• Victor Narl
  @AlanRotoi, the replay for the RH car is taken from the official FS04 competition, which uses only BB1.1. You can download it here: http://hyperionracingteam.win/fsc25/uploads/F2604__Victor_Narl__68b001f7d2.rpl
• Alan Rotoi
  Are you using a modified version of BB 1.1 or the original? Maybe it's MS 1.0? or FM Towns version maybe?
• Victor Narl
  @AlanRotoi, this is the most common original version of BB1.1 from 12/02/91 without patches that I use in all competitions including R4K and this competition
• Ryoma
  @Alan Rotoi thanks it's on my mega
• Alan Rotoi
  @Victor_Narl then I must surrender to the evidence! Congratulations, great laps!

May 10

• AresUII
  Is the Towns port even asset-, replay- and track-compatible with BB11?
  1:57.46
• Duplode
  @AresUII The tracks are compatible, but the replays aren't because there are differences in the physics (one that stands out, for instance, is that there's no powergear in that version) -- there are some notes about it in this thread Stunts BB 1.1 vs Stunts FM Towns . On other assets, I recall 3D models were compatible; not sure about the bitmaps.
• AresUII
  Argh, forgot to tick GAR
• AresUII
  Nbd, have improved
  1:52.32 A
• Duplode
  @AresUII I've added the GAR tag to the other replay anyway, for the sake of completeness.
  2:13.69
• Alan Rotoi
  Did you see zct298 and current r4k track has a pretty similar terrain? Are they twin tracks?
• HerrNove
  @AlanRotoi No, just a coincidence I designed my track last December and I have not shared it with Cas. /// @Duplode Your GAR time is really good I have tried many hours but was unable to improve my time. Best I did was a 1:43.10 but with an off-road frame. Let's see if better racers pick up the challenge. I will try further in the following weeks, GAR is not my specialty but I think it can help to develop driving skills in general...

May 11

• Alan Rotoi
  @HerrNove I know you didn't share the track. I said "twin" because they "born" the same month 😁
• AresUII
  So apparently the camera buttons work mid-race. IMO not worth using even in auto.
  1:49.50 A

May 12

• AresUII
  More tomorrow.
  1:48.83 A
• MiDiaN
  replay handling allowed in GAR?
• HerrNove
  Not allowed, see https://zak.stunts.hu/articles/gar-rules-at-zakstunts

May 13

• Alan Rotoi
  Now the complete event video with overall rankings, statistics by racer, by stage and by car!
• AresUII
  After trying to replicate the end jump for several hours I'm fully convinced I only did it in a dream. Δ
  1:48.94
• MiDiaN
  just curious because many of AresUII's replays looks identical except the endings...
• Victor Narl
  @MiDiaN, good point, thanks. I ask @Duplode to check all AresUII replays tagged GAR for RH usage.
• MiDiaN
  Yes, I think admins have some tools to check these things.

May 14

• MiDiaN
  Yo, there's a race car at the top :O
• Alain
  Badum Tssss https://myinstants.org/games/6530d564-2af1-4d30-baa4-251aa3c040a3.mp3
• Alain
  Victor Narl, let me say you're impressive with AUTO gear on top of the rankings of the best race in the world! Someone should take the challenge one day, but he's not even BORN today. GGs.
• Duplode
  Happy birthday, @Igor and @KyLiE On those replays, I can have a look later. (Worth reminding BTW that there is no conclusive way to detect RH from a single RPL file; one thing that can be done is comparing pairs of replays to see if they have a significant identical segment in the input block.)
• Alain
  Happy birthday, we miss you KyLiE!
• Victor Narl
  Happy birthday, @KyLiE!
• Frieshansen
  Happy birthday @KyLiE!
• Zapper
  Happy birthday @KyLiE!
• Alan Rotoi
  Happy birthday @KyLiE!! 🎉🎉🥳
• Cas
  Happy Birthday, @KyLiE and @Igor!

May 15

• KyLiE
  Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes!
• Duplode
  On the topic raised the other day: There is no significant overlap between the beginnings of any GAR replays from anyone in this race so far. (As an arbitrary example out of many, forwarding the 2:50.05 and the 2:48.80 Silverado laps from @AresUII to 17.00 shows they clearly differ from each other.)
  1:27.89
• MiDiaN
  I want to apologize to @AresUII. I made a rushed assumption that he had broken the rules, but after looking into it properly, he hadn't done anything wrong. That was my mistake, and I'm sorry for that, especially as someone new to the competition. Respect to him, and sorry again.
• AresUII
  Nbd

May 17

• dreadnaut
  Auto gears, wearing a baby in a sling 😅
  1:32.78 A
• RC Bandit
  Finally I got the lap right. Guess I can die in peace now !
  1:32.45
• AresUII
  Poll time: who actually used the first bit of ice road?
• HerrNove
  @dreadnaut : thanks for finding the time to be here; all the best for your fatherhood and don't forget to install an infant car seat on your Jaguar! @RCBandit : congrats for making it to the end, it's a though track and if you manage it you are ready for everything @AresUII : when I designed the track that piece of ice was meant to be used, but it seems to be faster to avoid it. I used it in my original track validation lap (1:45), but now no more.
  1:13.82

May 18

• MiDiaN
  Did I miss something or are there any hidden roads somewhere? That's a great time @HerrNove!
• HerrNove
  Thanks @MiDiaN! It's a well-optimized replay but not excessively so; if a driver of your level has issues matching it there is probably some trick that is missing from your run. I will add: I have deliberately avoided practicing on this track before its publication (kept on ice after some 1:45 validation replays), so even if the timing of some acrobatics is very tight my lap does not contain one-in-a-million miracles. I could rebuild a similar replay from scratch in about 90 minutes. If nobody beats my time during this week I will drop some hints, or maybe publish a lap made by a mysterious driver I had asked to test this track (Don Matrelli? Mika Häkkinen? The Stig?)
• MiDiaN
  I might be focusing on the wrong things for optimization. I'm curious who the mysterious driver is, my wild guess is last year’s champion!
• Alain
  Let's all play in open GNU competition mode this month, it's allowed by the rules: "You may override this behavior to a positive direction (e.g. make your PUBLISHED even when sent during quiet days.)"
• Alain
  BTW all my sent replays will be public this month.
• Ryoma
  To thanks HerrNove for GPC :
  2:00.24

May 19

• Alain
  Courtesy of HYPERION RACING TEAM ®️​ proud members: free hint for everyone! Enjoy my friends! ❤️​
  1:12.67

May 20

• dreadnaut
  Happy birthday @FinRok! 🎉 We're here if you want to show us how it's done again 🏁
• Alain
  HB FinRock, we'll race against each other in the Stunts Valhalla.
• Marco
  Hi my friends ! I brought here FinRok in 2016 and he won the 2017 championship . Risto the name from Finland a great friend and super dos gamer. Using replay handling and dosbox savestats he demonstrated to be a great no-rh racer in few months. He is the owner of the youtube channel "Major Thrifwood" , one of the best dos gaming channel ever. I have a question my friends, I always thought that if you go airborne at the max speed entering a banked road, you will lose time compared to do not going airborne, am i wrong ?
• Marco
  Oh Zapper and Alain in the same Team , Nice

May 21

• Alan Rotoi
  ...and happy birthday to @Mark_L_Rivers another top racer and competition manager.
• Alain
  @Marco Thanks for the insights. Fins are great drivers. About banked roads, I can only short answer like Chuck Yeager used to: "Depends on the mission." Try this month Dosreloaded track BANKMAST, it's full of banks. https://dosreloaded.de/forum/thread/9104-4d-sports-driving-stunts-jahrescontest-2026/?pageNo=1 also Finland at Eurovision. Lordi
• Alain
  HB Mark_L_Rivers, life didn't really let us race together at our prime in the same time but we'll race vs each other in the Stunts Valhalla.
• Victor Narl
  @Marco, On the banking, the length of the trajectory is what matters most: the closer to the inner part of the banking, the shorter the time. If the speed is already maximum when entering the banking, there is no need to jump.
• Ryoma
  Happy to show you my version of Grand Prix Circuit done thanks to the help of HerrNove https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JXJHfT-IVhDaYlOR4SQ3ccpkLFB6N53x/view?usp=drive_link
• Alain
  GG. Add a little text file in the directory to list the mods and sign your work.

May 22

• Alan Rotoi
  Who is the Stunts Väinämöinen, @Finrok or @MiDiaN?
• Alain
  With so many victories, Finrok is the gold medalist finGOAT. MiDiaN is the silver medalist finGOAT. But MiDiaN raced against a gold medal wall. Bad timing to come back to racing!
• AresUII
  Since someone else couldn't wait till July...
  1:58.16 A
• Victor Narl
  Only 3 days left until the R4K deadline https://www.raceforkicks.com/ According to the rules, to participate in the Quiet option, you must first publish a visible replay. @AlanRotoi, it looks like you forgot to take part in an interesting race again
• Alan Rotoi
  I didn't forget the deadline but the months are running faster and faster. Thanks @Victor for the reminder!

May 24

• dreadnaut
  Happy birthday @Mortimer! 🎂
• Ryoma
  Happy Birthday Mortimer. Your gift :
• Alain
  Beautiful 😍

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