On behalf of Team SLO I also thank you, dgt.
As for your question about whether or not MTM racing is dead, I think SP's tourneys are proof positive it's not. However, random, day-in/day-out pick-up races are indeed tough to come by nowadays. I can't speak for anyone else, but for me it simply comes down to changes in my personal life that's made it extremely difficult to participate in what I think is the greatest racing game in the world (bar none) the way I used to. When I do get time, I still like to fire up a few tracks and run them offline, but by no means does it compare to the "old days" when I'd get together with other friends and teammates for a three to four hour session of hardcore racing. Those times are long gone, and most likely we'll never see that kind of participation again, but I for one will
always cherish the memories forged from being apart of the MTM community, so for me this game/place will never die.
As for tracks, yeah you don't see a lot of new circuits/rallies/rumbles nowadays, but boy 'o boy are there a lot of great ones out there already! I love tracks, and I love being a part of the process of making tracks, but in my opinion with all the tracks in existence to date, how could anyone possibly be bored lol. I know where you're coming from, however. Still, if you haven't done so already, check out a few tracks made in years gone by. My guess is you'll happen across a few you've never seen, which in essence, makes it a "new" track.