Volcano Blast
by K-Dawg


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Great theme and great textures. This track is made using mtm1 as well as custom textures. You drive over roads destroyed by and covered with lava and volcanic ash. The heat is still on, however, as the flames and hot steam still smolder all around (those bridges must have been built out of some lumber to have withstood the eruption). The visuals in this track are really something to see. The animated bins of flames and steam really add to the atmosphere. The course is very rough, and the road zig zags back and forth as it goes over and around mounds of scoriaceous slag. The altitude work was a bit uneven, some of it very good, some of it needing more work. The one really hard turn (after 2) is a bit of a spoiler though; it makes it feel like it isn't on a straight track any more. The racing line is challenging and sometimes frustrating. A few 'unfriendly' traps make this course a real trial at times. A more defined road surface could help when one is undecided which line to take...the road kind of blends into the rest of the countryside at times. To run this one successfully, a driver needs attitude, and plenty of it. K-Dawg's Volcano takes a bit of getting used to, but can be a blast once you do. Overall, a nice, novel, and consistent theme makes this track stand out from the crowd.

Lap Time 1:24.27