This is my entry for the MTMG Expo 2000 (straightaway track section). It was a challenge and a great learning experience! I perfected a way to make consistantly good corners using Corel PhotoPaint, but I'm sure this technique can be applied to many other paint programs - read about it on my web pages (when I get around to updating them!). There was a great deal of discussion and exchange of ideas in the run-up to this "competition", sparked off by a suggestion by Kdawg. Well done Kdawg - you caused me endless sleepless nights! :-)

The track:
MCstraightaway is my 2nd release. After spending hours trying to get around the map problem I gave up and concentrated on the actual track! I tried to stay within the constraints of the competition (keeping the driveable road within 8 Traxx grid squares) and at the same time make it "interesting". I hope I've achieved this. I spent a lot of time looking for suitable textures to convert for use for track making and ended up creating a bzillion more than actually appear in this track. All of which I intend to make available to anyone who wants to use them (again, when I get around to updating my pages).
The track itself is fairly straight with a couple of corners within the constraints of the competition, so you can keep a pretty straight racing line... but be careful, SOME steering is required! There are a couple of areas where you "gain air" but no real big air. There is a long bridge and a short "tunnel" under the railtrack. The comp trucks give a fair race but after a few runs you'll be leaving them way behind. Oh, and watch out for the flying pigs...er and the truck coming the opposite way! Enjoy!

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Credits:

Textures:
All textures by EmceeMart except stock(TRI) and MTMG stuff

Bins:
Black Stallion - MTMG
Traxx billboard - MTMG
Zoon billboard - Zoon?
EmceeMart billboard - guess who? :-) 
Bridge rails - EmceeMart using Angus's great tutorial at MTMG
Trees - Some by EmceeMart, some by Zoon
Flying pig - EmceeMart
Trains and carriages - stock(TRI)
Checkpoint pillars - EmceeMart

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Special thanks to Phineus at MTMG (the guy's a friggin' genius!).
Malibu350, Winterkill, Psyco, Andy, Kdawg, Air_Wipeout and all who made suggestions and voiced their opinions on the MTMG board
KC at Vales - get a cd or 4 from this guy!
and everyone who bothered to sign my guestbook :-)
Oliver Peiper for Binedit and Guitar Bill for Traxx
Zoon and OOPS ;-) for inspiration

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Feel free to use any of my textures or bins. A credit in your own creations is an option not a demand. If you go off track... to the left of the start, you will find a template for the road and rocks.

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Keep on Monster Truckin'

EmceeMart

emcee4@excite.com
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http://members.tripod.com/Emcee4/
