Hi Lunar, yeah, there was definitely something odd going on there. As you say, there were two "spk" racers listed-- I actually got up and stared at my TV (playing tonight with the line-out option) to see if it was really two "spk" names or if one was slightly different ("sdk" or something). Then I thought, that's a weird name to by chance be used by two separate users! (I hadn't realized that was your online handle until now).

Other than that, I mostly just remember that there was some laggy-ness and at least one dropper. My own game experience on that particular race was fairly smooth-- I didn't experience any of the other weirdness that you describe (siren, timer, etc.)

Weird! Hopefully that's just a one time deal. BTW, is "sdk" the handle that you always use?

Thanks for the fun races! Also a shout out to emwu, with whom I had some really fun and exciting races, and also t-rex-- not sure if he is a WOZ member or not, but he is a very good sport (never drops, stays for additional races, even when he is being a bit outraced by more experienced wipers). Kudos to you all