Now that the game is configured to run on Radeon GPU and the recorder set to record at 30fps, the game runs smooth as grease and handling is much smoother.
Still making quite a few bumbling bashing head-on collisions though. On the plus side, finishing time has reduced by 8s as i've learnt to make better use of shortcuts. End result, unlocked another car.
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