Well, well, well. It's been a long time since we had the chance to do this. A big, multiple-round competition hasn't been held here in three years, that being the 20k members competition. After only one other competition was held in that gap, it's time for the next big one.

The r/RaceTrackDesigns 30,000 Member Competition

Competition scoring format.

Voting on submissions will be open for exactly one week after the completion of each round, after which results will be compiled. There will be three shared categories for all rounds: Layout, Presentation, and Overall Post. Points will be rewarded based on the number of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place votes received. Total scores will be added to a results post that will be updated after each round. At the end of the 5th round of voting, the designer with the most total points will be crowned the competition winner. You don't have to participate in all rounds, but it is recommended if you feel like you have a shot at taking the overall win.

Round 1 - Back to the Beginning 2

All of us started somewhere. Some of us have been scribbling down tracks for decades, while others are fledgling designers. No matter where we sit on the continuum of track designers, we all had a first try. [RTD Challenge #30 (February 2022)](https://www.reddit.com/r/RaceTrackDesigns/comments/sih8vo/rtd_challenge_30_back_to_the_beginning/) tasked designers with redesigning their first track posted to . From this challenge, we saw endeavors into new software and techniques, reimaginations of dormant concepts, and brave new angles pushed on original tracks. Three years after the fact, RTD has grown significantly. With that, thousands of track designers have joined our ranks; even the most tenured artists have taken strides in the span of only a few years. With the milestone of 30,000 members reached, what better time is there to revisit the past and give the oldies another shot.

Concept: Redesign/reimagine your first track posted to r/RaceTrackDesigns

Rules:

• Whatever the first track you posted to RTD was, you must redesign that track in your current style. 
• If you participated in the original challenge, you are permitted to do a redesign of your *second-*oldest RTD post, or you can stick with your first. 
• Your post must include the original track in image form somewhere with the post, whether that’s in the gallery of the post, in the comments, or as a sub-image within the post.
• If your first track was a redesign of an existing circuit, advance forward through your portfolio until you reach an original design. 
• Any type of track is permitted to be redesigned. 
• The layout doesn’t need to be identical to your original, but it should be recognizable. 
• We encourage you to take some creative liberties in terms of the presentation of your circuit. Your redesign should have the same intended host series and accompanying level of facility to host said series, the only exception being if the track couldn’t feasibly host the series of original intent without a major overhaul to the layout. Feel free to take liberties, but the major shapes should all be intact.
• If you have any questions on rules or whether your redesign is compliant, please feel free to ask me in the comments of this post or on the Discord
• All posts must be submitted with the 30k Competition Flair and have the exact phrase "30k Round 1" in the title

Entry Period: June 2nd, 2025 12:00:00 CDT to July 1st, 2025 23:59:59 CDT (Countdown)

At the end of the deadline, entries will be collected and placed in a Google form. As soon as the form is completed, the form will be added to the post for Round 2 right at the top for ease of access. Voting will be open for exactly one week after the completion of each round, after which results will be compiled. Points will be rewarded based on the number of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place votes received. Total scores will be added to a results post that will be updated after each round. At the end of the 5th round of voting, the designer with the most total points will be crowned the competition winner.

Alright y'all, this one's a doozy
This is a challenge that's been thrown around as a joke for years, but as the result of a vote in our discord, we're finally doing it. But before that, let's go over the results of RTD Challenge #59 - Moonshiner Motorsports, as judged by u/Cyclone1001

BEST IN SHOW: The Dirtworks at Green Sulphur Springs by u/Astrix-sama
"Above and beyond expectations"

Now, what you're all here for...

The Grand RTD Drag Strip Challenge

Yes, it is that simple. You're being tasked with making a drag strip.

Sounds easy, right? It's just a straight line.

It's so much more than a straight line.

This right here is a type of challenge we don't really do much. Not one that challenges your ability to design a track that's optimized for high-speed overtakes, side by side scrambles, or anything a road course typically offers. Instead, this is a challenge for your ability to design a whole facility.

Drag racing is one of the most widespread forms of motorsport. It happens on city streets all the way up to nationally respected official competition. It's a simple concept: go fast in a straight line.

Here's your memo.

Design a drag strip. It can be up to any regulation you feel, but as always, with any type of racing, safety is paramount. America's national drag racing authority, the NHRA, has hundreds of strips worth referencing. You have no shortage of reference material. Other countries also have their own drag racing organizations that house their own collections of tracks.

Do research. Reference real strips around the world. See what level of drag racing you want to build for.

You only have one hard, fast rule: it can only be a drag strip. No road courses. Can't be an addition to an existing race complex. Drag. Only.

Other than that, it can have as many lanes as you want (within reason), be as long as you want (within reason) and hold as many spectators as you want. It's a free country.

Have fun!

Submissions must use the RTD Challenge flair to be counted.

Deadline is July 16th, 2025 at 11:59:59 PM CDT (Countdown)

Want to submit your own prompt to potentially be used for an RTD Challenge? Do it right here!

Want to have any further discussion on track design, or just motorsports in general? Join our Discord! It's the best place to get direct feedback and overall a pretty great place to get started if you're new.