Surprise: I hated Re-Volt as a child. Tracks too complicated, countdown too blunt and loud, cars too unstable (picked the wrong one maybe).
Meanwhile, a miracle happened! The Re-Volt source code got leaked. A true miracle, as so many commercial games would need just a tiny fix maybe to be playable again. And Re-Volt got those fixes, having one of the technically smoothest online gameplays of all computer games in existence. The choice of well-made tracks and vehicles could make RVGL the Dota of racing games.