What fun! One of a pack of small track Figure of 8 variants removes the ramp and turns the surface into sand. I expected visibility to be affected, but not this much, and it's brilliant - makes for intense racing and adds tons of risk, not just over the intersection but, as the race progresses, all round the track.
The game put me 3rd on the grid and I'm sure I wouldn't have got the win without that initial dust-free advantage. I got lucky in the race, too. Inevitably I had my first crossover crash a few laps in but it knocked me into another AI and put me straight again. A subsequent crossover hit slowed me down more, but I still ended up facing the right way. Then a small European car turned me into the inner wall; reversing out, a very helpful nudge from another car again set mine facing forward.
The replay is far chase and the almost non-existent visibility is obvious. For the race itself I used the near chase camera and it was even worse, but hugely enjoyable. I'd love to see this sand mod on one of the ovals.