Yep sounds good, a little fiddly to setup but I cant see why it could'nt be done. If set up correctly you would run the entire relay with full loser boost!

Race mode: Call me Loser!

*The winner of each race must change their default racing boat, the loser from the last race will pick any of the dlc boats as replacement for the following race. They can only go back to their default boat if they don't win.

ps: i have 'Tidal Blade X' ready and waiting for Chaos

Race mode: No Boost Racing!
*Not allow to use boost till 2nd last checkpoint or on Last Lap

Race mode: No Shortcut Racing!
*must take the original/longer route, eg you can't use the massive waterfall/dam on Lake Powerll or break any fences on Area51 etc, il put up a shortcut ban list if interested!

Race mode: No Jump Racing!
*You can Never Ever allow to use the jump/x button, only your driving and boosting skills allowed, eg must navigate the S-bend on Seoul Stream etc.

Race mode: TAG!
*pretty simple really, last man/men on back of grid gives everyone 5-10secs head start, The "it" player must aim to touch another player. Once the "it" player succeeds in doing this, the player who has been tagged is now "it". All racers must stay infront of 'it' person. Finish the race without getting bummed.

Awsome ideas and as for the Tidal Blade X I actually like driving that boat.

Me, lom2k6 & Wavinsoon played 'No Jump Racing!' for all 11 tracks, it was pretty fun specially some people still use jump by mistake 'not me'. The barging and name calling was a laugh, end of each race was very crowded indeed...

Race mode: Duck Off Winner! or Duck Off Loser!

* Everyone starts with a flipping duck, the 'winner' or 'loser' of each race must change to any other boat. Their job now is to sabotage the remaining ducks. The last duck standing wins the 'Ducking Winner' award or last remaining duck is a 'Ducking Loser'.

Race mode: Boat Rotation!

* Number of participants translate to number of boats allowed. eg 3 people, 3 different boats per race, one select Rad, one select Whiplash and the other Psyclone, rotate the boat after every race.

i like that relay race idea but it would have to be a 3v3 private
event

i used to play a game called cat and mouse on Forza, and it might adapt well to hydro thunder. Basically 4 teams of 2, each team consisting of one player designated the mouse, who would choose from the beginner class of boats, his team-mate would choose from one of the the advanced class. Everyone starts at the same time and whichever team's mouse crosses the finish line first wins. It would make for interesting strategies and some crazy battles.

all smashing ideas but when are we gonna start doing any of them? Methinks its time for the next competition.

You can set something up. Just come up with an idea and post an entrant list? I'd like to see some kind of team format. USA vs UK/NZ/AUS? Think that covers everyone on here.