Everything from purpose built indoor short track bikes, 70’s Choppers, pre-war Harley-Davidson’s and the ever popular street bike based “Hooligan” class battled all night on the sticky, syrupy track.
I didn’t think too much about it until a few weeks later when I was in the pits on race day, in the belly of the UWM Panther Arena as a sold out crowd filtered in above us thirsty for some action.Īnd action is what they got, in spades. Taping up the left boot with some carpet, using a wood rasp to freshen up tires between races and running super high tire pressures were just some of the tips I tried to process through my skull. The more info I uncovered the more bizarre it got. Was somewhat of a midwest tradition as a way to escape cabin fever from those pesky winter months. I came to find out that Soda Syrup racing I knew absolutely ZERO about this kind of racing so I let my fingers do the walking on my keyboard to get some info on the Interwebs.
Pepper.” My first thought was “What the ?” as visions of bikes coated in the sticky refreshment sliding across the concrete in an uncontrollable manner danced in my head and immediately I retorted ” Hell Yeah!” I’m always up for something new and this was some uncharted racing endeavors that at the very least would be a good tale to tell while sitting at the bar knocking back a few cold ones. "Stuntman": The best mode of the classic FlatOut, now revived and more fresh than ever! Accelerate till you can't go faster, and once arrived in the Zone: automatically enter slow-motion mode and use the very intuitive Wii controls to take the best angle for using the ramps with your car.Somebody asked me ” Hey, do you want to do some indoor flat track racing in Milwaukee the Friday night before the Mama Tried Show?” Without hesitation I said ” Hell Yeah!” Their response was ” Oh, forgot to mention, it’s on concrete and the track is coated with Dr.Prepare to meet traps like "Flamethrower Street", "Hole in One: Spike Pit", "1000 Ton Steel Ball", "Melting Pit" and "the 1000 Volt Fence" ! Gamemode also available in Splitscreen mode: Try to lure your friends in every each trap possible! "Arena": Taking 'destruction derby' to a whole new level! Forgot those simple, circle shaped, muddy circuits where cars smash each other till they explode: This new Arena is a true deathtrap! This arena, fully made of steel, concrete and asphalt, is equipped with amazing ramps, loopings and countless violent boobytraps in the floor- and wall panels.The more damage you do, the more score you earn: you can't believe how much fun this is!
Once trashed, he doesn't want this car anymore and it's all yours! New vehicle unlocked!īy controlling the Wii-mote you can do as much damage as you like, until the time runs out. Use a weapon of choice (baseball bat, crowbar, lead pipe, amongst others) to totally trash the car of your opponent.
"Trash": An addictive, violent, Wii-targeted game mode for what's the whole Flatout franchise about: Breaking stuff!.Gamemode also available in splitscreen mode. Violent, agressive racing will take place in various locations and themes, such as the financial district, the industrial port and a dusty and an old but atmospheric town somewhere in southern-europe. "Racing": The standard FlatOut concept: Race, destroy and either finish first, or make sure you're the last one standing (or: driving).