@ratchet: F-Zero GX was the worst installment of the series imho. And no, I won't go for retro textures.
Have you really played it ? it was incredibly fast, really fun nad the challenges and cups were hard on the last ... I mean it's more some sort of personnal taste onec again
I didn't say anything about retro textures ... you use what you like I bet very well choosen or made textures and detailled enought for the track are the most important thing. And with some shaders (Glowing like night cricuit, reflective for futurist parts , specular for circuit outdoor in the sun etc ... ) you can obtain some great result.
But i htink you target more simpler and more accessible graphics specially if you won't make it in a team or won't recruit or adress level work to some skilled 3D artist freelance ? Keep it up