The first thing that impressed me occurred right at the title screen, and that's the ability to customize your racer. Who knows? Maybe I'll find that one racer I'm really good at, even if the primary vehicle is a motocross bike. With that said, it's interesting that the next game I'm going to review is a racing game that isn't cartoony in the least.
I'll freely admit to two things: I'm not that good at modern racing games that aren't 'cartoony' (such as Mario Kart or Diddy Kong Racing), and I haven't played a motocross game since Excitebike on the NES.