I've played it for a while and I think this is the 2nd best environment so far, after stadium, and it's actually not far behind stadium. Once you learn how to drive, it may make TMUF redundant because you can pretty much do everything, and the only thing stadium has over it is that its mechanics are known so it is easier to make advanced tracks for it.
I'm really not sure why everyone is complaining about the handling. I was on the smurf server and people kept whining that the game was "too hard" and the car was undriveable. Of course they never braked or freewheeled, all they did was rocket into the turn at full speed and mash the handbrake and qq when they spun out. Sigh.
To all other noobs: the harder you drift, the tighter your turn but the more speed you lose. You CAN do a shallow drift. You can also just release the accelerator. Try it!
wormi says:
But the most important: What has been seen, cannot be unseen.