First off, it is a complete honour to be opening the 7th edition of the Räbinä Awards for 2014!
It's come that time of year once again, where the collective GeneRally community gather around at their computers, probably with a coffee or other drink at hand depending where in the world you are, dressed in their second favourite suit, normally a racing suit if they're lucky to have one, to take a look back at the year just past. In case you forgot, it was 2014, a year that was a roller coaster for many reasons for the community but by no means a bad year.
For many of us, it's been a year of difficulties. Just as quickly as the anticipation for the next version grew, it disappeared. It has led to much frustration as the dream of the new, updated GeneRally to which had much promise and being put into reality, becomes further from reach with each day that passes, for at least what we can tell. The difficulties and issues faced as a result did not affect the community however, despite the many who have come and gone, this community still remains strong and throughout 2014, combined to produce a lot of worthy content to keep GeneRally fresh and alive, something which it deserves and for that, there should be no disappointment as it is proof that year in, year out, the game is still fantastic and enjoyable after more than a decade.
This thread, as always is a celebration of all the hard work many contributors have done throughout the year. Some of the contributions are overlooked and some maybe would like to be forgotten but everything we post here, from track to car to competition to comment, has built the game up further than the Räbinä brothers would have ever expected. Remember this game was released so long ago that floppy drives were still relevant and actually a handy way to give the game to your friends! Look where we've come to now, I haven't seen one in years, we're onto the 7th year of the Räbinä Awards and I'm amazed more people haven't demanded a mobile port yet!
Despite the winners that will receive an award this year, there are no losers. Everyone that is here has a passion for enjoying GeneRally and without you, these awards will be useless. Here we will celebrate the stand outs for the year and the long serving, the guys who set the bar for the next person to reach, the ones who create the tools to help us, the ones that help us have a competitive and enjoyable time or the ones who give us all that bit of encouragement to keep going.
As is the norm with these awards, the categories are:
Räbinä Awards Gala Thread 2014
#1. CarMaker - Herbal
#2. TrackMaker - Dragon
#3. Competition Organizer - kuba
#4. Rookie - RobertRacer
#5. Commentator - RobertRacer
#6. Racer -
#7. Honorary Awards -
Honorary Awards (in memoriam) -
#8. Community Member -
Oh and before I forget, lets have a brief look at the nominations and the previous years with some helpful links:
Nominees thread
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Previous Gala Threads:
2013 Räbinä Awards
2012 Räbinä Awards
2011 Räbinä Awards
2010 Räbinä Awards
2009 Räbinä Awards
So get ready to repeatedly tap F5 or click refresh... or touch it if you're on your mobile as will be the case for many, start watching for your favourite advertisements as we take a look at the winners of the 2014 Räbinä Awards. I wish everyone the best of luck for the awards and 2015!