Had a lot of fun doing SRL today. I really like the event, even though it's a bit limited in track selection.

-You can get high-Light helmets and class items, and the drop rates are high, so you can get a solid number of Legendary Marks from racing, and it seems that rewards are distributed evenly, no matter your placement.

-The quests and bounties are simple (even though the sparrow questline has nothing to do with Sparrows), and rewarding.

-The races are balanced; being in the lead means very narrow boosts, and missing boosts slows you down You also take more damage from the enemies, since you're their main target. Being in the back gives you very wide boosts, and as a result people are very close to one another throughout the race.

-The races work towards the Jolly Holliday quest, but be sure not to die!

-You can race with a full fireteam, so it can be a private game in the best way.

-There's a whole slew of event shaders, and some are pretty awesome...

-Three weeks seems like way more than enough time to complete the Racing questline for most folks, so it shouldn't be too hard to load up on rewards for all of your characters.

That's what an event should be like: rewarding, simple, open, different, and fun. It's a great experiment, and it makes me excited for future events. I even want to get Gold again to get the rewards on Xbox (and race with friends there).

We ran some matches tonight, and they were pretty fun. I captured one where I was lucky enough to win:

That shortcut at 1:00 is very important. It can completely change the course of a race. Be sure to take it!

Tidbits:

The intro sequence is a neat way to grab some screenshots, especially when wearing masks. :P
I also love the Horns that Bungie added. Hearing a group of different honks before a race lightens the mood, and makes me want ALL of the horns.

The Tron bike is awesome. The only other Sparrow I've gotten is the bright pink one that I got from the Class S license. I love the sound of all of the new Sparrows. They make the race sound like a podrace. I actually hope that we get to see Sparrows in a bigger role at some point. Maybe a Halo-esque run from an exploding cabal ship, Bungie? :v

I love the Warlock dusters, but it's nice to not have to wear one sometimes. It's a bummer that they don't have Light. Hopefully next time, eh? Ran most of our VoG run tonight with a racing chest, so at least we have the Year 1 content to wear our suits through.

I had a lot of fun with the quests/bounties, and was actually bummed that I burned through them so fast. At least the bounties will tide me over.

I'm enjoying this event. How about you guys?