A new player has qualified for the Free Run leaderboard.

CuteSnack, racing under the United Kingdom flag, uploaded his first time on NFS.onl on 17.12.2025
and managed to complete all Free Run tracks - forward and reverse - in just two days.

He currently sits at position 20, with a total Free Run time of 11:32.77.
That is a strong result for a player who only recently started focusing on tech driving and uploading competitive times.

A solid entry into the leaderboard. It will be interesting to see how far he can climb from here.

KuruHS just uploaded a new YouTube video with highlights from his recent NFS Underground sessions.
He tries out hotlaps for a bit but spends most of the time in multiplayer races.

He also linked kickStart to show how to play Underground ONLINE, which makes it easy for everyone to join in.
It's great to see KuruHS sharing his streams on YouTube and supporting the community.

Check out his channel, watch the video, and leave a like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spQNFO23qwY

Leaderboard update: Romania continues its takeover.

Here is the latest batch of new overall records since the last update on 24.12.2025.
Several players pushed Olympic Square Reverse and Port Royal Reverse even further,
with tight battles between Marchiii, SRTxSCORP, and YNxSharky.

25.11.2025 - Port Royal Reverse
• Marchiii - 0:37.69

02.12.2025 - Port Royal Reverse
• SRTxSCORP - 0:37.51

03.12.2025 - Olympic Square Reverse
• Marchiii - 0:38.26

03.12.2025 - Olympic Square Reverse (NOS)
• SRTxSCORP - 0:37.39

04.12.2025 - Olympic Square Reverse
• SRTxSCORP - 0:38.24

05.12.2025 - Olympic Square Reverse
• SRTxSCORP - 0:38.23

05.12.2025 - Olympic Square Reverse
• YNxSharky - 0:38.18

More updates will follow as the battle for the top continues.

A new update for both kickStart and the Lap Recorder is now available.

Updating:
kickStart can be updated directly in the main window.
Lap Recorder can be updated under: Open Settings - Main Config - Lap Recorder

Kickstart 2.9

No new features, but important internal improvements:
cleaned up code, removed the old DX9 overlay, better optimization,
and stronger protection against manipulation.
This version is now the minimum required version for future uploads.

Lap Recorder v1.0.2.5

Adds the new Best possible lap feature.
It shows a theoretical best lap based on your fastest segments in the current session.

Activate it in kickStart under Telemetry or toggle it with Alt+F11.
(Works only in Free Run and does not include NOS.)

Includes bugfixes for profile display, HUD alignment, and sector bar behavior.

Make sure to update so uploads and tools continue to run without issues.