Recent reviews by JvBoss ♠

CLASSIC!

One of the best and most fun racing games ever. That "just 1 more track" sorta game.
A very entertaining yet competitive type. 9/10

ps: considering how long its been out for, £26 is a robbery. Wait for sale (bought for £10).
or download the official free version (Nations Forever) http://trackmaniaforever.com/nations/
(Steam's version seems to be bugged for some)

Go back 3/4 years and this game was excellent! Then they decided to make it free..
TERRIBLE GAME NOW... Be ready to complain and rage quit many times.
Game is now filled with kids more than ever, and the amount of cheaters is unreal.

I had enough of it all and found myself being forced to go to war with the same tools (cheats), i'll admit it and within 2 weeks i paid for it. On top of that, they'll freeze your account so you cant trade or sell your skins, gone, forever. But 1 can always make another account make progress and play competitive again. Game is now controlled by the amount of money they make on skins and the fees Steam earns through Steam Market.

Bottom line, the game is now totally corrupt. AVOID.

Killer will always have the advantage, runs faster and 90% of the time its useless to try escape from him or the hook.
I'm guessing you'll have to progress so much or chip in to get better gameplay. Players are getting tired of this.
Understand why its free for 5 days now. Try it, but dont expect to love it, unless you a Killer.