RoyForever

kArXiX AKA RoyForever
Nationality:	Lebanese
Location:	Ballouneh, Lebanon
Born:	1984-11-24
First race:	ctrack02 (September 1998)
Championship titles:	2nd place in Kalpen's Competition (1998)

kArXiX (formerly RoyForever; real name commonly cited as Roy Naufal) is a Lebanese Stunts racer, site manager and car modder who debuted in September 1998 with a win on ctrack02. Active in the late 1990s wave of online Stunts activity, he is best known for running The Stunts/4D Sports Driving Ultimate Site, launching the short-lived competition The Ultimate Contest, and releasing early custom cars such as The Phantom and Turbo Racer.

Biography

Debut and early results (1998). RoyForever appeared on the scene in September 1998, recording a debut victory on ctrack02. He quickly joined community competitions, taking 2nd place overall in Kalpen’s Competition 1998.

Handle change. In the early 2000s he gradually transitioned from RoyForever to kArXiX as his primary nickname.

Location and background. He is Lebanese, based in Ballouneh (Mount Lebanon), born 24 November 1984. Studied in Notre Dame university.

The Stunts/4D Sports Driving Ultimate Site

Roy managed a personal hub titled “The Stunts/4D Sports Driving Ultimate Site”, which gathered his laps, news and downloads around 1998–1999. The site also served as the home for his custom cars and the rules page for his competition (see below).

Focus areas included: personal records, car experiments, and announcements about his projects.

The site documented his nickname change and pointed visitors to his newer activities under the kArXiX handle.

The Ultimate Contest

Roy organized a community competition called The Ultimate Contest. Despite mirroring the successful format of Kalpen Competition (itself inspired by Stunts Grand Prix), it failed to attract a field: only JTK submitted a lap besides the organizer. The event is notable as an example of the many late-1990s “homebrew” Stunts contests that helped standardize online rules and file-sharing practices, even when participation remained low.

Career

The data below is transcribed from Roy Forever’s legacy tables.

Results in his own competition “The Ultimate Contest”, March 1999

March 1999 – Porsche March Indy

#	Name/Nickname	Time	Transmission	Game Version	Car	Entry Date	Country	Age
1	Mark Nailwood	2:35.00	Manual	BB 1.0	CC 0.9	"S" 4/30/99	Austria	28
2	RoyForever	2:43.90	Manual	BB 1.0	CC 0.9	"S" 4/1/99	Lebanon	14
3	JTK	2:46.40	Manual	BB 1.1	INDY	"S" 4/19/99	Germany	28

Note : MS = Mindscape ; BB = Broderbund. All runs use the Porsche March Indy or Contest Car 0.9

Results in “The Ultimate Contest”, April 1999

The Crypt

#	Name/Nickname	Time	Transmission	Game Version	Car	Entry Date	Country	Age
1	RoyForever	3:31.80	Manual	BB 1.0	CC 0/9	"S"/4/22/99	Lebanon	14
2	JTK	4:02.85	Manual	BB 1.1	Indy	"S"/4/24/99	Germany	21

The Crypt 2

#	Name/Nickname	Time	Transmission	Game Version	Car	Entry Date	Country	Age
1	RoyForever	4:01.25	Manual	BB 1.0	CC 0.9	"S"/4/25/99	Lebanon	14

Scumbag

#	Name/Nickname	Time	Transmission	Game Version	Car	Entry Date	Country	Age
1	RoyForever	3:19.60	Manual	BB 1.0	CC 0.9	"S"/4/22/99	Lebanon	14

Scumbag 2

#	Name/Nickname	Time	Transmission	Game Version	Color	Entry Date	Country	Age
1	RoyForever	4:05.00	Manual	BB 1.0	CC 0.9	"S"/4/25/99	Lebanon	14

Notes:

• Only The Crypt has a second entrant (JTK); the other three tracks list Roy Forever only.

List of RoyForever's cars

Picture	Car	Flat Speed	Top Speed	0-60 mph	0-100 mph	Comments
	The Phantom	?	245mph ?	?	?	From 1998. RX62 AFTERBURNER
	Turbo Racer	?	245mph	?	?	From 1998.

Cars created by Roy

According to the “Modified Cars” archive (last updated: 01/09/99), Roy released two packs containing five cars modified by him. He notes that these cars are “modified by me so they don’t replace the originals” and disclaims responsibility if third parties copied/modified files.

Published packs (Roy only)

Download published packs

Pack (file)	Author	# of cars	Contents	Size
cars.exe	RoyForever (me)	3	The Phantom • Turbo Racer • Thunder PMI	57.3 KB
spcars.zip	RoyForever (me)	2	THE CHARGER HUMMER • EXTREME MACHINE	37 KB

Model list

Model	Year/last update	Distributed in (pack)	Archive type	Pack size	Comments
The Phantom	1999	cars.exe	self-extracting EXE	57.3 KB	High top-speed oriented prototype; in a 3-car pack.
Turbo Racer	1999	cars.exe	self-extracting EXE	57.3 KB	Same pack; “fast” tuning emphasis.
Thunder PMI	1999	cars.exe	self-extracting EXE	57.3 KB	Third model in the cars.exe pack.
THE CHARGER HUMMER	1999	spcars.zip	ZIP	37 KB	Described with good acceleration/brakes/agility (original note).
EXTREME MACHINE	1999	spcars.zip	ZIP	37 KB	Second car in spcars.zip; “each car has a different performance” (original note).

Notes: Names, sizes and capitalization follow the original labels. Detailed specs (0–60, 0–100, actual speeds) were not published on the source page; add them if .RES/.PVS files or readme notes surface.

Driving and style

Era: late-1990s time-attack racing on community tracks.

Known results: 2nd overall in Kalpen 1998; debut win on ctrack02 (Sept 1998).

Approach: experimented with high-speed setups and non-stock car parameters, which fed into his car-modding work.

External links

Archival page: Roy Forever - a resurrection

Profile: Roy Naufal on LinkedIn

Interview: Interview with Roy Naufal (LebMetal, July 2011)

See also

Kalpen Competition

Stunts Grand Prix

JTK