Stunts Oracle

Myth

Stunts Oracle site.

She is the High Priestess of the Gods who lives in Stunts Valhalla. They speak through her and answer your worries about tricks, shortcuts or anything related to Stunts. If you enter the Temple of the Stunts Oracle you can pray for mercy and illumination. Making donations may help if you need a quick response.

She also had a site (listen.to/stuntsoracle) were you could ask her your doubts referring the track, car and competition rules.

Reality

It was a real service created by Alan Rotoi for helping racers to improve their skills but only few used it. This service started in December 2002 and the Temple was closed in January 2005. Alan Rotoi raced under Stunts Oracle name in ZakStunts season 2004.

Myth (heretical spin-off from the canonical version of the myth)

She is the High Priestess of the Gods who lives in Stunts Valhalla. The gods of the track speak through her and answer worries about tricks, shortcuts and anything related to Stunts. But those who enter the Temple of the Widescreen may pray for mercy and illumination; .rpl and .trk files offerings (donations) are a traditional way to obtain a swift response.

From the Valhalla comic pages:

Calling of the Racers. “Welcome… Stunts champions from Earth!” The Oracle appears inside a giant screen flanked by columns and invites mortals to follow her to the first temple.

Trial by Temples. Racers must face the Stunts gods “one by one, in the Stunts temples and on their favorite tracks.” Canonical temples include the Concrete Blocks Temple and the Tube Temple; all are located in the heaven of racers, a Stunts Valhalla and a road marked "Route 666" convey them.

The Oracle Mobile. The High Priestess travels in a sacred cabrio known as the Oracle Mobile, a glamorous yet temperamental vehicle (“This is some piece of a cabrio!!!”). It famously suffers mishaps, forcing the party to “walk today.”

Live Races. Trials are often run with Indy cars on tracks featuring jumps, curves and block passages. The rite emphasizes precise acceleration “on the edge of the jump element” and passing the block, echoing Stunts driving lore.

Interlude of Favors. Between trials, the Oracle offers small boons (“What do you want? ask anything and you’ll get it…”), typically mundane wishes like a beer or a bone — a humorous nod to the companions’ needs.

Iconography and symbols

Widescreen/Temple – the portal where the Oracle manifests and speaks.

Burning Skull – a fiery skull that sometimes replaces the priestess as guide (see “Heresy/Avatars”).

Oracle Mobile – the convertible vehicle of the Oracle; a status item and narrative device.

Stunts temples – they contain on of the original game track elements, the penitent drivers must pass to win their own temple in the Stunts Valhalla.

Temples and trials

Concrete Blocks Temple. Guardian referred to as the “Great Stunts Master Fdzierva”. Beating him is presented as a condition to “survive” the quest. Core mechanic: clearing or threading concrete blocks at speed.

Tube Temple. Announced after the first live race sequence; associated with momentum control and line discipline inside tubes.

Characters (as depicted)

The Oracle (Priestess). Original, canonical guide; speaks from the widescreen and leads the processions.

The “Burning Skull Oracle”. A flaming skull who acts as alternate herald and comic foil; sometimes signs off with funny lines. He is an avatar that greatly differs from the canonical priestess. In-universe, this Skulls Oracle is treated as a playful or “heretical” manifestation: sardonic, combustible, and prone to pragmatic choices (“Let’s walk today!” / “I have no driving license… let’s push the Oracle Mobile”). While not part of the original priestess canon, this avatar has become inseparable from the popular myth.

Earth Champions. A rotating cast of mortals; Alain, Alanrotoi and Bonzai Joe are selected for induction. One page explicitly credits Bonzai Joe winning a live race (“because he is a live race crack”).

Great Stunts Masters: Mark Nailwood, CAP, Fdzierva, Inavoeg. Guardians of the Temples; their duel constitutes a key rite of passage.

Leitmotiv and themes (from the comic)

Initiation by Speed. Becoming a “Stunts god” is a pedagogical metaphor: master the elements (blocks, tubes) through repeated trials.

Meta-Stunts. The comic blends game UI (track shots) with mythic stagecraft (columns, temples).

Fallible Divinity. The Oracle is powerful yet relatable: cabs break, licenses are missing, companions get hungry — the community laughs with the myth, not at it.

Live Race Ethos. Starts, jumps, and split-second choices are exalted; the narrative matches Stunts’ culture of replays, OWOOT discipline, and communal duelling.

Selected quotes (short)

“Welcome… Stunts champions from Earth!”

“Follow me… to the first temple.”

“This is some piece of a cabrio!!! … Oracle Mobile.”

“Let’s accelerate on the jump and pass the block, speeding thru it!”

“Now let’s go to the tube temple!”

Legacy

The Stunts Oracle myth ties the competitive scene to a shared narrative space — the Valhalla — where rules, tricks and etiquette become lore. The figure remains a community touchstone for fair play, technical mastery and the enjoyment of impossible-looking lines that, once revealed, become teachable.

Sources

The Stunts Valhalla comic authored by Alain