I've thought of this before, it would be pretty cool to distribute some replays with the game for this purpose. But first we need some really good replays, and we need to make sure they work on all platforms (currently replays made on 64-bit machines will not work on 32-bit machines).
To fix that, we just use the replay last race. I am un no way a programmer, but this is my idea. We force the user to record his first race, if a user dosen't like his current replay, he can either choose one of the current "static" backgrounds (also for users with lowend computers), or record a now race. you would probably have to move the buttons to the side. There should be no sound for background replay(IMO).
Hmmmm, sounds kind of complex. I'd rather just have a few short replays that are good and small. I mean, what if the player's first race they are still messing with options, and the car just sits there or rolls down the hill into a wall...pretty lame replay!