Auto cycling for strategy etc was deliberate as it stays with the one button theme once you've set up the rounds. Not sure what could be done differently but maybe don't press the button when thinking about your strategy. 😀 Also, you can restart a race to redo the strategy if required.
I think Quickrace has no weather, laps, strategy settings to reduce the menus required. Makes it quicker to start a race.
I don't think the newer tracks were ever tested for bambi on ice. Even if you explode without finishing you'll still get points I'm sure. If I was even to revisit it'd probably be easiest to just exclude all tracks with ramps.
Strangely, my latest project 'Gass Gladiators is along the same lines with one button racing but more rally style with retro low res wasteland/mad max aesthetic. Theres more variation in track composition and less off track restriction too as not tile based. Also has pickups and dynamic weather. Good fun and still 100% focused on timing. I'll post a shot at some point and if you fancy giving it a try when I get to alpha shoot me an email.