This feels like a thread debating bright or dull SC2 colours xD. I prefer Version 2 since its colours match the forums layout a bit more
Speed and a car with turned wheels don't go together. Also I don't see too much work on the stock image.
:O O: as compared to your previous works, i'd give this a 50% pc-gamer rating style... but good effort? sorry, im horrible at these i-dont-like-it-but-i-want-to-be-tactful-about-it situations...
I basically cut the render out, then monotoned the background, so it stood out. Then i just smudged the fk out of it. I had no brushes