I think those are copyright.
How about........
- the Grand Monarch was ref
- Cookie Smiler was using an over-sized engine
- it was a gaters' track and we are racers not gaters.
- the track was too smooth/grippy/slick/whatever
- our incredibly highly tuned at huge expense engines were to incredibly highly tuned for the diddy track
- I wasn't there so I don't know how we did