Well, I gotta say...
I used to hate this game beyond all reason, and while I still think the character selection sucks, having weapons isn't good and I absolutely loathe the track selection, this game turned out to look much much better than I thought.
It's still not what I was wanting/expecting when I first heard about it, but as far as a mascot racer goes, it sounds like it might be quite a fun game. I still would like to see a "Racers Megamix" that better represents Sega's racing history, but for now, well done Sumo for making a good looking mascot racer.
I still don't want to see a Sega Allstars Fighters though...