Thank you, I appreciate that!

Thanks for reviewing. I still have absolutely no understanding of how it’s repetitive. I think, in fact, my track is one of the least repetitive and most diverse of the entire competition.
I have listened to many tracks on this site, and I know that very few artists use things like leads and transitions in the way I do. I don’t know what people are hearing when they listen to this song, but it’s obvious that what I’m hearing is completely different.
Again, thank you for your time and this review. I know you have a differing opinion than mine, and I just can’t understand you or the other judges perspectives. But I appreciate you doing this anyways. I‘m glad that I can at least have some reasons as to why my scores are the way they are, even if they make no sense to me.

Thanks for responding and writing out your reasons for my score. I appreciate the clarification. I do disagree with much of what you said, and I'm not sure you really grasped the idea of what I was trying to do with the song.

There's supposed to be a constant sense of energy, and the leads and synths were made the way they are to keep things fresh and interesting. To me, they sound just fine and this is a song I would regularly listen to. A break would have killed the action and energy I was trying to pursue with this, and ultimately that would be what would make the song less interesting. When writing a track, it's important to pick a theme and to stick to it. Straying too far could potentially mess things up. I wanted to keep my track as heavy and fast as possible so I could keep the listener engaged with the high-intensity theme I was trying to portray. In any sense, a break or a relaxed bridge may confuse or discourage the listener who wants to rock the whole way through.

For the song diversity, I'm not sure how you perceive much of the track with little variation. Having the song be in 4/4 times with a fast tempo meant to help sections accelerate and not drag on for too long. Four minutes in general is not very lengthy, and the only long part, the solo, was kept fresh with periodical harmonies, lightning fast runs, and a key change to emphasize a new phase of the bridge. Yes, I understand that the rhythms weren't as dynamic as they could have been. But the leads, transitions, and changes of instrument/technique should have made up for that quite effectively.

Your critique on the synths, well... I just don't get it. They flow beautifully to me. I like how they are mixed, and how that touch of reverb really makes it blend in well with the rest of the track, while keeping it the focal point of the section. The 3rds, I think, were what made the synth verses most interesting. What it did, was it introduced the second verse in such a way, as for it to pave a path for the new, more dynamic synths that would quickly follow, which would then transition into the bridge/solo.

As for your critique about the chorus, I understand what you're saying about the melody going into the 3rd being predictable, but there's inevitably going to be common techniques that everyone uses in their preferred style of music at some point. Whether they like to admit it or not, everyone gets ideas from somewhere. You can't just create something from nothing in that way, it's just not possible. Everything is influenced by something else.There's really no need to be critiquing a small detail that in no way effects the quality of the piece itself, and hardly at all diminishes its originality.

Oh yeah, that part at 0:04 you're referencing, I'm pretty sure I made it very clear in the track that that is the engine of an automobile. It's to help establish and develop the overall theme of the piece, which, as the title suggests, is racing.

I appreciate you taking the time to write this review, and thanks for all this good and helpful feedback! Though, I'm not really understanding how this song is repetitive, as the guitar and synth leads are are scattered across all parts of the song for the sole purpose of keeping it interesting.
Also, the constant energy you described is designed to run through the entire song. If I were to relax in any part, the track overall would lose its momentum, and as this is a song about racing, it would ultimately make sense for there to be a constant drive and speed to it.

Thank you! I'm happy with my improvements. I'm glad you like them also!

I know I still need to work on writing those drums though. Compositionally, it's not a track I often pay too much attention to, and changing that could make it a lot better.