Best race game?

its a tough one between wild animal racing, sonic crossworld, sonic and all stars racing transformed, need for speed carbon, garfield kart 2 (furious racing is a VERY close second), and CTR nitro fueled.

My favorites are Burnout 3, Ridge Racer Type 4, and Mario Kart Wii, but I have a lot of racing game friends who all agree those games are "arcade" racers, and they prefer Simulator racing games, so really it's up to personal preference!