Race Items - My thoughts

Stilletos - only good if you take as first item. It’s too risky to walk later on so I feel like you’re only getting value the first couple rounds. Reckless Joyride - consistency is good; it’s reliable and cheaper transportation is good on paper. I’m curious if mathematically it actually makes much of an impact. Inspiration - a guaranteed score boost every round is very good; especially strong if you have a comp beast partner. Opportunities - kind of underrated imo, a guaranteed $25 is quite good. The cheaper rerolls doesn’t matter much to me as I’ve never rerolled my items though. Miracle - not great. For one, it should work the current round; I don’t understand the loophole that it can’t. But also, you can take this item and not even get a luck comp, essentially completely wasting an item. Not sure of how to make this better. Colfector - I’m not sure if I care much for this one. I only really consider taking it as my first item; MAYBE as second if I have a lot of money and a strong partner. Late game I’d rather take something else. Helicopter - obviously strong if you can utilize it, but feels a bit overrated imo. Does pair well with reckless joyride though. But sometimes can cause tunnel vision of saving for a helicopter in finale and leading to earlier elim. I kind of view it as an item of a “get out of jail free” card. Would not take this if I expect to spend heavily each round. Hubris - worst item in my opinion. Even with a really strong partner getting 1st in a leg is never guaranteed, especially with all of the new boosts. Too inconsistent in my opinion to be worth taking. Headstart - strong. Having a guaranteed score boost each round is very good. It does obviously have diminishing returns as you reach late game, but even an extra 4% in finale is better than nothing. Curious to hear what others think.