Upon putting the .dll file from Special K into the folder that holds Cars.exe, the game then refuses to open. (Before you ask, yes, I did rename it as said in the guide.) Is there a way to fix this?
You may be able to try the current test version of Special K: https://sk-data.special-k.info/SpecialK-test.7z
I'll be honest, I haven't looked at or been able to test that Special K guide in quite a while, so it may not work as written. If you can't get Special K to work, DxWnd is another windowing program that is known to work well with Cars.
Effective July 1st, all Glitchless categories for Cars will officially be removed from the leaderboards. The rules were deemed too subjective and arbitrary for fair rulings, clarity, and good competition, and compromises would either not solve these issues or create a redundant or inferior category.
