Cheers
I did some stuff that looking back on I was pretty pleased with, but design wise I couldn't do what DT did. To be fair, not many could! I think 3000 a side was the highest I ever got.
Forza 2 was the best time for designs no question. So many great designs. The layer glitch possibly damaged the painting scene in Forza's that came after though, after having 5000 or so a side in Forza 2 if you knew how - to only having 1000 in Forza 3 and 4 did stop a lot of people from carrying on. The fun was not having limitations I felt, and that's probably true of many of the old faces from that time too.
Even so, I hope the design scene still lives on in Forza 5. It was a fun thing to get into if you have the time.