Hi,
Developer from Bugbear here. Maybe you might be interested in our next car game: it's a mix of full contact racing and demolition derby in the style of FlatOut but with everything today's tech allows us to do, e.g. a dynamic damage deformation system which doesn't use pre-determined crash models. We have a kickstarter campaing going on where there's videos and tons of more information. Consider helping us show that this kind of game can be made as an indie studio! If you have questions, I'll be monitoring this thread and if you like what you see, feel free to spread the word.