what might look pants for an xp / vista rig was something on the psone dreamcast era
To be honest, even though the arcade machine was good for its age, sega rally is somewhat pants even when compared to other psx games of the same year (DC performance instead is actually comparable to a PS2 due to its well thought architecture).
Anyway, the point is that they are comparing different subgenres for different platforms of different ages... the top 5 alone is quite bizarre.
...I wonder if Death Rally and Big Red Racing are on that list?