diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index 18099967..6a60718b 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 	k_throwdir, 		// Held dir of controls; 1 = forward, 0 = none, -1 = backward (was "player->heldDir")
 	k_lapanimation,		// Used to show the lap start wing logo animation
+	k_laphand,			// Lap hand gfx to use; 0 = none, 1 = :ok_hand:, 2 = :thumbs_up:, 3 = :thumps_down:
 	k_cardanimation,	// Used to determine the position of some full-screen Battle Mode graphics
 	k_voices,			// Used to stop the player saying more voices than it should
 	k_tauntvoices,		// Used to specifically stop taunt voice spam
diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index 8877cee6..71d5ac3d 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -7899,6 +7899,7 @@ static const char *const KARTSTUFF_LIST[] = {
 
 	"THROWDIR",
 	"LAPANIMATION",
+	"LAPHAND",
 	"CARDANIMATION",
 	"VOICES",
 	"TAUNTVOICES",
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index cef28029..3cdfd422 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -5609,6 +5609,7 @@ static patch_t *kp_lapanim_lap[7];
 static patch_t *kp_lapanim_final[11];
 static patch_t *kp_lapanim_number[10][3];
 static patch_t *kp_lapanim_emblem;
+static patch_t *kp_lapanim_hand[3];
 
 static patch_t *kp_yougotem;
 
@@ -5831,6 +5832,13 @@ void K_LoadKartHUDGraphics(void)
 
 	kp_lapanim_emblem = (patch_t *) W_CachePatchName("K_LAPE00", PU_HUDGFX);
 
+	sprintf(buffer, "K_LAPH0x");
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+	{
+		buffer[7] = '0'+(i+1);
+		kp_lapanim_hand[i] = (patch_t *) W_CachePatchName(buffer, PU_HUDGFX);
+	}
+
 	kp_yougotem = (patch_t *) W_CachePatchName("YOUGOTEM", PU_HUDGFX);
 }
 
@@ -7412,41 +7420,57 @@ static void K_drawLapStartAnim(void)
 {
 	// This is an EVEN MORE insanely complicated animation.
 	const UINT8 progress = 80-stplyr->kartstuff[k_lapanimation];
+	UINT8 *colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, stplyr->skincolor, 0);
 
-	V_DrawScaledPatch(BASEVIDWIDTH/2 + (32*max(0, stplyr->kartstuff[k_lapanimation]-76)),
-		56 - (32*max(0, progress-76)),
-		0, kp_lapanim_emblem);
+	V_DrawFixedPatch((BASEVIDWIDTH/2 + (32*max(0, stplyr->kartstuff[k_lapanimation]-76)))*FRACUNIT,
+		(48 - (32*max(0, progress-76)))*FRACUNIT,
+		FRACUNIT, V_HUDTRANS,
+		kp_lapanim_emblem, colormap);
+
+	if (stplyr->kartstuff[k_laphand] >= 1 && stplyr->kartstuff[k_laphand] <= 3)
+	{
+		V_DrawFixedPatch((BASEVIDWIDTH/2 + (32*max(0, stplyr->kartstuff[k_lapanimation]-76)))*FRACUNIT,
+			(48 - (32*max(0, progress-76))
+				+ 4 - abs((leveltime % 8) - 4))*FRACUNIT,
+			FRACUNIT, V_HUDTRANS,
+			kp_lapanim_hand[stplyr->kartstuff[k_laphand]-1], NULL);
+	}
 
 	if (stplyr->laps == (UINT8)(cv_numlaps.value - 1))
 	{
-		V_DrawScaledPatch(27 - (32*max(0, progress-76)),
-			32,
-			0, kp_lapanim_final[min(progress/2, 10)]);
+		V_DrawFixedPatch((62 - (32*max(0, progress-76)))*FRACUNIT, // 27
+			(-6)*FRACUNIT, // 24
+			FRACUNIT, V_HUDTRANS,
+			kp_lapanim_final[min(progress/2, 10)], NULL);
 
 		if (progress/2-12 >= 0)
 		{
-			V_DrawScaledPatch(194 + (32*max(0, progress-76)),
-				32,
-				0, kp_lapanim_lap[min(progress/2-12, 6)]);
+			V_DrawFixedPatch((188 + (32*max(0, progress-76)))*FRACUNIT, // 194
+				(-6)*FRACUNIT, // 24
+				FRACUNIT, V_HUDTRANS,
+				kp_lapanim_lap[min(progress/2-12, 6)], NULL);
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		V_DrawScaledPatch(61 - (32*max(0, progress-76)),
-			32,
-			0, kp_lapanim_lap[min(progress/2, 6)]);
+		V_DrawFixedPatch((82 - (32*max(0, progress-76)))*FRACUNIT, // 61
+			(-6)*FRACUNIT, // 24
+			FRACUNIT, V_HUDTRANS,
+			kp_lapanim_lap[min(progress/2, 6)], NULL);
 
 		if (progress/2-8 >= 0)
 		{
-			V_DrawScaledPatch(194 + (32*max(0, progress-76)),
-				32,
-				0, kp_lapanim_number[(((UINT32)stplyr->laps+1) / 10)][min(progress/2-8, 2)]);
+			V_DrawFixedPatch((188 + (32*max(0, progress-76)))*FRACUNIT, // 194
+				(-6)*FRACUNIT, // 24
+				FRACUNIT, V_HUDTRANS,
+				kp_lapanim_number[(((UINT32)stplyr->laps+1) / 10)][min(progress/2-8, 2)], NULL);
 
 			if (progress/2-10 >= 0)
 			{
-				V_DrawScaledPatch(221 + (32*max(0, progress-76)),
-					32,
-					0, kp_lapanim_number[(((UINT32)stplyr->laps+1) % 10)][min(progress/2-10, 2)]);
+				V_DrawFixedPatch((208 + (32*max(0, progress-76)))*FRACUNIT, // 221
+					(-6)*FRACUNIT, // 24
+					FRACUNIT, V_HUDTRANS,
+					kp_lapanim_number[(((UINT32)stplyr->laps+1) % 10)][min(progress/2-10, 2)], NULL);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/p_spec.c b/src/p_spec.c
index 76ed73aa..9f18fdc7 100644
--- a/src/p_spec.c
+++ b/src/p_spec.c
@@ -4196,7 +4196,34 @@ DoneSection2:
 			{
 				if (player->starpostcount >= numstarposts/2) // srb2kart: must have touched *enough* starposts (was originally "(player->starpostnum == numstarposts)")
 				{
+					UINT8 i;
+					UINT8 nump = 0;
+
+					for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
+					{
+						if (!playeringame[i] || players[i].spectator)
+							continue;
+						nump++;
+					}
+
 					player->laps++;
+
+					// Set up lap animation vars
+					if (nump > 1)
+					{
+						if (K_IsPlayerLosing(player))
+							player->kartstuff[k_laphand] = 3;
+						else
+						{
+							if (nump > 2 && player->kartstuff[k_position] == 1) // 1st place in 1v1 uses thumbs up
+								player->kartstuff[k_laphand] = 1;
+							else
+								player->kartstuff[k_laphand] = 2;
+						}
+					}
+					else
+						player->kartstuff[k_laphand] = 0; // No hands in FREE PLAY
+
 					player->kartstuff[k_lapanimation] = 80;
 
 					if (player->pflags & PF_NIGHTSMODE)
@@ -4237,15 +4264,7 @@ DoneSection2:
 
 					// Figure out how many are playing on the last lap, to prevent spectate griefing
 					if (!nospectategrief && player->laps >= (UINT8)(cv_numlaps.value - 1))
-					{
-						UINT8 i;
-						for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
-						{
-							if (!playeringame[i] || players[i].spectator)
-								continue;
-							nospectategrief++;
-						}
-					}
+						nospectategrief = nump;
 				}
 				else if (player->starpostnum)
 				{