If you place a checkpoint in the same spot as a curved upwards slope, and respawn at that checkpoint, it bounces you
here's a map demonstrating it, and I found that on the second one (there's 2 in a row), it traps your car and squashes it. Possibly a portal bug, if anyone can get it working.
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