diff --git a/browser.lua b/browser.lua
index 538dd02..b493e81 100644
--- a/browser.lua
+++ b/browser.lua
@@ -266,15 +266,18 @@ local function drawFlags(v, x, y, flags)
 	end
 end
 
+local MSK_SPEED = 0xF0
+local MSK_WEIGHT = 0xF
+
 local function drawStats(v, x, y, skin, stats)
 	local s = skins[skin]
-	if not (s
-		and s.kartspeed == stats["speed"]
-		and s.kartweight == stats["weight"]
-		)
-		and stats then
-		v.drawString(x-2, y-2, stats["speed"], V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, "thin")
-		v.drawString(x + 13, y + 9, stats["weight"], V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, "thin") 
+	if stats
+		and not (s
+		and s.kartspeed == (stats & MSK_SPEED) >> 4
+		and s.kartweight == stats & MSK_WEIGHT
+		) then
+		v.drawString(x-2, y-2, (stats & MSK_SPEED) >> 4, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, "thin")
+		v.drawString(x + 13, y + 9, stats & MSK_WEIGHT, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, "thin")
 	end
 end
 
diff --git a/leaderboard.lua b/leaderboard.lua
index 1257047..ef69155 100644
--- a/leaderboard.lua
+++ b/leaderboard.lua
@@ -253,19 +253,19 @@ local function score_t(map, name, skin, color, time, splits, flags, stat)
 	}
 end
 
+local MSK_SPEED = 0xF0
+local MSK_WEIGHT = 0xF
+
 local function stat_t(speed, weight)
 	if speed and weight then
-		return {
-			["speed"] = speed,
-			["weight"] = weight
-		}
+		return (speed << 4) | weight
 	end
-	return nil
+	return 0
 end
 
 local function stat_str(stat)
 	if stat then
-		return string.format("%d%d", stat["speed"], stat["weight"])
+		return string.format("%d%d", (stat & MSK_SPEED) >> 4, stat & MSK_WEIGHT)
 	end
 
 	return "0"
@@ -987,11 +987,11 @@ local function drawScore(v, player, pos, x, y, gui, faceRank, score, drawPos, te
 	local pskin = score["skin"] and skins[score["skin"]]
 	if stat and not (
 			pskin
-			and pskin.kartweight == stat["weight"]
-			and pskin.kartspeed == stat["speed"]
+			and pskin.kartweight == stat & MSK_WEIGHT
+			and pskin.kartspeed == (stat & MSK_SPEED) >> 4
 		) then
-		v.drawString(x + FACERANK_DIM - 2, y + 4, stat["speed"], V_HUDTRANS | VFLAGS, "small")
-		v.drawString(x + FACERANK_DIM - 2, y + 8, stat["weight"], V_HUDTRANS | VFLAGS, "small")
+		v.drawString(x + FACERANK_DIM - 2, y + 4, (stat & MSK_SPEED) >> 4, V_HUDTRANS | VFLAGS, "small")
+		v.drawString(x + FACERANK_DIM - 2, y + 8, stat & MSK_WEIGHT, V_HUDTRANS | VFLAGS, "small")
 	end
 
 	if gui == GUI_ON or (gui == GUI_SPLITS and showSplit) then