diff --git a/src/game_manager.cpp b/src/game_manager.cpp
index c4cd5b199..90f4ffd04 100644
--- a/src/game_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/game_manager.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ void GameManager::run()
         {
             music_on = false; 
             float dt = (m_curr_time - m_prev_time ) * 0.001f;
-            scene->draw(dt);
+            // In the first call dt might be large (includes loading time),
+            // which can cause the camera to significantly tilt
+            scene->draw(world->getPhase()==World::SETUP_PHASE ? 0.0f : dt);
             if ( world->getPhase() != World::LIMBO_PHASE)
             {
                 world->update(dt);
diff --git a/src/world.cpp b/src/world.cpp
index a10edae17..1107d7d20 100644
--- a/src/world.cpp
+++ b/src/world.cpp
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ World::World(const RaceSetup& raceSetup_) : m_race_setup(raceSetup_)
 
     // Load the track models - this must be done before the karts so that the
     // karts can be positioned properly on (and not in) the tracks.
-    printf("begin loading track\n");
     loadTrack() ;
-    printf("endloading track\n");
 
     int pos = 0;
     int playerIndex = 0;