diff --git a/src/EterGrnLib/ThingInstance.cpp b/src/EterGrnLib/ThingInstance.cpp
index a418584..765c4bf 100644
--- a/src/EterGrnLib/ThingInstance.cpp
+++ b/src/EterGrnLib/ThingInstance.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void CGraphicThingInstance::RegisterMotionThing(DWORD dwMotionKey, CGraphicThing
 {
 	CGraphicThing::TRef * pMotionRef = new CGraphicThing::TRef;
 	pMotionRef->SetPointer(pMotionThing);
-	m_roMotionThingMap.insert(std::map<DWORD, CGraphicThing::TRef *>::value_type(dwMotionKey, pMotionRef));
+	m_roMotionThingMap.insert(std::make_pair(dwMotionKey, pMotionRef));
 }
 
 void CGraphicThingInstance::ResetLocalTime()
diff --git a/src/GameLib/RaceManager.cpp b/src/GameLib/RaceManager.cpp
index 11d43ee..073e623 100644
--- a/src/GameLib/RaceManager.cpp
+++ b/src/GameLib/RaceManager.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "RaceMotionData.h"
 #include "PackLib/PackManager.h"
 
+bool CRaceManager::s_bPreloaded = false;
+
 bool __IsGuildRace(unsigned race)
 {
 	if (race >= 14000 && race < 15000)
@@ -448,3 +450,46 @@ CRaceManager::~CRaceManager()
 {
 	Destroy();
 }
+
+void CRaceManager::PreloadPlayerRaceMotions()
+{
+	if (s_bPreloaded)
+		return;
+
+	// Preload all player races (0-7)
+	for (DWORD dwRace = 0; dwRace <= 7; ++dwRace)
+	{
+		CRaceData* pRaceData = NULL;
+		if (!Instance().GetRaceDataPointer(dwRace, &pRaceData))
+			continue;
+
+		CRaceData::TMotionModeDataIterator itor;
+
+		if (pRaceData->CreateMotionModeIterator(itor))
+		{
+			do
+			{
+				CRaceData::TMotionModeData* pMotionModeData = itor->second;
+
+				CRaceData::TMotionVectorMap::iterator itorMotion = pMotionModeData->MotionVectorMap.begin();
+				for (; itorMotion != pMotionModeData->MotionVectorMap.end(); ++itorMotion)
+				{
+					const CRaceData::TMotionVector& c_rMotionVector = itorMotion->second;
+					CRaceData::TMotionVector::const_iterator it;
+
+					for (it = c_rMotionVector.begin(); it != c_rMotionVector.end(); ++it)
+					{
+						CGraphicThing* pMotion = it->pMotion;
+						if (pMotion)
+						{
+							pMotion->AddReference();
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			while (pRaceData->NextMotionModeIterator(itor));
+		}
+	}
+
+	s_bPreloaded = true;
+}
diff --git a/src/GameLib/RaceManager.h b/src/GameLib/RaceManager.h
index bdb0fbe..88fb01d 100644
--- a/src/GameLib/RaceManager.h
+++ b/src/GameLib/RaceManager.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ class CRaceManager : public CSingleton<CRaceManager>
 
 		BOOL GetRaceDataPointer(DWORD dwRaceIndex, CRaceData ** ppRaceData);
 
+		// Race motion preloading
+		static void PreloadPlayerRaceMotions();
+		static bool IsPreloaded() { return s_bPreloaded; }
 
 	protected:
 		CRaceData* __LoadRaceData(DWORD dwRaceIndex);
@@ -46,4 +49,5 @@ class CRaceManager : public CSingleton<CRaceManager>
 	private:
 		std::string						m_strPathName;
 		CRaceData *						m_pSelectedRaceData;
+		static bool						s_bPreloaded;
 };
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diff --git a/src/UserInterface/PythonCharacterManagerModule.cpp b/src/UserInterface/PythonCharacterManagerModule.cpp
index 5549755..e1d6690 100644
--- a/src/UserInterface/PythonCharacterManagerModule.cpp
+++ b/src/UserInterface/PythonCharacterManagerModule.cpp
@@ -713,6 +713,12 @@ PyObject * chrmgrIsPossibleEmoticon(PyObject* poSelf, PyObject* poArgs)
 	return Py_BuildValue("i", result);
 }
 
+PyObject * chrmgrPreloadRaceMotions(PyObject* poSelf, PyObject* poArgs)
+{
+	CRaceManager::PreloadPlayerRaceMotions();
+	return Py_BuildNone();
+}
+
 void initchrmgr()
 {
 	static PyMethodDef s_methods[] =
@@ -746,6 +752,7 @@ void initchrmgr()
 		{ "SetAffect",					chrmgrSetAffect,						METH_VARARGS },
 		{ "SetEmoticon",				chrmgrSetEmoticon,						METH_VARARGS },
 		{ "IsPossibleEmoticon",			chrmgrIsPossibleEmoticon,				METH_VARARGS },
+		{ "PreloadRaceMotions",			chrmgrPreloadRaceMotions,				METH_VARARGS },
 		{ "RegisterEffect",				chrmgrRegisterEffect,					METH_VARARGS },
 		{ "RegisterCacheEffect",		chrmgrRegisterCacheEffect,				METH_VARARGS },
 		{ "RegisterPointEffect",		chrmgrRegisterPointEffect,				METH_VARARGS },