Thanks for the update, well I am new to the game and did not know that last bit. The 30 second restoring, than it will for sure work.

In case of loss, the flag is restored after 30 seconds. If the flag appeared on the water from the start of the match, then you just need to restart the race.

This one has the following fault in it. Using the River tiles from the Crashday Universal Tile set on a Hold The Flag track is not possible, since when you roll and the flag lands on the water is just lies there and cannot be reclaimed.