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Every car gets heavier as you fill it. A full tank makes it slower off the line, slower to stop and lower at top speed, and it costs grip in the corners. As the race goes on and the fuel burns away, the car gets quicker lap by lap.

Every race needs at least one stop, because a full tank never lasts the whole distance. One stop means a heavy car for longer stints; two stops mean a light car but another trip down the pit lane. On some circuits one stop is faster, on others two, and each car prefers a different plan.

The Coastline Cup runs past harbours, lighthouses and beaches. Vineyard Hills climbs through vines and olive groves. Red Canyon winds between mesas and cactus. The Alpine Pass climbs through snow and pines to the switchbacks at the summit. Neon City is raced at night, under street lights and lit-up towers.

Races last three or five laps, about four to five minutes each. The rivals get quicker cup by cup and race by race, so by Neon City you will need a better car as well as a better line.

Ines Marlow, Teo Varga, Rosa Quill, Bram Okafor and Juno Hale race the same cars and the same fuel rules as you. They brake for the corners, take a racing line, pass slower cars on the side with more room and plan their own pit stops, some on one stop and some on two.

The grid for each race is set by the championship table, with the leader on pole and you at the back, so every race is a climb through the field.

The garage is a weighbridge. Each car rolls onto the scale, the needle shows its weight empty and with a full tank, and a weigh slip prints out with its top speed, grip, brakes and fuel use. Stamp the slip to buy the car or to drive it.

There are six cars. The Sparrow is free and balanced. The Lapwing uses less fuel and carries a full tank well. The Gannet grips hard when it is light but struggles when full, so it suits two stops. The Swiftlet has the best grip and brakes for its price. The Goshawk is fast and carries its fuel well. The Nightjar is the quickest of all, and light on fuel too.

Every finish pays coins: more for a better place and more in the later cups. A trophy at the end of a cup adds a bonus. One run through all five cups earns enough for about one of the faster cars, so racing a cup again for a better trophy also fills the garage.

After each race a timing sheet prints the results, then the championship table goes up on the board. At the end of a cup the top three stand on the podium.

Your trophies, best finish on every circuit, a cup in progress, your coins, the cars you own, the car you drive, your last fuel plan, your camera and your sound setting are saved on Unihfy Games in this browser.