Spike farm exploit: The spike farm exploit is a small yet helpful bug. It is done by placing down a spike, killing the opponent then switching direction so the new NPC spawns and hits it as well thus saving a lot of time. At first the exploit will be hard to pull off especially with the weird steering of this game. It will take some time to master and even then RNG might screw you up. It's an important trick nonetheless and its payoff is extremely useful.

Cornering: The game can really be abused by cutting corners although there is a catch. Some corners look skippable but due to how the game map is made most of them look okay to skip when in fact they are invisible walls. One good thing you can do is practice in quick race and learn their invisible walls. It should be pretty easy to get used to them since most tracks are formed from smaller chucks copied and pasted only in reverse or mirrored.

Experience: Experience points can be gathered in this game by drifting and doing other activities such as airtime, near misses, etc. Unfortunately it can waste a few when it shows you what achievements you have unlocked but gaining it allows you to unlock new cars.

Drifting: Drifting is not recommended while speedrunning this game. One huge disadvantage is losing speed. If your steering is too abrupt you might end up drifting and losing speed. One good way to avoid that is hitting a wall or a car from the side thus re-positioning you on track.

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