Final Lap/Walkthrough

In the single player mode, your score will be based on how far your car travels before the time runs out or you manage to complete four laps of the circuit. As with the qualifying lap in Pole Position, you will start the race by yourself, but encounter CPU-controlled cars on the track later. In the multiplayer mode, you will be allotted a starting position based on your player number for the start of the race. The CPU-controlled cars will also appear less frequently, which allows for better lap times.

When the counter is ticking down from "03" to "00", you should be in low gear with the gas pedal fully down. As you accelerate away from the starting line, shift into high gear at around 100 mph. You should then stay in high gear for the entire race, unless you hit a CPU-controlled car or a billboard and go spinning off the track - which can cost you valuable time. Try to move out in front of the pack if you can; if you started at the back on account of being player 7 or 8, pass between the cars in front of you.

The entire time you're racing, a timer will be counting down how many seconds you have left. If you reach the finishing line before your time runs out, you will gain an additional 30 seconds of racing time to try and complete another lap. You will continue racing until you fail to complete a lap before the time runs out or you manage to complete four laps of the circuit - upon which the game will calculate the distance you have travelled, how many laps you have completed, your fastest lap time and your position on the high score table.