FAST LANE Typed in by MEDUSA. Edited by Parasite. PLAYING "FAST LANE" The object of the game is ultimately to win the C1 racing driver's World Championship Title, by competing in races at nine different circuits around the world. HOW TO PLAY When the game is started you can choose whether to enter a Championship race,or just to practice first on the appropriate circuit. If you choose to PRACTICE on a circuit you can choose which circuit to practice on, how long to practice for and which driver from Spice Engineering's team you want to put behind the wheel. If you choose to "Start Championship" you will first choose a driver and then race on the first circuit in the championship and thereafter on all the other circuits in a set order. (See VENUES"). Before entering each race in the championship or practicing a circuit, you will enter the pits to set up your car. Note that this is just the initial set up and that you will be able to pull into the pits at any time during the game, except when qualilfying, to re-adjust any of the set up parameters. (See "PITS"). If you are competing in the championship, before each race you will have to qualify in order to get a good position on the starting grid. You do this by completing three laps of the current circuit. The quickest lap time of these three laps will then be used to as your qualifying time, and you will be placed on the starting grid accordingly. Each circuit has its own set of best qualifying times. (See "CHAMPIONSHIP OPTIONS"). VENUES At the start of the championship a list of circuits will be displayed. The order in which they appear on the screen will be the order in which you compete on them. Pressing "SPACE" will cycle through the circuit maps and dates and pressing "FIRE" will set the championship. CHAMPIONSHIP OPTIONS Before each championship race begins, and options page with the following options will appear: 1.Race information-choosing this option will give you information on the race about to begin. Details such as circuit length, number of entrants, etc ,will be shown. 2.Driver Data-choosing this option will give you information on the driver you have chosen to sit behind the wheel. 3.Enter race-Choose this option to actually enter the race! 4.C1 car specs-choosing this option will give you the car specification for the C1 Spice car you are driving. 5.Drivers championship table-this option gives you the current drivers placings in the championship. Note that this table is only for races already run and does not include the one about to begin. PITS When the "PITS" icon starts flashing on the screen (not in the qualifying section), it means that the pit lane and pits will soon appear on the left hand side of the track. To pull into the pits turn onto the black pit lane, stop the car and turn off the engine. You will then be in the pits. While you are in the pits, you can choose whether to adjust/repair a part of a system (each having a damage status underneath),by choosing one of the icons at the bottom of the screen, these icons represent: 1. Tires-replace a wheel or select a tire type. 2. Gearbox-replace the gearbox/clutch etc.(this option is not available on initial set up). 3. Suspension-replace a strut or change the suspension setting. 4. Brakes-replace the disc or change the brake bias-front/rear. 5. Bodywork-replace a body panel or adjust the spoiler angles. 6. Engine-tune up the engine or replace the battery etc. (this option is not available on initial set up). Each menu system is made up of three or more sub-systems, and each will have its own individual damage factor. It is advisable to replace any sub-system if it is more than 65% damaged. Pressing "ESC" from any part of the sub-menus will return you to the main icon screen. Pressing "space" on this screen will give you a "Current System Set Up", which is a list of which tires you have got on the car, spoiler angles etc. Press "space to return to the icon screen. Pressing "ESC" while on the icon screen will let you fill up the car with fuel etc and "ESC" will take you out of the pits. Note that the race is run in real time and so if you come in for repairs or fuel etc during the race you may lose one or more positions if you take too long on your pit stop. So quick pit stops may be essential depending upon your position in the race. GAME CONTROLS (ON CIRCUIT) You will need a Joystick connected. The car has five gears ( + neutral ) and has a maximum speed of 182 mph. Pressing "fire" when speeding up will change you up a gear, whilst pressing "fire" when slowing down will change you down a gear. ACCELERATE | STEER LEFT _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ STEER RIGHT | | BRAKE KEYBOARD CONTROLS (ON CIRCUIT) P - Electrics on/off Q - Main fuel tank select A - Reserve fuel tank select I - Ignition on/off S - Starter motor on/off R - Request systems report L - Lights on/off SPACE - show current positions (in race only) F1 - pause mode HELP - display these keys with status on screen ESC - quit race / qualify / practice session NOTE: At the start of a practice session you will have to go through a start up sequence, as in the real race cars, to get the car going. The correct sequence is as follows: 1 . Electrics on (P) 2 . Fuel select (Q or A) 3 . Ignition on (I) 4 . Starter motor on (S) This sequence is done automatically in the main race. STALLING If you stall the car ("STALL" appears near the steering wheel), by going too slow in too high a gear, you can re-start the car by turning the starter back on provided all other systems are set correctly. CRASHING Going too far off the side of the circuit will cause a crash. This does a lot of damage to the car and it is advised you request a systems report after the crash to determine whether attention is needed in the pits.