Scarp Hill Racing

Three courses run out from the same chalk escarpment: the open downs, a worked-out stone quarry and the loose scree above it. One tank, one buggy, and a cart of crates for whoever goes highest.

Hill climb racing game: drive a sprung buggy over chalk downs, a quarry and scree on one tank of fuel. Gas and brake also tilt it in the air.

Your buggy starts rolling down the first slope. Hold gas to drive and brake to slow down or reverse; on a steep climb too much gas lifts the nose, so ease off before it goes over. When the wheels leave a crest, the same pedals tilt the buggy: gas turns the nose up, brake turns it down. While you are in the air an arrow over the roof shows the angle you will land at if you keep holding what you hold now: green lands flat, amber bounces on the nose or tail and costs speed, red puts the roll cage on the ground and ends the run. Flat landings in a row raise a streak. You start on 70% of a tank and fuel burns while you drive; brass cans refill 40% of it and most sit off the fast line. At a fork the can waits on the valley floor: brake before the lip to drop to it, or fly the coin arc over it. The run ends when the tank is empty and the buggy stops, when it lands on its roof, or when it falls short of a gap.