1. Choose which side of the game board to use and place it in the center of the playing area. Each side features a unique track to race on.

   Note: For your first game, we suggest using the Daytona Beach track.

2. Place the cube tray next to the board with room for cards to be placed on both sides of it. These cubes are referred to as the stock. Place the Gear cards and the Wear card next to their respective color cubes.
3. Separate all remaining cards by type. Shuffle each type, then randomly select one from each color/type to be placed next to its respective color cubes. Return any unused cards back into the box, they will not be needed this game.

   Note: For your first game, we suggest using the following set of cards:
   Manager, Crew Chief, Suspension, Gearbox, Hybrid Engine.

4. Choose a random player and give that player the Starting Player card. This card will remain with that player for the entire game. Play will proceed in clockwise order beginning with this starting player.
5. Each player selects a race car, and takes the matching player sheet and lap marker. The race cars should be placed on the track in player order (P1, P2, P3...). The player sheets should be placed in front of each player, and the lap markers should all be placed on space 3 of the lap track.

   Note: Experienced players may adjust the starting position on the lap track as they wish. Select more laps for a longer, more strategic game, or fewer laps for a shorter, more accessible game.

6. Each player also receives a draw bag and 12 starting cubes: 2 light gray 4th Gear cubes, 5 white 3rd Gear cubes, and 5 yellow Garage cubes. The players place these starting cubes into their bag.
7. Beginning with the starting player, then continuing clockwise, each player buys one or more cubes from the stock using the allowance stated on their starting space on the track. Any allowance money not used is lost.
8. Once all players have bought from the stock, then each player puts their bought cubes into their bag and randomly mixes all the cubes in their bag.
9. Each player randomly draws 7 cubes out of their bag to place in the active pile on their player sheet.
10. The game is ready to begin!

Action Phase

During this phase you may use one or more cubes in your active pile for their effect. To do this, select one cube at a time. Place this cube in your used pile, then perform the effect as stated on its respective card. If you choose to apply the effect of the cube's card, you must apply it in full. The effects on the card are applied from top to bottom. If some of the card's effects cannot be applied, you cannot apply any of the effects.

Note: There is a single exception to this rule, in that if a card requires that you gain wear, and there are no wear cubes left in the stock, you may still apply the other effects.

After applying the effect of your first chosen cube, you may choose another and another and another. The only limit is the quantity of cubes you have in your active pile.

If an effect requires you to gain cubes from the stock (including wear cubes), place these gained cubes in your used pile.

When a cube affects the movement of your race car on the track, don't actually move your race car yet, instead use that cube to mark the progress on the track. If such an effect requires you to gain wear, it's helpful to place that wear cube on the track with the affected cube. This aids in remembering this step, plus it shows your opponents that you have completed this part of the effect.

Note: All cubes on the game board are still considered to be in your used pile for the purpose of card effects.

How to move on the track

A space of movement is defined as being from one bold line to the next and may contain smaller segments.

Single dark gray space

Smaller segments in the space

Each cube placed on the track must begin its movement in a space adjacent to your own race car or another cube (diagonal spaces count as adjacent). Also this space, or segment, must progress your race car forward on the track. You cannot move sideways or backwards, and you cannot place a cube on a segment that is occupied by an opponent's race car.

Buy Phase

During this phase, you may use one or more cubes in your active pile as money to buy one or more cubes from the stock. You start each Buy Phase with a pool of zero money. After your Action Phase, all cubes remaining in your active pile will now be used as money. For each cube, you gain as much money as the value stated on its respective card. This creates your pool of money for this turn.

With this pool of money, you may buy one or more cubes from the stock. You can buy several cubes if you wish, including multiple copies of the same cube, as long as you have enough money to pay for them. Keep in mind, cubes are limited to their quantity in the stock. Once they are gone, they are gone and you won’t be able to buy them anymore.

Any cubes that you buy are placed directly into your used pile.

Note: Money is only valid for the current turn, so either you use it or you lose the unspent money at the end of your turn.

Car Phase

During this phase, you will get to see the results of your actions as your race car speeds around the track. To do this, move your race car from its current space to the space occupied by the farthest cube you placed on the track this turn. If you pass the finish line during this movement, move your lap marker forward one space. If your lap marker is now on the Finish space, the game ends after the current round is completed.

Note: You cannot drive through other race cars. You must maneuver around them. Keep this in mind, when placing your movement cubes during your Action Phase.

Decline Phase

During this phase, you will see the adverse effects racing has on your car. Please reference the Wear Chart found below and on the game board. You must gain wear cubes equal to the highest color track space you moved on this turn. Black is considered the highest color and white is the lowest. This is based only on the color of space you moved on, not the color of cubes you used. For instance, if you moved on four light gray spaces and one dark gray space, you will gain three wear cubes.

Note: This quantity is not cumulative. You only gain wear equal to one line of the Wear Chart (the highest moved on this turn), not multiple lines.

Note: If you moved on a space with more than 1 color, you always gain wear for the higher color.

Place any gained wear cubes into your used pile. If you didn’t move this turn, you don’t gain any wear cubes.

Drafting

Alternatively, if you ended your movement this turn in a space or segment directly behind another opponent’s race car, you are considered to be drafting. If drafting, you do not collect any wear despite what color spaces you moved on this turn. Drafting is good!

Wear Chart

• Black: Gain 4 wear cubes.
• Dark Gray: Gain 3 wear cubes.
• Light Gray: Gain 2 wear cubes.
• White: Gain 1 wear cubes.
• Drafting: Gain 0 wear cubes.

End Phase

During this phase, you will place all your cubes from the track, active pile, and used pile into your discard pile. Then randomly draw seven new cubes out of your bag to place in your active pile.

This ends your turn. Play then continues with the next player clockwise.

Note: Since you draw your new cubes into your active pile at the end of your turn, this gives you the entire time during other players’ turns to plan out your strategy for your next turn. While their plans may disrupt yours somewhat, you can usually make the game move along at a nice pace if you plan ahead!

Momentum

At this time, all race cars automatically move forward to fill any vacated segments within the space they currently occupy. This means at the beginning of each turn, you will either be in the front segment of a space, or in a segment directly behind another race car.

Instead of performing a standard turn, you can opt to perform an alternative turn. If you choose to do this, you cannot use any of the effects of your cubes in your active pile, you cannot buy any new cubes from the stock, and your race car cannot move.

To perform an alternative turn, otherwise known as a pit stop, you may remove all wear cubes from your active pile. If you choose to do this, you must remove all the wear cubes in your active pile, you cannot remove only some of them.

After removing your wear, proceed to the End Phase as described in the Standard Turn. This ends your turn. Play then continues to the next player clockwise.

Note: You cannot perform an alternative turn if you have already started performing a standard turn.

1. Number: The individual number of the driver.
2. Name: The name of the driver.
3. Picture: Representative picture of the driver.
4. Phase: The specific phase that the driver’s effect is active.
5. Effect: Ability granted by the driver during the phase noted.

When using the drivers module - Randomly shuffle all driver cards. After determining turn order for the game, reveal as many drivers as there are players plus 1. Then, the last player in turn order (the player to the right of the start player) chooses a driver first, placing it face up next to their player sheet. The players continue by each taking one driver in reverse turn order. Return the remaining driver back into the box.

Reminders:

• Each player keeps their one driver throughout the entire game/season.
• Driver abilities are optional.
• Each player may use their driver’s ability every turn during the phase stated on their driver card.
• When a card says “up to” in its effect, zero is a valid choice.

The appendix contains an overview of available drivers.

In a season campaign, players play a series of three or more race tracks to determine the ultimate racing champion! Each player will race their own car and driver from track to track. After each track, sponsors are selected to help prepare for the next race, and points are awarded according to finish positions. The player who gains the most points over the series will be victorious.

When using the season campaign module:

1. Players must use the drivers module when playing a season campaign.
2. Randomly shuffle the sponsor cards and place them as a face down deck next to the board. Then reveal as many sponsors as there are players playing. These revealed cards should be placed face up next to the board for all to see.
3. Decide the structure of the season campaign, including the number of laps, on what tracks, and in what order. Alternatively, randomize it by drawing track cards. A season should have at least 3 tracks. You can make note of these tracks, and their sequence, by storing the track cards in order or by using one season record sheet for each track.

Note: Laps should be the same from track to track.

During each race in the series, certain sponsors are available. They are revealed as described in setup and players may reference them at any time during the race. However, these sponsors serve no purpose until the end of each race.

At the end of each race in the series, sponsors are awarded according to the finish positions of the players:

• The player finishing in first position chooses a sponsor first, placing it face up next to their driver card. That player then applies the first place effect of their chosen sponsor.
• The other players, except for the last player, continue by each taking one of the remaining sponsors in the order determined by their position at the end of the race, and applies its middle place effect.
  In a 2 player game, the player who finishes in 2nd place, will apply the middle place effect, not the last place effect.
• Finally, the last player takes the remaining sponsor and applies its last place effect.

At the end of the second race track of the season, and each race track after that one, players will already have sponsors in front of them. When it comes time to award sponsors again, each player has the choice to keep their current sponsor or choose a new one from those available. If the player chooses a new sponsor, they must remove their current sponsor from the game, replace it with the new one, and apply the effect of the new one. Alternatively, if the player chooses to keep their current sponsor, they must remove one sponsor from those available, then apply the effect of their current sponsor.