Cars Lightning Racing Speed

Cars Lightning Racing Speed is a lane racing game with cartoon race cars. You do not steer through corners here: the track runs ahead of you and you hop between lanes, picking up what helps and dodging what slows you down. Between races, a garage lets you paint your car, add stickers and buy upgrades with the coins you earn. The U.S.A. race is a run through the desert.

How to play

1. Press the green play button, pick a three-letter racing name and go to the garage.
2. Choose your car with the arrows and press the green button to race.
3. Move between lanes to collect lightning bolts and toolboxes and to avoid obstacles and puddles.
4. Fire your boost when the bar is full and try to cross the line first.

Controls

• ← → change lanes
• ↓ brake
• Enter fire the boost (or click the boost button)
• Touch screens: tap the left or right side of the screen to steer. A tilt control can be switched on in Options.

What is on the track

• Lightning bolts fill your boost bar.
• Toolboxes are traded for coins.
• Obstacles slow you down and drain your boost; puddles make the car slide.

The garage

• Colours: fifteen paint colours, from white and hot pink to barrel grey.
• Stickers to decorate the car.
• Engine: a speed upgrade and a boost upgrade.
• Kits and tyres: each race country has its own kit, and the pit stop suggests the Desert kit for the U.S.A. race.

Rookie or Pro

Options has two difficulty settings. Rookie makes driving easier and fires the boost for you automatically. Pro leaves the boost button to you.

Tips

• Change lanes early. When a bolt and an obstacle share a lane, the move has to start before you reach them.
• Save the boost for a stretch with no obstacles ahead.
• Spend your first coins on the engine: a faster car makes every later race easier.

Download size: about 23 MB of artwork and sound on the first visit. Later visits load from the browser cache.

Frequently asked questions

Which keys do I use in Cars Lightning Racing Speed?

The left and right arrows change lanes, the down arrow brakes and Enter fires the boost.

What does Rookie mode do?

It makes driving easier and uses the boost for you automatically, so you only have to pick your lane.

Does it work on a phone or tablet?

Yes. Tap the left or right side of the screen to change lanes, or switch on tilt control in Options.

Is Cars Lightning Racing Speed free?

Yes. It is free to play in your browser on Yes This Game.