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The object of the game is obvious.  Players try to win as much money as
possible to obtain the highest score.  Oh sure, there's nothing to it, right?
Wrong!  Obstacles get in the way from time to time.  Like getting started
trying to turn a profit.  Tires and fuel aren't exactly cheap and since you're
burning rubber at every start, one set of tires will only carry a player
through 3 races.  Fuel is another story.  The bigger the engine the more fuel
that is consumed.

Yet these aren't even the obstacles that were just mentioned.  They're just
a fact of racing.  Other obstacles lay waiting.  A vandal might get into
the trailer at night and slash your dragster's tires.  A crew member may
have found a better job since you last raced.  These two obstacles are ones
that are run into from time to time when a player enters the door.

There are others too.  Players are only human and as such, tend to blow
their engines once in a while.  The computer opponents are no angels either
and may also blow their engines, which would be to the player's advantage.
Players may also find themselves swirving into the wall in order to avoid
striking a drunken fan on the track.  Or running into oil slicks and wiping
out.  Or even blowing an axle which also causes a crash.  But, rest assured,
the computer opponent can also crash and even run out of gas allowing the
player an easy win.

But watch out!  Be careful not to attempt to race with an empty fuel tank
or shot tires.  This will always ask for trouble (and get it).

False starts are another obstacle to watch out for.  If you 'red light' you
lose the race.  But don't fear, if your opponent 'red lights' you win the
race and the money!  The trick is to press any key as soon as you see that
green light!  Once you have the green light, you must start the race by
pressing a key.  If you press before the green light, you'll 'red light'
and lose.  If you wait too long (more than a couple of seconds) your
engine will rev too high and blow.

Yes, and other little obstacles lay waiting.  But I won't reveal any more
of them here.  I'll let you find them for yourself.  After all, that's
half the fun.

At the beginning of each month, all player scores are reduced back to 0 and
the game begins again.  The player with the highest score will have his/her
name and score saved in a file called McRace.Hsc which will then be displayed
to all players during program startup the following month.

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As a player, your ranking progresses throughout the game according to the
amount of money you have.  The higher your ranking, the more money a race is
worth, should you win.

             AMOUNT OF MONEY       RANKING           RACE VALUE
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             $0       - $ 99,999   BEGINNER          $ 5,000
             $100,000 - $249,999   NOVICE            $10,000
             $250,000 - $999,999   ADVANCED NOVICE   $25,000
             $1,000,000 or more    DRIVING ACE       $50,000

