Short taps on left/right in mid-air keep the suspension from pogoing when you land. Holding the key just makes the buggy over-rotate.

Farm Track 1 for coins, buy suspension and tires, then retry Lava Leap—the difference in grip and landing control is night and day.

Stack nitro pickups on the Dune City layout and you can clear the skyscraper gap with a backflip combo for a huge multiplier boost.

Switching my gamepad to emulate arrow keys gave way better tilt control, especially on the final volcano course where angles are tight.

Chasing ghost runs on the leaderboard teaches the best lines for hidden fuel cells—I’ve shaved ten seconds just copying their approach.

Don’t forget you can brake mid-air to drop the nose. That trick bails me out every time the buggy starts to sail backward off a jump.