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Atari Grand Prix manual particularly useful
so i now go back and read all manuals on current games and you sometimes find the answer to what we've been trying to figure out
https://atariage.com/manual_page.php?SystemID=2600&ItemTypeID=&Software LabelID=220¤tPage=5&maxPages=6¤tPage=3
1. in @GregDeg 's pefromance there was discussion if avoiding slicks is worth it and greg noticed no time difference, the insutrctions confirms oil slicks do not affect your speed so if you're not gonna crash into something from being thrown its wise to not bother avoiding them2. @nads responded to my comment about TAS's limitation with repeating someone elses speculation heading a certain care may in some wya help things. we now know hitting a car always reduces your speed to less than that of the hit car, so if you're about to crash anyway make sure to hit the fast one
3. theres interseting a world record chart. i dont know if they were just saying they're believed max time, or if this is a later printing that includes records but here you go