How does sliding work in Trail Blitz?

Hold DRIFT (or Space) while steering into a bend at speed. The bike slides, and the sparks turn blue, orange, then purple the longer the slide lasts. Let go and you get a turbo of that colour; the purple one is the longest.

How do I get a rocket start?

Tap NITRO (or the up arrow) right as the lights turn green. Pressing a moment too early stalls the bike instead.

How do I open more tracks?

Finish in the top three on a track to open the next one. Each podium also earns one to three stars.

What do the upgrades do?

Engine raises the top speed, grip tightens turns and slides, and nitro fills faster and burns slower. Each has six levels, paid for with the coins you win and pick up.

Play Trail Blitz: free bike racer game

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Six circuits, five rivals, one rocket start. Slide the bends for turbo.

A motorbike race in 3D against five rivals, across six circuits: a sunny meadow, a pine ridge, a red canyon, a palm coast, a maple valley and a snowy peak. Slide the tight bends to build a blue, then orange, then purple turbo, fire the nitro down the straights, hit the boost pads and the jumps, and tuck in behind a rival to draft. A podium earns stars and opens the next track; coins buy engine, grip and nitro upgrades and new paint.

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How to play Trail Blitz

Race five rivals for two or three laps. On the grid an arrow marked YOU points out your bike. It speeds up on its own; you steer, slide, boost and brake. A tap of the steering is a small correction and a hold is a full turn. Brushing the barrier costs a little speed and hitting it square on costs most of it, so keep off it. Ride flat out into a tight bend and the tyres run wide and scrub off speed, so hold DRIFT with a steer instead: the bike slides round and the sparks under it turn blue, then orange, then purple the longer the slide lasts. Let go and that colour becomes a turbo. Tap NITRO right as the lights go green for a rocket start, then keep the nitro for the straights; it refills from slides, coins, drafting behind a rival and big jumps. Finish in the top three to earn stars and open the next circuit, and spend the coins in the garage on a faster engine, more grip, a better nitro or new paint.

Tips

Tap NITRO the moment the lights turn green. Too early stalls you; on time fires a rocket start.
Slide the tight bends instead of steering through them. A purple turbo out of a long bend is worth more than any straight.
Steer into a slide to tighten it, away from it to open it out, and let go before the bend ends.
Ride over the orange arrows on the road, and sit right behind a rival on the straights: both pull you along and the draft refills the nitro.
The first podium of each day pays double, and the garage dot means you can afford an upgrade.

About Trail Blitz

Trail Blitz is a small kart-style racer on motorbikes, built to be learned in one race and mastered over many. The speed comes from three habits rather than one: a rocket start on the green light, slides through the tight bends that charge a turbo by how long they last, and nitro saved for the straights. The physics rewards them honestly - flat out, the tyres cannot hold a tight bend, so a rider who only steers runs wide and scrubs speed while a rider who slides carries it - and the difficulty was set by riding simulated players round every circuit, so that the first track is a win for anyone and the snowy last one asks for upgrades and good slides. Rivals keep the racing close without cheating it: they ease off when far ahead and push when far behind, but they ride the same bikes by the same rules.

What you need

Graphics: WebGL, which every browser from the last decade has switched on already
Controls: Keyboard or touchscreen
On a phone: Yes
Install: Nothing. It runs in this tab.

Questions

How does sliding work in Trail Blitz?: Hold DRIFT (or Space) while steering into a bend at speed. The bike slides, and the sparks turn blue, orange, then purple the longer the slide lasts. Let go and you get a turbo of that colour; the purple one is the longest.
How do I get a rocket start?: Tap NITRO (or the up arrow) right as the lights turn green. Pressing a moment too early stalls the bike instead.
How do I open more tracks?: Finish in the top three on a track to open the next one. Each podium also earns one to three stars.
What do the upgrades do?: Engine raises the top speed, grip tightens turns and slides, and nitro fills faster and burns slower. Each has six levels, paid for with the coins you win and pick up.

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