Even though I crashed a lot, it never took me out of the game. I found that crashing doesn't really make you lose your position in the race all that often. For that matter, in all the races, I rarely was in a position lower than fourth. The way the single player is set up is with tournaments that, of course, start fairly simple and get harder and take place on 14 different tracks. Each tournament is divided into leagues. To progress in a league, you need to finish all the events. To do that, you must finish in the top three. http://naildbiter.com/2CbMp