I remember reading the review of the game in EGM before I actually got it. They had a little sidebar complaining about the mission, and advised letting go of accelerator and gliding everywhere to save fuel (keep in mind, this was way before the Greatest Hits release). Since I heard about so many people having trouble with that mission, when I eventually tried it myself, I took that advice to heart, and tried gliding.
I failed that mission so many times. No matter what path or approach I chose, I'd always run out of time. I began to suspect that the fuel gauge was really just a disguised timer, and tested it out. I was right. So I stopped trying to glide.
The first time I tried simply holding down the accelerator like normal I beat the mission. Screw EGM.
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Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu
That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan