Here are a few tips to help you on your high-speed way:

Tarmac aside, you can forget the racing line - rally cars tend to slide round corners. As a result, it is important to have speed coming out of a corner rather than coming in. To do this, you need to set the car up û brake to slow down before the corner, not in it, and use the throttle to control your slide and gain grip. If you need to scrub speed in a hurry, or swing into a sharp turn, use the handbrake. If you skid, turn into it to correct it. Once your car is pointing in the right direction, get on the throttle and power away.

When you feel happy with your control of the car, switch to a manual gearbox. This will help you maximise performance and can help slow the car down more quickly.

Always pay attention to your co-driver.

DonÆt be afraid to go off the straight and narrow in an attempt to shave seconds off your time. But be careful û straying from the track can prove costly if an obstacle blocks your way.

improvise - a quick trip off the beaten track can slow you down in an emergency, even if itÆs just a couple of wheels for a couple of milliseconds.

know your surface û driving on Tarmac requires vastly different techniques to snow or mud.

watch the weather û a change in the weather can dramatically alter both the handling conditions and visibility.

If you have access to the Internet and you have a particular Stage, Rally or Championship time you are proud of, then visit the Codemasters website:

There you will find the Colin McRae Rally 2.0™ Hall of Fame where you will be able to register your best times. To do this, you will need the time code shown under lap Times in the Driver Profile section.

If your time is good enough it will be displayed with other top times for the whole world to see û your version of rallying immortality!