| Play Mode |
Description |
| Championship |
Standard 1-player racing. Get points for finishing at a high rank. Every 10 points a new car is awarded, and play moves on to a new "season." Save your progress to 2 pages of a Controller Pak. |
| Arcade |
1 race for 1 or 2 players. Choose your weather conditions (sunny not available for 2-player games) and number of laps. Then race from checkpoint to checkpoint in the allotted time. |
| Time Attack |
Try for new records without the pressure of competition. The fastest run can be saved to a controller pak for use with a "ghost car," but each time I tried this, the game froze. The weather is always sunny in this mode. |
| Practice |
Race with no competition or time restrictions. For 1 or 2 players, but the weather cannot be sunny for two player games. |
| Paint Shop |
Customize your car's exterior and save your work to 62 pages of a Controller Pak. One design can be applied to all Top Gear Rally cars. |
| Load/Save |
Load and save various data. |
| Car Setup (before a race) |
Adjust the handling (I prefer setting 2 or 3), select manual or automatic transmission, adjust your suspension, and load saved Paint Shop car designs. |