MILK RACE
(Mastertronic)
designed and programmed by Icon Design


THE GAME

An internationally acclaimed event in world cycle racing, the Milk
Race is becoming increasingly popular every year. In May cycling
nations from all over the world send their best competitors to England
for the 1000 mile trek around the country, and more and more
spectators turn out to watch every year.
	In this superb simulation designed especially to coincide with
this year's event you will experience every exhilarating and disheart-
ening moment of the race, every pothole in the road, every crucial
bend - not to mention all those moments when you're convinced you're
never going to make it over the finishing line!
	Starting in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the competitors will cycle
through the North of England, and down through the Midlands on their
way to London for the final all-important race to the finishing line.
There are a record number of entrants this year, 84 in total, made up
of both professional and amateur cyclists, so the competition has
really hotted up.

ON YER' BIKE
As one of the 84 competitors in this year's Milk Race, you'll need to
summon up all your energy and stamina to maintain 1st position over
all 13 stages of the race which you must do in order to win. If you've
been practising you shouldn't have too many problems, but if you've
spent the winter playing computer games and letting your bike get
rusty then you had better read our list of helpful pointers!

(c) Mastertronic Limited 1987


1. Cycling 1000 miles is no mean feat, so don't start off too quickly.
   If you overdo it you could end up suffering from exhaustion and be
   forced to retire from the race.
2. Use your gears to attain the most efficient use of your energy
   reserves depending on your speed, pedal rate and the gradient of
   the road.
3. Picking up milk from the side of the road will provide you with 
   essential extra energy.
4. Potholes in the road, cars and other riders will hinder your
   progress, so watch out for them.
5. At random points during the race a time trial may be sprung on you.
   If you fail to complete that section of the race in the time you
   have been allotted you will be eliminated!


CONTROLS

Keys can be redefined, or use:
Q - Up
A - Down
O - Left
P - Right

Pressing M will select the gears
Escape aborts the game [Not very helpful on a Spectrum! JimG]

Game controls without the selector function:
Up (Q) moves the bike up the screen
Down (A) moves the bike down the screen
Left (O) decreases the cycling speed
Right (P) increases the cycling speed

Game controls with the selector function:
Pressing Up (Q) changes up a gear
Pressing Down (A) changes down a gear


LOADING INSTRUCTIONS

Type LOAD "" and press ENTER.


[see MILKRACE.GIF for a map of the 1987 Milk Race route]

