Well, you were right - I flew the Qirex and, though it was like being the ball in a pinball machine, I managed to score a bronze! Actually, in the second race I was about to finish first, when I was bumped from behind right into the jog in the wall just before the finish line! Both of the other ships blew past me at the last second...

Oh well, at least now I know I can do it... just have to keep trying! I have this sort of brute force technique of throwing myself into fishtail skids at the corners... pretty silly to watch, but reasonably effective.

Thanks for the advice!

c.