Speed Racer is a fast arcade racer: high speeds, tight tracks, and the constant work of picking a line through whatever is ahead.
It's arcade-leaning, so the handling forgives more than a simulation would — but the racing line still rewards anyone who learns it.
No — it's arcade racing with forgiving handling, though racing-line technique still makes you faster.
Under braking on the inside of a corner. Trying to out-accelerate on a straight rarely works against equal cars.
Yes — it runs in the browser with nothing to install.