Yesterday one of my friends invited me to race them on Facebook. It was an entertaining invite request because the car that she wanted to race me in was a 2002 Saab 93. Today I decided to accept her request and check out the application. I was actually glad that I ended up installing the application because it is an entertaining one. When you add the application you are prompted to select a vehicle from a list of lower quality cars including a 1993 Ford Festiva, Renault Twingo, an ATV, 2003 Ford Ranger and a few others.

As many of my friends did, I chose the 2002 Saab 93 because it had the best picture. The lesson learned was never to judge a car by its picture. I ended up winning a measly 3 out of 10 races. Definitely a poor performance! The goal is straight forward. Race your friends and other Facebook members. You receive points for each race that you win and those points can be used to upgrade to new cars. Apparently you need to get 10,000 points to upgrade to the next level which is the equivalent of winning 50 races. At this pace it’s going to take me over a week to upgrade.

This application is a clever twist on the classic “kick apps” like Zombies, Vampires, Food Fight and other classic Facebook applications. I definitely recommend checking it out and racing your friends. It’s a great way to waste a few minutes of your day! If you want to race your friends, go grab the PetrolHead application.

My Car Page

Friends Car Page

Showroom Page