Play Fast Lane for Free

The crowd will be cheering you from the moment you arrive at the racetrack, and the first thing you need to do is sort out all the dials in front of you, which are the brilliantly designed 1-50 line, 1-5 coin and 0.01-0.25 coin-value counters. How you combine them to make your perfect spin-stake is up to you – just remember the more you invest in your racing team the more you'll win each time you win a prize so this does suit higher stakes play.

You'll rev your engine every time you spin these high-speed reels. You'll see the pistons pumping up and down and, when the dust settles, you'll see which symbols have landed on the starting grid. Line-up any 3 to 5 matching symbols on any of the 50 pay-lines you're playing to win prizes such as 50x your line-bet for wheels which spin to celebrate your win, 100x for wheel changers, 150x for helmets, 300x for Penelope Pit-stop (the local racing groupie) and 1,000x for the trophy.

Always keep an eye out for the other cars that are racing round the circuit, especially the Red 29 Car, the Blue 83 Car, and the Green 34 Car – as these all have a big role to play in helping you amass your fast-driving fortune.

The Red 29 Car is the game's Jackpot Symbol, and 2-5 symbols will win you a prize. Land all 5 of the symbols at once and you'll drive away with an amazing 8,888 coins.

If Blue 83 proves a persistent challenger he might cause you to go into a spin or two – or maybe even 20 as he's the Free Spin Bonus Symbol. See 3 Blue 83 symbols on the reels to win 5 free spins, 4 to win 10 free spins, and 5 to win those 20 free spins. This contributes to the games overall generous RTP.

It just wouldn't be motorsport if someone didn't go Wild, and the Green 34 Car is the game's Expanding Wild Symbol. He'll expand on reels 1, 3 and 5 and he can substitute for other symbols and potentially make you multiple winning combos when he appears.

Just as you thought the Chequered Flag might be in reach, Car 34 has to make a pit-stop. Listen carefully to the Crew Chief's orders and click on the appropriate crew members to make a prize winning pit-stop – then emerge to take the Chequered Flag!

I confess I love my fast-car type of themed slots, and Rival Gaming have certainly lapped some of their opposition when it comes to Fast Lane. You’re instantly transported into the full-on atmosphere of race-day by the clever layout and pumping soundtrack, and the themed prizes, wilds, scatters, jackpot and bonus round certainly don’t disappoint – so it’s time to put the pedal to the metal!