City Trial keeps the stats you earn in Kirby Air Ride. A single accelerator is the main control, and the city mode permanently changes how the Warp Star handles after the timer ends.
HAL Laboratory and Nintendo released the GameCube racer in 2003, and it explains little. Air Ride, Top Ride, and City Trial sit side by side, with copy boxes and legendary machines left for the player to discover.
The checklist of challenges is the manual the game never prints. A machine that felt slow in the morning can become the only one that clears a later stadium goal.