I remember playing a demo version in my primary school. We had a few tournaments and of course nobody knew any English.
Several years later my friend found the full version and we had a blast - 3 days straight of playing. We even missed a day of school because of that and our parents weren't happy. Ensured them that it is explainable (and was on very top of my class anyways).
For years it was "the game with Fiat 126p as the main car". Would love to play it again as it is nearly impossible to get.