Gear.Club has revolutionised the handheld racing game industry following its blockbuster release in 2016. After a week on the App Store, the game had more than one million downloads - and has since grown into one of the biggest simulated racing communities. Of course, with such a big community, there's plenty of competition to be the best. Like most games - progression in Gear.Club is key. So with that in mind, here are GiveMeSport's top tips for navigating through Gear.Club and getting a head start on your rivals...

Complete missions and go achievement hunting

Let's start simple - the best way to earn cash and gold (the game’s two main currencies) early on, is to complete missions and earn achievements. Each of the in-game characters you meet will carry their own specific tasks, so this is a good place to start. The objectives are normally pretty simple too and should come just by playing the game. Achievements are similar and should be completed by making early progress - they reward things like buying specific cars and upgrading your garage.

Upgrade your Performance Shop

On the subject of upgrading your Shop - do it. And do it regularly. This is the place to service and upgrade your cars. And the better your cars, the more success you'll have racing. But to upgrade your vehicles, you'll first have to upgrade the Performance Shop. You can improve your car's engine and gearbox after the first race. But to customise anything else, you'll need to build specific workshops. And to do that, you'll need to expand your garage. Keep in mind - like most apps - building and upgrading takes time, so put the groundwork in early.

Race smart

To truly master Gear.Club and advance through the game, you're going to need to win races. And to do that, you'll need a good strategy. We asked Henrik Christian Drue, one of the world's best Gear.Club gamers, for his advice. "To get the top lap times learn exactly how your car of choice handles and apply that knowledge so you can exploit its full grip potential when entering and exiting a corner," he said. "Also learn the ideal racing line, and remember that the section after the corner sometimes is more important than the corner itself, thus it may be required to sacrifice entry speed into the corner in order to carry more speed out of the corner and the following straight line. "Finally, many mobile racers have automatic gearboxes, familiarize yourself with the cars gear ratios, by doing so you may be able to avoid a time consuming and unnecessary downshift during a corner, which will only lose you speed and time."

Log in daily for rewards

Like most other mobile games, Gear.Club offers players the chance to earn rewards just by logging in. Obviously, they start small, with a little extra cash and gold offered for the first few days. But logging in for seven consecutive days is what you should be aiming to achieve. All you have to do is load up the app every day for a week (you don't even have to race) and you will be rewarded with a brand new car. It's really worth doing. But remember - missing a day will set you back to square one, so make sure you don't forget to log in after day six!