my keyboard works fine while navigating menus. When the initial race countdown starts, I can press the up arrow and the car accelerates, but when the race actually starts, the car does not move whatsoever and I time out.

Edit: just checked and I was just an idiot. I was using the red, white, and blue car first and i didn't really pay attention to the words "Manual Transmission" underneath. The red car (the first one/automatic) worked fine and i noticed my issue.