Anyone with curiosity as to how a road race game is programmed might enjoy this link...

http://www.extentofthejam.com/pseudo/

How Much Math Do I Need?
If you... 
...have Trigonometry knowledge, that's the most math you'll need for the entire tutorial
...have just Algebra and Geometry, skip the field-of-view explanation
...want to avoid as much math as possible, read: The Simplest Road, Curves and Steering, Sprites and Data, and Hills