Any one notice that Cru obviously cheats

Yeah I've noticed it too, and it's always bothered me a little bit from a filmmaking sloppiness standpoint.

'Cause there's thunder in your heart... every move is like lightning!

I mean unless they call it cheating, which they didn't. It isn't. It was a short cut. I know its a bit nitpicky. But unlike say NASCAR there isn't really a proscribed route, per se. I mean they clearly hadn't thought of that trick, and who knows.. maybe after the race they stripped Cru of his title and beat him. LOL.