too difficult from the start!

User Rating: 5 | Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled NS

At my 42+yo and 30 years plus of various gaming including racing of various types, I am stuck at the beginning first levels like 2-3 - finishing 4th or more - endlessly, no chance to win at all - after 10-20-30 tries - always 4th or more. This is the start of the game! it is more than frustrating. Waited to see another Sonic Racing from PS3 - but saw the good idea with terrible level of difficulty.

Visuals and graphics are cool.

is it possible to make a EASY level of difficulty - to see something more than 3 levels?