I could tell you went for the no text challenge as soon as I tried to figure out the menu :P
Took a couple vehicles to get some idea of what I was actually doing. Then it was a breeze... until I got to the point where I wasn't sure if I was winning or not, or even if I could win at all. I guess I didn't even realize there was a timer in the top left and only lost because I scrolled down to the description to check if I missed anything.
But I guess what confused me the most: what did the icons in the options menu mean and do? lol