Thanks! I completely agree that the velocity damping is out of control. I had to give myself a moratorium on physics tweaks at some point because I was afraid I'd break the game in some subtle way. But it's something I want to play around with post-jam.
I do feel that the road could use a subtle stripe texture or something. On flat sections of track, it can be hard to tell that you are moving. That's one reason I left the cliff to the left at the start of the track.
Thanks for playing and for the feedback!