I had one of those as well, with the van for him to jump over.
Had a C64 as well. Programmed my own games and had lots of fun. even had my own cheat codes but was found out when I drag raced a Dodge Omni against a 426 Charger and won. My friend was both ticked and impressed at the same time. Of course back then I didn't have a way to simulate traction but we had weight, gear ratios, red line and torque curves in a sequential database on the disk. (and the hidden NOS button for me
) A good reaction time and shifting properly were the only interactions but it was fun in Jr High.