I mean, it was on a track in the sense that there was a lane that kept you inside the ride area; but the lane was freely traversible (as well as not being wide enough to pass another car) and you had to steer to avoid hitting the sides and such like a go kart track. But at some point they put the cars onto an actual guided track that keeps you in the center and you could just not even have hands on the wheel to complete the whole thing.