Ok this isnt really hard, just turn on your cruise engines, use mouse flight and fly the the rings. if you are in a frieghter, get a fighter instead. you can't really lose this one because hovis kinda takes himself out of the race. also, try to hug the turns as much as possible. if you AREN'T using mouse flight, that might be your number 1 problem.

also, no GoTo. It may seem like a smart idea, but you'll disable your cruise enines every time you pass a waypoint. And you don't want that.

Also, Hovis gives you two tries, so if you miss one you can always remember what you did wrong and correct it the second time.

Reaper: $200,000,000.
Rockets: $100,000
The look on that pilot's face when you launch a full pod of screamers up his tailpipe: priceless