diff --git a/snowdogs.p8 b/snowdogs.p8
index 4060932..a588877 100644
--- a/snowdogs.p8
+++ b/snowdogs.p8
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ function _init()
 	create_particles()
 	mode = "title"
 	goal = 10000
+	start_time = 0
 	music(0)
 end
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ function draw_game()
 	trees_dr()
 	sled_dr()
 	if npc.draw != nil then
-		npc.draw(npc.x, npc.y)
+		npc.draw(npc.x, npc_y())
 	end
 end
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ function title_upd()
 	
 	if btnp(4) then
 		mode = "game"
+		start_time = t()
 	end
 
 	if t() > 10 and t() < 20 then
@@ -188,6 +190,10 @@ end
 -->8
 -- game entities
 
+function disp_time()
+	return flr(t() - start_time) 
+end
+
 function draw_hud()
 	rectfill(14,0,114,4,7)
 	local d = 14+distance/goal*100
@@ -196,6 +202,7 @@ function draw_hud()
 	for l=1,dogs do
 		print("🐱", 1, (l-1)*7, 7)
 	end
+	print(disp_time(), 3, 45)
 	print("▒", 108, 0, 0)
 
 	if distance >= goal then
@@ -209,9 +216,13 @@ end
 
 function draw_bounds()
 	sl, sr = sled_bounds()
-	rect(screenx(sl), 128-16*3, screenx(sr), 128)
+	rect(screenx(sl), sled_top(), screenx(sr), 128)
 	tl, tr = tree_bounds()
 	rect(screenx(tl), 100, screenx(tr), 128)
+
+	if npc.collide != nil then
+		rect(npc.x-8, npc_y(), npc.x+8, npc_y()+16)
+	end
 end 
 -->8
 -- sled
@@ -223,6 +234,10 @@ sled_x = 64
 dogs = 6
 mush_time = 0
 
+function sled_top()
+	return 128-16*ceil(dogs/2)
+end	
+
 function sled_upd()
 	if btn(0) then
 		steering = -1
@@ -232,6 +247,7 @@ function sled_upd()
 		steering = 0
 	end
 
+
 	speed = 2 + (distance / 3000)
 	
 	if btnp(4) and t() - mush_time > 1 then
@@ -240,9 +256,12 @@ function sled_upd()
 		--steering = rnd({-2, 2})
 	end
 
-	if t() - mush_time < 0.2 then
+	if t() - mush_time < 0.3 then
 		speed *= 3
 	end
+	if btn(3) then
+		speed *= 0.2
+	end
 	
 	distance += speed
 	sled_x += steering * speed
@@ -255,6 +274,8 @@ function sled_upd()
 	
 	if distance >= goal then
 		state = "win"
+		end_time = disp_time()
+		music(0)
 	end
 end
 
@@ -262,7 +283,7 @@ function sled_bounds()
 	if dogs % 2 == 0 then
 		return sled_x-8, sled_x+8
 	else
-		return sled_x, sled_x+8
+		return sled_x-8, sled_x
 	end
 end
 
@@ -400,7 +421,6 @@ end
 
 npc = {
 	x=0,
-	y=0,
 	dx=0,
 	dy=0,
 	last=0,
@@ -409,6 +429,10 @@ npc = {
 	sound=nil,
 }
 
+function npc_y()
+	return  (distance - npc.last)
+end
+
 function npc_upd()
 	-- every 200, roll for new npc
 	if distance - npc.last > 200 then
@@ -431,9 +455,9 @@ function npc_upd()
 			npc.sound = 7
 		else
 			npc.draw = nil
+			npc.collide = nil
 		end
 		npc.last = distance
-		npc.y = rnd(40)
 		npc.x = -10
 		npc.dx = rnd(1)+1
 		npc.dy = rnd(2)
@@ -441,15 +465,18 @@ function npc_upd()
 			npc.x += 140
 			npc.dx *= -1
 		end
+		if npc_y() > 120 then
+			npc.collide = nil
+		end
 	end
 
 	-- update npc
 	npc.x += npc.dx
-	npc.y += npc.dy
 
 	-- check collision
 	l, r = sled_bounds()
-	if npc.y > 80 and npc.x+8 > l and npc.x < r and npc.collide != nil then
+	if npc_y()+16 > sled_top() and npc.x+8 > l and npc.x < r and npc.collide != nil then
+		printh("collide ")
 		npc.collide()
 		npc.collide = nil
 		sfx(npc.sound)
@@ -507,10 +534,10 @@ function draw_flag(loser)
 	if loser then
 		print("better luck next year", 20, 115, 9)
 	else
-		music(0)
 		local scale = (sin(t()) + 2)*2.5 * 8 
 		sspr(32, 24, 8, 8, 80-scale/2, 48-scale/2, scale, scale)
-		print("see you again in '84!", 20, 115, 9)
+		print(end_time .. " !!! a world record!", 20, 110, 9)
+		print("see you again in '84!", 20, 120, 9)
 	end
 end