I'm going to be contrarian here and say that I actually liked the controls, they reminded me of the RC Car from SMO, and I happen to be the one asshole who really like/is really good at the RC Car from SMO. I do think the turn speed could be tweaked a bit to make it easier to control, either that or the maps could be designed to handle turns the car can do rather than these really weird sharp turns you have going on, but the basis for solid mechanics is certainly there!
The game also looks good which is a plus! It has a cute style and I enjoy it a lot.
The SFX got a bit annoying though (more specifically the sound the car makes when accelerating), but I also have auditory sensitivities so it might just be related to that more than anything.
Overall great basis, but it does need some polish.