Night Rider is mostly a bonus gathering game. Doubling and maxing your bonus is key!
The maximum bonus is 15k.
Double bonus is collected at the first saucer arrow (1k).
Targets increase bonus by 1k. Knocking multiple targets down at once only gives a single bonus advance.
Completing targets lights extra ball at the outlanes.
Lit spinners score 100 which is good value. The inlanes automatically light the opposite spinner for 100.
Saucer award changes with every 100 points in pops, spinners, slings.
My strategy
Keep hitting spinners until get double bonus.
Once you have double bonus, build bonus with targets and saucers.
Any lit spinner is worth shooting!
Once bonus is maxed, try to complete targets to light extra ball. Then hunt the lit spinner.