How to not fail miserably at rift

I know a lot of us have been having trouble with rift. I have attached a link to planet destiny with strategies to help us do better. How to score: Scoring -Regular kills will net you 100 points. Variations such as +10 for headshots will still be in play. -Kills as the Spark Runner will net you 150 points -Kills on the Spark Runner will net you 300 points -Picking up the Spark will net you 300 points -Passing each checkpoint (there are 5) will net you 100 points per checkpoint -Igniting the Rift with the Spark will net you 1500 points! -Igniting the Rift backwards will net you 1650 points and a sick backflip animation So grabbing the spark and running it to their rift w/o killing anyone will net you at least 2300 points! Hope this helps.