In theory this should also work for the aircraft, if flown to the Verdant Meadows safehouse and parked in the hanger garage. The race will be abandoned but the vehicle will be preserved in the garage. Exit the vehicle and allow the timer to count down to zero.
Regardless where the race begins or ends, whenever you complete a race or decide to quit the tournament you will find yourself back at the original staging location. The quickest way to abort a race and start over is to destroy the vehicle, but Carl must not be inside when this happens, otherwise he'll be wasted. If Carl exits his vehicle, he has 25 seconds to re-enter it, or the race will fail. If the vehicle Carl is driving is destroyed, or Carl intentionally destroys an opponent's vehicle, he is disqualified from that attempt at the race. The road races place car in the "back of the pack" and most of the races offer a variety of hazards ranging from collisions with obstacles like poles, to driving off cliffs and into rivers. There is no limit to the number of times you can attempt a race. The selection screen also indicates best time and position for the race (if you've attempted it).
Choosing a race automatically transports Carl to the starting line (which may be a considerable distance from the marker), and places him inside a vehicle (usually a different one each race, with a mix of cars and motorcycles for the road races). When Carl enters the marker for a tournament, a selection of races are shown, with maps indicating length and location. The Race Tournaments are unlocked after the completion of Verdant Meadows ( Deconstruction in the mobile version), but only when Driving School has also been completed. The checkpoint air races, meanwhile, can be accessed at the Las Venturas Airport, just inside the main access gate. The Las Venturas Races can be found at the LVA Freight Depot. The San Fierro Race Tournaments can be found behind Wang Cars in Doherty/ King's/ Downtown (just north of the Doherty garage save point). The Los Santos Race Tournaments can be found in Little Mexico. There is no entry fee (unlike the Turismo race missions in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories).Īll race tournaments are marked with a flag icon on the map. The races can be completed in any order and at any point once they are unlocked. The air races are an exception as they are considered "won" as long as the player simply completes the set course - there are no competitors or time limit. Finishing all races in first place gives the player an additional $1,000,000 doing so is also necessary for achieving 100% completion. Each first-place finish carries a reward of $10,000. In order to successfully complete a race, Carl must finish in first place. You must pass through a succession of markers, and you must pass through a marker to activate the next marker.
There are four sets of Race Tournaments in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: three involving road vehicles and one involving aircraft.Įach race follows a different course.