Races

Races are a game mode in Sonic Speed Simulator: Reborn accessible from the Racing Hubs in Green Hill Zone, the Race World, and the dedicated button on the right side of the screen. Players can participate in races to obtain Race Tickets, complete certain quests, or to shoot for the best time possible. 
Races are separated into two main categories, Drag Races and Action Races. Drag Races are tracks that have the player race against others in a straight line from start to finish, while Action Races are more complex and varied in their layouts, being much more involved to play. Additionally, each race track has a sub-category displayed in the bottom right corner of its voting portrait. The current sub-categories are Hoverboard, Uphill, Sprint, and Action.
==Current Drag Races==
====Green Hill Drag Race====
Green Hill Drag Race is the simplest race in the game, with it being a completely flat drag race lacking any obstacles. Along the track there's four sky rings placed in an alternating left to right pattern that players can use to gain extra speed.
Base Race Tickets *	Sub-Category	Implemented	Rival(s)
3 	Sprint 	v2.55 	Metal Sonic
====Hill Top Drag Race ====
Hill Top Drag Race has players scale a slope all the way to the top, with a side route players can take about halfway through the track, though it isn't faster than simply sticking to the main line. Near the end of the track there is a sky ring at the top of a slope, which players can use to gain extra speed. Additionally, Hill Top Drag Race was the first drag race to be added to Reborn.
Base Race Tickets *	Sub-Category	Implemented	Rival(s)
8 	Uphill 	v2.44 	Metal Sonic
====No Place Drag Race====
No Place Drag Race is a hoverboard drag race that has players race across the vast ocean of No Place. Throughout the track players will be faced with ramps to trick off of, sky rings for extra speed, and barrels to avoid.
This race was earlier removed in the Dark Rider Event update, replaced by the Radical Highway race. Although a few updates later, the race was brought back.
Base Race Tickets *	Sub-Category	Implemented	Rival(s)
7 	Hoverboard 	v2.55 	Jet the Hawk
==== Radical Highway Drag Race ====
Radical Highway Drag Race is a bike drag race that has players ride across Radical Highway. Throughout the track, the players will find many ramps and Sky Rings, along with some Crates blocking the way.
Base Race Tickets *	Sub-Category	Implemented	Rival(s)
12 	Motorbike 	v2.74 	Shadow The Hedgehog
==Current Action Races==
====City Escape Race====
City Escape Race is a primarily downhill track that has players race through the stage of the same name from Sonic Adventure 2. Along the track there's many boost panels to assist players, primarily on slopes and corners. Many parts of City Escape Race mimic the layout of the original Sonic Adventure 2 stage, with the most distinct difference being a shortcut at the end of the first slope segment.
Base Race Tickets *	Sub-Category	Implemented 	Rival(s)
19 	Action 	v2.14 - v2.16 !v2.21	Metal Sonic
====Emerald Coast Race ====
Emerald Coast Race has players race along a partial recreation of Emerald Coast from Sonic Adventure. Along the track players can utilise many shortcuts, both intentional and unintentional, to get faster times in the race. Additionally, while most sections of the track are recreations of segments of the original stage, the second to last section of the race is a wholly original layout. 
Base Race Tickets *	Sub-Category	Implemented	Rival(s)
21 	Action 	v2.16 	Metal SonicJet the Hawk
====Metal City Race====
Metal City Race is a hoverboard race that has players race through a recreation of Metal City from Sonic Riders. Throughout the track is rails and sky rings to help give players an edge over their opponents on the track. Additionally, Metal City Race features an alternate path near the beginning of the course, which is a recreation of a section of Night Chase. 
Base Race Tickets *	Sub-Category	Implemented	Rival(s)
19 	Hoverboard 	v2.16 	Jet the Hawk
==== Metal Madness Race ====
Metal Madness Race has players race through Stardust Speedway Bad Future from Sonic CD. The track is primarily split into low and high routes, with the high routes being faster than the routes below. While seemingly simple at first glance, Metal Madness easily has the most freedom out of all the tracks in the game, as proper utilization of the movement can allow for large skips all over the track. Additionally, along the track players have to dodge large laser beams that shoot down from the sky to halt their progress.
Base Race Tickets *	Sub-Category	Implemented	Rival(s)
19 	Action 	v2.17 	Metal Sonic
====Green Hill Race====
Green Hill Race is a seemingly linear track that has players running in 1 direction from start to finish. Along the track players can choose to race down 3 separate paths, all of which are in close proximity to one another. At the end of each route there is a short rail grinding section, with one of the routes taking you along the side of a waterfall, before all 3 routes converge at the finish line.
Base Race Tickets *	Sub-Category	Implemented	Rival(s)
13 	Action 	v2.24 	Metal Sonic
==== TMNT Race ====
TMNT Race is a limited time action race, based on New York City from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The race focuses around NYC city streets, as a starting point for players to prepare before a race; later on, players dive through a lengthy sewer hinting at it being a secret hideout for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles themselves! The race features multiple shortcuts throughout the hallways of the long exaggerated sewer, skipping most time spent in a race. 
The OST soundtrack that's playing in the background, is "Skyscraper Scamper - Day", introduced in Sonic Unleashed.
Base Race Tickets	Sub-Category	Implemented	Rival(s)
19 	Action 	v2.81 	Metal Sonic
==Challengers==
Challengers, also referred to as rivals, are characters that can appear during the race countdown. If a challenger appears in a race, it'll participate in said race against players. If a player bests a challenger in a race, they will be rewarded an extra 10 Race Tickets once the race concludes. The current challengers featured in Sonic Speed Simulator are Jet the Hawk and Circuit Metal Sonic.
===Metal Sonic===
If Metal Sonic appears before a race, he will race against participating players at a randomly decided speed. Additionally, Metal Sonic has had multiple variations appear as challengers throughout Reborn, with them being Circuit Metal Sonic and Hologram Metal Sonic.
Implemented
v2.15
====Racesuit Metal Sonic====
Racesuit Metal Sonic was a race challenger that was implemented for a limited time in Reborn. Racesuit Metal had a unique attribute that made him different from every other rival in the game, that being that he was faster than the rest. Racesuit Metal Sonic is currently the only rival to have their own speed.
Implemented	Removed
TBA 	TBA
===Jet the Hawk===
Jet the Hawk was the second challenger to be added to Sonic Speed Simulator. Jet functions the same as Metal Sonic, appearing before a race and competing against participating players. Additionally, Jet is the only challenger that can appear in hoverboard races. 
Implemented
v2.16
===Fang the Hunter===
Fang the Hunter was the third challenger to be added to Sonic Speed Simulator. He was added as a part of the Sonic Superstars promotional events and updates. Fang was removed in a later update.
Implemented	Removed
v2.35 	v2.52
===Chaos Sonic===
Chaos Sonic was the fourth challenger to be added to Sonic Speed Simulator. He was added as a part of the No Place / Sonic Prime Season 3 series of updates and events. Chaos Sonic was removed in a later update.
Implemented	Removed
v2.52 	v2.58
===Shadow The Hedgehog===
Shadow The Hedgehog was the fifth challenger to be added to Sonic Speed Simulator, introduced during the Dark Rider event. Shadow was the first challenger to use a Bike, but otherwise acts similarly to his predecessors. Additionally, Shadow is the only challenger that can appear in Bike races. 
Implemented
v2.74
==Race Shop==
Once the player has completed a few races. they can redeem their earned Race Tickets in the Race Shop. The Race Shop will contains items such as friends, trails, mounts, and even skins that rotate out every few weeks. Throughout the Race Shop's history, many items have come and gone, all of which will be listed below.
A full documentation of the shop's contents can be found on the Race Shop page.
==Trivia== 
*1 Regular Spin was added to the Wave 5 Race Shop in v2.35, no other changes were made. 
**Regular Spins were removed from the race shop in Wave 7, only to return in Wave 8 at double the price.
* Metal City Race was originally the arena for the Metal City Race Event in Legacy Sonic Speed Simulator.
*Metal Madness Race was originally the arena for the Metal Madness Event in Legacy Sonic Speed Simulator.
*Green Hill Zone Race was present in Legacy Sonic Speed Simulator before returning in Reborn.
*City Escape Race was temporarily removed from the game so it could be modified to be shorter in length.
*The Race Shop was originally a spin wheel players could use for 10 Race Tickets, but was quickly changed.
*Despite action being a main race category, it also appears as a sub-category.
==Gallery ==
File:RacesTwitter (2).png|A teaser showing off the two new characters posted on the Official Sonic Speed Simulator Twitter account
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