Racing
What TornLife's research has established about Racing, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- The Race Track (formerly Torn City Raceway) is accessed via the 'Red-Light' area of the City and was added on 1 March 2007. A player needs both a car and a Racing License to use it. (documented; Race Track › Information, )
- The Racing License needed to use the Race Track is bought at the Points Building for 50 points. (documented; Race Track › Information, )
- Staff explained in 2021 that apparent race start-timer 'jumps' are not a bug: the main timer starts counting from race creation, but there is also a 1-minute cooldown at the end (during which no one else can join) and a minute-based cron run, both of which can cause the displayed timer to jump as it corrects to the real time. (confirmed by Torn; Racing start time bugged?, )
- Patch list #85 (12/03/2019) includes a fix for the racing 'max wait time' parameter. (confirmed by Torn; Patch list #85 : 12/03/2019, )
- The wiki lists 16 official race tracks with these lengths: Uptown 2.25mi, Withdrawal 3.4mi, Underdog 1.73mi, Parkland 3.43mi, Docks 3.81mi, Commerce 1.09mi, Two Islands 2.71mi, Industrial 1.35mi, Vector 1.16mi, Mudpit 1.06mi, Hammerhead 1.16mi, Sewage 1.5mi, Meltdown 1.2mi, Speedway 0.9mi, Stone Park 2.08mi, Convict 1.64mi. Some tracks are not accessible until a certain class is reached. (documented; Race Track › Track List, )
- Custom races gained spectator mode and an increased maximum wait time via patch #78 (22/01/19). Race replay was added on the racing log page via patch #49 (26/06/18), and the racing log page itself (linked from the event) was added via patch #47 (12/06/18). (confirmed by Torn; Race Track › Historical Notes (2/2), )
- Official races created by URT (Ultimate Racing Tournament) stewards display a gold flare, added by patch #175 (12/01/21). (confirmed by Torn; Race Track › Historical Notes (1/2), )
- The value of enlisted racing cars is counted toward a player's networth, added by patch #184 (16/03/21). (confirmed by Torn; Race Track › Historical Notes (1/2), )
- A new racing category with 4 stats was added to personal stats via patch #118 (19/11/19); official races now auto-select the top car in the list by default (patch #133, 17/03/20), removing the prior car-selection confirmation step (patch #144, 02/06/20). (confirmed by Torn; Race Track › Historical Notes (1/2), )
- Torn staff distinguish two separate licenses: the (crime) Drivers Licence, obtained via the Education system under General Studies, and the Racing Licence, bought for 50 points in the Points Building to unlock the racetrack; the two are unrelated and neither substitutes for the other. (confirmed by Torn; how can i get a driving license?, )
- Staff explicitly state the Racing Licence costs 50 points and that it unlocks racing in the city, with no connection to crime-related licensing; it cannot substitute for the education-based Drivers Licence. (confirmed by Torn; Drivers License, )
- When entering an official race, the player joins the race immediately and is then given the option to change their car right after joining; this is confirmed intended behaviour, not a bug. (confirmed by Torn; Entering Race Prior to Selecting Car, )
- A Torn developer confirmed that racing stats/license and racing-system history are tied permanently to a specific account; there is no mechanism for a racing license or associated racing record to disappear from an account that genuinely held it. (confirmed by Torn; My Racing License disapeared?, )
- The holder of a Racing License progresses through Racing Classes solely via accumulated Racing Points earned from official race placements; the License itself only grants access to the Race Track and does not itself confer or track class/skill progression. (documented; Race Track › Classes, )
- Once a player has a License and uses it to join the racing system, they also need a Car, since Cars are the item used in Racing; cars can be bought or sold to the Docks and vary by Class (E through A). (documented; Cars › Cars / Best and Worst Class A Cars per Stat, )
- A top-tier Class A car, the Stormatti Casteon, is awarded as the top prize (alongside a Gold Racing Trophy) in the Ultimate Racing Tournament rather than being purchasable, showing access to the best cars is gated by racing achievement, not just by holding a Racing License. (documented; Stormatti Casteon › Car Stats, )
- Official Torn patch lists document only minor interface and data changes to the Race Track over the years — rebuilt class banners (2019-04-02), ability to remove cars with spent racing points (2019-05-14), race replay added to the racing log page (2018-06-26), and unique-user filtering in global race statistics (2017-10-24) — with no patch recording a change to the Racing License requirement or cost. (documented; Patch list #93 : 14/05/19 — changes to Race Track (2019-05-14), )
- The Torn Wiki describes custom races as player-created racing events where no racing points are earned but driver skill is gained. Creators set race name, min/max drivers, track, laps, allowed cars/upgrades, bet amount, wait time, and an optional password field. (documented; Race Track › Custom Races, )
- For organized community custom-race events seen in 2026 (unrelated to Maolloween), passwords for password-protected races are typically distributed by the organizer via forum thread replies, a Discord server (e.g. 'The Pit Stop'), or 'TCP', and are often posted publicly on the event thread a set time before the race starts, sometimes only to those who liked/commented on the thread first. (player reports; Official URT prize races for everyone this Sunday!, )
Questions about Racing
- What is the password for the Maolloween custom race?
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- How do you get a racing license in Torn, and what does it unlock?
A Racing License is bought for 50 Points on the Points page (torn.com/points.php), one per account; holding it, plus owning a Car, is what lets a pla…
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- How do you race in Torn: how to start, choose a car and class, upgrade the car, raise racing skill, and earn racing points?
To start racing in Torn, buy a Racing License for 50 points, get a Class E car, then go to the Race Track in the City's Red-Light area and join an Of…
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- How do you get a driver's licence in Torn?
The sources show no driver's licence in Torn. The nearest equivalent is racing class: you start in Class E and rank up through official race finishes…
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