On Everon you can start your career as a racing driver. The racing system features several tracks spread across the map, and there are two ways to race: you can bet real money in PvP bet races against other drivers, or run a solo time trial against the clock to chase track records and climb the leaderboards. Everything is fully integrated into everyday life and can be used at any time by anyone who owns a vehicle.
All tracks are marked on the map with a "Race track" marker. At every track you'll find an NPC that lets you start or join a race, run a time trial, or view the track info.
Tracks
| Track name | Min. bet | Max. bet | Min. participants | Max. participants | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everon Dirt Cup | 5.000 | 100.000 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Everon Southern Island Cup | 5.000 | 1.000.000 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Everon Main Road Cup | 5.000 | 1.000.000 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Everon Dirt Cup
Everon Southern Island Cup
Everon Main Road Cup
You race with your own vehicle, so bring something from your Garage. Since a car's tuning is saved together with your best times, an upgraded ride can make the difference on the leaderboards.
Bet races
A bet race is a PvP event where every driver pays a stake, and the prize pool is shared out among the fastest finishers.
Create a race event
To start a race, go to the NPC at the track and choose "Start race". You then set the bet within the track's allowed range (see the table above). As soon as the event is created, every player on the server gets a message that a race has been started and can register within the registration period.
Join an existing race
When you get the "race started" message and want to take part, go to the matching NPC and choose "Assign to race". You'll see the bet amount before you confirm, and it is paid from your cash. After registering, you wait until either the maximum number of participants has joined or the registration period runs out. If not enough participants register, the event is cancelled and everyone gets their bet back.
Join existing race event
Join an existing race
Startup procedure
Once registration closes, the race enters the startup phase. Each participant is assigned a random starting position and must drive their car into the marked spot in the right direction. The arrow above the mark tells you if you're placed correctly: green means you're good to go, red means you're in the wrong spot or facing the wrong way. You have to be sitting in the driver's seat.
Arrow (wrong position)
Arrow (right position)
Race start
When everyone is positioned correctly, a countdown begins on the F1-style start lights. When all lights go green, the race is on. If someone moves off before the green, the race drops back to the startup phase and everyone has to line up again.
Start light during countdown
Start light on go
During the race
During the race you have to pass the checkpoints in order. Only when you've passed a checkpoint does the next one become visible, which keeps you on the right line all the way to the finish. Once the first driver crosses the finish, the remaining drivers have a limited amount of time to finish as well. The race ends when everyone has finished or the time runs out.
The prize money is paid out by placement:
- Fewer than 4 finishers: the winner takes the entire pool.
- 4 or more finishers: the pool is split between the top 3 (roughly 50% / 30% / 20%).
Checkpoint
Finish Line
Time trials
Don't feel like waiting for other drivers? Every track also runs as a solo time trial against the clock, as often as you like and for free.
How it works
Walk up to the track NPC and choose "Time trial" (available when no bet race is currently running). You'll be shown the current track record and your personal best, and your time trial is armed.
- Drive to the start line. A start arrow appears at the track's start position, turning green once your car is placed correctly (just like a bet race, you need to be in the driver's seat).
- Countdown. The same F1 start lights count you down. Move off too early and you're sent back to the start.
- Run. On green the clock starts. Drive the full track, passing the checkpoints in order exactly as in a bet race. A live timer runs on your HUD.
- Finish. When you cross the line your time is measured and compared against your personal best and the track record.
Your run ends early if you leave your vehicle for too long (you get a short grace period with a warning countdown), if you die, or if you disconnect. You can also cancel any time by using the NPC action again. You can't swap vehicles mid-run, the car you start in is the car you finish in.
Track records & leaderboards
Every track keeps a global leaderboard that works across all servers. Beat your own time and you set a new personal best; beat the fastest time on the track and you set a new track record, which triggers a server-wide announcement so everyone knows who's the fastest.
The "Track Records" billboards near the tracks show the top times, and there's an overview board at the marketplace listing the current record for every track at a glance. The record boards also show which vehicle and tuning set the time.
Track info
The NPC also has a "Track info" option that shows the track name, the bet range, participant limits, number of rounds and the track layout, together with the current track record and your best time for that track.
Racing stats in the user panel
In the User panel you can look up the races you've run. Among other things you can see which track was raced, what the stakes were, how many participants the race had, which placing you achieved, and when and on which server the race was held. Your time trial records are listed there too.