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noun

A vying with others for victory or supremacy: battle, competition, contest, corrivalry, rivalry, strife, striving, struggle, tug of war, war, warfare. See conflict/cooperation.

verb

To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.

IN BRIEF: n. - The sport of engaging in contests of speed; Running as if in a contest.

He was racing to catch the bus.

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• Release Date: December 29, 2000
• Genre: Racing
• Style: Sports Car Racing
• Similar Games: Sports Car GT (PlayStation), Test Drive 6 (PlayStation), Roadsters (PlayStation)

Game Description

This budget-friendly racing game features a choice of six cars and three track options: short course, long course, and mirror course. Customize each race with a choice of camera angles and view your top finishes with the replay function. Learn the ins-and-outs of each vehicle by completing the in-game "driving school."

Review: Overall

Growing up, most everyone has been punished once or twice by having their car privileges taken away. As Mom or Pop might say, "driving is a privilege, not a right." While they were probably accurate and sending a good message, having to depend on someone else for transportation after receiving a license is a major bummer. Similarly, for gamers who have played Sony's Gran Turismo racing games, playing any other racing sim can feel like having your car taken away from you. That said, any fan of Gran Turismo will feel like they are in a Turkish prison if they are forced to play Agetec's racing sim, Racing.

Easily the best part about Racing is that the game is so short, so limited in options, and so ugly that gamers who dare to put it into their PlayStation will soon be playing something else that is almost sure to be ten times better. Where Gran Turismo (the game's obvious inspiration) and its sequels feature enough real cars to fill up several dealership lots, Racing features six terribly animated cars -- one for each level of difficulty plus the opposing three cars that are in every race. Honestly, competing game companies would have to work very hard to make cars look worse than these. From time to time, certain cars actually look like they belong to the Ghostbusters rather than on a racetrack.

While the car selection in Racing is pitiful, the game's tracks are even worse. The game only has three courses to choose from: short course, long course, and mirror course (which is just the long course backwards.) Sadly, the quality of these courses does not make up for the lack of quantity. Gamers will probably achieve first place on their first or second try on the uninspiring courses, regardless of what difficulty at which the course is played. This is because Racing's control scheme takes no effort to master. Gamers simply need to take their finger off the acceleration button to ease through even the most daunting curves in the game in novice mode, or gently tap the break in tougher levels of difficulty.

If the above features (or lack thereof) are not enough to make gamers realize that Racing is the sloppiest driving experience on the PlayStation, the two-player mode will end all doubts. This is because the cooperative mode, which is advertised on the back of the packaging, is nowhere to be found...unless you count the multiplayer mode where gamers can take turns throwing the game against the wall. Heck, since this game is so bad, Agetec should have omitted all the game's features and advertised it as a Frisbee. Getting pulled over is more fun than this game.

Review: Enjoyment

No one should have to play this game.

Review: Graphics

You could argue that Pole Position looks better than this game.

Review: Sound

Some realistic car noises are heard, between the cheesy music and car-bumping effects that sound more like gun shots.

Review: Replay Value

Three easy courses + six nearly identical cars = no replay value.

Review: Documentation

Nothing but black and white text covering the basics here (though the game does feature decent in-game instructions). Points taken away for falsely advertising multiplayer mode.

Contests of speed and endurance with serious biochemical and physiological consequences lessened by adequate training beforehand. See also physical fitness, exertional rhabdomyolysis, heat exhaustion, pulmonary hemorrhage, epistaxis, exhaustion.

• r. dogs — usually refers to Greyhounds and Whippets, but in some instances may be used to describe the dogs used for endurance sledge racing.
• r. pigeons — a variety of pigeons, bred and selected to fly long distances back to their own homes. Races are conducted as time trials with groups of birds being released at specific times and their arrival clocked in.
• r. plates — lightweight, single-use, horseshoes made of aluminum and with a fullered contact surface; see also horseshoeing.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - løb, kapløb, konkurrence, væddeløb
v. intr. - løbe om kap (med), konkurrere
v. tr. - konkurrere med

idioms:

• race against time    kapløb med tiden
• race along    fare af sted
• race by    fare forbi

2.
n. - race, gruppe

idioms:

• race relations    raceforhold, racerelationer
• race riot    raceoptøjer, raceuroligheder

3.
n. - [bot.] ingefærrod

Nederlands (Dutch)
ras, soort, afkomst, race, wedloop, de tunnel naar het speelveld (voetbal), sterke stroming, molentocht, (mv) paardenrennen, kogelpot, spoelholte/-lade (weverij), het verloop van zon/maan/leven, aan race deelnemen (tegen iemand), rennen, zich haasten, jagen, iets haastig verwerken

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Sport) course, (fig) course, courant fort, raz, courses (de chevaux) (npl)
v. intr. - courir (contre, à, vers, avec), entrer/sortir en courant, battre précipitamment (le pouls), s'emballer (un moteur), se dépêcher (de faire)
v. tr. - faire la course avec, se précipiter, faire courir, courir en (voiture, bateau), courir sur, faire voler (qch) en compétition (un pigeon), faire ronfler (un moteur)

idioms:

• in the race    dans la course
• race against time    courir contre la montre, course contre la montre
• race along    filer à toute allure
• race by    passer à toute allure

2.
n. - (Anthrop, Sociol) race, (Bot, Zool) espèce

idioms:

• race relations    relations inter-raciales
• race riot    émeutes anti-raciales

3.
n. - (Bot) racine de gingembre

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Wettrennen, Turnier, Pferderennen, Gerinne, Rasse, Kaste
v. - rennen, jagen, rasen

idioms:

• in the race    (lit. or fig.) gut im Rennen liegen
• race against time    gegen die Zeit arbeiten
• race along    vorwärts hetzen
• race by    vorbeirasen

2.
n. - Rasse

idioms:

• race relations    Beziehung zwischen den Rassen
• race riot    Rassenkrawall

3.
n. - Wettrennen, Turnier, Pferderennen, Gerinne

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγώνας δρόμου (κν. κούρσα), (εθνολ.) ράτσα, φυλή, γένος, γενιά, σόι, (μηχαν.) αυλάκι ρουλεμάν, βία, γρηγοράδα
v. - τρέχω, ανταγωνίζομαι σε αγώνα δρόμου (κν. παραβγαίνω)
adj. - αγωνιστικός

idioms:

• race against time    αγώνας κόντρα στο χρόνο
• race along    τρέχω ολοταχώς
• race by    περνώ με ταχύτητα
• race relations    φυλετικές σχέσεις
• race riot    φυλετική εξέγερση

Italiano (Italian)
gareggiare, correre, affrettarsi, razza, corsa

idioms:

• race against time    correre contro il tempo
• race along    gareggiare
• race by    oltrepassare in un lampo
• race relations    relazioni interrazziali
• race riot    sommossa razziale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - raça (f), corrida (f)
v. - correr, apostar corrida
adj. - racial

idioms:

• race against time    corrida contra o tempo
• race along    fazer algo rapidamente
• race by    atropelar (assunto) sem pensar
• race relations    relações inter-racial
• race riot    conflito racial

Русский (Russian)
состязаться, мчаться, раса, гонка, орбита

idioms:

• race against time    времени в обрез
• race along    мчаться
• race by    промчаться мимо
• race relations    межрасовые отношения
• race riot    беспорядки на расовой почве

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - carrera, regata
v. intr. - correr, regatear, tomar parte en, moverse, afluir rápidamente
v. tr. - hacer correr de prisa, competir con, hacer funcionar (un motor) a velocidad excesiva

idioms:

• in the race    en carrera, compitiendo
• race against time    una carrera contra el reloj
• race along    ir corriendo
• race by    (los días) van pasando

2.
n. - raza, familia

idioms:

• race relations    relaciones raciales
• race riot    disturbio racial

3.
n. - raíz de jengibre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kapplöpning, ras
v. - delta i kapplöpning, tävla, springa fort
adj. - ras-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 人种, 民族, 种族, 属, 类, 种

idioms:

• race against time    和时间赛跑
• race along    快速跑步, 快速前进
• race by    从...旁跑过
• race relations    种族关系
• race riot    种族骚乱, 种族暴动

2. 赛跑, 赛马大会, 比赛, 竞赛, 急流, 比速度, 参加赛马, 参加竞赛, 疾走, 与...赛跑, 使空转, 使疾走

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 賽跑, 賽馬大會, 比賽, 競賽, 急流
v. intr. - 比速度, 參加賽馬, 參加競賽, 疾走
v. tr. - 與...賽跑, 使空轉, 使疾走

2.
n. - 人種, 民族, 種族, 屬, 類, 種

idioms:

• race against time    和時間賽跑
• race along    快速跑步, 快速前進
• race by    從...旁跑過
• race relations    種族關係
• race riot    種族騷亂, 種族暴動

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 경주
v. intr. - 경주하다, 질주하다, 경마하다
v. tr. - 전속력으로 달리게 하다, ~와 경주하다

idioms:

• race along    계속 뛰다
• race by    경주로

2.
n. - 인종, 품종, 가문, 동료

3.
n. - 생강 뿌리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 競走, 競馬, 競争, 経過, 生涯, 急流, 水路, 人種, 民族, 家系, 仲間, 種族
v. - 競走する, レースに出る, 突進する, 急ぐ, 競争する

idioms:

• race against time    時間との競争
• race along    大急ぎで走る
• race by    のそばを大急ぎで走る
• race relations    人種関係, 人種関係論
• race riot    人種暴動

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سباق, جنس, مسابقه (فعل) يسابق, يعدو في سباق (صفه) ما يتعلق بالعنصر أو الجنس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מירוץ, מרוצת הזמן, ריצה, זרם חזק, תחרות, תנועה, מרוצת החיים, מסלול חיים, מעבר מגודר לעדר כבשים, מסלול כניסת שחקנים (כדורגל וכו') למגרש, מסלול האריגה במארג, מסלול השמש או הירח‬
v. intr. - ‮רץ, השתתף במירוץ, התחרה‬
v. tr. - ‮שיתף במירוץ, העביר במהירות‬
n. - ‮גזע, מין, מוצא, זן‬
n. - ‮שורש זנגוויל‬

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