Turismo (race)

The Turismo races are a set of races in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories that require either a motorbike or a car. These races are unlocked after completing the storyline mission "When Funday Comes". There is a total of 9 races, with 5 that can be triggered in the mainland by Sunshine Autos in Little Havana, and the other 4 in the fairground in Vice Point (these missions don't officially become available until after "From Zero to Hero" is passed, although if Vice Beach is accessed through glitches before the aforementioned mission, these races may be done as well).

Three races in the mainland area and two in the beach area involve motorbikes, while two races in the mainland area and two in the beach area make use of cars. It might also be interesting to note that the opponent racers always use either a PCJ-600 or a sports car (depending on the race, it can be: an Infernus, a Stinger or a Cheetah). The opponents have uniquely-coloured vehicles (ranging between sky blue, black and white), that cannot be seen anywhere else in the game.

Much like the races depicted in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, the Turismo races can be started in two ways: either by alligning yourself to the starting grid within the marker and waiting for the countdown, or by crashing into an opponent, which would lead to an instantaneous start of the race. Also, killing any of the opponents will lead to the race being called off.

As with the races in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, the bike races are more difficult than those in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas due to Vic's propensity of being thrown from the bike after hitting the slightest obstacle and for the most part the courses are short enough -- and some only require 1 lap -- that any delay of this nature can result in a loss.

The Turismo races are unique among GTA III era race missions in that it costs money for each attempt at the race. If a race is failed, Victor has to return to either Sunshine Autos or to the fairground to trigger another attempt (paying the entry fee again), and then go back to the starting point of the race.

Mainland (Little Havana)

 * Race 1: Escobar Run-Way
 * Race 2: Downtown Showdown
 * Race 3: Port Sports
 * Race 4: Rum & Salsa Sting
 * Race 5: Cuban Wheels

Vice Beach (Vice Point)

 * Race 6: Fools Rush
 * Race 7: High Stakes Highway
 * Race 8: Asphalt Assault
 * Race 9: Supercharged Circuit