Junk Energy Time Trials are a Freemode Event featured in Grand Theft Auto Online. They were introduced as part of the continuation of the San Andreas Mercenaries update, released on July 20, 2023, during the La Coureuse Week event.
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From: Junk Energy
Are you a JUNKIE?? Do you like ADRENALINE?? We're looking for daredevils to hit the hills in our Junk Energy Time Trials.
As always, no experience is required to take the challenge. Just beat the clock to receive a cash prize that is almost guaranteed to make up for the trauma of multiple attempts*. Go further than you ever should with JUNK.
*not guaranteed.
Junk Energy”
each day to earn cash and RP. Beat your first Par Time to unlock a bonus reward.Junk Energy Time Trials are short races from one location to another. They are locked to the Junk Energy Inductor provided nearby (although one can still bring their own personal version or even the regular model), and the goal is to beat a par time, rewarding the player with money and reputation. A purple corona will highlight the starting point, which can be seen on the map as a purple bicycle .
Once the player starts the trial, the screen will fade to black, after which they will assume control of an Inductor. A 3-second countdown begins and then the race starts. Unlike standard Time Trials, the player must follow checkpoints, similar to land races. Players must take advantage of the boost functionality to reach checkpoints quicker, as well as the bunny hop functionality to sort out small obstacles.
The race is live and one-player only, meaning that other players can see the player racing in the freemode session. To avoid interruptions by others, the player is switched to passive mode.
If the player took a wrong turn or has gone over the par time, they can hold 
(PC), 
(Xbox One/Series X|S), or 
(PlayStation 4/5) to restart the race. The player will then be placed back at the start and the countdown timer starts again. If the player falls from the bicycle, they are given 20 seconds to re-enter it before failing the time trial. Entering a different vehicle, destroying the bicycle or sending their personal one back to storage will also result on failing the time trial.
Junk Energy Time Trials are unique and change every day (real-time) in a followed order. Once the player has beaten the par time once, the time trial becomes unavailable for both characters until the next day.
There are a total of fourteen time trials.
Trials[]
| No. | Time Trial | Location | Par Time | Description |
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| 1 | Sewer System | East Vinewood. | 2:00.000 | “Ram some cotton balls up your nose and grab the anti-bac spray. It's time to put those mudflaps and your immune system to the test. The faster you go, the better your chances...”
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| 2 | Mount Chiliad East | Mount Chiliad. | 2:20.000 | “Mount Chiliad offers so many beautiful vistas. And who wouldn't want a sweaty, breathless view of Old Man's Crack?”
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| 3 | West Vinewood | West Vinewood. | 1:40.000 | “Make the Vinewood wannabes jealous. A horrific traffic collision is bound to fast-track you to the front page of the Daily Rag.”
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| 4 | Mount Gordo | Mount Gordo. | 1:55.000 | “Relax. You'll be fine. Just pedal as fast as you can and don't think about Mount Gordo's reputation as the most reliable suicide spot in the state.”
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| 5 | Mountain State | Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness. | 1:35.000 | “There's nothing like the peace of the mountains and the calm of the beach, broken by the screams of cocksure cyclists maxing out their health insurance”
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| 6 | Kortz Center | Pacific Bluffs. | 2:10.000 | “There's "cultural bike rides" and then there's botching a wheelie, exploding through the shrubbery, and traumatizing senior citizens. Still counts.”
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| 7 | El Burro Heights | El Burro Heights. | 1:35.000 | “They do say the safest way to visit El Burro Heights is as fast as possible. So, you know, that's something.”
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| 8 | Mirror Park | Mirror Park. | 1:50.000 | “Now you're riding a single-speed round Mirror Park, have you considered micro bangs, deconstructed matcha latte, and some obscure electropop to go with that?”
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| 9 | Mount Chiliad West | Mount Chiliad. | 2:00.000 | “Nothing like the tallest peak in San Andreas to really put things into perspective. Shame perspective is the last thing you want on a Junked-up plummet down the mountainside.”
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| 10 | Vinewood Hills | Vinewood Hills. | 1:35.000 | “Consistently ranked in the LS Best Places to Die, a ride through Vinewood Hills is the perfect opportunity to watch other people's lives flash before your eyes for once.”
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| 11 | Pillbox Hill | Pillbox Hill. | 1:50.000 | “How do the citizens of Los Santos feel about bikes in the inner city? Scratch their paintwork and find out...”
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| 12 | Marlowe Vineyards | Tongva Hills. | 2:10.000 | “Enjoy your self-guided tour of Marlowe Vineyards with balanced, full-bodied notes of terror and dread, and lingering aftertaste of Junk-infused badassery.”
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| 13 | Redwood Lights Track | Grand Senora Desert. | 1:50.000 | “Sure, construction workers have stable jobs, good salaries, comfortable homes. But can they do a 360 bar spin without smashing their front teeth? Show them how it's done.”
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| 14 | Alta | West Vinewood. | 1:20.000 | “Who needs mountains and fresh air when you've got stairs and 240% more vehicle pollution than the national average?”
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