how to check if a player is in a race?

[jawa]

Wdym exactly? How to check if the game is currently in a race, or if a player in a specific slot from 0-11 exists in the current race, or if a local player in splitscreen 1-4 exists, etc?

if the game is currently in a race

i got an idea of how i would do that
i would check the countdown number before the race starts
and if its higher than zero
were kinda in a race, but its good enough for what i need