Time Attack

Time Attack (oftentimes shortened to TA ) is a TrackMania Nations Forever game mode. It is widely considered to be the most popular mode in the game, and TrackMania franchise in general. In this game mode, the player is tasked with driving a map of any style, while attempting to survive the several attacks of times coming from a plethora of directions and trying to finish the race.

History
Time attack was released with the base game as one of the four starter game modes alongside platform, destruction derby and puzzle. It quickly rose above the other three due to its "absolutely crazy" gameplay. The skill expression that lies within the time attack mode made it the most competitive in the game, as it hosted over one billion different competitions across two servers.

Gameplay
An average time attack game takes place on a regular TrackMania map across three rounds of one minute each. During that time, the players (separated in two teams) will try to cover as much distance as possible while avoiding the times. At the end of each round, the team that earned the most points shall be granted a point. The first team to earn two points will get crowned as the winner.

Score Calculation
The score will be calculated by substracting the length of the car to the distance travelled (in decimeters) using the following equation:

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The highest ever score was obtained on May 23, 2017 by the player Fred. His astonishing performance on the map "Test1 Coca-Cola" allowed him to score a total of 1003 points. This score is yet to be replicated, with the closest human runs being 70 whole points away at 933. This score, however, is disputed due to Fred's involvement in the 2023 cheating scandal.