Sparrow Racing League

Sparrow Racing League, or SRL, is an event that began on December 8, 2015 and will end on December 29. During the event a special racing activity is available, allowing guardians to race their sparrows for loot and glory.

Activity
The race activity challenges guardians to complete 3 laps around one of the race maps in less time than their competitors. Assisting them in this goal are a series of boost gates that will increase the sparrow's top speed and refill its boost bar if the player correctly steers into them; failing to steer into a gate will lower the top speed until another gate is entered. The courses also contain various hazards, from pitfalls and solid obstacles to enemies firing on the racers as they go by. Contestants are also encouraged to ram other racers and force them off course, although doing this incurs the risk of inflicting the same misfortune upon oneself.

Guardians are not permitted to dismount their sparrows during the race; attempting to do so or being knocked off of a destroyed sparrow results in instant death and resurrection a short way backwards along the track.

The top three finishers of each 6-player race count as victors and receive slightly more SRL reputation than the bottom three. All participants have a chance to earn SRL gear after each race.

SRL Record Book
The SRL Record Book is an optional special item that may be purchased from the Eververse Trading Company during the SRL event. The book displays a record of stats and feats accomplished during races, and may be used to unlock exclusive shaders, emblems, armor, and Sparrows.

Courses

 * Campus Martius
 * Infinite Descent

Horns
Also introduced with the SRL event is a new Guardian inventory slot, which allows different Horns to be equipped. Horns may be obtained from the Eververse Trading Company or as loot after races, and come in two qualities- rare horns will disappear at the end of the SRL event, while legendary horns are permanent. Horns may be upgraded from rare to legendary with items purchased from Eververse.

The horn may be sounded by pressing Circle or B while riding a sparrow.