Sonic Racing: Crossworlds is set to turn the arcade racing world upside down with its teleportation mechanics, and you can get stuck in with a closed network test.

is, shocking nobody, a fiend for going fast, so it’s surprising that his racing series didn’t take off quite like the plump plumber’s karting adventure back in the day. After all, you’d think that a drag race between the pair would only end one way, which makes their camaraderie on the track during the Olympics all the stranger.

Jokes aside, it feels as though Sonic’s racing adventures are yet to be taken seriously, and it looks like things could be about to change with Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, a new racing game revealed at the that gives each of the franchise’s characters their own representative vehicles and drops them onto racing tracks that are ever-changing thanks to the influence of teleportation rings. Even though the blue blur has his own pocket of dedicated fans, this game does look like a blast for those in search of an arcadey blitz around the track before the arrival of a new Kart on the .

Luckily for you, there’s a chance to get in and take the game for a spin ahead of time in the Sonic Racing: Crossworlds closed network test – but it’s quickly running out. Here’s everything you need to know to get into the Sonic Racing: Crossworlds closed network test – and how long you have to actually access it.

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The Sonic Racing: Crossworlds closed network test sign-up deadline is 7.59am PST / 10.59am EST / 3.59pm GMT on Tuesday, February 18. This news was revealed on the official Sonic Racing Crossworlds , which announced that sign-ups would close one minute before midnight in Singapore.

The Sonic Racing: Crossworlds closed network is set to run on between 4pm PST / 7pm EST on Friday, February 21, or 12am GMT on Saturday, February 22 for players in the UK, and 4pm PST / 7pm EST on Sunday, February 23, or 12am GMT on Monday, February 24. That’s a window of only two days. If you join in the fun, you'll get an in-game Sticker and Title to reflect your participation in the full game.

To play the Sonic Racing: Crossworlds closed network test, you'll have to go to the network test website, click on 'apply for the Closed Network Test' button and fill out the form that appears. If you're selected for the network test, you will be sent a code via email the day before the test begins.

The Sonic Racing: Crossworlds closed network test is designed in hopes of giving players "the chance to experience online play with World Matches so that we can improve online multiplayer functionality and identify any problems,” and you could be among the lucky players to give it a real go. Get stuck in before it’s too late.