Circuit Race: 2 laps Location: Inner City Reverse Approx. Distance: 3.8 miles Reward: Easy 375, Medium 500, Hard 625 Unlocks: 2000 Acura Integra Type-R
Jose really needs to just accept the fact that he embarrasses himself every time he races against you. Put him in his place on this short run through the inner city. There's no non-race traffic on this challenge.
Sprint Race Location: 9th & Frey Approx. Distance: 4.7 miles Reward: Easy 375, Medium 500, Hard 625 Unlocks: Level 3 Muffler Tips
The crosstraffic doesn't pick up until the latter portion of this Sprint. Concentrate on drafting your opponents, then pulling ahead near the end to defeat their catch-up speed & acceleration bonuses.
Drag Race Location: Main Street Reverse Approx. Distance: n/a Reward: Easy 300, Medium 400, Hard 500 Unlocks: Turbo & High-Tech Performance Magazine cover, Main Street Drag Track Reverse
These Drags are getting tougher and tougher to complete without totaling, but you can still safely choose Hard difficulty and win fairly easily. On this race, move over to the rightmost lane as quickly as possible. You'll be able to avoid all traffic this way. If you don't get Perfect Shifts off the line, use your nitrous to catch up and draft the leader, then use that boost to pull ahead and cross the finish first. Win, and you'll move up to 7th in the Drag mode rankings.
Drift Race Location: Drift Track 5 Approx. Distance: n/a Reward: Easy 375, Medium 500, Hard 625 Unlocks: Level 3 Window Tint
If you have trouble passing your opponents' scores, knock down the difficulty to ease your task.
Sprint Race Location: To Bedard Bridge Approx. Distance: 4.4 miles Reward: Easy 300, Medium 400, Hard 500 Unlocks: Bedard Bridge Sprint Track Reverse
You've gotten Chad's attention. Knock him around and move up to the #7 Sprinter in the rankings. Take the shortcut at the beginning of the course to pull out an early lead, then save your nitrous for the final run over the construction zone.
Knockout Race Location: National Rail Reverse Approx. Distance: 6.1 miles Reward: Easy 450, Medium 600, Hard 750 Unlocks: 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
There's nothing at all unique about this race - familiar course, familiar conditions. Just go out and win.
Circuit Race: 4 laps Location: Stadium Reverse Approx. Distance: 10 miles Reward: Easy 375, Medium 500, Hard 625 Unlocks: Super Street Magazine cover, Stadium Circuit Track - Reverse
You haven't yet run this course in a circuit, but you have seen it all before. The AI tends to do relatively poorly on the uphill jump section and the monster straightaway through the alley, so as long as you run a fundamentally sound race, you should have no problem turning those eight sections into a victory. Move up to the 6th spot with a win.
Knockout Race Location: Inner City Approx. Distance: 5.7 miles Reward: Easy 750, Medium 1000, Hard 1250 Unlocks: Level 3 Head Lights
With this race, you move into the next tier of difficulty; wins now net you a fat 750 minimum reward. You've seen this course several times before; hit the construction and straightaway shortcuts and you'll win easily.
Sprint Race Location: To 9th & Frey Approx. Distance: 4.7 miles Reward: Easy 750, Medium 1000, Hard 1250 Unlocks: Level 3 Tail Lights
Straightforward Sprint to 9th & Frey. Again, nothing fancy is required on this course - use the uphill and straightaway portions to overtake the AI, and avoid the walls for victory.
Drag Race Location: Main Street Approx. Distance: n/a Reward: Easy 750, Medium 1000, Hard 1250 Unlocks: Level 3 Neon
To follow the straightforward Stadium Sprint, you'll race the straightforward Glow, Baby, Glow! Drag race. Hit your shifts and stay to the right for an uneventful victory.
