Race 33: Drift to the 9's

Drift Race
Location: Drift Track 3
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 150, Medium 200, Hard 250
Unlocks: 1992 Nissan 240SX SE

Heading back to Drift Track 3, you'll need to take advantage of the 180s for powerful slides, and make fewer mistakes than before - the competition has kicked it up a notch. Win, and you'll move up a spot in the drift rankings.

Race 34: Sleeper Shootout

Sprint Race
Location: To 9th & Frey
Approx. Distance: 4.7 miles
Reward: Easy 225, Medium 300, Hard 375
Unlocks: Level 2 Rims, 9th & Frey Sprint Track Reverse

You've seen this course before, but this time you'll be racing it backwards. Your nitrous will serve you well over the final stretch of the course to fend off any late rushes by your opponents.

Race 35: Earn Your Stripes

Circuit Race: 6 laps
Location: Inner City Reverse
Approx. Distance: 11.5 miles
Reward: Easy 150, Medium 200, Hard 250
Unlocks: Nothing

If you can stay close to the leader through 5 ½ laps, you can use your nitrous over this stretch of straightaway near the end of the course to punch ahead.

This is a familiar course, but you're not used to such a long haul. Bide your time, and save your nitrous for the last lap - you'll have plenty of time to correct any early errors the old-fashioned way. Notably absent is any non-race traffic. You can let it all hang out and not worry about extraneous obstacles appearing. After you've won, you'll advance to 9th in the Circuit rankings.

Race 36: For the Ladies

Drag Race
Location: Main Street
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 150, Medium 200, Hard 250
Unlocks: Nothing

Win this straightforward Drag race, and move up to 9th on the Drag rankings. Take the right-most lane early to catch a side ramp and avoid most of the non-race traffic.

Race 37: No Love From Kurt

Circuit Race: 6 laps
Location: Atlantica Reverse
Approx. Distance: 12.2 miles
Reward: Easy 225, Medium 300, Hard 375
Unlocks: Nothing

Race against Kurt and company to grab the #8 spot in the rankings. This is another long circuit, so remember to save your nitrous; expending it early is a waste, since the computer will give a boost to everyone not in the lead. Win, and Import Racer sticks your car on the front of their rag.

Race 38: Import Tuner Drift Event

Drift Race Tournament
Location: Various
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 3750, Medium 5000, Hard 6250
Unlocks: Level 2 E.C.U & Fuel System, Level 2 Turbo Packages, Level 2 Brake Kits, Drift Track 5

In your first Drift race tournament, you'll knock ‘em flat, and unlock a slew of new upgrades.

Race 39: Inner City Knockout

Knockout Race
Location: Inner City Reverse
Approx. Distance: 5.8 miles
Reward: Easy 225, Medium 300, Hard 375
Unlocks: Level 2 Side Skirts

These guys want to race you in a knockout in their new imports! Apparently that makes them crazy. An easy win.

Race 40: Play the Spoiler

Drift Race
Location: Drift Track 4
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 225, Medium 300, Hard 375
Unlocks: Nothing

Win this drift race, and you'll jump to #8 in the rankings, as well as grab the cover of Import Tuner Magazine.

Race 41: Crosstown Dash

Sprint Race
Location: Broadway
Approx. Distance: 4.5 miles
Reward: Easy 225, Medium 300, Hard 375
Unlocks: 2002 Toyota Celica GT-S

Races starting to get repetitive for you, too, eh? You've seen the course, you've raced the conditions. Go out and win. You'll move up to 8th in Sprint race rankings after you do.

Race 42: The New Muscle In Town

Sprint Race
Location: Highway 1
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 225, Medium 300, Hard 375
Unlocks: Nothing

The preponderance of traffic on this Drag makes things interesting; you'll need to pay as much attention to traffic as to shifting if you're to win. Following the pattern, you'll jump up a spot in the Drag rankings with a victory.