Race 103: Enduro Street Circuit
Circuit Race: 7 Laps
Location: Terminal Reverse
Approx. Distance: 14.6 miles
Reward: Easy 750, Medium 1000, Hard 1250
Unlocks: Nothing
In the "thank goodness for small favors" category, we have the fact that there's no traffic in this race. On the other hand, it's seven laps through Terminal Reverse, against a madman in an RX-7. You'll need to hit the tunnel without a mistake and make your turns with pinpoint precision if you hope to come out on top.
Race 104: Drift Devil
Drift Race
Location: Drift Track 8
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 2250, Medium 3000, Hard 3750
Unlocks: Drift Track 8
Drift Track 8 is a bit easier to bust out on than Track 7, so show your stuff to take 2nd place in the drift rankings.
Race 105: Rotary Engine Drag
Drag Race
Location: Main Street Reverse
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 750, Medium 1000, Hard 1250
Unlocks: Nothing
Try to draft one of your competitors down the stretch; they'll monitor traffic for you and let you know when to change lanes. Get out from behind them before you hit the big jumps at the end and you'll move ahead for the win.
Race 106: #1 Racer
Circuit Race: 3 Laps
Location: Port Royal Reverse
Approx. Distance: 6.1 miles
Reward: Easy 3750, Medium 5000, Hard 6250
Unlocks: Nothing
Kurt's RX-7 will be your only competition for this little circuit race. Paste him up against a wall on the final lap and dust him to become the #1 Circuit racer in all the land.
Race 107: Drag King
Drag Race
Location: Highway 1 Reverse
Approx. Distance: 14.6 miles
Reward: Easy 3750, Medium 5000, Hard 6250
Unlocks: Highway 1 Drag Track Reverse
This is a bit of a tricky one. First off, you're on the highway, but in reverse mode, meaning that you're face up with four lanes of traffic coming straight at you. You'll need to keep your eyes on the headlights to know when to change lanes.
Secondly, although you can enter the race without upgrades, the other cars will be decked out no matter what your car is equipped with. Your only real chance is to give your car Level 3 everything, get a couple of Perfect Shifts at the beginning of the race, and hope they don't take a late lead with their nitro. If you're having trouble, the Skyline is, as usual, a monster car to take out for drag races. If you get a Perfect Shift from neutral, you can safely Short Shift into second gear, then get Good or Perfect Shifts until you hit fifth, at which point you can blast your nitro until you hit the finish line.
Race 108: Drift Champ
Drift Race
Location: Drift Track 8
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 3750, Medium 5000, Hard 6250
Unlocks: Nothing
Point totals aren't noticeably higher than in previous Drift races, so hit some monster slides until you bring home the gold medal...or whatever it is you get for being #1 in the Drift rankings.
Race 109: Sprint Supremacy
Sprint Race
Location: To 7th & Sparling
Approx. Distance: 4.1 miles
Reward: Easy 3750, Medium 5000, Hard 6250
Unlocks: 7th & Sparling Sprint Track Reverse
As with the Drag King race above, all of the cars in this race will come loaded, with power windows and AM/FM Stereo. You'll need your own top-of-the-line parts to compete, so grab everything from your garage before you hit the track. After you load up, it's a simple matter of beating the other guys to the finish line before you become #1 in the Sprint rankings.
Race 110: Good Samaritan
Circuit Race: 5 Laps
Location: Port Royal Reverse
Approx. Distance: 10.2 miles
Reward: Easy 7500, Medium 10000, Hard 12500
Unlocks: Unique Wide Body Kit (one of two)
TJ has, for some reason, suddenly become a big meanie and stolen Samantha's car, but apparently will obey the law of the streets and give it back if you manage to beat him in a five-lap race. Luckily, he's in a Civic, which should be outclassed by your fully stocked up-scale ride, and you're racing through Port Royal, which the computer has a hard time figuring out. If you stick to the left path when the road forks, then cut through the dirt shortcut onto the bridge area, you should be able to gain enough of a lead to stay in first position throughout the rest of the lap. Worst comes to worst, slam TJ into a wall or two before you approach the finish line. No one ever said racing was fair, after all.
After you win, Samantha will offer you one of two wide body kits, which are essentially matched sets of bumpers and sideskirts. Pick one and move on.
Race 111: Wrath of Eddie
Sprint Race
Location: To 1st Ave. Truck Stop
Approx. Distance: 3.8 miles
Reward: Easy 7500, Medium 10000, Hard 12500
Unlocks: Magazine Cover - Stuff
After witnessing you blow through his pitiful posse, Eddie will finally deign to take you on, one on one. The course he's chosen is luckily a fairly smooth one, save for a few right-turns towards the end. You shouldn't be unfamiliar with any of the individual sections, but it's up to you to put together a smooth race from beginning to end, because Eddie can and will take advantage of even your slightest mistake to leave you in his dust. As with any duel, your best bet is to play dirty and use your car to push Eddie's Skyline into a wall, then try to get to the finish line before he can catch up. If you win, you'll find yourself on the cover of Stuff - truly high literature.
Race 112: Legend of the Street
Circuit Race: 4 Laps
Location: Market Street
Approx. Distance: 11.7 miles
Reward: Easy 7500, Medium 10000, Hard 12500
Unlocks: Nothing
One note: this is the final race of the Underground mode. After you complete this race, your career will be over, and you won't be able to access the Customize Ride portion of the Underground menu, which means you won't be able to trade in cars or change the visual appearance of the car with which you win the race. Make sure your car is as you like it before you start this challenge!
After defeating Eddie, an anonymous stranger challenges you to a four-lap race through the ever-popular Market Street course. Racer X has a well-tuned 350z, so hit your shortcuts and run a clean race. As ever, don't neglect to play rough. The two-lane highway through the countryside is a perfect place to take some liberties with your lateral movement; if you can knock Melissa into a curve here, she'll usually drop quite a few seconds before she can get back on track. You won't be safe until you cross the finish line, though; her 350z can hit almost 200 mph.
More Features
Games you may like…
-
NFS Underground 2
(PS2) -
NFS Undercover
(PS2) -
NFS: Hot Pursuit 2
(PS2) -
Need for Speed: Wanted
(PS2) -
Need for Speed Carbon
(PS2)
Users who looked at content for this game also looked at these games.
See More Similar Games
