Sprints

Liberty Gardens

Liberty Gardens consists of a stretch of the Olympic Square Circuit track with a bit of the Terminal course hacked on to the end. The parts aren't difficult in themselves, if you're familiar with the Circuit tracks from whence they were spawned, but the transition point may be a sore spot. Shortly after the long 180, you'll be faced with a sharp 90-degree left turn. You can Powerslide over the grass and cut the inside of the corner, but on anything about minimum traffic, you'll probably wind up being rewarded with a collision.

After you make the turn, however, it's clear sailing to the finish line, which is set almost flush with the end of the construction zone beyond the airport. If you have any nitro left when you pass the terminal, use it up in a mad dash for first place.

Reverse: To Liberty Gardens

The traffic cones and other bric-a-brac that litter the construction zone are acceleration killers, so stick to the pavement as you pass through on your way to the airport terminal. The tunnel here is a nuisance, as always, so take it slow and wide to the outside, and line up your entrance so that you can hit the oncoming traffic lane with a minimum of fuss. After exiting the tunnel, make the hard right and get back into the Olympic Square track to head home. Depending on the traffic levels, you may have to dodge suspiciously well-timed cars on the long shortcut before the finish line, so be wary.

Broadway

Broadway begins with a long section of Market Street, beginning with the narrow back-country track, and ending shortly after you pass the trolley, which you should watch for if you're in the lead at this point. The transition from Market Street to Olympic square is surprisingly difficult, consisting of a few sharp turns, so watch your speed and be prepared to brake as you pass from one Circuit track to the next.

Reverse: To Broadway

There's little that should challenge you on this course, if you're familiar with the two Circuit courses. The hard turns at the junction point between Market Street and Olympic Square should be easily navigable when you learn where they are. If possible, save your nitro for the final stretch before the finish line; you will have a few seconds to retake a lost lead here if you conserve your boost for when you really need it.

Lock Up

Why this track is called "Lock Up", we can only speculate. We do know that it starts you out with a track that's practically identical to Broadway's Olympic Square - Market Street transition, save that Broadway's finishing sprint has been replaced with a turn back up through Chinatown until you hit the Stadium track's bridge jump, which itself leads into National Rail's formidable highway-tunnel section. The tunnel here will be especially exhausting, coming as it does right before the finish line; if you have a lead, this is the time to slow down and avoid losing it because of a silly mishap, like accidentally ramming into one of the central pillars.

Reverse: To Lock Up

You should be able to navigate the opening tunnels without any problems here, due to the low speeds you'll be traveling at immediately following your launch from the starting line. From there, everything should have been burned in through multiple exposures, with the possible exception of the hard left-hard right duo before the transition back to Olympic Square. Save your nitro for the last shortcut before the end, and use it to overtake anyone ahead of you there.

Bedard Bridge

You'll start off on the reverse Terminal course here, so avoid the Jumping Shortcut Of Death on your way towards the tunnel. The hard right that follows can trip you up, especially if there's any amount of traffic, so veer into oncoming traffic and slow down so that you can take it without a hitch. From there, run the Olympic Square section (back of hand, etc.) until you reach the concrete dividers that lead down to the sewers.

Before you reach the end of the course, though, you'll have to deal with the myriad trails that lead through the factory that immediately precedes the finish line. There is one shortcut that involves busting through a wood fence and a chain link fence beyond that, but it's very difficult to line your car up for this, since you won't be able to see through the fence before you trample it. The best "normal" route is found by taking a left when the road forks, and then hitting the brakes and taking the right turn to the finish.

Reverse: To Bedard Bridge

The sticking point here comes just after the starting line in the form of an obscured shortcut, which requires you to take a left onto the dirt, follow that path through the black fence on the opposite side of the street, hang a slight left through the building, and then bust out through the wooden fence, keeping to the right to avoid slamming into the wall. When done properly, you can get a lead of a second or so on your opponents, but you will sacrifice a bit of speed, so you can expect them to jump right back on your tail. From there, it's a simple matter to proceed back to the Terminal and the finish line.