Race 15: Jail Break

Time Trial Race
Location: Lock Up
Approx. Distance: 4.7 miles
Reward: Easy 100, Medium 125, Hard 150
Unlocks: Unique Hood Upgrade

Given the miniscule difference in reward/difficulty ratio, take the Easy level if you have any trouble at all with this course.

Once again, you've seen most of this course before in one form or another; run through the sprint at a slower pace and gather your bearings, then on the second run go for the win. Make sure you purchase the nitrous upgrade before beginning this challenge - it will come in handy on this track's long straightaways. The upper limit on your time is fairly generous on this challenge; so long as you don't have any complete wipeouts, you should have no trouble finishing in time.

Race 16: Style Guide

Circuit Race: 4 laps
Location: Inner City Reverse
Approx. Distance: 3.9 miles
Reward: Easy 200, Medium 250, Hard 300
Unlocks: Inner City Circuit Track - Reverse

Jose is back. Dust him and his pals on this familiar course - save your nitrous for the start of the second lap, on the long straightaway.

Race 17: New Kids in Town

Drag Race
Location: 14th & Vine Construction Reverse
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 200, Medium 250, Hard 300
Unlocks: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT V6

Another drag race; take Hard difficulty, nail your shifts, and use your nitrous in 5th gear to punch ahead and unlock the Tiburon. Just watch your engine's temperature if you burn the nitrous in 5th - get too aggressive and you'll blow your engine.

Race 18: A Glowing Reception

Drift Race
Location: Drift Track 2
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 200, Medium 250, Hard 300
Unlocks: Level 2 Neon

This challenge takes place at the same drift track as the second Drift race, but against much tougher competition.

Race 19: The Only Way to Go Is Up

Circuit Race: 3 laps
Location: Market Street
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 200, Medium 250, Hard 300
Unlocks: Market Street Circuit Track

Win this race, and you'll break into the Circuit rankings, unlock a new track, and get yourself another magazine cover.

Race 20: Saturday Night Drive

Drag Race Tournament: 4 races
Location: Various
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 3750, Medium 5000, Hard 6250
Unlocks:14th & Vine Construction Drag Track, Main Street Drag Track

Back to your favorite Drag course, 14th & Vine, for a 4-Drag tournament. The first race is straightforward; it's very similar to the last few. The second takes place on an open highway, so your victory will depend as much on your advantageous use of traffic as much as on power shifting. Obviously you'll want to keep from hitting traffic, but maneuvering yourself around your opponents so that they have trouble avoiding an impact with traffic will help thin your competition.

For the third race in the series, you'll head back to a traditional drag strip, only with even more traffic and work zones. Worry about the traffic until you've run for about 20-25 seconds, then maneuver into the rightmost lane and hit the ramp to fly over the oncoming train for the victory.

The fourth and final race in this tournament is extremely difficult to finish at full speed without totaling - if you did your job and won the first three races, you'll be able to take this one slowly and still come out of the tourney with a win.

Race 21: Gut Check Time

Drag Race
Location: 14th & Vine Construction
Approx. Distance: n/a
Reward: Easy 200, Medium 250, Hard 300
Unlocks: Nothing

In this repeat of the fourth race in the previous Drag tournament, you'll break into the Drag rankings.

Race 22: Sprint Challenge

Sprint Race
Location: To Broadway
Approx. Distance: 4 miles
Reward: Easy 200, Medium 250, Hard 300
Unlocks: 2003 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS, Broadway Sprint Track Reverse

This race will pave your way into the Sprint mode rankings list, and unlock the track and a major upgrade of a car, as well. Save your nitrous for the end run of the sprint.

Race 23: Steeltown Sprint

Sprint Race
Location: Lock Up
Approx. Distance: 4.7 miles
Reward: Easy 225, Medium 300, Hard 375
Unlocks: Level 2 Paint, Lock Up Sprint Track

You saw this course back on the Jail Break Time Trial challenge awhile back. Here you'll be able to win the race with a slightly slower time, but you'll still need to run a fairly solid race. Follow the plan that should be becoming rote by this point: shift well, take advantage of shortcuts, and avoid the walls. Don't worry about your opponents; worry about driving well.