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 Section C. Career Mode
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You begin career mode with an extended series of FMV sequences that set up 
the story, such as it is. During these cutscenes, you have to win three 
races, which is not hard to do with your tricked-out BMW M3. After all is 
said and done, you find yourself with 30,000 cash in your pocket (40,000 if 
you have an NFS: Underground 2 career save on your system) and a small 
selection of cars to get you started on the racing circuit again.

If you have the extra money from playing NFS:U2, buy a Golf GTi, it's the 
best starter car. Otherwise you want the Lexus IS300 or the Fiat Punto if 
you want good handling. The Chevy Cobalt SS is faster, but handling is 
poor. Once you've selected your car, you have to start working your way up 
the Blacklist, beginning with...


C.01: Blacklist Member 15: Ho Seun (Sonny)
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"This here is Sonny. He's dumped a whole lot of cash into his car. That 
ride is worked so don't be fooled, it's a rocket. He does anything he can 
to get a hold of parts before they hit the streets."

Ride: Golf GTi

Targets:
- Race Wins: 3
- Milestones: 3
- Total Bounty: 20,000

The races here are pretty easy, especially if you were able to buy the 
Golf. You don't even need to spend any money on upgrades. Don't be put off 
by Sonny's best scores on his Rival Challenge races, you don't have to beat 
those scores to beat him (or any other Blacklist racer). If you weren't 
able to buy a Golf at the beginning of the game, try to win Sonny's car 
when you collect your race markers.


Available Race Events:
- Circuit (Ironwood Estates): 1,500 cash; 4.2 miles (2 laps);
  Cop probability: minimum
This is a short, easy course, but it does have a couple of shortcuts. The 
first will be just visible to your left soon after the start/finish line 
and is blocked by a wooden fence (easily breakable). This path travels 
through the woods, cutting off the next two curves. If you miss the first 
turn, the second part of this shortcut will appear soon after to your 
right. The second shortcut is a narrow alley between buildings that chops 
off a large corner. As you come off the highway, you'll make a sharp left 
turn and then see another sharp left. Stay straight at that second left to 
hit the opening of the alley.

- Sprint (Diamond & Union): 1,500 cash; 3.5 miles; Cop probability: maximum
This sprint is pretty wide open through the first three-fourths of the 
distance, then goes through the switchback near Hickley Field and a quarter 
of the way around the college to the finish. There's one little shortcut 
near the beginning of the course, but it's such a tight squeeze it's likely 
to cost you more time. Stick to the main course and try to build up a good 
lead before you leave Hwy 99.

- Lap Knockout (Hickley Field): 1,500 cash; 5.1 miles (3 laps);
  Cop probability: minimum
A simple circle around Hickley Field. The only slightly difficulty portion 
if the turn through the round-a-bout, which can cause a lot of sliding if 
you oversteer. There are no shortcuts.


Available Milestones:
- Trade Paint (Bounty 5,000)
  Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 2 police vehicles to
  successfully complete this challenge.

- Pursuit Evasion (Bounty 5,000)
  Evade police pursuit in less than 4 minutes to successfully complete
  this challenge.

- Pursuit Time Challenge (Bounty 5,000)
  Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 2 minutes. You will need to
  evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.

- Photo Ticket (Bounty 4,000)
  Get clocked at over 80 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.


Rival Challenge:
- Circuit (Campus Way): 2,500 cash; 5.6 miles (2 laps)
Not much to say about this course. There's one shortcut, but it doesn't 
shave off much distance, is very tight and has a hard left turn coming out. 
Avoid the shortcut and stick to the main course. Make sure you bleed a 
little speed as you enter the double switchback and save some nitro to 
boost yourself to the finish.

- Circuit (Highlands): 2,500 cash; 4.3 miles (2 laps)
This is the Ironwood Estates course, but going in the opposite direction. 
The alley shortcut is a bit more difficult to hit as it's a 45-degree turn 
to the left and has a narrow opening. If you can hit it, you will save 
several seconds; but, if you hit the wall when trying to enter, you're 
through. Only try for it if your car has decent handling. The shortcut 
through the woods plays about the same, with an entry to the left near the 
finish line.