6. Lola's Race --
Available 8:00 am to 11:00 pm
Unlocks Lola as your girlfriend
Unlocks mission 'Tenements'
Greaser respect -20
This mission is found in New Coventry near the entrance to the yet-to-be-
opened Blue Skies Industrial Park. When you arrive you find Johnny and Lola
and on cue, Johnny gets jealous that you are trying to steal his girl. Lola
doesn't help matters any by telling Johnny that you are probably faster than
he is and that the two of you should race, so thats just what you're going
to do. This is basically a bike race just like the one you did in 'Race The
Vale' in Chapter II, only it's a bit longer, the competition is a whole lot
meaner and there are a couple of extra curve balls thrown at you. When the
race starts, you'll be at the start line waiting for the countdown with your
three other competitors (This is supposed to be between you and Johnny, so
I'm not real sure what in the hell the other two knuckleheads are doing
there). The race begins and your competition will not hesitate to start
punching you right off the bat, so be ready for it. They will throw eggs
and firecrackers and generally be an incredible pain in the ass for the
duration of the race, but, like in the other race, if you can get to the
front of the pack, and not fall off the bike, you're sure to stay there. A
couple of new things to look out for in this race: There are a couple of
shortcuts you can take. Go to your map and look for a couple of corners
that you can make a bit smaller, one of which is at the very southernmost
part of the race around a big giant rock. Cut to your map every once in a
while when you get down that way and look for a place where you can take a
right onto a snowy path to avoid going around the rock. There will also be
a portion of this race near the beginning that will be on the train tracks
as you go through the industrial area. Oddly enough, you will have to look
for trains as you go this way. These are not your everyday trains. They
have no apparent means of propulsion, yet they move toward you. They are
single cars that are apparently shoved down the track toward you. They stop
shortly before getting to you, and they are usually pretty easy to spot as
well as a "train noise" is made warning you that one is coming. There are
only 4 or 5 of them and you are usually pretty safe staying on the right
edge of the tracks since you can squeeze between the trains and the wall.
The final new trick you will see is the old "drop a tree across the race
course" trick. About 2/3 of the way through the race, you'll see this for
the first time. Some of Johnny's buddies are on the side of the course and
as you approach, they will chop down a tree that will fall across the path.
You have a decent amount of time to see it coming, so just be prepared to
bunny hop the bike over the tree. A little further on in the race, they
will do it again, only that time they will drop two trees, one just a little
further up from the other, so be prepared for the double hop to get past
that. Survive all of that and make it to the end in first place, and you
have completed the mission and earned Lola's heart (and Johnny's rage).
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