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| Los Santos Races (000U0) |
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The races are triggered by completing driving school, you'll get a phone call
about races and from that point there are checkered flag icons on the map.
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/ TA: San Andreas /-------------------------------------------------------o
| _ --------o-------\ Lowrider Race |
\_/ (000U1) \------------------------------------------------------o
The vehicle you are given for this mission is a Blade. I'm sure you have
already accomplished this mission with the storyline anyway, but regardless
you may wish to improve your time. The race is difficult because low-riders
are notorious for sliding, if you come into contact with any cars or try to
make turns while skidding at top speed you're just going to spin out. The key
is to get ahead at the beginning of the race since the other drivers will be
aggressive and try to spin you out, drive on the sidewalk if you have to in
order to get out front at the start. Now your destinations are the red light
pillars you see, they're both in front of your face and on the minimap. The
most important feature however is that within them is a blue arrow that shows
the direction you're going to have to turn since most of the time you can't
divert your eye from the screen. When approaching a turn break hard BEFORE
you actually get there so you skid while moving forward and don't spin, the
take the turn at a reduced speed. This should keep you in control and far
enough ahead to win the race with little difficulty.
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/ TA: San Andreas /-------------------------------------------------------o
| _ --------o-------\ Little Loop |
\_/ (000U2) \------------------------------------------------------o
The vehicle you are given for this mission is an NRG 500. As the title
suggest it's just a small (but dangerous) loop around the city. It will be a
bit tough at the beginning, but the place that you'll be able to pass everyone
is that straightaway as you're going down the huge hill, remember that they
always stay on the road so you can get ahead cutting corners on the sidewalk
and watch out for the Z shaped turn at the end, you need to go left to hit the
marker and then immediately back right again to continue the race.
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/ TA: San Andreas /-------------------------------------------------------o
| _ --------o-------\ Backroad Wanderer |
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The vehicle you are given for this mission is an FCR 900. Much of this
mission takes place on the main road with you driving at high speeds against
traffic so do your best to stay in the right lane and avoid any cars. The
beginning of this race is the more difficult part, when you come to a marker
that points left make sure you slow down a lot otherwise you risk flying over
the cliff. There's some dangerous hills coming up but the main thing you need
to watch for are the final couple of checkpoints, you need to make turns
without actually having checkpoints telling you to make them. Either keep a
close eye on your map or memorize exactly where you need to turn beforehand.
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/ TA: San Andreas /-------------------------------------------------------o
| _ --------o-------\ City Circuit |
\_/ (000U4) \------------------------------------------------------o
The vehicle you are given for this mission is an FCR 900. The whole race
basically takes place on large highways so you don't really have to worry
about rough terrain or anything like that but you do need to worry about
traffic. Fortunately for most races it's the straight sections that allow you
to get ahead and this whole race is just one big straight section so you
hsouldn't have too much trouble staying ahead. There's a couple of places
where the red marker appears to make it look like you actually have to go out
of your way, or you missed a turn but keep in mind the way the highway system
works and just follow the logical path, it will always lead you well.
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/ TA: San Andreas /-------------------------------------------------------o
| _ --------o-------\ Vinewood |
\_/ (000U5) \------------------------------------------------------o
The vehicle you are given for this mission is a Sunrise. The actual race part
of this mission can be difficult, the cars move quick and like to aggressively
knock you out of the way so keep your distance... preferably a good distance
AHEAD of them. There's a few things you need to worry about on this otherwise
predictable (yet long) course. First of all there's a huge hill where you can
get some crazy speed, but the catch is that it curves a little and not only
will you be going to fast to turn, your wheels probably won't even be on the
ground so do yourself a favour and slow down a bit. Soon after that there's a
bridge and a sharp turn you can follow if you want, persoanlly I prefer to
just launch over the edge and hit the checkpoint in midair. Finally right
after this checkpoint there's a corner, on your map it looks like you'll find
the next checkpoint if you take the diagonal road but in fact you must turn a
direct right, the diagonal road is just a crescent that leads back again.
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/ TA: San Andreas /-------------------------------------------------------o
| _ --------o-------\ Freeway |
\_/ (000U6) \------------------------------------------------------o
The vehicle you are given for this mission is a Super GT. I absolutely hate
this car with a passion, it's like the wheels where specifically designed to
screw you over. I cannot stress this enough, when coming up to a turn brake
before you reach the turn! Once you've slowed down enough you can turn with
minimal risk to sliding all over the place. This is your basic course with a
a few good turns here and there, the one advantage you have however is some
nice straightaways that allow you to catch up as best you can, which is good
because if you're actually interested in keeping control of your car you'll be
spending a lot of this race going at some rather slow speeds. This is just
coming out of a personal incident, but if you find yourself chasing the guy in
first place down the freeway, try to take advantage of that P.i.t. manoeuvre
you learned in driving school to take him out of comission, otherwise he'll
probably just end up passing you on the next corner anyway. Good luck.
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/ TA: San Andreas /-------------------------------------------------------o
| _ --------o-------\ Into the Country |
\_/ (000U7) \------------------------------------------------------o
The vehicle you are given for this mission is a Bullet. This car is fast, and
I mean REALLY fast. Sometimes at top speeds down the highway you'll find
yourself wanting to stop to see if you're actually driving through an
earthquake, now this can make things quite frustrating for a couple of
reasons. First of all it doesn't matter how careful you are, if something
goes in front of your path you are GOING to hit it, cars in front of you love
changing lanes when they see you coming, it's crazy, and this car doesn't
exactly have "Bullet"proof armour. Ha. Anyway the race is incredibly long so
what you need to do is take it easy a little, the race part shouldn't be too
difficult considering it's not a crazy winding course so even if you aren't in
first place there's no reason to just slam the gas and hope for the best.
Take your time and when you find less populated areas to really open up, do so
if you have to. The highway near the start of the race however is not one of
those places, it will probably work best out in the country expecially during
the return trip to Los Santos, that road is pretty straight the entire way.
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/ TA: San Andreas /-------------------------------------------------------o
| _ --------o-------\ Badlands A |
\_/ (000U8) \------------------------------------------------------o
The vehicle you are given for this mission is a Sabre. I'm sure you have
already accomplished this mission with the storyline anyway, but regardless
you may wish to improve your time. There's a couple of things that make this
race difficult, first you need to watch out for the very hilly terrain and
avoid flipping your car, second since the race is so long and bogged with
nature's obstacles, you also have to avoid destroying your car. Get into the
front of the pack when the race begins and stay there. Understand that there
are going to be large red light pillars everywhere, and while it may seem
easiest at times to drive directly toward them, the dirt path you are on will
always curve toward them, and driving on the path is far safer than trying to
shortcut your way over a bumpy field or hill. There race takes you through
numerous locations like small towns but it will mostly keep you out in the
woodland area. Drive extremely carefully, especially around some of those
sharp turns and bumpy roads which are likely to end up flipping your car.
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/ TA: San Andreas /-------------------------------------------------------o
| _ --------o-------\ Badlands B |
\_/ (000U9) \------------------------------------------------------o
The vehicle you are given for this mission is a ZR 350. I'm sure you have
already accomplished this mission with the storyline anyway, but regardless
you may wish to improve your time. Once you've established yourself in first
place you'll need to focus on the course. There are a number of shortcuts you
can take, most of them involve bumpier terrain but the payoff is worth it,
take the S shaped winding road in the beginning, you can just cut across the
grass and save a lot of time. A few other things to keep in mind, after you
pass through the little shed area with the piled logs you'll soon be
approaching a bridge, be sure to stay on the path here since any shortcuts you
try to take will likely lead to a dead drop. This race isn't much different
or longer than the previous one, the most difficult part about it I find is
the dirt flying up into the screen as you fly down the country path.
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