Race (Burnout Paradise)

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A Race event is where the player must race against at least one other opponent from the starting intersection to one of the eight finish destinations. The most important thing to know about the races in this game is that they can only end in 1 of those 8 different places, each representing a point on the compass. There are 40 races in total and 5 will end at each of the compass points, so it pays to know the best routes to each finish line, because the races can start at any intersection on the map.

[edit] Strategy

The player will never to be told specifically which route to follow, although the game will try to suggest a route by flashing the road names at the top of the screen, accompanied by the turn signal on the player's vehicle, as a recommended turn is approached. This can be useful some of the time, when it is correct. However, the suggestions the game makes indicates the most direct path to your destination, which may or may not be the fastest. If you get lost while in a race, pause and use the full map to work out the rest of your route, it takes you out of the game, but it can be a lifesaver if you're unsure where to go. Following AI cars can be handy as well, although some will get lost from time to time.

Stunt cars with decent boost and good handling are recommended for race events. With so many ways to crash, having boost instantly available on respawning is a godsend. Speed cars do better with less traffic to contend with, and with long, straight roads. If a player plans on taking a route that has less traffic, such as a good portion of White Mountain, speed-chaining will often put a racer well ahead of the pack. Also worth noting is that the faster the car chosen, the faster the cars the player will contend with will be. For this reason, a player may wish to try a race with a slower car if he/she has difficulty completing the race. The trick to racing is the Boost: the more boost is used, the faster a player goes. However, the faster a player goes, the higher the risk of crashing will be.

[edit] Paradise Race Events

There are 40 Race events in Paradise City. The following table shows the start junction and destination for each event.

Name	Start Junction	Destination
Avant Guard	Young & 1st	The Coast Guard HQ
Baseball Battle	N. Rouse & Lewis	The Wildcat Stadium
Call of the Wild	Nelson & Lucas	The Wildcat Stadium
Catch My Drift	Southbay Expwy & Hall	The Wind Farm
Coast to Coast	Warren & Manners	The Coast Guard HQ
Curveball	Lambert & E. Crawford	The Wildcat Stadium
Deep South	E. Crawford & Hudson	The Naval Yard
Demolition Derby	E. Lake & Ross	The Lone Stallion Ranch
Driving Off	W. Lake & Nelson	The Country Club
Going Coastal	Nelson & Lewis	The Coast Guard HQ
Eastern Promise	Lucas & Schembri	The Waterfront Plaza
Far, Far Away	2nd & Root	The Observatory
Final Furlong	Hamilton & 3rd	The Lone Stallion Ranch
Full Gallop	Nelson & Chubb	The Lone Stallion Ranch
Go West!	Newton & E. Crawford	The Wind Farm
Hard Fort	N. Rouse & Read	The Naval Yard
Heads Up	Gabriel & Manners	The Country Club
High Noon Club	S. Mountain & Lucas	The Country Club
Horse Power	9th & Hudson	The Lone Stallion Ranch
Lakeside Getaway	Nelson & E. Lake	The Observatory
Man O' War	3rd & Angus	The Naval Yard
Mano A Mano	S. Mountain & Schembri	The Observatory
Plain Sailing	E. Crawford & Moore	The Waterfront Plaza
Plaza Endurance	Cannon & Nelson	The Waterfront Plaza
Pleasure Cruise	Young & Lambert	The Waterfront Plaza
Power Surge	Chubb & W. Lake	The Wind Farm
Rat Race	2nd & Webster	The Country Club
Race for the Plate	S. Bay Expy & S. Rouse	The Wildcat Stadium
Race to the Summit	Franke & Young	The Wind Farm
Reach for the Stars	S. Rouse & Lambert	The Observatory
Riverside Run	Anderson & Glancey	The Country Club
Rollercoaster	Young & Hubbard	The Coast Guard HQ
Save Ferris	W. Crawford & Nelson	The Coast Guard HQ
Spaghetti Western	Harber & Glancy	The Lone Stallion Ranch
Spin City	1st and Glancy	The Wind Farm
Stealing 1st	Webster & 7th	The Wildcat Stadium
The Duel	Hamilton & 7th	The Naval Yard
Torpedo Run	N. Mountain & Hans	The Naval Yard
Tunnel Vision	Glancy & 7th	The Observatory
Waterway to Go	Hubbard & S. Rouse	The Waterfront Plaza

[edit] Island Race Events

Four new Race events were introduced in the Big Surf Island Update. These race events are very similar to Online Races in Burnout Paradise because they feature the same checkpoint system. However, three of these races are in their own class because they are the only events in the game that are circuits. Each race will require a simple lap of the island.

Name	Start location	End location	Laps
There and Back	Shires & Paradise Keys Bridge	Paradise Keys Bridge
Rocket Science	Huntley & McDonald	Huntley & McDonald	2
Shore Thing	Daniell & Pitt	Daniell & Pitt	2
Sunset Scramble	Grange & Pitt	Grange & Pitt	2

EVENTS
Burning Route • Marked Man • Race • Road Rage • Stunt Run • Showtime