Part 23

Need for Speed Most Wanted (2005) Part 23 walkthrough covering races against Vic, including Rosewood & Lyons, City Center, and Hwy 99 & Highlands.

• Race Wins: 4
• Milestones Completed: 3
• Total Bounty: 100,000

If you won Taz's car, it is recommended that you switch to it for these races.

Race Events:

Rosewood & Lyons

• Race Type: Sprint
• Cash Reward: 2,500
• Cop Probability: Maximum
• Laps: 1
• Distance: 3.7 Miles
• Description: Nearing the 70% mark of this race, the circuit will split either left or right. Stay to the left to get the best line, and you will see a fence when the track turns left. Go through the fence and cut through this lot. The rest of the race is simple to the finish line.
• Sample Times: Stage 20% 30.52, Stage 40% 1:02.98, Stage 60% 1:28.74, Stage 80% 1:57.20, Stage 100% 2:21.01

City Center

• Race Type: Lap Knockout
• Cash Reward: 2,500
• Cop Probability: Minimum
• Laps: 3
• Distance: 4.8 Miles
• Description: This is a simple race offering no shortcuts. For the best chances of winning, cut turns where possible.
• Sample Times: Lap 1 1:00.93, Lap 2 56.20, Lap 3 57.41, Total 2:54.55

Rosewood Drive

• Race Type: Lap Knockout
• Cash Reward: 2,500
• Cop Probability: Minimum
• Laps: 3
• Distance: 10.2 Miles
• Description: Just past the middle of the race is an alleyway that you will see both on your minimap (a small map displayed on the HUD (heads-up display — the on-screen icons showing health, ammo and the minimap), showing your immediate surroundings) and on the screen after you come around a 90-degree left turn. Cut down this alleyway to cut off a straightaway followed by a left turn. Continue on the circuit to complete the lap and use this strategy for the rest of the race.
• Sample Times: Lap 1 1:57.53, Lap 2 1:56.65, Lap 3 1:50.44, Total 5:44.64

Hwy 99 & Highlands

• Race Type: Tollbooth
• Cash Reward: 2,500
• Cop Probability: Minimum
• Laps: 1
• Distance: 5.1 Miles
• Description: Follow the road and just after the first tollbooth you come to, the road will split. Take the path to the right. Once you enter a tunnel, crossover to the left-hand side. Near the 82% mark, there will be a path on the left that goes through the woods. Take that path, jump the road and continue along the path through the woods. Continue to follow the road to the finish.
• Sample Times: Tollbooth 1 50.00, Tollbooth 2 40.00, Tollbooth 3 50.00, Total 2:20.00

Hwy 4 & Forest Green

• Race Type: Tollbooth
• Cash Reward: 2,500
• Cop Probability: Minimum
• Laps: 1
• Distance: 6.3 Miles
• Description: When the road first forks, take the path to the left. Once you get into a tunnel, the road will straighten out. Take this opportunity to cross over to the right-hand lanes of traffic. Near the 48% mark, look to your right and there will be a path cutting behind a rock. Take it to cut off part of a turn. From here, continue to follow the road to the finish.
• Sample Times: Tollbooth 1 55.00, Tollbooth 2 1:35.00, Tollbooth 3 45.00, Total 3:15.00

Diamond & State

• Race Type: Speedtrap
• Cash Reward: 2,500
• Cop Probability: Minimum
• Laps: 1
• Distance: 3.3 Miles
• Description: The goal of a Speedtrap style race is to be the racer with the highest speed passing through each speedtrap. All of your speeds are added together for a cumulative sum, and at the end, the racer with the highest cumulative sum wins the race. Though you also need to finish well, because once the first racer crosses the finish line, your cumulative sum of MPH will be finalized.
• Sample Speeds: Trap 1 127 MPH, Trap 2 118 MPH, Trap 3 130 MPH, Trap 4 123 MPH, Trap 5 118 MPH, Total 615 MPH