Checkpoint Races (also known as Motocross) are Side-Jobs in Driver: Parallel Lines and Driver 76.

Description

There are a total of 7 Checkpoint Races across the map. Like other Side-Jobs, they are unlocked after starting Pay Ray and can only be completed off-mission. They are not marked on the map; they can only be identified in the game world with a purple corona and spinning motocross helmet .

At each location, a competitive racer will challenge the player, when approached, to beat their record time across a set of checkpoints. A vehicle will also be parked at the location, although the player can use any vehicle they choose. Threatening or killing the racer will cause the mission to become unavailable. If the racer is threatened, he will wield a Revolver (1978) or Pistol (2006) and begin to open fire on the player.

Once the player starts the race, a timer appears on screen, counting down from the racer's record time. The player must then pass through purple markers representing checkpoints throughout the course. The courses generally consist of around 30 checkpoints positioned within short distances, and always loop back to the original starting location.

Each course has a different time to beat based on the number of checkpoints and the total course distance. The locations are the same in the 2006 era as they are in the 1978 era, although the courses themselves differ between eras, as do the record times and Perfect Driver Bonus times.

Although the player needs to be in a vehicle to start the race, they will not fail for exiting and/or swapping into another vehicle once the race has started. They can also use weapons freely, unlike during Circuit Races, since there is no competitors on the course.

If the player fails to hit the last checkpoint and beat the racer's time, the mission will fail. They are given an opportunity to restart the mission by pressing "← BACKSPACE" /  /  / .

Once the last checkpoint is hit, the race is completed. The player will then be rewarded and congratulated by the racer.

The mission will become available again once the player is 1000m away from the starting location.

Objectives

You need to be in a vehicle to race. [Back to top]

Lose the cops! [Back to top]

The player cannot start the race if they have active Felony or if they are on foot.

Hit the brakes! [Back to top]

The player must remain stationary when in the starting marker for the race to start.

Hit the checkpoints! [Back to top]

Once the race is started, the player needs to hit the checkpoints to complete it. They must fully enter the checkpoint for it to be valid. Once hit, a noise will play and the next checkpoint will appear. The player can hit the checkpoints while in a vehicle or when on foot.

Locations

1978 Era

Race	Time	Perfect Time (Time remaining)	Reward	Difficulty	Image	Map
Bronx	1:00	0:22 or quicker	$750	Easy
Central Park	3:00	1:25 or quicker	$750	Easy
World's Fair Park	2:00	0:48 or quicker	$750	Easy
Airport	1:35	0:15 or quicker	$1200	Medium
Coney Island	2:00	0:45 or quicker	$1200	Medium
Englewood	2:10	0:30 or quicker	$1200	Medium
Kearny	1:40	0:35 or quicker	$2500	Hard

Like other Side-Jobs, completing the race in Perfect Time rewards the player with the Perfect Driver Bonus and $10,000.

2006 era

Race	Time	Perfect Time (Time remaining)	Reward	Difficulty	Image	Map
Bronx	0:45	0:07 or quicker	$7500	Easy
World's Fair Park	2:00	0:50 or quicker	$7500	Easy
Airport	1:00	0:10 or quicker	$12000	Medium
Central Park	2:00	0:26 or quicker	$12000	Medium
Englewood	2:00	0:30 or quicker	$12000	Medium
Kearny	2:00	0:25 or quicker	$12000	Medium
Coney Island	1:30	0:20 or quicker	$25000	Hard

In the 2006 era, completing the race in Perfect Time rewards the player with the Perfect Driver Bonus and $100,000.

Gallery

You need to be in a vehicle to race.

Lose the cops!

Checkpoint Race unavailable after killing the racer before starting the race.

Checkpoint Race remains available even if the vehicle has been destroyed; by pushing the vehicle away from the racer before destroying it.

Failed: out of time.

Failed: the deal's off.

Perfect Driver Bonus: $10000

Trivia

• Checkpoint Races were originally supposed to be named "Motocross" races. The mission files for Checkpoint Races are named motocross_01 through 08. This is also supported by the use of a motocross helmet as the mission marker.
• There were supposed to be a total of 10 Checkpoint Races. In the PS2 version of the game, the mission package file contains reference to 3 more races not used in the final version of the game.^[5]
• Despite the marker telling the player they need a vehicle to start the race, they can actually exit their vehicle during the race, and walk through the checkpoints, although it would be impossible to pass through all the checkpoints in the allotted time by walking.

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