


Doing them now or later is up to you, but if you decide to do them later, come back to this section of the walkthrough. You will also be able to discover all the gas stations and garages along the way, which will help you while you progress through the story as well. You will also get a general feel for the map, which will help you when the races take you to those general areas that you've already spent time in collecting things. When you find these collectibles you'll get money, which will give you a very nice stockpile of cash as you progress through the story, which will help you in purchasing speedcards or new cars to stay ahead of the difficulty curve. It is strongly recommended that if you have the time and the patience, you set aside some time to go out and find them all now before continuing the story, since overall it will help you more.

During that time after a crash, use your boost and either back away or drive forward as best as you can to escape their clutches. If you do crash, the game gives you a reasonable amount of time to drive away before it will consider you 'busted' and you will need to restart. The cops can bust you if they manage to stop your car and prevent you from taking off again. Escaping them really just means getting to the destination within the time limit. You'll be introduced to the police, who will often chase you during Runner missions. Tyler drives Race and Drag cars, Jess drives Runner cars, and Mac drives Drift and Offroad cars.

These will introduce you to the characters, Tyler, Jess, and Mac, and how some missions you'll switch between cars during the race. You're going to immediately be thrown into several races. When you start up a new game, select Easy.
