Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit Racing Hints by KOZ and another unknown racer fom NFScheats.
1. Choose Your Car Appropiately
Don't choose your Tournament or Knockout car solely on its results at Hometown.
True to the Need for Speed series, tracks in NFSIII generally get trickier and more technical the further you go. In Class A, for instance, the Lamborghini Diablo may smoke the competition at the relatively sedate Hometown opener, but it sucks mightily when navigating the tight confines of Rocky Pass or Summit. My motto: If it rules at Rocky Pass, it rules everywhere.
2. Start Without Wheelspin.
Tire noise at the green flag means you're not coming out as fast as you can. Generally, I apply about one-quarter throttle before the timer hits zero, then instantly shift to first gear at the green flag. I keep the throttle there for a moment to ensure that the rubber grabs, then slowly move it forward, just quickly enough that I hear only the beginnings of tire squeal. It's amazing what a smart start can do for someone who's been flooring it all along.
3. Keep Off The Scenery.
Momentum is a real key in the NFSIII world, and nothing kills your momentum like banking off a hunk of rock, a tree trunk, or a building (much less hitting it head-on).
Instead, you should gear down or decelerate smoothly and early, miss the obstacles, and come out hot. A tempered, controlled drive with an oscillating throttle and tiny steering adjustments almost always beats a madhouse full-throttle approach.
4. Know Your Obstructions.
Bridge abutments, cacti, lamp standards, tree trunks, Electronic Arts signs, and barriers to alternate courses will stop you dead in your tracks. Speed or direction signs, sagebrush and small bushes, tree branches, and traffic barriers that don't lead to other courses will not.
5. Be A Redline Racer.
For maximum NFS torque, it's best to keep your car at, or close to, redline. Of course, this doesn't mean staying stuck in second gear when you should be in fourth: You should instead shift appropriately as you move uphill or downhill and through turns to keep close to redline, rather than moving up to some cruising gear that provides no push. Remember that aside from the amazing bonus Mercedes CLK-GTR, top gears should be used only when streaking downhill; otherwise, you'll lose speed.
6. Become A Master Of The Tight Corners.
No matter what the skill level, AI opposition simply can't handle the really sharp doglegs or hairpins as well as a skilled human can. Atlantica and Country Woods are prime examples of tracks in which human drivers can gain a huge advantage by successfully navigating these tight corners. Enter from the outside, pull back momentarily on the stick as you crank hard to the inside, and come out wide and fast.
7. Keep Your Racing Line
Study the track before you race. The tricky tracks have sudden turns at blind spots. Unsuspecting racers will definately run off road or even crash into walls & barriers at these turns causing loss of momentum, speed and time. Coming in too fast for a turn at a will cause drivers to skid and crash. Coming in too cautiously at lower throttle when you should have floored it and slide through the corner will see you left behind in smokes.
Race often and eventually you will remember the turns and straights of the tracks. No doubt you may loose at first, but soon you'll love the tracks.
8. Bumping Is Racing
Beware of opponents near you. Some will bump you off the track or squeeze you into a wall or even brake in front of you and allow other opponents to pass. Make sure you are on the inside of turns rather than on the outside.
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