Mall Or Nothing

Giver
Lamar Davis
Location
Part of the opening tutorial: Lamar drives you from the airport to a lot on Eclipse Boulevard and you step into the race trigger. Lamar hosts the race, and other new players can join the lobby.

A night race through the northern part of Los Santos with Lamar as your rival. You pick a sedan and drive the marked route from Eclipse Boulevard through Vinewood and back toward the start.

Before you start

Pick a sedan you can handle. Braking and cornering matter more here than top speed.

There is no wanted level and catch-up is on, so a lost lead can be recovered.

If you crash badly, hold the respawn button to return to the last checkpoint.

Objectives

  1. Race Lamar to the finish line.
  2. Pass each checkpoint in order.

Mall Or Nothing walkthrough

The opening stretch

Lamar pulls ahead as soon as the race begins and taunts you over the headset. Stay close behind him, follow the blue arrow ahead of you and keep a clean line along Eclipse Boulevard and into Vinewood. You can open the positions list to check your split time against his. One wall hit here can cost the race, so keep the car straight on the straights.

Following Lamar's car along a dark Vinewood street
Driving up a hill road toward the next checkpoint
Taking a junction toward the next checkpoint arrow

Through the city

Downtown Vinewood and Alta Street bring junctions, parked cars and tighter turns. Brake before a sharp corner, since a slide costs more time than it saves, and use the checkpoint arrow to read the turn after the next one. Once you pass Lamar, hold the same pace rather than pushing harder and spinning out, because catch-up keeps him close.

Driving between buildings toward a glowing checkpoint arrow
Cornering on a wide road beside Alta Street
Speeding through an underpass with the checkpoint ahead

Past the golf club

The route then bends along the hills on the north side. These corners are wide, so you can carry speed through them, but watch for the curbs at the edges of the road. Use the handbrake lightly on the tightest bends and keep to the middle of the lane.

Heading down San Vitus Boulevard past a custom shop
Driving a dark road with city towers ahead
Sliding the sedan through a bend at night
Following the road toward a double arrow checkpoint

The finish

The finish line is on Clinton Avenue and overlaps the starting area on Eclipse Boulevard. Keep your line through the last checkpoints, avoid late braking and cross the line ahead of Lamar. The final stretch has traffic lights and crossings, so slow a little rather than hit a car at the last moment. The result card then shows your time.

Waiting at a red light on a Vinewood road
Passing a bus on the way to the last checkpoints
Driving over painted crossing markings at night
Turning at the second to last junction
Lining up for the finish near Alta Street

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

  • you quit the race

After the mission

You earn RP for finishing, and more for finishing first. The tutorial then carries on to your next introductory job.

Race result card showing the final time