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GTA Master

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Monster

Location
Unknown Man's ranch, Tierra Robada
Reward
$1,000 to $5,000, depending on your time

Requires Yay Ka-Boom-Boom

Unlocks Highjack

A mysterious voice at a ranch in Tierra Robada wants to test CJ’s nerve. You race a monster truck through 35 map checkpoints and bring it back inside 6:30.

Before you start

Buy the Fort Carson safehouse first if you want to keep the truck, because it has the nearest garage big enough to hold it.

Objectives

  1. Get in the Monster.
  2. Get to the first checkpoint.
  3. Collect all the checkpoints.
  4. Return to the ranch.

Monster walkthrough

Meet the voice

Drive to the ranch in Tierra Robada, marked on the map. A mechanic and a hidden voice greet CJ, and the voice wants to know what CJ is made of. He points CJ to a truck in the garage, and an instructor explains the test.

CJ walking up to the ranch yard as two mechanics stand by a truck
CJ answering the voice in the ranch yard at dusk
The instructor and CJ talking beside the monster truck in the garage

Learn the truck

The Monster has no handbrake. Hold Space to use its four-wheel steering instead, which lets you turn sharply without losing speed. You must beat 6:30, and losing or abandoning the truck fails the mission. A GPS in the cab shows each checkpoint as a red beam of light, so keep your eyes on the beam rather than the road.

The instructor explaining four-wheel steering instead of a handbrake
Setting off in the monster truck with the first checkpoint beam ahead

Early checkpoints

The first checkpoints lead you across Tierra Robada, crossing rough ground. The truck rides over rocks, fences and shrubs, so take straight lines wherever possible. Let the truck fly over bumps rather than slowing down, and use four-wheel steering when you need to correct course.

Driving the monster truck toward a tall red checkpoint beam in the dusk
Racing between red rock cliffs in the desert
Rolling down a hillside track toward the next beam

The long run home

The later checkpoints keep you moving across the region. Watch the counter in the bottom right, which shows how many of the 35 you have collected, and the timer beside it. If the clock is slipping, skip the roads and cut across fields. After the last checkpoint, return to the ranch.

Monster truck heading for a beam on a grassy coastal hillside
Passing a wooden shed as a checkpoint beam rises ahead
Driving over a dark hill with the beam ahead

Your time

Back at the ranch, the instructor reads out the leaderboard and compares your time. Under 4:20 earns the best praise and the biggest payout. Anything under 6:30 passes, but 6:30 or over fails with a message that you did not make the top five.

CJ talking with the instructor on the ranch porch after the race

What fails this mission

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

  • Monster destroyed or abandoned
  • Time runs past 6:30

After the mission

The faster you finish, the more money you earn, up to $5,000. Finishing opens Highjack, Mike Toreno‘s next job.

The mission passed screen with $5000 at the ranch