This guide provides a walkthrough on how the player should progress through the final part of Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition's career storyline, which is the U.S. Championship Series.
Preparations for the Championship[]
Before attempting the U.S. Championship Series, the player must bring a very fast exotic car, as the player will face the ultimate competition.
The opponents will be typically driving the following cars, except for some racers in Kioshi's US Championship series, where any of the opponents may ride Class A Sport Bikes in place of some exotic-driving opponents.
Recommended Vehicles[]
It is highly recommended to use one of the four exotics below for the entire series, as these cars have two stats above 90, having maximum nitro tanks (which are the same as Class B cars; that starts at 2, maxes at 4), having already optimized performance, which leaves them unupgradable except for Nitrous.
It is highly recommended to use these exotics over the Class A Sport Bikes for the races below due to the bikes suffering from two major weaknesses, their Nitrous capacity being limited to the Class D nitrous, which makes them start without any, and having only one nitro with level 1 upgrades, or two when max upgraded, the exotics start with two nitrous, and can have up to four when fully upgraded, as well as better recovery rate, as crashing a sports bike will knock their rider off the bike, taking at least 5 seconds to respawn.
Despite the listed stats, the Chrysler ME Four-Twelve and Pagani Zonda C-12 S have the best overall performance of all vehicles in the game, aside from the high-grip handling, both AMG-powered hypercars also have the highest top speed of all vehicles in the game (having 299.9 mph (483 km/h) with Nitrous).
You can do the first three races of the By Invitation Only to obtain the Zone ability for Exotics to make the races easier, if you plan to do it with the F1 or S7. However, it is best done to buy the F1 and do the Exotic club races for the Four-Twelve.
In some playthroughs, level 2 upgrades for Class A vehicles may be unlocked during the late part of Detroit, instead of during the U.S. Championship Series, especially if the player avoided the City Tournament (Detroit) before unlocking the said parts, which could give the player an advantage with an extra Nitrous tank, therefore a good strategy to progress in the previous part is to win the Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34) from the Unbeatable Street Racers and use it until the player unlocks level 2 for Class A vehicles (but must unlock the upgrades before the U.S. Championship Series).
McLaren F1 LM[]
Upon unlocking Class A vehicles, this 90s track beast becomes available for $250,000. It is recommended due to it's extremely fast acceleration and high top speed. Be careful when driving this thing, as a hard crash on traffic may cause it to spin out, despite having the fastest acceleration of all vehicles in the game, therefore recommending the player to use it for the 16 By Invitation Only races and using it's prize instead for the series.
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Chrysler ME Four-Twelve[]
The best overall non-REMIX vehicle in the game is the reward for completing the By Invitation Only Club Races in the US career.
Per the meta, it is best advised to win this car right after the player unlocks level 2 upgrades for Class A vehicles, using the McLaren to do all 16 races, then using this car to win all U.S. Championship Series races.
Put all power to this quad-turbocharged V12 hypercar, since you got the Zone special ability and 4 shots of nitrous. This hypercar's specs means it is game over for the US Championship competitors.
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Pagani Zonda C 12 S[]
The best overall vehicle in the game, however, if you want to roll in this Italian beast, you gotta have the REMIX version of the game, and grind through the entire Tokyo Challenge races until you open the Imperial Palace Tournament. You must bring an A-Class vehicle to be able to enter it's tournament to win this Italian supercar, however, since the Tokyo City Races have a cash payout that also depends on the player's career progress, the player can leave all 34 Tokyo Races until they have become U.S. Champion, but it can be recommended to grind for this car after unlocking level 2 upgrades for Class A vehicles, unless they would save it and go after the Four-Twelve instead.
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Saleen S7[]
Another alternative choice for the US Championship Series, however, this car costs 50% more than the McLaren, therefore it is better to buy the McLaren and save the budget on the Gemballa GT 750 (if they have the REMIX version of the game) for the Big Playas club races.
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Detroit[]
Upon defeating Angel and Ceasar's 2nd encounter, you will be taken to Vince's garage that the car clubs are organizing one final series, and Vince has put a Lamborghini Murciélago VT for whoever becomes the U.S. Champion upon returning to Cruise, there will be calls to inform you that several challengers you have previously taken on before, are looking for a challenger, now in much faster cars.
Bring one of the high-end exotics listed above to stand an easy chance at winning these races. If you have not gotten Zone for exotics (unless you use the Four Twelve as you will already have the Zone ability), then win at least the first three races of the By Invitation Only club to earn the Zone ability for Exotics, which will help you in tight turns.
While most players are guaranteed to have the level 1 upgrades for Class A vehicles, it is possible to have unlocked level 2 upgrades for Class A vehicles if the player avoided the City Tournament (Detroit) before they are unlocked, allowing the player to have a 4th Nitrous tank right away, otherwise, the player will only have three for at least the first 5 races of the series.
Roy[]
Roy's loading screen during the US Championship series
The American Royalty Car Club has sent out Roy to represent them in the U.S. Championship Series, and now, he has ditched Mopar in favor of a McLaren F1 LM.
His first race is Starstruck and his second race is Core. Use one of the exotics mentioned above.
Ceasar[]
Ceasar's loading screen during the US Championship series.
Up next is the ultra-rich exotic mogul Ceasar from By Invitation Only! He is back for the U.S. Championship Series, And guess what... He now drives a Chrysler ME Four-Twelve, the reward car for the By Invitation Only club races.
His first race will be Behemoth and the second race is in Converge. Either match him with the ME Four Twelve, or use one of the alternate exotics if you didn't unlock it.
Kioshi[]
Kioshi's loading screen during the US Championship series
The Original Riders bike club rider Kioshi has decided to take part in the U.S. Championship, Now, she ditched her Aprilia RSV Mille 1000R Factory, which has a perfect 100 handling, for a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R, the reward for completing the Original Riders Bike Club, a faster but slightly harder to handle sport bike.
Her first race will be in Open and the second race is in All In. Prove that four wheels can beat her two wheeler by using an exotic.
Atlanta[]
Head off to the City Movers and take the entrance or exit back to the main menus to reselect Atlanta. Two racers are waiting to see who will face them for the grand prize.
If you did not defeat Dre/Cheng or Vito/Naomi back in Atlanta, there are chances where you may encounter any of their exclusive race layouts.
Angel[]
Angel's loading screen during the US Championship series
Angel, a member of By Invitation Only has returned to be a part of the U.S. Championship Series.
Instead of being in Detroit, he is now in Atlanta, and has downgraded from the Saleen S7 (naturally aspirated) to the Cadillac Cien, a low-end exotic that was a prize in the City Tournament (Detroit), yet his races would be easy if other opponents drive the Cien.
First race takes place in Heart of the City, and the second race in Through the City.
Lamont[]
Lamont's loading screen during the US Championship series
Have you remembered this truck driver from the Big Playas. Now he rolls in an ultra-priced Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, the game's most expensive car priced at $725,000. He must have gotten very rich to afford that CLK GTR during the time you were in Detroit.
First race takes place in Resurgence, and the second race takes place in Into the City.
San Diego[]
Now we are off to the city where we started, and there are two representatives there.
Spider[]
Spider's loading screen during the US Championship series
Our first racer is Spider, a chopper rider from the Chopper of America Bike Club that you ran into early in Detroit Now, he rides a Hotmatch Skully, a B-Class Chopper that is won from the Chopper Club races, and is the only one to use a B-Class vehicle, while his other competitors drive the top tier exotics.
The first race takes place in Go!, and the second race takes place in City Loop, which is one of the longest races in the game.
Vanessa[]
Vanessa's loading screen during the US Championship series
And the last of the U.S. Champions, is Vanessa, remember the first racer you raced, now, the final racer you have to take on, is the same, first racer you initially raced. Now, she is rolling in a Lamborghini Murciélago VT, the prize for the U.S. Championship Series.
The first race takes place in East Side, while the second race takes place in Jumps Galore.
Aftermath[]
You have just become the U.S. Champ and won a Lamborghini Murciélago VT! This Italian V12 Bull has been awarded to you by Vince for becoming the U.S. Champion. (or if you had a full garage, you will be paid $297,700 instead).