Old Route 66

Old Route 66
Event	Ordered
Start	Santa Monica Blvd. & Ocean Ave.
Checkpoints	11 (Hard/Hardest) 23 (Easiest/Medium)
Location	Santa Monica

Old Route 66 is an ordered race that appears in Midnight Club: Los Angeles and is located in the Santa Monica Area.

Route

The race starts at Santa Monica Boulevard & Ocean Avenue, and continues east along Santa Monica Blvd. for about 45% of the race before going down South Pasadena Freeway (110 Freeway), heading along to West Rosa Parks Freeway (10 Freeway) and then proceeding north along the Pacific Coast Highway to the finish. On the Santa Monica Blvd. portion of the race, racers will pass by landmarks such as Santa Monica Mall, Little Santa Monica, Robinson & Co. (near Wilshire Blvd.), Rodeo Drive metro station, the Police Station and Hollywood Studios before reaching Koreatown at Vermont Road. Racers will turn right to go south on Vermont, turn left to go east on Beverly Blvd. and then turn right to south on Vine St.

When reaching the Wilshire Blvd. intersection, racers will then head towards the South Pasadena Freeway (S. 110 Fwy), cutting over the lawn going to the checkpoint. The race will then continue south on 110 Freeway until reaching the exit for West Rosa Parks Freeway (W. 10 Freeway), and continue west along the 10 Freeway. Racers can go straight and take the off-ramp exits leading to Washington Blvd. as long at they take the on-ramp back onto the 10 Fwy. Otherwise, the checkpoint at Arlington Ave. will not register the racer passing through if they go under the Freeway on Washington Blvd. There will also be a dead end after the checkpoint and the racer will have to turn around the go back to the on-ramp, losing lots of time. Racers will continue along W. 10 Fwy until reaching a tunnel near the beach. Once through the tunnel, the racers will continue north along the Pacific Coast highway, until reaching the finish line at the California Incline intersection.

Alternate Routes

In the "Hard" and "Hardest" difficulties, there are 12 less checkpoints at certain spots on Santa Monica Blvd, Koreatown and Pacific Coast Highway which allow the racers to take more routes to reach checkpoints. However, while these racers may choose alternate routes, they are not necessarily the fastest and could ultimately slow them down compared to the main route.

Alternate Route 1

The checkpoints at Little Santa Monica Boulevard and Beverly Drive have been removed, which opens up an alternate route leading to the police station checkpoint. Racers can choose to continue along Santa Monica Blvd. but they can also choose to cut through Little Santa Monica, taking the shortcut leading to the intersection of Dayton Way & Avenue of the Stars. Racers can then continue west along Dayton Way until reaching Beverly Hills City Hall at the Beverly Drive intersection. Then, racers will take the shortcut going north west towards the Police Station and then head towards the Police Station Checkpoint.

Alternate Route 2

The Santa Monica Blvd. checkpoints at John's Auto, N. La Brie Ave. and N. La Cienega have been removed, which opens up another alternate route that racers take sometimes. This route involves going left at the fork in the road and continuing west down Melrose Ave. until reaching the Hollywood Studios. Racers will continue straight and west until reaching a path that cuts northwest back onto Santa Monica Boulevard.

Alternate Route 3

The checkpoints around Koreatown at Santa Monica Blvd, N. Vermont Ave., Beverly Blvd. and Vine St have all been removed, allowing racers to take shortcuts going through Koreatown to get to Vine Street faster. When reaching the Highland Ave. checkpoint on Santa Monica Blvd., right after the Hollywood studios, racers can turn right before reaching the checkpoint to take the alleyways. These will go southwest towards Vine St. and save a lot of time. However, it is recommended to stay on Santa Monica Blvd. and not take the Melrose Ave. shortcut to maintain the most speed and control going into these shortcuts. If the Melrose route is taken, the racer will have to slow down and carefully navigate right to take the shortcut, costing valuable time and speed.

Alternate Route 4

The checkpoints on the Pacific Coast Highway have been removed, allowing racers to get off W. 10 Fwy and take an alternate route. Racers will turn right and take the off-ramp onto 4th St., then cut through the Santa Monica Mall through the southwest entrance onto the 3rd St. Promenade. Racers will then continue north along the promenade until reaching the Wilshire Blvd. intersection. Then, they will take the shortcut and cut through the Shangri-La Hotel, heading towards the jump in the Palisades Park. This will bypass most of the California Incline and help the racers reach the finish quicker. However, it is usually recommended to stay on Pacific Coast Hwy. as this is the faster route.

Goal Attack

Time Limit	Damage Limit	Position
02:21.00	25%	1st

Power-Up Locations

All power-ups in Arcade Mode are located near each checkpoint.

Checkpoints

Start

• Santa Monica Blvd. & Ocean Ave.

Checkpoints

• Underlines denote checkpoints only in Easiest/Medium mode

• Checkpoint 1 - Santa Monica Blvd. (near 4th. St/Broadway intersection)
  (near Todd's Surf Shack, Vista View Condos and Best Buy)
• Checkpoint 2 - Santa Monica Blvd. (near "The Showroom" and "Liberty Apparel Designs"
• Checkpoint 3 - Lt. Santa Monica Blvd. (near the Kinross Ave. intersection)
• Checkpoint 4 - Lt. Santa Monica Blvd. & Wilshire Blvd.
• Checkpoint 5 - Santa Monica Blvd. & Beverly Dr.
• Checkpoint 3/6 - Santa Monica Blvd. (near Police Station and Medical Clinic)
• Checkpoint 7 - Santa Monica Blvd. (near John's Auto Repair & Instant Cash-Liquor store)
• Checkpoint 8 - Santa Monica Blvd. & N. La Cienega
• Checkpoint 9 - Santa Monica Blvd. & N. La Brea Ave.
• Checkpoint 4/10 - Santa Monica Blvd. & Highland Ave (@ Das Bräuhaus)
• Checkpoint 11 - Santa Monica Blvd. & Wilcox Ave./N. Vermont Ave.
• Checkpoint 12 - Beverly Blvd. (just after N. Vermont Ave. & Beverly Blvd.)
• Checkpoint 13 - Beverly Blvd. & Vine St.
• Checkpoint 5/14 - Wilshire Blvd. & W. 110 Fwy (on-ramp to W. 110 Freeway)
• Checkpoint 6/15 - On-ramp to W. 10 Fwy
• Checkpoint 7/16 - W. 10 Fwy & Shrine Pl.
• Checkpoint 8/17 - just after W. 10 Fwy & Arlington Ave.
• Checkpoint 9/18 - W. 10 Fwy & Jefferson Blvd.
• Checkpoint 10/19 - W. 10 Fwy & Sepulveda Blvd.
• Checkpoint 11/20 - W. 10 Fwy @ on-off ramps to 4th St.
• Checkpoint 21 - W. 10 Fwy & Ocean Ave.
• Checkpoint 22 - Pacific Coast Hwy near Santa Monica Blvd.
• Checkpoint 23 - Pacific Coast Hwy near San Vicente Blvd.

Finish

• Pacific Coast Hwy & California Incline

Trivia

• When racing Lester for pink slip races, the Hard/Hardest route of this track is used.