The U.S. Championship Series is the final series in Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, organized by the Car Clubs. The U.S. Championship Series occurs after the player defeats every racer in Detroit.
Each city has two rivals (in the case of Detroit, three rivals; due to all racers being mandatory in that city) to be faced for the player to become the U.S. Champion.
Plot[]
Following the defeat of every Detroit racer, including Ceasar’s second encounter and Angel’s first encounter, the player will be sent to Vince’s garage. He informs the player that the Car Clubs have organized one final series, across all three US cities, where the winner will be awarded a Lamborghini Murciélago VT.
Upon returning to Cruise Mode, the player is notified that certain racers they have previously faced are looking for a challenger.
After defeating all 7 racers, the player is sent back to Vince's, and he gives the keys to the Lamborghini Murciélago.
Rivals[]
There are a total of 14 races against the US Champs, with two rivals in each area (except in Detroit where three rivals appear), totalling 7 rivals to face.
San Diego[]
Atlanta[]
Detroit[]
Loading Screens[]
San Diego[]
Atlanta[]
Detroit[]
AI Opponents[]
AI Opponents, other than the U.S. Champ hookman, typically drive the cars shown below.
Kioshi only[]
In the case of Kioshi, opponents will also be using the following vehicles, as she represents their club.
Specific rivals only[]
On certain occasions, Angel may spawn Cadillac Cien opponents, as Angel's Cien is slower than most opponents in the U.S. Championship Series, though he drove a Saleen S7 in his first encounter, which opponents in the late game typically drive.
Also, in the REMIX version of the game, Ceasar's championship will rarely spawn the REMIX-exclusive exotics (Lamborghini Diablo VT and Gemballa F355 if the player had not unlocked level 2 upgrades for Class A vehicles, much like fully upgraded Class A Sport Bikes do).
Rewards[]
Once the player wins every race in the U.S. Championship Series, the player is awarded the Lamborghini Murciélago Coupe.
If the player has a full garage upon becoming the U.S. Champion, or already obtained a Murciélago through hacks early, the player will be awarded $297,700 instead of the Murciélago itself.
Payouts in City Races, Club Races, Tokyo Challenge Races and unfinished street racers will be increased to between $12,000 and $26,000, therefore, recommending to leave Club Races for most vehicle types to reduce difficulty in doing the club races, unless one wants to earn a specific Club Reward vehicle (eg. Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34)).
Strategy[]
It is highly recommended to use any of the exotics that have at least two 90+ stats, as they have the highest performance of every vehicle in the game, and the opponents also drive those cars.
The A-Class Sport Bikes may offer similar performance at level 2 to the high-end exotics at a price less than the starter cars, however, they suffer from having the nitro capacity of Class D cars, being despawned after every crash, and taking longer to recover from crashes.
Before going into the U.S. Championship series, it is highly recommended to install any of the nitrous upgrades. If level 2 performance for Class A vehicles is unlocked, it is highly recommended to install the fourth nitro bottle to ensure a good chance at taking on the U.S. Champions, otherwise, the player can proceed with just a 3-nitro bottle. It is not recommended to do the series with just a 2-nitro bottle.
Recommended options[]
The following cars are a highly recommended option to easily complete the U.S. Championship series.
McLaren F1 LM[]
The best vehicle that isn't won as a prize. It can be bought for $250,000 after unlocking Class A vehicles. It is recommended due to it's extremely fast acceleration and high top speed. Be careful, the F1 LM's price may require you to sell some of the prize cars that have a decent value until you can hit $250,000.
Also, you may struggle to handle the car properly without the Zone ability, so after buying it, win the first three By Invitation Only club races for the Zone special ability.
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Chrysler ME Four-Twelve[]
Being the reward for the By Invitation Only Club Races, the ME Four-Twelve performs excellently with it's quad-turbocharged V12 and is the only car in the game to feature a 7-speed gearbox.
As the player will have the Zone special ability, it will give the player an advantage during their U.S. Championship run.
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Pagani Zonda C 12 S[]
The best and fastest overall vehicle in the game, being a REMIX-exclusive car, it can be won in the Tokyo Challenge's Imperial Palace Tournament, which the player must win 33 Tokyo City Races to open the tournament.
The player can enter the tournament early, if they either win the Cadillac Cien or Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R before unlocking the Class A vehicles.
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Alternate options[]
Saleen S7[]
Another car that has at least two 90+ stats, however, you will have to spend $125,000 more than the McLaren F1 LM if you want to use this Windsor V8-powered supercar, therefore, not recommended budget-wise, unless you want to try this car, which may suffer from spinouts when hitting traffic at high speeds.
The money could instead be saved for the Gemballa GT 750, if you would want to blitz/cheese the Big Playas club races after becoming the U.S. Champ.
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Trivia[]
- Both motorcycle-riding racers use the bike that is won from completing their respective club's races.
- Angel is the only opponent to drive a lower level car, in which, he drives a Saleen S7 in his first encounter, while he drives a Cadillac Cien in the US Champ Series.
- Coincidentally, when the player drives a high end exotic with level 2 nitrous, the player will usually race against the exotics driven by the US Champs (or the Saleen S7 in the case of Angel).
- The Luxury Rollers Car Club is the only car club not to have any of the members representing the U.S. Championship series.
- The player can have up to nine active racers looking for a challenger, as in San Diego and Atlanta, there are several racers who aren't mandatory to progress, these are the following:
- If the player challenges any of the racers listed above after the U.S. Championship series, chances are that the U.S. Championship race layouts will spawn on any of the rivals.
- This is also the only way to play the U.S. Championship races outside of the U.S. Championship series in Career Mode.