The Challenge Series in Need for Speed: Carbon contains various sets of event types, with each having three separate events made up of bronze, silver, and gold difficulty tiers.
Completing the entry bronze tier event will unlock the silver tier event, completing the silver tier event will unlock the gold tier event, and completing the gold tier event will unlock a unique reward.
Challenge Series[]
Canyon Duel[]
The Canyon Duel series of events are solo challenges involving the player racing against a single opponent in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the Switchblade Spoiler.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
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Bronze | 4.5 mi (7.2 km)
Defeat an easy opponent in a Canyon Duel on Journeyman's Edge.
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| Silver | 2.5 mi (4 km)
Defeat an intermediate opponent in a Canyon Duel on Gold Valley.
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| Gold | 3.1 mi (5 km)
Defeat a hard opponent in a Canyon Duel on Eternity Pass.
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Canyon Race[]
The Race series of events are co-operative challenges, which can be undertaken in either a online multiplayer, split-screen or single-player mode, involving the player racing against three opponents in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks NFS Carbon Logo Vinyls.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
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Bronze | ||
| Silver | 2.6 mi (4.2 km)
Win a Canyon Race on Copper Ridge against intermediate opposition.
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| Gold | 3.4 mi (5.5 km)
Win a Canyon Race on Deadfall Junction against hard opposition.
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Checkpoint[]
The Checkpoint series of events are solo challenges involving the player racing against a timer in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the Venom Spoiler.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bronze | 5.6 mi (9 km)
Complete the Eskuri Plaza Checkpoint Challenge in under 3:44 to win.
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| Silver | 5.3 mi (8.5 km)
Complete the Rabinowitz Drive Checkpoint Challenge in under 3:02 to win.
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| Gold | 5.8 mi (9.3 km)
Complete the Blackwell Road Checkpoint Challenge in under 3:21 to win.
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Canyon Checkpoint[]
The Canyon Checkpoint series of events are solo challenges involving the player racing against a timer in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks Pearlescent Paint.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
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Bronze | Lofty Heights
3.3 mi (5.3 km)
Complete the Lofty Heights Checkpoint Challenge in under 2:39 to win.
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| Silver | 2.4 mi (3.9 km)
Complte the Knife's Edge Checkpoint Challenge in under 1:25 to win.
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| Gold | 3.4 mi (5.5 km)
Complete the Desperation Ridge Checkpoint Challenge in under 1:55 to win.
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Canyon Drift[]
The Canyon Checkpoint series of events are solo challenges involving the player attempting to beat target drift scores in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the Sidewinder Spoiler.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bronze | ||
| Silver | |||
| Gold | Lookout Point Drift
2.3 mi (3.7 km)
Score over 150,000 PTS on this Canyon Drift to win.
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Pursuit Evasion[]
The Pursuit Evasion series of events are solo challenges involving the player attempting to evade the Palmont Police Department in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the Overdial & Shaker Hoods.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bronze | ||
| Silver | |||
| Gold | Route 55 Getaway
N/A
Evade the police pursuit after at least 12 minutes to win.
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Trade Paint[]
The Trade Paint series of events are solo challenges involving the player attempting to ram Palmont Police Department units in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the Pearl Window Tint.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bronze | Hills Borough Hijinks
N/A
Disable at least 5 police vehicles and evade the pursuit to win.
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| Silver | Wyle Center Crackdown
N/A
Disable at least 10 police vehicles and evade the pursuit to win.
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| Gold | Brimstone A.P.B.
N/A
Disable at least 30 police vehicles and evade the pursuit to win.
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Circuit[]
The Circuit series of events are co-operative challenges, which can be undertaken in either a online multiplayer, split-screen or single-player mode, involving the player racing against seven opponents in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the Impact Spoiler.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bronze | 7.0 mi (11.3 km)
Win a Circuit Race on Dover St. against easy opposition.
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| Silver | Oceanview
7.0 mi (11.3 km)
Win a Circuit Race on Oceanview against intermediate opposition.
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| Gold | 6.5 mi (10.5 km)
Win a Circuit Race on Starlight Street against hard opposition.
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Sprint[]
The Sprint series of events are co-operative challenges, which can be undertaken in either a online multiplayer, split-screen or single-player mode, involving the player racing against seven opponents in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the Honey Vinyl.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
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Bronze | ||
| Silver | 5.0 mi (8 km)
Win a Sprint Race on Kings Park against intermediate opposition.
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| Gold | 3.3 mi (5.3 km)
Win a Sprint Race on Canmor Road against hard opposition.
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Drift[]
The Drift series of events are solo challenges involving the player attempting to beat target drift scores in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the Tornado Spoiler.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
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Bronze | ||
| Silver | |||
| Gold | Main Street Drift
4.3 mi (6.9 km)
Score over 250,000 PTS on this Drift to win.
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Speedtrap[]
The Speedtrap series of events are co-operative challenges, which can be undertaken in either a online multiplayer, split-screen or single-player mode, involving the player racing against seven opponents to set the fastest overall speed in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the Groundmaster Spoiler.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bronze | Million Dollar Run
4.6 mi (7.4 km)
Win the Million Dollar Run Speedtrap Race against easy opposition.
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| Silver | 3.5 mi (5.6 km)
Win the Infinity Park Speedtrap Race against intermediate opposition.
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| Gold | 3.7 mi (6 km)
Win the Eskuri Way Speedtrap Race against hard opposition.
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Race Wars[]
The Race Wars series of events are solo challenges involving the player racing against a high number of opponents in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks Race Flag Vinyls.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
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Bronze | ||
| Silver | 14.7 mi (23.7 km)
Win the Fortuna Race Wars against intermediate opposition.
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| Gold | 9.5 mi (15.3 km)
Win the Kempton Race Wars against hard opposition.
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Collector's Edition Challenge Series[]
The Collector's Edition release of Need for Speed: Carbon includes three additional Challenge Series, each with 3 events, and a reward for completing all events in a series.
Collector's Edition Checkpoint[]
The Collector's Edition Checkpoint series of events are solo challenges involving the player racing against a timer in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the 1992 Nissan 240 SX.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
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Bronze | ||
| Silver | Downtown Tunnel
6.4 mi (10.3 km)
Complete the East meets West Checkpoint Challenge in under 3:10 to win.
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| Gold | |||
Collector's Edition Challenge[]
The Collector's Edition Challenge series of events are solo challenges involving the player attempting to ram Palmont Police Department units or evade them in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks Camo & Pinstripe Vinyls.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bronze | ||
| Silver | Massive Escape
N/A
Evade the police pursuit after at least 5 minutes at Heat Level 7 to win.
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| Gold | Big Game Hunt
N/A
Disable at least 1 police Rhino SUV and evade the pursuit to win.
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Collector's Edition Race Wars[]
The Collector's Edition Race Wars series of events are solo challenges involving the player racing against a high number of opponents in progressively more difficult challenges.
Completing a lower difficulty challenge will unlock a higher difficulty challenge, and completing the Gold challenge unlocks the 2007 Jaguar XK.
| Type | Stage | Track | Car & Description |
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Bronze | Highway 142
7.7 mi (12.4 km)
Win a Race Wars on Highway 142 Circuit against easy opposition.
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| Silver | Garcia Street
5.6 mi (9 km)
Win a Race Wars on Garcia Street Circuit against intermediate opposition.
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| Gold | Route 21
14.2 mi (22.9 km)
Win a Race Wars on Route 21 Circuit against hard opposition.
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Trivia[]
- Multiple events have the wrong track listed in-game and take place along a different track:
- The Bronze Canyon Duel event takes place along Desperation Ridge, not Journeyman's Bane
- The Bronze Sprint event takes place along York Road, not Condo Row
- The Silver Canyon Duel event stakes place along Lookout Point, not Gold Valley Duel
- The Silver Canyon Race event takes place along Devil's Creek Pass, not Copper Ridge
- The Silver Sprint event takes place along Chinatown Tram, not Kings Park
- The Silver Speedtrap event takes place along Bowen Avenue, not Infinity Park
- The Gold Canyon Sprint event takes place along Lofty Heights Downhill, not Deadfall Junction
- The Gold Canyon Checkpoint event takes place along Journeyman's Bane, not Desperation Ridge
- The Gold Circuit event takes place along Paradise Hotel, not Starlight Street
- The Gold Sprint event takes place along Spade Street, not Canmor Road
- The Gold Race Wars event takes place along Steyne Aqueduct in Kempton, not in Silverton
- The Bronze and Gold Collector's Edition Checkpoint events have their descriptions mixed up:
- Highway 142 should be "Drive the entire highway before time runs out"
- Around The World should be "Make it around the city before time runs out"