Road to Ruin is a Hot Pursuit event featured in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, and it is a racer career event.
In Hot Pursuit (2010), the event is only available with the Porsche Unleashed Pack. In Hot Pursuit Remastered, the event is unlocked by beating Trail of Destruction. It can be accessed from the Big Timber Forest racer node on the career map, and is a Super Series event.
Route[]
The event starts heading north on Big Timber Pass. The racers continue north and then west to the junction at the end of this road, where they continue down Lakeside Avenue. They make their way down the entirety of this road and continue on Rockingham Road past the lighthouse. Here, they race through the tunnels and past the establishments, making their way towards the end of the road, where the finish line is located.
Briefing[]
"The cops have been on your tail for some time now and there is a sizeable file in the SCPD's headquarters with your name on it. Now they are out to get you once and for all and will do everything in their power to make the arrest."
Equipment[]
The player is given two EMPs, three Jammers, five Spike Strips, and three Turbos.
Cars[]
Racer[]
The player's choice of racer vehicle for this event is limited to Super Series Porsche cars:
Racer Suspects[]
There are three racer suspects participating in the event alongside the player.
SCPD Units[]
Two SCPD Porsche 959 Rapid Deployment units will be engaged from the start.
A Porsche Panamera Turbo Rapid Deployment unit will enter pursuit from the Maplemount Country Homes on Lakeside Avenue. A Porsche Carrera GT Speed Enforcement unit will engage in pursuit before the lighthouse (6.2 miles remaining).
Additional units will engage in pursuit if the previous units are taken out or evaded. These units will use Helicopter Support, Roadblocks, and Spike Strips.