It is highly recommended that you disable Autosave before racing the boss just in case. You only get two choices, so if you want the boss's car, pick two out of the first four markers. The first four are random while the last two are visual upgrades for your car. After you defeat the boss, you have the opportunity to select between six markers.Once you win the Canyon Duel, you officially own that area. This could be used as an advantage to prevent your points from decreasing to 0. Colliding with the boss's car will cause you to lose 5,000 points on the first run, but colliding with their car on the second run. If you fall off one of the cliffs, fall behind the boss for ten seconds on the first run, or get passed by the boss for ten seconds on the second run, you automatically lose. On the second run, the boss will be following you to take away as many of your points as possible. On the first run, you will be following the boss to collect as many points as possible. In this type of race, two racers will take turns following each other down a narrow, curvy, and dangerous canyon road.

If you manage to win, you'll have to win against them in a Canyon Duel. After accepting the boss's challenge, you will have to race them twice. That's because the third race is the boss race, which remains hidden until the boss challenges you. You might have noticed that one of the five territories in each area has only two races instead of three. Once you own every piece of territory in an area, you will be challenged by that area's boss. (Unlike your crew logo, this can never be changed later on, so make sure you're satisfied with the name before confirming it.) After confirming your crew's name, a cutscene appears where Nikki tells you about how Palmont City is split up into territories controlled by crews, the major crews being Kenji and his Bushido, Angie and her 21st Street crew, and Wolf and his TFK. (You can always change this later.) Afterwards, you will also choose the name of your crew. Then you will choose your crew logo and its colors. After arriving at the safe house, you will go to the Crew Management screen where you will set Neville as your wingman. An arrow will appear above your car, telling you where to go. After escaping the police chase, Neville will send you a message telling you to meet him at a safe house. After a minute, the two of you split up and you'll be in a pursuit with three cops chasing you. After the tutorial, you will be presented with a cutscene showing you Neville heading to Palmont City when the cops start chasing the both of you. After selecting your car, you, Neville, and Nikki will head to the Salazaar Street circuit where Nikki will tell you how to use your wingman (which is your active crew member). Complete the tutorial, complete the police chase, and create a crew.

Nfs carbon custom crew logo