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Contents

  • Changelog
    • Updates
  • Welcome to Dedsec
    • Dedsec Crew
    • Antagonists
  • Training
    • Part 1: Navigation And Driving
      • Cover Navigation
      • Free Running Navigation
      • Vaulting and Climbing
      • Emotes
      • Driving
      • Water-Based Navigation
      • Smartphone
    • Part 2: Hacking
      • Automatic Takedowns
      • Botnet
      • Hacking: Objects
      • Hacking: People
      • Hacking: Vehicles
      • Lock: Access Key
      • Lock: Closed-Circuit Terminals
      • Lock: Network Bypasses
      • Mass Hacks
      • Nethack
      • Profiling
      • Quick Hacks
      • Remote Control
      • Security Cameras
      • Security Systems
    • Part 3: Online
      • Overview
      • Hacking Invasion: Hacker and Target
      • Leaderboard
      • Online: Bounty Hunter
      • Online: Co-Op Operations
      • Online: Dedsec Events
    • Part 4: Mission And Progression
      • Collectibles: Key Data
      • Collectibles: Rewards
      • Dedsec App
      • Dedsec Followers
      • Discovery: Nethack and World Exploration
      • How To Earn and Spend Money
      • Invasions of Privacy
    • Part 5: World And Activities
      • Activity: Driver SF
      • Activity: Drone Races
      • Activity: Motocross Races
      • Activity: Sailboat Races
      • Activity: ScoutX
      • Activity: eKart Races
      • Car Dealerships
      • Clothing Shops and Kiosks
      • Dedsec Hackerspaces
      • Nudle Maps and GPS
      • Pawnshops
    • Part 6: Gadgets And Weapons
      • 3D Printer
      • Weapons
      • Weapon Types
      • Weapon Statistics
      • Pistols and Machine Pistols
      • Assault Weapons
      • Shotguns
      • Sniper Rifles
      • Launchers
      • Tasers
      • Weapon Loadouts
      • The Equipment Wheel
      • Gadget: Devices—Electroshock and Explosive
      • Melee Combat
      • Advanced Tactics
      • RC Jumper
      • RC Quadcopter
    • Part 7: Factions And Conflict
      • Enemy Reinforcement Calls
      • Factions: Criminals
      • Factions: Law Enforcement
      • Heat System
    • Part 8: Enemies And Combat
      • Affiliated Civilians
      • Detection
      • Enemy Types
      • Enemy States
      • Tagging Enemies
      • Unconscious Enemies
      • Vanish
    • Part 9: Playstyles
      • Playstyle: Aggressor
      • Playstyle: Ghost
      • Playstyle: Trickster
      • Playstyle: Optimal Playstyle Mix
    • Part 10: ./Research App
      • Overview
      • Vehicle Hacking
      • Social Engineering
      • City Disruption
      • Tinkering
      • Botnets
      • Marksmanship
      • Remote CTRL
    • Part 11: Car On Demand And Vehicles
      • Overview
      • Vehicle Types
      • Vehicle Stats List
  • Main Operations
    • Overview
    • Available Main Operations
    • Hello World
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—From The Outside, In
      • 2. Operation—The Future Is In Blume
    • Swag
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Lit Like Mardi Gras
    • Plug and Play
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Gary’s Games & Glory
      • 2. Operation—I Know Kung Fu
      • 3. Operation—The Arnie Of Printers
      • 4. Operation—Follow Me
    • Walk In The Park
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Hello World
    • Cyberdriver
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Hack And Run
      • 2. Operation—Get Smart Car
      • 3. Operation—Not So Smart Car
      • 4. Operation—Cyber Stunt Driver
    • False Profits
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Newly Dawned
      • 2. Operation—Sunday Schooled
      • 3. Operation—Mindf--k
      • 4. Operation—Missing Persons
      • 5. Operation—Blasphemer
    • HAUM Sweet HAUM
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—ICU
      • 2. Operation—Heist Sweet Heist
      • 3. Operation—Zero Days All The Way Down
      • 4. Operation—Lord of the Wi-Fis
      • 5. Operation—Swimming Upstream
      • 6. Operation—The Horizontal and the Vertical
    • Looking Glass
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. and 2. Operation—Trouble at Home and !nvite To Mayhem
      • 3. Operation—R&R
    • Limp Nudle
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Second Wind
      • 2. Operation—Alphabet Soup
    • Hacker War
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Nine Lives
      • 2. Operation—Lenni’s Demands
      • 3. Operation—Sabotage
      • 4. Operation—Bunker Bust
    • W4tched
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Peeping Toms
      • 2. Operation—Café Culture
      • 3. Operation—Cabbie For Hire
      • 4. Operation—Dellums Towers
      • 5. Operation—Wrench In The Works
    • Eye For An Eye
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Lost Call
      • 2. Operation—A Brutal Discovery
      • 3. Operation—Shipwreck
      • 4. Operation—Root Canal
      • 5. Operation—A Real Dogfight
    • Hack Teh World
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Get Cray With Ray
      • 2. Operation—Hangar On
      • 3. Operation—The Waiting Game
      • 4. Operation—All-Seeing Eye
    • Power To The Sheeple
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Social Media And The Congressman
      • 2. Operation—Mark Up
      • 3. Operation—A Tempting !nvitation
      • 4. Operation—Compromised Candidate
      • 5. Operation—Voting Machinations
    • Robot Wars
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Drop the Baby
      • 2. Operation—Like Minds
      • 3. Operation—Man Vs. Machine
    • Shanghaied
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Spinal Tap
      • 2. Operation—Down By The Docks
      • 3. Operation—Chinatown Shuffle
      • 4. Operation—Nice View
      • 5. Operation—They’re On A Boat!
    • Motherload
      • Operation Overview
      • 0. Operation—Long Term Plan: Taking Down Blume
      • 1. Operation—Blow It Wide Open
      • 1. Operation (Continued)—Sitara
      • 1. Operation (Continued)—Wrench
      • 1. Operation (Continued)—Marcus
  • Side Operations
    • Available Side Operations
    • $911
      • Operation Overview
      • 1. Operation—Hubs and Authorities
      • 2. Operation—M$ Dollar Block
      • 3. Operation—OPD PCA (Part 1)
      • 3. Operation—OPD PCA (Part 2)
      • 5. Operation—Emtezcas
      • 6. Operation—Jailbird Blues
    • Always On
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Privacy 101
    • Bad Publicity
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Smackdown
    • Bottom Dollar
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Don’t Bank On It
    • Ghost Signals
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Data Chase
      • 3. Operation—Whiteout
    • Infected Bytes
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Phone Tag
      • 3. Operation—Device Zero
    • High Price to Pay
      • 1. Operation—Sneak Peek
      • 2. Operation—Chump Change
    • The Name Game
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Wrong Answer
      • 3. Operation—On The Line
      • 4. Operation—Operator Speaking
      • 5. Operation—Rogue Radio
    • Paint Job
      • 1. Operation—Daknews
      • 2. Operation—First Steps
      • 3. Operation—Making the Mark
      • 4. Operation—Master Class
      • 3. Operation—Yeah, Right
    • Pink Slips
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Black Sheep
      • 3. Operation—Pro Bono
    • Proviblues
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Word Up
      • 3. Operation—Risk Clause
      • 4. Operation—Payback
    • Ripcode
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Under The ’Hood
      • 3. Operation—Boxing Day
    • Schadenfreude
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Workout
    • Shadows
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Bad Intentions
      • 3. Operation—Swap Meet
      • 4. Operation—Fox
    • Stolen Signals
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Tattletales
      • 3. Operation—Peak Data
      • 4. Operation—Permission Denied
    • Ubistolen
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Spoilers!
    • Haum Intruder
      • 1. Operation—Burn
    • Rodentia Academy
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Masquerade
      • 3. Operation—Rat Trap
      • 4. Operation—Pest Control
    • Whistleblower
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Homewreckers
      • 3. Operation—Intervention
    • The Zodiac Killer (ULC)
      • 1. Acquisition—Operation Starter
      • 2. Operation—Crypto
      • 3. Operation—Prime_eight Directive
      • 4. Operation—Rigged Game
      • 5. Operation—Marks The Spot
      • 6. Operation—This Is The Zodiac Speaking
      • 7. Operation—Mt. Diablo
      • 8. Operation—Crackproof
    • Kickin’ It Old School
      • 1. Operation—Antisocial
      • 2. Operation—VIP
      • 2. Operation—VIP 3. Operation—Legacy
    • Primary Target
      • 1. Operation—Fly On The Wall
      • 2. Operation—Countermeasure
      • 3. Operation—Focal Point
  • Side Operations: Activities
    • Drone Races
    • Sailboat Races
    • eKart Challenge
      • Overview
      • 1. Operation—Stanford Challenge
      • 2. Operation—Pimpin’ the eKart
      • 3. Operation—Castro Challenge
      • 4. Operation—Need More Pimpin’
      • 5. Operation—Downtown Challenge
    • eKart Races
      • Tactical Advice
      • Vermont Street Slalom
      • Civic-Minded Speed
      • North Bay Race
      • Race Around the Pier
      • Stanford Rush
      • Lombard Labyrinth
    • Motocross Races
      • Tactical Advice
      • Downtown Dash
      • Drake’s Downhill
      • Enduro
      • Oakland Open
      • Marin Madness
      • Tale of Two Bridges
  • Side Operations: Driver SF
    • Available Missions
    • Driver SF: Oakland Missions (5)
      • 1. A Hoop-Less Situation
      • 2. Just Making a Living
      • 3. Payback
      • 4. Every Day Is Friday
      • 5. Fragile Cargo
    • Driver SF: San Francisco Missions (10)
      • 1. Daredevil Liv!
      • 2. Expectant Fathers!
      • 3. Gone Phishing
      • 4. Liv Again
      • 5. Scoutxpedition (ULC)
      • 6. Lost in Translation
      • 7. Get Back in the Game
      • 8. Treasure Hunt
      • 9. Haum’s Dirty Laundry
      • 10. Late Wedding
    • Driver SF: Silicon Valley Missions (3)
      • 1. Johnny 5, Where R U?
      • 2. Paradroid
      • 3. Auto-Nomous!
  • Online Operations
    • Overview
    • Operation Types
    • Restricted Area Locations
    • Marin
      • Restricted Area 01. Fort Baker
      • Restricted Area 02. Algaeris Greenhouses
      • Restricted Area 03. Camp K9
    • Oakland
      • Restricted Area 04. Prescott Scrapyard
      • Restricted Area 05. Sweet Maria Warehouse
      • Restricted Area 06. Woodland Apartments
      • Restricted Area 07. Starter Oil Factory
    • San Francisco
      • Restricted Area 08. Alcatraz Warehouse
      • Restricted Area 09. Fort Point
      • Restricted Area 10. Haum Shipment Yard
      • Restricted Area 11. Pier 27 Warehouse
      • Restricted Area 12. Auntie Shu’s Imports & Exports
      • Restricted Area 13. Bridge Maintenance Yard
      • Restricted Area 14. Pier 13 Warehouses
      • Restricted Area 15. Fort Funston
      • Restricted Area 16. Sutro Tower
      • Restricted Area 17. Under The Freeway
      • Restricted Area 18. San Bruno Radio Tower (ULC)
    • Silicon Valley
      • Restricted Area 19. Storm Drain
      • Restricted Area 20. Swan Leavitt Observatory
  • Nudle Earth: Atlas
    • Marin
      • Map Overview
      • Point Bonita and Kirby Cove
      • Vista Point and Horseshoe Bay
      • Sausalito and the Gates Houseboats
    • Oakland
      • Map Overview
      • Oakland Outskirts
      • North Oakland
      • Uptown Oakland
      • Downtown Oakland
      • South Oakland
    • San Francisco
      • Map Overview
      • Fort Point
      • Fisherman’s Wharf
      • Lombard Street
      • Coit Tower
      • Embarcadero
      • Golden Gate Park
      • Civic Center
      • Nudle Park
      • Mission Delores Park
      • Painted Ladies
      • San Bruno Mountain
      • Alcatraz
      • Yerba Buena
    • Silicon Valley
      • Map Overview
      • Crystal Springs
      • San Mateo
      • Northern Silicon Valley
      • Palo Alto
      • Stanford University
      • South Silicon Valley
      • Nudle and Galilei
  • Interactive Map
    • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Appendix
    • Clothing
    • Collectibles
    • Hidden Gnomes
    • Trophies and Achievements

Watch Dogs 2 Guide › Training › Part 5: World And Activities

Activity: eKart Races

Visit Taylor, a student at an Oakland college. Complete a series of challenges while increasing the potency of his eKart vehicle, as part of the Side Operation: eKart Challenge. This electric car competition is waged against universities and tech companies.

After completing the first race of this Side Operation, all six eKart race tracks become available. When you’re about to start an eKart Race, your smartphone shows the times needed for gold, silver, or bronze medals; the length of the race; the difficulty; and the rewards (Followers and money). There are six courses to try.

Just like motocross racing, you need to move through lit arched waypoints in the fastest possible time. The difference this time is that you’re pitted against opponents, and races last more than one lap. As with other race types, practice makes perfect. They are a good way to also accrue Followers and money. As ever, go for gold for more Followers, and choose Hard courses for more money.

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

It’s important to get to know how your eKart maneuvers, as it’s unlike any other vehicle you control. Prone to oversteering and easily spun out, these electric karts can be a handful to drive! Make sure you read up on the Side Operation: eKart Challenge later in this guide for specific tactics on claiming first place for every course!

Look Ahead and Look Out: Just like in motocross, it’s important to look ahead at the subsequent one or two waypoints, while glancing at your minimap (which also shows where they are, along with the course GPS route). You want to predict where a sharp turn is, and slow down for it rather than overshooting. With foreknowledge of every upcoming corner and straight, you can learn when to brake and accelerate at optimal times.

The Racing Line: Simply trundling through the middle of each arched waypoint is a terrible plan; you need to ensure you’re following the best possible racing line by scanning the road ahead and the waypoints to come; plot the shortest route through. This involves cutting in on corners, maneuvering close to the side of a waypoint, and turning the minimum amount. Racing down switchbacks? It’s often better to slow down and weave in as straight a line as possible, compared to making longer turns.

Championship Cunning: Let’s assume you complete all six courses in the Side Operation and have a fully upgraded eKart. Now replay all previous races to improve your time and standing for this activity. Then all you need to worry about is moving around opponents as you race. It’s usually best to move out of the way of the cluster of racers at the start, even if that means slowing down. Concentrate on the leader, not jostling for second or third position. Use your racing line to catch up to and beat the foe. If you need to knock some scenery into the road to slow down opponents, so be it!

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