2000 Trick
To begin a game with 2000 start a Tournament Race and finish with a time bonus to get 2000 At the Auto Shop select Race When the match starts hit Start again select Quit and begin the game again with 2000
Blackmarket
To get the best stuff in the game save up a lot of money eventually after a race you will be approached by a man from the black market when you go to open one of the menus laser menu missile mine etc He will offer you cool stuff like a missile reflector or stealth cloak Also if you save up enough you can get a laser missile or mine thats better than the best you can normally buy finally if you save up a ton of money he sometimes will even offer you a new car The dragon the best car he will sell you has almost maxed out performance in everything If you save a lot and he doesnt appear just save your game reset and try again sometimes he will appear then even if he didnt appear before
Never Waste A Continue
If you lose a race and are forced to continue just restart your game You will begin again at the beginning of the race but you wont lose a continue
Playing Tip
If you dont place in the top three finishers in the Tournament mode select Quit rather than using a Continue Then return to your game and reload your saved game Youll get another chance without using a Continue You dont get to keep the cash for kills you just earned but you can repeat this trick as often as necessary until you reach the end of the game