Need for Speed: Most Wanted Blacklist TournamentsSo you think you have skills behind the wheel when it comes to racing games? Here is your chance to prove it and also be the first around to play Electronic Arts upcoming Xbox 360 racing game Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

Electronic Arts is having several Blacklist Tournaments this summer. Besides the chance to play one of the most anticipated racing games for the new Xbox 360 system, you can also get the chance to see all the cars in the game as well as learn the secret cars that EA is announcing at each event. If this is not enough to get racing fans excited, the contest format is narrowed down to the top 100 entries from the final 4 events on the tour. Its the best around in an all out race that includes a track from the upcoming game. The contest started in New Jersey on April 16 and already has made stops in Atlanta and Houston.

The next stop on the tournament is Sonoma, CA on July 9, 2005 . Registration is already open but the space is limited. In case you live too far away, there are also events in Chicago and Irwinedale, CA . You need to register and have the skills to take on the toughest competition. You will get to meet celebrities, well-known real Race drivers and get the top secret info on the game before anyone.

The real news is the chance to get some hands-on playing time of the game before even those in the industry do! Of course there are the prizes and even the chance to have your name and hometown in the final version of the game! See below for links to the main Most Wanted site and a link to getting registered at the other events. Also listed are the prizes just to let you know what swag is up for grabs!

Prizes Include: (please note this is based on information available at the time of this news post, see the official site for specific details)

Semi-Finals Prizes:

  • (Sixty (60) winners (10) from each of the six (6) Regional Tournament Semi-Finals) will each received one (1) Need for Speed Most Wanted T-shirt. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $15 each.

Finals Prizes:

  • 3rd Place Finals Prize Package: Six (6) 3rd Place winners (one (1) from each of the six (6) Regional Tournament Finals) will each receive one (1) Electronic Arts game for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. ARV $50.
  • 2nd Place Finals Prize Package: Six (6) 2nd Place winners (one (1) from each of the six (6) Regional Tournament Finals) will each receive one (1) Xbox Liveâ„¢ 3-Month Starter Kit and three (3) Electronic Arts video games for the Xbox. ARV: $190.
  • Finals Grand Prize Trip Package: Six (6) 1st Place Finalists (one (1) from each of the six (6) Regional Tournament Finals) will each receive one (1) Grand Prize Trip Package consisting of one (1) Xbox video game system, one (1) copy of the Need For Speed video for the Xbox , their name and hometown included on a Need for Speed Blacklist marketing billboard, one (1) on-track drift ride-along with a professional Formula D driver (must be 16 years of age or older to participate in the drift ride-along component of the Grand Prize Trip Package) and a trip to the Need for Speed Most Wanted video game World Launch Event in New York or Florida (final venue/location to be determined) in November, 2005 (the “Trip”). ARV: $3000. Actual value of Trip may vary depending on the Finalist’s residence and seasonal rates.

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