Author Note Update 7/1/18: "I'm probably not going to write a sequel for the Crew 2 after all. Reasons why is due to time and how much material I have, and really I don't have much of a plot other than the main characters going into legal street racing, traveling to the regions again to these events and rising the ranks to defeat a #1 racer, pretty much the same story as this one. I don't know, I just don't have time like I use to and rather not write the same plot over again, though it would be a mix of NFS Prostreet & NFS Payback's street leagues concept. Then again I'm still thinking of teams and plot at the moment, so I guess I just need more time for ideas, maybe wait till more game updates for the crew 2 come out / new cars. 7/4/18: Possibility I won't do ProStreet-like story and instead maybe NFS The Run type of story.

Jake Ryder was born and raised in the West Coast of the United States, specifically Los Angeles California. Raised into liking cars and racing, Jake was interested in the JDM car culture as a kid, even during the ricer trend from the early 2000s. While he got over the flashy mods entering high school, money was hard to come by, having to work part time at a car scrap yard where most of his earnings was just sorting parts to nearby vendors willing to buy them. By this time he turned 16yrs old in 2006, Jake was excited to discover that he had passed his driver's license test at the DMV, ready to drive a car while also fantasizing himself riding inside a Nissan Skyline R34 or a fast supercar from any of the European car companies. As of course, he didn't have the money to buy any of those cars, and his parents would rather have him buy his own instead of borrowing theirs which was a Toyota Prius. Either way, he would refuse to drive hybrids and favored good ol petrol powered modified engine cars. Still, it would take plenty of overtime back at the scrap yard and all he could do is wave/brag his new license to his friends in high school.

One of his high school friends going by the name Maxwell was also a car guy, sharing interest with Jake and talking about the best Japanese cars to drive during lunch or even in class. Maxwell was bummed that Jake got his license before him, though his parents had already planned on buying him a car which Jake apparently lacked. As a month had passed, Jake still didn't have one, but unfortunately for him his friend also got his own driver's license while receiving his car first, a used Honda S2000. Jake was Jealous of the car he had, seeing it had a lot of options for a modified street racer. Still trying to earn money, it was too tedious to get the amount for the cars he wanted in the JDM lineup. Just when he was about to give up, he discovered something surprisingly at the scrap yard one day.

Jake found a black Toyota Sprinter GT Apex in a row of impounded cars with the engine still in good shape and was slightly modified. Right away he wanted to buy it before it would be turned into a scrapped cube, talking to the owner/boss. The owner tells him it was not for sale as Jake begged to do anything to have it including spending all the money he earned for it. However, the owner made a deal for him; if he could work overtime for a few more weeks, then he could have the car, promising Jake it will not be ordered for scrapping as he agreed instantly. Eventually after the long week had passed, he had now owned the car for himself, building his car up out of scattered parts he found at the junkyard that were at least in good condition and were compatible. Despite not having the essential performance parts for his car, his driving was what brought out the power in his junk ride and turned out to beat other high school kids including his friend racing all around Pasadena. Winning some betting money over amateur street races, Jake was now able to builds up his Eight-Six with at least cheap but starting performance parts for his ride. Eventually, he would get into drifting, buying a set of Cooper Tires that were a cheap alternative to Hankook including Falken. They weren't the best to him, but he had a budget, working off of them and getting into drift races on vacant parking lots. Winning a number of street races got the attention of the more skilled drivers around the county, offering Jake to come and race with the big boys against faster, more modified rides in newer spots around LA. With a cocky attitude, Jake agreed to take off with them, followed by Maxwell as he dropped out of highschool and ran away from his parents' house. As the two took off with their new group of drivers, both Jake and Max never regretted their decision.

Running with a couple hotshot drivers, Jake continued to modify his Eight-Six, now riding with more legitimate performance parts and body kits other than the amateur/ricer mods he had starting out. The races got faster and rougher, racing the best in the county. Jake would prove his worth with the gang of drivers he rode progressing his driving skills, almost reaching near perfection to his crew as he stood out from the pack. Instead of winning just a few hundreds of dollars, Jake would earn a few thousand, as well as from betting hustling rival drivers. His crew was earning payout across parts in Los Angeles including night drift sessions in the east canyons of Chantry Flat, Mandeville and the supposedly haunted canyon of Turnbull.

As Jake entered his mid twenties, the race scene began growing bigger in the LA county as sounds of engines echo across towns and hills, setting the mood of underground street racing as night always fell. Jake's friend Maxwell would get more involved with the new developed motorclub as drivers of Jake's team now establish themselves calling their motorclub "The LA Street Rats" With a president now running the team it was then where the motorclub tried to stationed themselves, making a goal to make LA their home turf against other motorclubs or street race gangs that drove around the county. Little did they know, a dangerous street race gang had already taken territory in these spots.

Calling themselves the Black Tigers, they were a Korean street gang that happened to street race in the area. However, they were a dangerous criminal syndicate involved in weapon/drug trafficking, stationing themselves in LA just west outside of downtown. The Street Rats, including Jake, make their first encounter with the gang at a Koreatown district at night, as they got road blocked by the Black Tigers' gang on an empty intersection. 3 black cars surround them with one of them riding an exotic, a modified black and red Lamborghini Sesto Elemento driven by the BT leader, calling himself Shang. They warned the Street Rats to back off from their turf; any challenge against their drivers would be faced with consequences. The Street Rats including Jake were not threaten by them, despite the crew only driving JDMs and a couple Euro sports cars, while the Black Tigers seemed to have exotic and hypercars, making the Street Rats seemed outmatched. However, they didn't realize how dangerous they were at first, involved in planned robberies, hijackings of tankers, electronics vehicle transports, as well as gun crimes. Thinking over by their set of cars, the crew decides not to engage the rival crew in the district, turning back to find other spots to claim while avoiding their drivers as much as possible. Unfortunately, Jake would make a big mistake days later, meeting a girl in the district that would upset the opposing gang.

Jake had a thing for women at the time, always wanting to impress and charm any attractive girl at race meets just to take along and possibly go another level with them. One day during noon hours he took a drive in busy streets down the Korean district in LA. Taking a break at a teriyaki restaurant, he came across an Asian girl outside the restaurant in pigtails wearing a black buttoned top, a flannel skirt with heel boots, and high black socks as Jake approached her coming outside. Right away Jake began charming her until she was interested in setting with him outside. The girl called herself Mika, talking to Jake for almost half an hour while eating. Though Jake would have made a move on her, he was actually interested in what she was talking about, specifically cars and performance modifications mentioning that her ex-boyfriend introduced her to those things. Jake wanted to hang out with her more, but the girl felt nervous in doing to. She told Jake that she didn't want her ex to spot her being with him, but Jake insisted and took a drive with her. He later has her go home requesting her phone number, acquiring it and driving off as she quickly ran inside her home. For a first, Jake wanted to have a relationship with Mika rather than going around all the bases and move on to the next girl he sees. The next day he calls her for a night out in the same area they met, but she sounded nervous on the phone, mentioning her ex again. Convincing her, they make a date back at the restaurant, but she was still wary, thinking her ex would show up. Jake asked her to calm down and enjoy the time but she demanded to go back home before they could have at least some fun together. Jake decided to take her back, but as he was about to leave the parking lot, a few black cars block his way out including another familiar one. Jake recognized the cars as the same group that stopped his crew from going ahead. Mika tells Jake it was him, referring her ex to the Black Tigers' leader, Shang.

Jake was pulled out of his car and knocked down on the asphalt as Shang gave a few kicks on his body and face until he reached out his gun. Mika shouts at him to stop, saying he was just a friend, only for Shang to recognize Jake being with the Street Rats. However, instead of killing him, Shang spares his life only to leave him on the ground sending a message to his crew. Shang walks off, demanding Mika to get in his car and warning her of meeting other guys, stating she was his trophy and should never leave him, threatening to kill her. They drove off into the night with Jake left bloodied in the parking lot. He was founded by a crewmate from the Street Rats and was taken back to an HQ in Santa Monica, realizing this gang meant serious business.

Things don't get better for the motorclub however as Jake and a few members were on their way to a warehouse to change out their stored cars until they saw smoke coming out of the garage door. A plume of smoke engulfs them as they open the hatch. Their cars were on fire, having no way to put it out as they called a fire department to deal with the situation. As the flames were extinguished moments later, the crew was left devastated. Most of the cars stored inside were their best built rides for street races in the city, as they, including Jake, search inside wondering what might have caused the fire. They spotted some melted gas canisters as well as a shattered window, turning out to be a break in with their cars set on fire with gasoline. As they figure out who probably caused it, Jake gets a message from his phone. It was Mika's ID and number, but the message didn't sound like her talking. It was a consequence by Shang and his gang; after what Jake did setting a date with the Leader's girl, they set fire to the Street Rats' warehouse asking for a street war against them by sabotaging their chances and destroying their best cars. All the crew had were just low built rides leaving Jake with just his AE86 when driving over. The crew almost blamed Jake for the mess, but he had no idea that the girl was with Shang. The motorclub president was furious of the Black Tigers; this was an act of war to the Street Rats as street racing was not going to be the only thing to settle it. Though Jake wouldn't seem to approve of it, the crew leader had no choice. However, they needed a contact to help get their rides back if not faster/expensive rides. Surprisingly, Maxwell knew a chop shop dealer that could give them jobs. However, it now involved more serious crimes rather than just reckless driving. Jake and his group opposed the idea, but there was no other alternative to get easy money in this situation.

Street racing only became a side thing for the Street Rats as their way to try and bring money and better cars. Now it was all about boosting and even hijacking trucks with gasoline or electronics as it became more of a desperate turn around for the motorclub just to lead what has become a street gang war. Sabotaging contraband from the Black Tigers was also keen but they didn't seem to have any firepower before until now. Arming themselves with pistols, SMGs and few assault rifles / Molotov's, they were prepared to take down any Black Tiger that gets in their way despite some lack of shooting skills. With Jake on the other hand, Mika would still be in contact with Jake behind Shang's back, almost becoming a help for the Street Rats. With her knowledge of the Black Tigers when with Shang, she gave away warehouses of their contraband as well as their cars. They burn or destroy their goods including their cars as payback for their own warehouse. As a result of this, the Black Tigers were losing power over the illegal trade market in LA as the Street Rats sabotaged their networks in the city by cutting off their pipelines. They hoped to resort back to what they once were as just a motorclub with things calming down and the bloodshed / death of some members had finally stopped, but unfortunately, the Street Rats would become the new crime syndicate in the city with corruption from their club president.

During the gang war between the two as well as a cooldown of the two sides, the president would make deals behind the motorclub's back. Using the contraband that was meant to be destroyed in the warehouses, The Street Rats were now the ones making the blood money, and to Jake and half of the motorclub, this was unacceptable and not what they joined up for as street racing was becoming less of a thing for the crew. Even talking to the president back at the HQ, he embraced the trafficking stating it was easy money to afford faster exotic cars despite lack of betraying their own code to racing always. Even right-hand man, Maxwell, was against the leader's new orders, regretting to give that contact that started their crime spree as they were now starting to become the Black Tigers themselves, leading the Street Rats into a dark path. Between the arguments with Jake in the middle of it, all he could say was that this would bite the president's ass some day, and sure enough karma comes down on the leader days later.

During a race meet in the industrial district in east LA where some of the Street Rats and their club president were meeting, crews from the Black Tigers make a drive by shootout on the parking lot where the meet was taking place. As word came back to the HQ in Santa Monica where Jake, Max and few crews deciding to stay, news was given that the club president was shot and killed as well as few more members. They realized Shang was not going to stand down while the Street Rats were slowly crippling their syndicate, and by doing so, they killed their leader in order to bring them down the easy way. However, that didn't seem to matter with half of the motorclub thinking they lost their president already from the corruption. Despite their leader now out of power and throwing a streetracer's funeral a couple days later, the Street Rats were in dire need of someone to lead them and to bring back what they were originally established as being a true street racing gang. Jake becomes a candidate for the club despite being rather young and was a recent member. However, he had the highest skills in driving/racing including oath and leadership for the crews of the Street Rats, as this would be his influential strongpoint to be voted in as the new club president. Dealing with the Black Tigers on the other hand, Jake would find a peaceful way to settle their scores with them. The only way to settle an agreement was to obviously race for it.

Ever since racing around LA including involvement of the gang war between the two sides, Jake had risen through the ranks with the Street Rats which gave him the driver seat to lead a sub crew as well as club president of the motorclub in general. As for vehicles he also upgraded for the better. After involvement of jobs from boosting cars and receiving payment from the crew's contact, Jake would earn himself an import coming across from the pacific. What was offered to him was a Japan imported blue Nissan GTR (R35), a car that he dreamed of wanting as he took the keys without any thought. Using the rest of his job earnings including street race money, he modified his R35 to his liking, speed and control, giving him the advantage in a number of street races, as well as escapes from the cops and rival crews. As for the girl, Mika, Jake was still able to meet her in secret. Though she was watched by BT members outside her home, she found ways to escape out of sight and out of the district, sometimes meeting Jake from the HQ or in higher areas like Beverly Hills. Both would form a small relationship, yet it became more risky for Mika to continue sneaking out of the district as she remained staying there, meeting on social media. A few days had past after Jake's transfer as club president. It was time to make an agreement to Shang and the Black Tigers, not worrying about what happens when they meet face to face. Jake would call Mika to inform Shang to meet at midnight back at the spot where they met, offering cash and no bullsh*t as he agreed to come over, bringing Mika and his crew. Jake does the same for support.

Midnight had struck as the two sides met at the same plaza parking lot that started everything. Both crews get out of their cars and approached each other, some holding handguns and micro SMGs. Shang starts joking to Jake to how he became the new president, while Jake stepped up and made his solution.

Jake: "We settle this the right way. Both of us, we race one another in a long race outside the city and back."

Jake throws the bag of money in the middle as Shang picks it up to inspect. He demanded Jake to race his best drivers first in order to give acceptance to race him, asking for what deal to make before they could agree to terms. If Jake wins, The Street Rats can move in on their territory and be left alone, however he also wanted Mika to be set free. If Jake loses to at least one of Shang's drivers, the Street Rats stay away from Koreatown and keep the rest of LA. Lose to Shang, the motorclub must leave the city entirely, while Mika had to stay with him. Both make a deal starting tomorrow night with 2 days to race. Unfortunately, Jake appeared to be outmatched by what Shang was driving. The two best drivers of Shang he believed he could take in his R35, riding in maxed tuned JDM cars while Shang was driving a Sesto Elemento. Maxwell, now Jake's Vice President, knew what to do about that.

Maxwell showed Jake what he was taking about back at the HQ the next day. He shows him a car underneath a sheet, pulling it away only for Jake to make a big smile on his face. However, for the two racers, Jake still used his R35 when meeting them near a freeway entrance at the same time at night, making a race on a freeway circling around Los Angeles. It was a clean race; going around full circle through light-medium traffic, they make their way back in less than an hour with Jake taking the win by a close finish. Shang thought he got lucky as it now became his turn to race him, thinking he had no chance in his Elemento and assumed he had beaten Jake already in terms of car spec. However, Jake had a secret weapon for the coming day, meeting in the afternoon at Santa Monica Beach.

Both the Street Rats and Black Tigers met at a parking spot near the Santa Monica Pier for the two to race. Shang, along with Mika on passenger seat, drove in and step out to wait for Jake and his main crew to arrive. Out where the road goes downhill from the cliff to the highway, they saw the drivers along with a red hypercar rolling in the lot. Shang wondered who it was as a red Ferrari LaFerrari decided to join in with the meet, only it was not just some random driver who pulled in. Out came Jake Ryder with a new set of fast wheels, approaching Shang. The LaFerrari was supposed to be for the old Street Rats President, bought by the stolen contraband money as the last leader wasn't able to drive it. The car was passed down to Jake by Maxwell as a chance to beat Shang in this final race. Mika smiled as she became amazed by the new car, while Shang wasn't impressed, realizing his money was used to buy that car in the first place. He wasn't feared, but was ready to race Jake around Oxnard and round back. The race would last till night fall, setting up around the exit of the parking lot. Mika was responsible to start the race as the two rev their engines for the signal to go. Giving a wink to Jake, she lifted up her arm and waves down to signal the drivers to go as the two zoom out of the parking lot and on to the highway. Once the two had disappeared, two other supercars suspiciously come down the hill and follow the two ahead. Something was not right.

About a quarter way in the race, Shang kept his lead over Jake, weaving through mild traffic. Jake didn't make an attempt to pass until driving out of Oxnard and passing Camarillo. At this time, it was already turning sunset as Jake was leading ahead, until the two supercars from before had reached up to the two. Turns out it was Shang's drivers along with passengers who were out to sabotage if not take out Jake in the middle of the race. The passengers were carrying SMGs, aiming at Jake with traffic passing by. Jake was now racing for his life avoiding the gunfire, taking shots on his car as he focused on not getting shot. Shang just speeds off down the freeway with the chaos happening behind. Freeway drivers were also panicking from the gunfire swerving out of control, sometimes in the way of Jake and the chasers as they try to avoid them. Using the traffic, Jake tries to squeeze around gaps, managing to fool one chaser by blocking him in the congestion. However, one was still on his tail still firing shots. At one moment the driver got along side Jake's side as the passenger began to aim at him. With quick thought, Jake slammed the brakes as the shooter misses a mag full of shots with Jake behind them. Approaching them was a construction gap as Jake makes the driver follow behind through the closed section. The chaser runs out of ammo, attempting to run Jake off the road by shunting his back end. Fighting for control, Jake fights with the last chaser, grinding paint and smashing through more debris until coming up to a construction zone of a new overpass and into gravel. With little path left till reaching closed dividers, Jake needed to head back on the road, desperately finding a way back and to lose the chaser. Ahead came slabs of cement wall laid on mounts of gravel that made a small ramp aiming back on the race path. With the chaser about to make a side hit, Jake punches it and hits the makeshift ramp, launching him over the dividers and landing roughly back on the main freeway. The chaser however hits the ramp on the side, barrel rolling still within the construction zone and flipping around violently into a complete wreck, killing the driver and passenger. Jake escapes but was far behind from Shang; where he passed was Castaic Junction, making a turn around and heading on the 5 freeway back to LA. Jake still had road to catch up as he makes his way on the 405 (San Diego Fwy) and passing by The Getty Museum, spotting Shang's car as he tried to catch up with him. This race was not over yet.

Now changing to the 10 freeway west back to Santa Monica Pier, Jake was not going to let Shang get away with the win, knowing he attempted to sabotage him. As Jake got close, Shang was doing everything he could to not let Jake pass. Suddenly, Jake shunts the back end of the Elemento, taking no chances and sacrificing his LaFerrari's bodywork by stopping Shang by any means. Shang would also do the same, now beginning to fight Jake as the two attempted to ram each other off the road. They were getting close to the pier with only one last tunnel to go through to decide who was going to take over LA. Pieces of bodywork fall off from each side hit, and the freeway was narrowing in with only one lane going into the tunnel. Just meters away, a traffic car was about to get in the way of the right lane. Desperate to get through, Shang finds an opening on the left side and takes it, while Jake stayed on the right, knowing it was a big mistake. Going into the tunnel, an oncoming car was approaching Shang with no time to pass. Shang breaks for the other lane on the left side but loses control as he got T-boned on his rear side with the oncoming car. From the parking lot where the crews came back to see who was going to come out of the tunnel first, Jake's crew including Mika heard the crash, worrying for the worst. But on the right side, Jake drives out first as the Street Rats cheered for him driving back in the parking lot, winning the race with a damaged LaFerrari. Some of Shang's crew head back into the tunnel only to find a totaled Sesto Elemento with Shang still inside but still alive, knocked unconscious and bloodied on his forehead. Meanwhile, Jake was brought out of the car to celebrate the victory. Maxwell comes in to grip hands and a quick back hug, while Mika runs towards Jake with a big hug and a surprising kiss on the cheek, now free from Shang's control over her. As Jake's crew looks back at the car, they were kind of devastated by the damage, but were shocked to find some of the bullet holes, realizing Shang was cheating his way to win and to kill Jake using his best drivers that followed them. The 4 hour plus race was now over. The Street Rats now take over Koreatown, and the Black Tigers were no more, losing their territory and power in the city as the Street Rats went back to their HQ to celebrate with some drinks. While Jake thought he was going to have a happy ending, something terrible would happen a few days later.

Already going out with Mika officially, Jake was now invited to Mika's home with no trouble from the rival crew, bringing along Maxwell to introduce himself to her. They arrived in Jake's R35 with Mika waiting outside and waving them in. They got out to talk on her porch, explaining everything that happened during the race, relieved that it was finally over and hoping now they could spend time together, or so they thought. They hear motorcycles from the distance but thought it was nothing, until the noise got closer as they stood up to see what was going on. Jake suddenly gets a voice mail on his phone.

It was Shang: "You think you have won, Street Rat? No one wins when I lose, and no one takes away my trophy. Hope you spent a good time with her."

As Jake quickly realizes, the riders came around guns drawn. Jake immediately tells his friends to get down and take cover as a storm of bullets rain on Mika's porch and home. Shang's goons empty their clips and ride off down the road. Jake and Maxwell get up unscaved, but Mika was on the ground shot acouple times on her adamant, not ducking down on time. As she struggled and panted in pain on the ground, Jake rushes in tears to her body telling her she was going to be okay, only to discover her wounds as he tried to apply pressure on them. Maxwell tells him to chase after the goons as Jake quickly runs to his car and chases after them to Shang's location, leaving Maxwell with Mika. Jake furiously weaves his way around traffic and catches up with the riders, not following them far as they drove to a large abandoned warehouse. Jake was unspotted from a far end of the block as he calls for backup for one last job against the leftover Black Tigers crew. However, Jake attempts to sneak in the factory, having an SMG still in his trunk and a few magazines. He finds an unguarded entrance around back to sneak in the warehouse.

Inside were the remaining members of the Black Tigers and their cars. It turns out they were leaving the city but not without one last dirty move on Jake and his friends as sore losing payback. Shang was there with a bandage over his head, talking to the riders if the job was done. Jake was hiding behind an ammo crate finding some molotov's and extra ammo as he moved to another position. Finding a gasoline tank near a bunch of cars, Jake releases gasoline on the floor and throws a Molotov on to one of their vehicles leaving a trail of flames ingulfing the warehouse with smoke. Part of the warehouse catches fire, stirring confusion as the crews/henchmen look for the culprit who started the fire. Jake throws another Molotov, this time on some oil barrels near a couple vehicles causing an explosion. Jake gets spotted unfortunately as shots were fired on him, getting out of dodge. Shang follows his direction with his gang surrounding Jake behind a half wall. Outnumbered and with little ammo, Jake thought he was done for until hearing gunfire from the distance and screeching cars. Shang's group circles around as Street Rat crews charge in the warehouse firing their weapons they still had. Shang orders his guys to take care of the rest, taking care of Jake himself and fires his gun around the wall. Jake was gone as Shang wondered where he went, finding a stairway that leads to the roof. Shang heads up and searches, only to find no one up there, still believing Jake was around hiding behind the air conditioners. Shang searches but finds nothing. Suddenly Jake comes around and tackles Shang, knocking his gun away as he tries to fight him on the ground. Shang punches Jake off and fights back. Unfortunately for Jake, he was almost outmatched as Shang knew some tae kwon do and strikes down Jake with some kicks. Jake knew some fight moves but was no expert. As he tried to get some punches but gets blocked and kicked in the chest or face, getting knocked down a couple times until he struggled to get up. Shang grabs his gun and aims it at Jake. Talking to him as he struggles up.

Shang: "You should of stayed away, Street Rat. Was pretty stupid of you to come here."

Jake stands up slightly dazed: "You really are a cheating scum."

Shang: "Says who? You and your sh*t crew shouldn't have cross our turf in the first place. You tried dating my girl, and now look what happens, the b*tch got shot up because to you, you got herself killed.

Jake: "You shut up about her. You're the one who tried to kill her you piece of sh*t… and I won't let you get away with this."

Shang: "Yeah, well better hope she's dead, because you'll be meeting her once I take this shot. Say your prayers, Street Rat." (Takes shot but gun gets jammed)

Jake rushes and tackles Shang, punching his face while getting pushed around only for Shang to get on top of him while holding his throat.

Jake still tries to talk: "You should have.. left us alone.. after that race,.. we made a deal."

Shang: "A deal I can cross my fingers to, Street Rat. Come on, you really think I would play fair to your street racer game? Well I'm no street racer. This was my city, and I could change the rules however I want. (Takes out a pocket gun) And if things don't go my way, (Aims) I could always turn the tables."

Suddenly, Shang gets shot on the side of his head with sprayed blood on Jake's face. Turning to see who shot Shang, it was Maxwell holding a smoking pistol, making a comeback line: "More like flipping the tables you sore f*cking loser."

Maxwell helps Jake up and tells him the Street Rats had won and the Black Tigers are gone for good. Jake asks about Mika, leaving her with other members as Maxwell helped out in the final fight. He apologizes to Jake as he tells him she didn't make it, leaving him feeling bitter sweet of the victory, losing the one girl he actually loved rather than just an easy hook up. Jake wanted to go back to the HQ, feeling empty.

Jake was depressed for about a week, not feeling like driving or hanging out with the crews. It was only when he got convinced to go to a gentlemen's club south of Downtown LA with Maxwell and few other guys. After watching almost nude women and convinced to have a two-girl lap dance, Jake at least snapped out of the thought of Mika's death, going back to charming / womanizing again and back to cars. However, Jake wanted to forget about what the Street Rats had gone through, cleaning up remanence of the past president's corrupt mistakes by settling disputes of rival crews by racing once again. They kept their firepower for self defense of members but used it at a very last resort. Their rides were secured at a new storage warehouse locked tight with a few members responsible with the keys. As for Jake's damaged LaFerrari, some serious modifying and restoration was done, taking about a year to perfect. The Street Rats made Los Angeles their home turf, beating out any rival street race crews that dare to challenge them, keeping their territories around the county. However, it would take two years for another motorclub to invade their turf, taking control of almost all the United States including the west coast. The motorclub they would now face would call themselves "The 5-10 Motorclub" A new threat was coming, only for it to change Jake's life entirely and putting him on an adventure with a new diverse crew of drivers.