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For this stage, the distance between Gibson & Broady's Nissan 300ZX and the Gangrene Gang's car shall start at 2460, so it shall take longer to reach; the time will also start at 50, 55, 58 or 61 seconds, depending on what the arcade operator has set the "TIME SETTING" setting in the options menu to.

Once Gibson and Broady have reappeared on the screen, they will get back into their red Nissan 300ZX from S.C.I. as the camera zooms in on its front windscreen from behind; you will then have to step on the gas pedal to accelerate it, then shift into high gear once it has reached 200 km/h (100 mph in that US version). You'll then have to turn to the right as you pass four randomly-generated cars (on both sides of the track), then turn to the left as three more randomly-generated cars come into view from the screen's right side (and stop at a crossroads), and turn to the right again as you pass an eighth randomly-generated car on the left side of the track (two more randomly-generated cars shall also come into view from that side of the screen and stop at another crossroads) - and once you've done so, you shall have to turn to the left as two more randomly-generated cars come into view from the right side of the screen and stop at a third crossroads (you'll also pass a thirteenth randomly-generated car on the track's right side), then turn to the right as you pass two more randomly-generated cars and four police motorcyclists, on both sides of the track. Four motorcycling Gangrene Gang members will then "wheelie" into view from behind the Nissan 300ZX (one of them dropping down onto it, before jumping off it again, causing its bonnet to come off), followed by a red car which has an arrow and the text "REMAINING: 3" above it (and an unnamed pink-haired punk standing in its back seat); once the punk has jumped over to the front of the Nissan 300ZX, he'll strike its windscreen with his stick causing it to shatter. You'll then have to swerve left and right to throw the punk off the 300ZX (and once you have done so, you shall receive 1000 points) - and once you have rammed the red car three times (the first ram is worth 2000 points, while the second and third are worth 2200 and 2400 points respectively), it will spin out and stop. You will then have to turn to the left as you pass four more randomly-generated (static) cars on the left side of the track, and turn to the left again as the four motorcycling Gangrene Gang members "wheelie" into view from behind the 300ZX again (you will also pass a nineteenth randomly-generated car on the track's left side); once you've done this, you will have to turn to the right as the text "WE FIND THE CAR OF CRIMINALS!" appears on the screen and the time is extended to 55, 60, 63 or 66 seconds depending on how the cabinet is set (you'll also pass a twentieth randomly-generated car on the right side of the track, and drive into a tunnel as you come up to the Gangrene Gang's car, once again indicated by an arrow with that text "REMAINING: 16" above it).

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Once you've rammed each of the motorcyclists to force them to crash (they are worth 1000 points apiece) and rammed the Gangrene Gang's car once (every time you ram it, you will receive 3000 points), you shall come out of the tunnel and the chase shall continue (you will also pass twenty-four more randomly-generated cars on both sides of the track, and two eighteen-wheeled articulated trucks will also drive into view from the right and left sides of the screen to stop at two more crossroads); once the damage meter of the Gangrene Gang's car is completely filled, it shall burst into flames and stop, and the camera will zoom back out on the Nissan 300ZX as two police cars arrive on the scene behind it. The screen shall then cut to a shot of Gibson arresting three members of the Gangrene Gang as the now-rescued woman's boyfriend puts his jacket on her and the text "YOU ARE ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF BLACKMAILING AND ABDUCTION!!" is displayed on the screen - and the text of "STAGE 3 COMPLETED" will now appear at the top of the screen as you receive a "Clear Bonus" of 30000 points and a "Time Bonus" of 5000 points for every second you have remaining. The text "TEXAS" shall now appear on the screen with the texts of "DATE 12/10/93" and "01:37 PM" under it, followed by the Taito Monitoring System as Nancy appears:

SOME HEAVY-DUTY RUNNERS
CRASHED TO THE TEXAS BORDER.

An overhead shot of six eighteen-wheeled articulated trucks driving from the bottom-left to the top-right will then appear on the Taito Monitoring System as the texts "THEY'RE HEADING EAST.", "THE SUSPECTS ARE", and "IN A MULTI-VEHICLE CONVOY." appear on it; the game will then proceed to the fourth stage, which sees Gibson and Broady switching from the again-repaired Nissan 300ZX to an eighteen-wheeled articulated truck of their own.