(We floored it for three plus hours in last week's Midnight Club LA Xbox LIVE event...)

Lead-footed competitors from all around the world jumped on to Xbox LIVE last Friday night to unite with us on the streets of Los Angeles - showing off their flashy customized rides and racing for glory in our first Midnight Club Los Angeles event in the official Rockstar Social Club Multiplayer Events Series.  Altogether, we raced with hundreds of players around pretty much every square inch of the city for more than three hours on Xbox LIVE.  Winners were crowned.  Losers were jeered.  And lots of nitrous was in the air...

Read on for a recap (along with screens) of some of the most heated moments...

Entering into Cruise mode a bit before 4:00 Eastern were our own GwRockstar3, GwRockstar4, GwRockstar5 and GwRockstar6.  With the gauntlet thrown down, we lined up in the Landmark Race at Watts Face Off.  Redeye00785 fired off the starting line with xXBROTHERHOODXx following right behind.  ThirteenAG and Xxb0nebrakerxX were breathing down their necks in 3rd and 4th places respectively, looking for the slightest mistake by the race leaders that would allow them to gain ground.  After a few turns and an unscheduled meeting or two with a concrete median, three of them fell behind, giving Xxb0nebrakerxX a come-from-behind 1st place victory.

With a new Around Hollywood race, came a new set of takers.  On 'GO', racers split up, splitting up to take different routes only five seconds in.  Redeye00785 took an alley to the right, quickly taking the lead.  The street racer never looked back - finishing in front of the second place ThirteenAG by a whopping 11 seconds... a virtual eternity in racing...

(Redeye00785 takes the alley to the right at the beginning, a wise decision that eventually helped earn a win...)

Moving on, a challenge was issued by Xxb0nebrakerxX to enter the Ordered Race known as River Valley.  It began with previous champ redeye00785 taking the lead once again in front of Gamerzworld, Mudbutt1583, GwRockstar3, ThirteenAG and MADDMATT1234567.  But another contender that started near dead last would be the victorious one in this race.  URCboom sped past everyone out of nowhere, taking 1st place and the win, leaving four seconds to spare...

GwRockstar3 then challenged everyone to an Ordered Race in the Laurel Canyon Run.  GwRockstar3 took a quick lead, but that blasted redeye00785 used a little NOS and boosted ahead.  It looked as if the lead might have lasted, cruising impeccably for more than a minute.  But SxeY x ShAdOwZz had plans of his own, zooming in and crossing the finish line ahead of URCboom by a narrow two seconds.

(Eventual champion SxeY x ShAdOwZz gains ground on MADDMATT1234567, narrowly missing the explosive gasoline pumps...)

Going into Full City Keep Away, Gamerzworld managed to pick up the flag for only two seconds before Stinkwiser stole it away, taking the lead. From there, the flag was constantly changing hands between those two and ThirteenAG, scooby66612 and G UNIT 091.  In the end, a dark horse, marty00 eventually claimed the top prize - holding the flag for a total of 112 seconds.

(Gamerzworld flees with the flag at the beginning of a match of Full City Keep Away.)

ThirteenAG next offered up a match of Keep Away in South Central.  Redeye00785 was the first to grab the flag, but was only able to hold it for four seconds before our GwRockstar3 snatched it away, evasively turning down another street.  48 seconds later, SxeY x ShAdOwZz snagged it, taking off up an alley way.  The flag then traded racers every few seconds until redeye00785 was able to maintain and accrue possession time long enough to win first place.

(SxeY x ShAdOwZz uses a 'Stop' power-up on GwRockstar3, before cruising up the alley with the flag...)

Next up was a meet on Fairfax and Sunset.  The Ordered Race began with Gamerzworld and dimitricoley fighting neck-and-neck for the lead.  Little did they know that the victor of this race would be the one following right in their rear-views: URCboom.  While Gamerzworld and URCboom did stay in contention, it soon became clear that this was URCboom's moment as he crossed the finish line ahead of Gamerzworld by eight full seconds.

For a grand finale – we got into an insane Basewar Capture The Flag session in Sepulveda Showdown.  On the blue team: URCboom, XX m crazy XX, Marnit, UNT SENTENCIA, STINKWISER, topham1, TheoNB and Markko2009.  On the red team (how LA!): G UNIT 091, Lolz w00t, WizenSage, GwRockstar3, CAR 3 KING, AHzacxemzy, and SxeY x ShAdOwZz.  During the ten minute round, AHzacxemzy and WizensAGE saved the red flag, allowing SxeY x ShAdOwZz to deliver it for two points.  This gave the red team a 6-0 lead.  The lead later increased to a 9-0 blowout with the blue team trailing far behind.  URCboom delivered the first two points for the blue team making it 9-2, but it wasn't enough as SxeY x ShAdOwZz delivered the final blow, giving the red team two more points for an easy 11-3 barn burner.

(Players in a complete frenzy to deliver the flag for points in Basewar Capture The Flag...)

Here's a list of most of the 1st place winners from the event.  Give it up for the champs...

• LA River Run (Circuit Race) - ThirteenAG
• Santa Monica Loop (Circuit Race) - thadies
• Sunset River Run (Ordered Race) - ThirteenAG
• Watts Face Off (Landmark Race) - Xxb0nebrakerxX
• River Valley (Ordered Race) - URCboom
• California Incline Loop (Circuit Race) - GoofyShameless1
• Around Hollywood (Ordered Race) - redeye00785
• Welcome To Hollywood (Ordered Race) - redeye00785
• Laurel Canyon Run (Ordered Race) - SxeY x ShAdOwZz
• Full City (Keep Away) - marty00
• South Central (Keep Away) - redeye00785
• Wilshire Blvd. (Ordered Race) - momo13004
• Fairfax and Sunset (Ordered Race) - URCboom
• Hollywood Drifts (Ordered Race) - URCboom
• MacArthur Cut (Ordered Race) - SxeY x ShAdOwZz
• Southeast Run (Ordered Race) - URCboom
• Rags To Riches (Ordered Race) - URCboom
• Round Baldwin (Circuit Race) - XX m crazy XX
• Railyard (Circuit Race) - SxeY x ShAdOwZz
  
• Century Mall (Circuit Race) - trueKiiLLER21
• Beach To The Hills (Landmark Race) - URCboom
• Ventura Finish (Ordered Race) - SxeY x ShAdOwZz
  
• Century Mall (Circuit Race) - trueKiiLLER21
• University Loop (Circuit Race) - URCboom
  
• Beaches and Beverly Run (Ordered Race) - URCboom
• Old Route 66 (Ordered Race) - SRC Clutch
  
• Downtown To Pier (Ordered Race) - URCboom
• West LA Challenge (Ordered Race) - marty00
• Sepulveda Showdown (Basewar Capture The Flag) - Red Team: G UNIT 091, Lolz w00t, WizenSage, GwRockstar3, CAR 3 KING, AHzacxemzy, and SxeY x ShAdOwZz

And now a list of everyone that joined in with us.  Thanks to everyone and apologies for anyone that might be omitted:

Don't miss our next upcoming official multiplayer event on March 12th when we'll be playing Grand Theft Auto IV for PS3 on PlayStation Network.  Also make sure to stay on the lookout via our Twitter and Facebook pages for impromptu multiplayer sessions that happen without warning!

Previously:
Recap & Screens: Grand Theft Auto IV PC Official Social Club Multiplayer Event from Feb 18th
Social Club PlayStation Network Multiplayer Event Feb 5 Recap (Grand Theft Auto IV for PS3)
Social Club Xbox LIVE Multiplayer Event Jan 21 Recap