The 2018 Surf n' Turf Event was the sixth and final annual summer event. It was originally announced on May 23, 2018, started on June 22, 2018, and ended on July 20, 2018.
Announcements[]
The countdown has begun!
We are only a few days away from the start of the 2018 Nitro Type Summer Event!
And this time you really won’t want to miss that start, as the event will last only 4 weeks!
If you've been around Nitro Type for a while, you'll know how we pull out all the stops for this event. No joke. This year we have EIGHT limited time only cars lined up!
How do I join? If you're new to NT, here's the low down.
Once the event launches this weekend, go to the dealership and purchase the Summer Classic to join.
What's the big deal? Well, every race with this or any summer car during the event you'll earn 25% MORE CASH AND EXPERIENCE! Pretty sweet, huh?
Plus, you've got a chance to win some cool limited time only cars and achievements.
Just a few more days...― theredbaron
History[]
- 5/23/2018: TheRedBaron announces how many cars there will likely be in the event.
- 5/29/2018: TheRedBaron tells a user that the event would start near the end of June, much later than most of the other summer events.
- 6/12/2018: Baron announces that the name of the summer event would be changed from the typical "2018 Summer Event" and asks for suggestions.
- 6/14/2018: The summer cars start getting designed.
- 6/15/2018: The leaderboard shows the start and end dates of Season 15, and people begin to assume that they are the same start and end dates for the event.
- 6/18/2018: It is announced that two of the new summer cars have been finished and that the admins would be working on the next two over the course of the next two days. A news post is also put up announcing that there would be a total of eight cars in the event, that it would only last for four weeks instead of the usual 2-3 months, and that it would be starting that weekend. [1]
- 6/22/2018: The event begins.
- 6/25/2018: TheRedBaron announces that the admins had just finished designing a fifth new car for the event that would be released at a later date.
- 6/28/2018: TheRedBaron announces that a new update would be arriving that night.
- 6/29/2018: After a couple hours of delay, the Y.A.C.H.T. is re-released. [2]
- 7/4/2018: TheRedBaron announces an update will arrive that night, stating that "it might be getting released during the fireworks". That evening, the Golden Breeze is released for Gold members.
- 7/12/2018: A news post is created officially revealing how to get the two hidden achievements. [3]
- 7/20/2018: The event ends.
Cars[]
| Image | Name | How to Get | Corresponding Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Liberty Classic | $10,000 | Bring on the Sunshine! |
 |
Liberty '41 Woodie Deluxx | 350 races in a session | BBQs Every Day |
 |
Liberty Six Four | Use 1,000 nitros | Surf's Up |
 |
Y.A.C.H.T. | $10,000,000 | Y.A.C.H.T |
 |
Matchbox | 50 races in a session | Matchbox |
 |
Lucky Number 7 | 1,000 races | Lucky Number 7 |
 |
Easy Breezy | 200 races | Easy Breezy |
 |
HoverJet 5000 Mk. 3 | Use 400 nitros | HoverJet 5000 Mk. 3 |
 |
Golden Breeze | Be a Gold member | Golden Breeze |
Titles[]
- "Summer Rider"
- "Y.A.C.H.T."
- "Surf n' Turf"
- "Baked Racing Recruit"
- "Sweaty Typer"
- "Brainfreeze"
- "I-Scream"
Achievements[]
Note: Achievements with an * beside them are hidden achievements.
| Surf n' Turf 2018! | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Achievement | Requirements | Reward | Points |
| Bring on the Sunshine! | Purchase the Liberty Classic | "Summer Rider" | +10 |
| Y.A.C.H.T | Purchase the Y.A.C.H.T. | "Y.A.C.H.T." | +100 |
| Golden Breeze | Be a Gold member | |
+80 |
| Fun in the Sun | Complete 25 races | $10,000 | +10 |
| Beat the Heat | Complete 50 races | $50,000 | +15 |
| Surf n' Turf | Complete 100 races | "Surf n' Turf" | +30 |
| We Need Gas | Complete 150 races | $150,000 | +30 |
| Easy Breezy | Complete 200 races | |
+40 |
| I'm Melting | Complete 300 races | $300,000 | +50 |
| Baked Racing Recruit | Complete 400 races | "Baked Racing Recruit" | +60 |
| Summer Grinding | Complete 600 races | $600,000 | +80 |
| Lucky Number 7* | Complete 1,000 races | |
+100 |
| Shore Thing | 10 races in a session | $40,000 | +10 |
| Sunsational | 25 races in a session | $100,000 | +15 |
| Matchbox | 50 races in a session | |
+20 |
| Tanning on the Track | 75 races in a session | $300,000 | +25 |
| Sweaty Typer | 100 races in a session | "Sweaty Typer" | +30 |
| Can't Cool This! | 150 races in a session | $600,000 | +35 |
| Fire Up The Grill | 200 races in a session | $800,000 | +40 |
| Brainfreeze | 250 races in a session | "Brainfreeze" | +45 |
| Turn up the AC | 300 races in a session | $1,200,000 | +50 |
| BBQs Every Day | 350 races in a session | |
+55 |
| Summer Sizzle | Use 20 nitros | $40,000 | +10 |
| It's a Scorcher! | Use 50 nitros | $100,000 | +15 |
| Burned My Fuel | Use 100 nitros | $200,000 | +20 |
| My Pie Melted | Use 200 nitros | $400,000 | +30 |
| HoverJet 5000 Mk. 3 | Use 400 nitros | |
+40 |
| Mmm... Lemonade | Use 600 nitros | $1,200,000 | +50 |
| Surf's Up | Use 1,000 nitros | |
+60 |
| I-Scream* | Use 1,500 nitros | "I-Scream" | +70 |
Trivia[]
- It was originally announced that there would be two new cars and four old cars. Later, it was announced that there would be four new cars and four old ones, but on June 25, 2018, TheRedBaron announced that there was going to be a fifth new car in the event.
- Unlike the other summer events in previous years, it was called the Surf n’ Turf Event. This is likely due to the mix water and land vehicles.
- This was the first summer event where the event bonus is 25% instead of the previous 50%.
- Out of all of the summer events, this one included the most cars.
- This event was much shorter than previous summer events. This was because the admins wanted to release a Back 2 School event.
- This was the first and only summer event to include a car only for Gold members.
- The top banner logo of Nitro Type was not redecorated to be summer-themed for this event. It is unknown whether or not this was done on purpose, or if the admins forgot to do it.
- This was the final year that the summer event was done in annual repetition.
- Of the 9 event cars, 5 were new cars. The Liberty Classic was released in every Summer event, the Liberty '14 Woodie Deluxx was released in the 2013, 2014, and 2015 Summer Events, the Liberty Six Four was released in the 2015 Summer event, and the Y.A.C.H.T was released in the 2016 Summer Event.
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