[1] In the game, the player takes the role of a new racer looking to make a name for themselves in a city resembling Las Vegas, which is ruled by five racing "crews".

The storyline consists of a racer with their agent trying to prove the seemingly corrupt Mr. Baladin of his guilt, who has worked their way into a business magnate behind the scenes.

Which was "Storage: Loading all necessary game data" The player starts off by being recruited by an agent, and receives a sum of money sufficient to purchase the first vehicle.

She thinks that Mr. Baledin is a corrupt person and that the crew leaders have some involvement with his reign of power.

The agent reveals Marco to be a tearaway child and a thief, while also having a romantic affair with another crew leader, Kandy.

The player starts challenging Lord Aziz and the High Rollers, the Tier 3 crew.

It is later revealed that Marco and Kandy performed a heist on The Valentine itself, with Mr. Baledin having caught the duo.

The player defeats Mr. Baledin's crew and starts to challenge the leader of the CSR Classics universe by themselves.

They discuss how their plan was executed perfectly, and it is revealed that Marco, on the other end of the line, is actually behind all this business.

Unlike a traditional racing game, CSR Classics does not feature steering, braking, or acceleration controls.