Borderlands
80 Achievements
1,750
71-89h
Speed Kills
Destroyed a Lancer while in a Racer
25
How to unlock the Speed Kills achievement in Borderlands - Definitive Guide
Find the specs for the Lancer.
Spawn a Lancer at a vehicle station.
Right bummer to 2nd vehicle at the station and spawn a racer.
Fire away from inside the racer.
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As soon as I got it, I killed a Lancer with the first 4/5 shots without any fear of being destroyed by return fire.
(any negative votes, please explain why so I can improve this solution, cheers)
Do not under any circumstances simply drive up close and hope to blow up a lancer with a racer. What you need to do is, when you get the mission from Moxxi, spot at a distance a lancer and target it.
Get your weaponry organised and get in some long distance hits to do the job.
Another, slightly easier way (as mentioned in the comments above) is to hit the lancer with a homing weapons from the Monster to weaken it before delivering the coup de grace with the racer.
For this method though you will ned more than one player - so co-op here we come!!
Once you get back on the Crimson Tollway a Lancer should spawn just beyond the barricades in front of you. Simply lock on and race by it, firing rockets as you go - don't slow down to check on the damage until you go over the first dip. It might not be dead but it should be well down on health so one or two more rockets will finish it off.
Once you have both specs to spawn head to any Catch A Ride station and spawn a Lancer, then press to switch over to the second spawn slot and spawn a Racer and get in the driving seat. Now blast away at the Lancer and once destroyed the achievement is yours.
Here's a video
Racers are the vehicle you drive around from the original game. They are the weakest of the three vehicles you can choose from. Lancers are the APCs that the Crimson Lance drive around. They essentially look like a tank with wheels. The racers become available for you to drive after you talk with Moxxi for the first time.
Once you are able to drive a racer, head on up to "The Ridgeway." If you haven't already, grab a racer and head down the ramp. At the bottom there should be a Lancer. The easiest way to kill it is to stay as far away as you can and shoot rockets at it. If you are being shot at, simply swerve back and forth. The weapon on the Lancer is direct fire, so if you move around they can't hit you. Once the Lancer is destroyed, the achievement will pop.
Racers are the vehicle you drive around from the original game. They are the weakest of the three vehicles you can choose from. Lancers are the APCs that the Crimson Lance drive around. They essentially look like a tank with wheels. The racers become available for you to drive after you talk with Moxxi for the first time.
Once you are able to drive a racer, head on up to "The Ridgeway." If you haven't already, grab a racer and head down the ramp. At the bottom there should be a Lancer. The easiest way to kill it is to stay as far away as you can and shoot rockets at it. If you are being shot at, simply swerve back and forth. The weapon on the Lancer is direct fire, so if you move around they can't hit you. Once the Lancer is destroyed, the achievement will pop.