Pause the game by pressing Start, then press X + Y.
If you hold Start at the ''Shift Assist on/off'' screen and press A, it will make the Speedo, SP meters and map outline green.
After the 3-2-1-Go countdown, immediately hold L + R and press A on controller two.
Go to the rival selection menu. Choose any one of the rivals and press A. After hearing a sound, press start.
With the game paused. Hold the ''headlights'' button down. Then push the gas button to turn Rival tags off. A tag such as found above rivals will show above the pause menu.
Pushing the brake button will have the same effect but turn tags on for vehicles that you cannont race. A yellow tag will show will this is active. All non-rival cars will have a yellow tag with an ''O'' above them and/or the rival won't have the ''R'' above them, depending on you input