Would people rather have one week off and one week on with these time trials, or would you guys prefer just a constant stream of them?

i'm happy to go week on week but i'll go with teh flow @ redeye

I have only ever had a quick play on the Gamecube version of Mario Kart, whatever that was called and I really wasn't too keen. Fired this up yesterday and simply played single player Mushroom cup. Just excellent.

if i get a chance this afternoon i'll post some strats and the wr video etc.

good luck everyone!

i've got a 2.17.179 for what its worth.

I'll go through some tips.

FAST FALL. Every time you go over a ramp or ledge or anything which gives you airtime then press forwards on the circle pad so you nose dive. This means you will hit the ground quicker and retain speed more. If you are not doing it then try it and you'll probably save over a second a lap.

Tricking - I imagine you all know you can trick off things. That involved pressing R at the right time. The right time is normally over a bump or going off a ledge where there is a BLUE boost. You can tick off those too and they're pretty handy.

I think (need to confirm) that on a track like this you want heavy characters who dont slip around so much. I'll check on that more.

I'd also advise that the strat near the end is exactly the same as the mkds strat and that you should fly to the right and go tight on the inside of all of the corner till you get a red boost towards the line.

The shroom spot is the left facing shroom over the massive hill. If hit correctly you can shroom up it and get air time on the way down thus not loosing much time. Check for the only hill which doesn't havea barrier around it - thats the one. Thats NOT an easy shroom.

Infact its one of my worst courses i'd say (for enjoyment). Remember to trick off everything (all ramps) and fastfall and you should do ok. Otherwise chicane and go for blue boosts on each turn. Red on the ones you feel more comfortable on.

So WR is here;



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On the 2nd ledge he doesn't trick.. not sure why i think its to do with teh set up for the next turn. At the level most of you are driving i would experiment with ticking off the ramp or not to see what works best for you.

I notice how tight he stays on the right after the final corner. That looks impressive. I used to end up drifting over to the left so i'll work on that when i play. He doesn't seem to lost much speed clipping the snow on the insides of the turns when he's boosting.

Alpine Pass is the one set on the mountain without snow, with the massive hill at the end with all the boosts on it.

I'm terrible at this course. Will give it a go.

Oh, and if anyone's been looking around online for hints and tips, bear in mind that this track is called Rock Rock Mountain in the US.

2m 14.727s



C'mon you badgers, get involved!

nice time blue, i'll come back to this in the next 48 hours as your time is the time to beat!!

its the flight through the tress i can't do very well. Shades of going through the mushroom on Mario Raceway - n64 for me. I'll do it two laps and then fuck up and curse the heavens. The rest of my run is fairly sweet. This is probably my worst course by a mile though. That an one of the bowser ones.

2.13.727 but I'm on the bus and forgot to shroom lap 2 and hit a tree full on lap 3 lol

I can't turbo as my left shoulder button is knackered. Boo-hoo.

2m 14.045s, just before my 3DS' battery ran out! Reckon I can get it below 2m 14s with some work. Switched out the gold wheels for the slicks, and went with Bowser over Metal Mario.