MarioKart Pull and Speed Twin Pack Mario and Luigi 1:43 Cars Set 15813011

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Don't forget to use the turning cogs near the finishing line for a little extra speed. Do make sure they're turning in the right direction though! Watch out for a waterfall on your right, just after the first tight bend. Fire a mushroom to whizz through it and cut off a nice big chunk of tarmac! As you approach the cave in the sea you'll see the path split a little. If you steer hard to the right as you enter it, you'll get up on a different ledge that boosts you faster towards the big slithering eel. Make sure you get a few stunt boosts off the eel's spine as you race along it!

If you want to avoid the bulk of the last turn just before the big drop, simply use a mushroom to whizz through the spot between the chocolate doughnut and a Piranha Plant. This is one of those courses where it's mostly boosts to cut the insides of corners than proper shortcuts, though there is an obvious ramp on the final corner you can cut into just before the finish line - just remember to hold left after the final ramp to make it. As you approach the second half of the course you'll be able to mushroom blast your way across a big patch of grass with a Piranha Plant on it.Look out for the ramp on your left as you approach the big bushy white trees. You can use a mushroom to speed over the grass, get to the ramp, and then pull off a massive stunt boost. Here's how to cut every last corner on all 48 courses and Cups, including the Wii U's post-release DLC that's all available from the get-go on Switch. Align yourself just-so with a kart up ahead of you, and after a few seconds you'll start benefiting from a speed-boosting slipstream. As long as you can see little wisps billowing around your kart, you'll remain under the influence of this handy boost. When you land after the shortcut above, look for a gap between the fence right in front of you. Drive through it to drop down a little and come to a handy ramp. If you've got a speed-boosting power-up, you can cut off a large chunk of the very first corner of the course. Just make sure you perform a stunt boost as you cross the lip of the slightly raised earth.

If you shake your controller or tap the R trigger the very instant you leave a ramp, you'll perform a snazzy stunt and receive another very welcome speed-boost immediately afterwards. Just be careful that you don't hop too early, otherwise you'll just flub your take-off. The only penalty for hitting the button late is to miss out on the boost itself. There are three different types of boost available on Switch, compared to the standard two on the Wii U edition. When you've drifted far enough that you see little blue sparks fly out from underneath your vehicle, that means you can initiate the first stage boost.Watch out for the ramp to your left as you approach the big bushy white trees. You can use a mushroom to speed over the grass, get onto the ramp, then pull off a massive stunt-boost. When you reach the carousel section at the end of this course, power up a mushroom to zip straight through the ride, rather than snaking around it. You won't make much of a dent on the leaderboards if you don't take advantage of the drifting mechanics in Mario Kart 8. If you can sustain a drift for a certain amount of time, you'll trigger a speed-boost effect which is applied as soon as you take your finger off the drift button. After using the bouncing baddies to initiate a series of stunt boosts, look to your right where the fence ends. You can use the bouncing drum suspended in mid-air to cut out the next corner, then speed straight through the grass.