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

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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. After a couple more turns, you should be able to see some tyres on your left. Use another mushroom to blast over this patch of turf.

Don't restrict your stunt performances to the most obvious ramps and ledges in the game either. Plenty of environmental objects will provide the opportunity to initiate a stunt, so play around with tree roots, fallen pillars and anything else that comes into play during the course of a race.

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Just before the xylophone section you'll spot a ramp in a patch of grass. Activate a mushroom to get on the ramp, but be ready to make a tight right-hand drift as soon as you land you land.

There's a risk associated with this starting boost though. If your timing's either a little too early or a little too late, your racer will spin his or her wheels instead for a short amount of time before pulling away. Despite this risk, with even a little practice you should find yourself able to pull off this essential technique every single time. You can make use of another mushroom to blast across the grass on the first corner, and save a little bit of time. 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.As you leave this upper part of the course map, look for the two towers that become visible on your right. Steer off the course sharply and aim towards them to hit a couple of ramps that help you cut out a massive chunk of the course.

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. Just after the winding tunnel section is a second corner that you can cut altogether. Look for the environmental object that bridges the two sections of road. Alternatively, you can use a mushroom to blast over the patch of grass just beyond this shortcut. You'll struggle to pull off both manoeuvres though! Boost your way through the grassy patch and you can also eliminate the left-hand turn into the terminal.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. Aim to get up onto the market tents shortly after entering the town section, as there's a speed ramp up here you can launch a stunt-boost from. 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!