Toad's Turnpike

Burning Rubber:Basic Tips to Gain Speed

1. Turbo-powerslide on EVERY turn. It is very rare that the road is completely blocked by traffic, so find a line you like that allows you to powerslide as much as possible and that stays as close to the inside as possible.

2. Mushroom Usage: The one place on Toad's Turnpike that's ideal for using a mushroom on is the uphill portion after the overpass. Avoid slowing down here by using one mushroom before each pass.

Confirmed Tricks: How to Jump, Slide, and Skid Your Way to Victory

• Discovered by David Wonn. Near the beginning of the race (on the first straightaway), there are two sections of track which lie one on top of the other (see map). As you approach this section, turn sharply right, and jump as you reach the fence. If timed correctly, you will mesh with the fence, and Lakitu will pick you up and place you back on the track (I call this "priming" the fence). Now, after being placed back down, spin 90 degrees to the right so that your kart is facing the same fence, and once again jump. If you jump at the correct time (following the lighter = sooner rule), you will fly over the fence and through the wall, and you will either land on the track, on the grass beside the track, or in the "water" (the latter two result in a visit from Lakitu). Obviously, for maximum time savings, try to perform the trick as close to the center of the area where the tracks cross as possible, so that you land on the track below instead of involving Lakitu in the process. With practice, this is very easily accomplished. Note: this trick can be performed at any point along the Toad's Turnpike track.

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  • Variant: It is possible, though more difficult, to cut out the initial step, and glitch through the wall on your first attempt (ie. without priming the fence). A mushroom is a must, and you have to get lucky, but I have seen it accomplished.

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Unconfirmed Tricks:Ie. Rumours Floating About on the Web

• Idea submitted by Ross Davidson. Ten second lap trick? As Toad's Turnpike provides an easy mechanism to call Lakitu (ie. just jump into a fence), it makes sense that a 10-second lap trick exists in some form on this track. Three possibilities are:
  1. At the starting line, turn around and powerslide into (or over) the rail on your left. If Lakitu picks you up, he may place you just before the finish line, crediting you with a lap.

  2. At the starting line, instead of turning around, just glitch into the wall to your left and then perform the confirmed trick above . Maybe if you start your jump in front of the finish line, but land in the water far enough behind the finish line (like the 10-second lap trick on Yoshi Valley ), Lakitu will place you down on the finish line, thus incrementing your lap counter.

  3. At the starting line, turn around and aim your kart at the left edge of the wall in front of you. Like on DK's Jungle Parkway, you may be able to glitch through the wall texture and land in the water behind it, thereby giving you credit for most of a lap. Getting through this wall is difficult but doable.

  Note: I have accomplished all of the above ideas without any success in incrementing the lap counter, but this doesn't mean that the trick cannot be done. For most of the tricks in Mario Kart, your approach angle makes all the difference, so trying out different angles may be the key to success. E-mail me if you manage to get this trick to work (in any of its forms).

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