Started running this tonight and really enjoyed it, but I’m having trouble understanding the speed tech? I notice in the top times there’s snaking non-stop, on grass, etc. does drifting give a slight speed boost or something over just driving straight on the straightaways?

Are the jump pads favorable except for when you have invincibility active?

Also, sometimes I seem to randomly spin out when drifting/attempting snaking. I’m not excessively holding the drift so not sure why it happens.

Do rings increase top speed enough to go out of the way to collect?

Thanks for any insight.

Sorry for responding to this very late but yes, drifting does increase your speed. It is especially important to note that drifting in the grass can actually prevent the off road speed loss you normally would get. Jump pads are usually not favorable because you will lose your speed from the red monitor or invincibility from blue monitor, and is just generally harder to drift after. As for the spinouts it just takes practice to get familiar with the timing. running into things and drifting after using a spring can sometimes make an odd reaction with drifting, but usually you can tell by watching the sprites or using audio queues to tell if you are drifting too long. Hope this helps