Hold Left on the D-Pad before starting a new game, then do so. This will allow you to skip the starting messages.

I discovered this AFTER submitting my original runs and did not wish to run the game anymore. So free wr for whoever reads this. Cheers.

That's awesome! I noticed that crashing into the final enemy after a couple of hits saved about a second too.

Thanks for the info! I'll probably run these again soon. I'm also willing to mod the board if you no longer wish to.