For ressources and informations on how to install the game on your modern gaming system, Pod's Discord server "IO" is certainly the place to go.
You will find a Platinum version of the game there with all tracks and cars installed. Allowing you to compete right away on all the listed tracks on this page. This version has been prepared with love by Ray Koopa. Other ressources are available on that server, like technical informations, ghosts files, various discussions.
Here's an invitation link the the server : https://discord.gg/zJ9bWGkDvT
Once installed, make sure to set up the game so it's synched to real time. Using vertical synchronisation and 60hz refresh rate or 60fps limiter will be required to do so. As said in the rules, any run where in-game timer (IGT) is not synched on real time (RT) will be refused.
2024/2025 has been quite the year for Pod's small community. The slack in this news feed isn't reflecting that at all unfortunately. There's much to tell about the last twelve months but let's stick to the speedrunning related stuff :