This Guide will have 3 sections to it, 'The Basics', 'The More Complex Stuff' and information for 'Individual Levels', experienced players can probably skip 'The Basics.'

The Basics:

Class: First things first, I have to recommend something that contradicts CyAmethyst's guide, and that is you should always use M250CC (a.k.a 250CC) class for the fastest times possible. If you want to practice with a lower 'CC' class and then move up to 250CC that is fine but I just recommend going straight to 250CC and getting used to the speed and handling. TL;DR: 250CC.

Starting the race: Just accelerate when the countdown is on '2'.

Cornering: This is mostly common sense but most people I see are still take the corners way too wide, for the fastest lap time possible you need to be as far inside of the corner as possible without hitting the wall. Your speed around a corner should also be as fast as possible, if you have a kart with a high amount of handling then consider taking most corners without any brakes. TL;DR: Fast and close to the inside wall.

Handbrake?: No.

Kart: In my runs I have only used the 'Shopping Cart' and the 'Standard Kart,' not enough testing has been done to say which kart are definitively the fastest for each cup, but these are my recommendations; Crappy Random Stages That Nobody Wants To Play Cup: Shopping Cart Clogan Cup: Standard Kart Waluigi Cup: Shopping Cart Very Special Cup: Standard Kart Note: It is possible that the 'Shopping Cart' is fastest on all cups but we are not certain about that yet.

Power Ups: In this section we are only going to be talking about the power ups you get in 1st place, because that is the place you should be around 90% of time. Possible 1st place Power Ups: Green Shell, Triple Green Shell, Banana, Triple Banana, Red Shell, Fake Power Up, Triple Red Shell. Power Ups you should keep: Triple Green Shell, Triple Banana, Triple Red Shell. With these Power Ups you should hit your Power Up key once and have them circling around your kart to stop yourself from getting hit, also there is a handy thing you can do with them written in the Complex section. All other Power Ups should be thrown out of the way and wasted. Note: Be careful when getting rid of a single green shell, you can hit yourself with it when it ricochets, if you can't throw it away safely just keep it.

The More Complex Stuff:

Optional Bullet Bill Strat: On most maps you can save a couple seconds by being in last place at the first row of Power Ups, you need to get a Bullet Bill first try or else it is a waste of time, I recommend this strat if you don't mind resetting a lot. Also I only recommend trying this on the first map of a run.

Banana Strat / Shell Strat: When you near inevitably get hit by a blue shell, you can save a little bit of time by shortening the animation of being exploded, what you need to do is run over a banana or hit a shell just before the blue shell explodes on you, this is where 'Triple Banana' and 'Triple Green Shell' are useful, you can throw these Power Ups and run in to them or look for other Power Ups on the track that you can crash into to shorten the animation.

Double Space Glitch:

This is a very minor time saving glitch (<1 second), simply if you start the race rolling backwards wait till the countdown is on '3' and quickly tap space twice, this should cause you to start rolling forward, the timing of the presses don't need to be precise, but they do matter a little.

Side Ramp Boost:

This is fairly simple but not easy, if you see a ramp that is coming out of the ground that you can drive next to, you can get boost from it without driving up it, just drive as close as possible to it and you will usually get boost.

Individual Levels:

Clogan Circuit: If you are using the 'Shopping Cart' as recommended, then you will need to slow down for the ramp, letting go of the accelerator a short distance from the ramp is enough. I-5 Loop: On the part of the track that you are in traffic stay to the far left close to the wall to avoid being hit. Lame Kiddie Pool: Best map to try using the Bullet Bill Strat. Refracted Light Blvd: There is a shortcut on this map that you can see in Sodyn33's, Gizzy's and my run of 'Very Special Cup'. As far as I know Sodyn33 was the founder of this shortcut so credit to him I believe. Waluigi Vending Machine: When going down the massive drop near the end of course I recommend always going down the center, it seems to be the fastest and safest way down the drop.

If there is anything else that you would like to know, don't understand, or something that I haven't included just let me know in the forums. Thank you for reading! :)