lap times:

1. 26.73
2. 23.50
3. 23.68

Wow, this one took some time. Very interesting, fun and, of course, frustrating. I think the banging music is what kept me through it all.

Some new finds from this:

First; skipping the spiral is actually faster. It was always something I wanted to do as a kid, but it never worked out. There is most likely an even faster way to do it, with the boost on lap 3 it might even be done without reversing.

Second; Holding accelerate makes the warp go further. If you watch the inputs on the first warp I do, you see I hold accelerate (and left). If I didn't, I would exit the warp in the air and a bit further behind. Watching the ghost you would see it somehow sticks to the ground, instead of going from the middle of the checkpoints. I also hold left as I found it more consistent (probably not). I also release accelerate when I exit the warp, which I didn't at first. This probably saves 0.5 both laps. I lost time to the ghost on the lap 3 spiral, meaning a 1:12 is very possible.