Low trick

On some courses, low tricks (or low jumps) are used in order to save time, in some cases very significant amounts of time.

Performing low tricks
These low tricks can be performed in several different ways, depending on the situation, one such way being to time a hop so that only the back wheel clips the end of the trick ramp. This way of low tricking is used exiting the staircase on Daisy Circuit and at the first and last ramps on Bowser's Castle.

Low tricks such as those on the pipe on N64 Mario Raceway rely on where the bike comes into contact with the tricking area. In this case, the bike must come into contact with the lowest possible point where a trick is possible.

On Toad's Factory, a low trick is performed on the last ramp before the finish line by hopping at the ramp's base. Hopping here means that the bike leaves the ramp at the lowest possible point, avoiding the tip of the ramp completely.