N64 Mario Raceway

N64 Mario Raceway is the last course in the Shell Cup in the Retro Tracks. This is a relatively simple course with some tight turns, making it a good choice to begin time trialing on, learning the handling of the bike. Its course abbreviation is rMR.

Character and vehicle combination
The best character and vehicle combination to use on N64 Mario Raceway is Funky Kong and the Bowser Bike/Flame Runner.

Strategy
The nature of N64 Mario Raceway gives the player an excellent opportunity to learn the handling of the Bowser Bike/Flame Runner, or near enough any inward drift bike if you wish to practice.

The first turn is a great place to learn the soft drift and delayed drift. It is a very small and tight turn, meaning that it is harder than most turns to charge a mini turbo on. A player who is experienced with soft drifts and delayed drifts will be able to charge the mini turbo keeping the analog stick held in a single direction, not moving it around at all.

The shroom spot for this course is cutting the u-turn after the big hill, going to the right of the giant mushroom in the process. Some players prefer to continue the drift onto the ramp nearby, but the world record does not use this, using a slip drift to begin charging a fast mini turbo into the long staight.

The slip drift is used again on the very next turn to charge two mini turbos, one quickly after the other.

Flap
The strategy for the flap here is to use the first mushroom at the normal 3lap shroom spot, and the second and third mushrooms to cut the two turns before the giant pipe.

Advanced strategies
It is possible to perform a low trick off of the right corner of the pipe as you exit it. This is only faster if it is done properly. You must hop onto the pipe to break the wheelie before the trick, otherwise the pipe will send you high into the air. If you enter the long pipe straight far too much to the left, it is not worth going for the low trick at all.

The world record uses a 'double pipe trick', also tricking off of the right corner of the pipe as they enter it. This extra pipe trick is performed in a similar fashion to the normal one. It is something that even the best players can struggle to perform consistently; it requires patience and practice.