In Mario Kart, getting hit with pretty much anything can easily destroy a race for you.. especially on the last lap of online races, or even 150cc and Mirror modes. Â Some attacks can be easily blocked or evaded with proper skill or items, but the Blue shell is a lot harder to evade, and can easily spell destruction if you’re leading the last lap on a neck and neck race.
There is a trick to help such bad luck though. Â After you get hit with an attack that fully stops you, hold B and A at the same time. Â When you shake off the attack and would normally be able to accelerate again, you will be burning your tires for a second and your tires will turn green like when you drift in manual mode. Â The instant you see your tires go green, let go of B and you’ll boost to full speed.
This may seem counter productive at first sitting there spinning, but with certain vehicles that have terrible acceleration (ie: the Flame Runner) you will get back to full speed in much less time than it would have taken you otherwise, and possibly still have your win.
