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Wha? What is a "reverse drifting"?: "Reverse Drifting" or "RD" is a technique used by experienced MkPC players that allows you to retain a speed of 80km/h (spiking to 120km/h every interval) while having complete control of your kart. This speed is equal to about .4 seconds of a mushroom. It is not to be underestimated.

Oh cool. Wait, how do I reverse drift?: It is laughably easy to spark up a reverse drift. All you must do, is initiate a standard drift, left or right. While in this drifting state, you then want to hit the key or button that is mapped to your [brake]/[move back] input. This will cause you to go the inverse direction of the drift. This is what is intended, this control is the key to reverse drift. When it comes to the "reverse drifting technique" there is a golden rule. Stay on the road. The whole point of reverse drift is for you to be on ground that is classified by the game as "road" the entire time, as that's what allows you to build up a boost. You don't need to mash brake or anything, once you've learned how to do it, all it takes is using the tool correctly.

Then how do I use the tool correctly??: If you've hovered over competitive Mario Kart for any time, hell, any competitive racing game, you've likely heard of the term "line". Lines are the fundamental aspect of saving time on the road, and they are no different when it comes to reverse drift. Your drift is stronger than your base turn, so it might take some getting used-to, but once you get a feel for your directional influence in game, you can move on to control. Control comes in the form of that reverse/brake button. If you're headed towards the sand, reversing will redirect your kart back to the road! Think of a Geometry Dash clip where the arrow transformation takes center stage. You're toggling drifting, and reversing, drifting, and reversing. Holding both for different periods at a time per-toggle, but still, toggling. I promise that if you just practice, you will get better and better at getting a feel for when to toggle, and when not to.

But... What about the speed?: Once you've gone long enough without hitting the road, you're off to the last optimize-able step: Boosting! Once you hold a drift for 0-1 seconds on max handling, you get a blue mini-turbo. Releasing this mini-turbo gives you a constant 80km/h, making you the world's fastest snaker. But if you hold a drift for 2-3 seconds on max handling, you get an orange SUPER mini-turbo. This mini-turbo, once released gives you the same 80km/h, with a BONUS .4 seconds of 120km/h, from which it sinks back down to 80km/h for 1-2 seconds! This speed change is revolutionary! Going this fast, simply staying on the road, turns the SLOG of WorldWide Mario Circuit 1, into a fast paced luck race where anything can happen, ran OR bagged. By getting this timing down, you turn 3 minute tracks into 1 minute tracks, even SUB 1 minute tracks. But it requires dedication, timing, and muscle memory.


So, with all of that, allow me to grant some tips that'll help you get off on the right foot!