I've been noticing something lately...

So I was playing MKPC like normal, but I noticed the CPU racers were driving faster than I was. No matter what items I was using I couldn't even reach them. I even set them to Easy and they still drove like crazy. Does anyone know what's happening here? And no, it's not because I'm a bad racer.

It is normal,  there is this topic which answers your question a little better. (click on "this topic" )

(Fix Bots online by Urbane)

I can beat the bots on shrooomless shortcut courses like MC2 or on wide open courses where I can snake. When I cant beat them, I turn them down to normal. Tip on beating the bots: Use daisy so you can snake.

Absolutely, here is another topic that may help you @Everyone_Is_Here
 
(How to improve at MKPC by Infinate)

I see now, so this is just something with the bots. It's cause I wanted to do 1 on 1s with a bot and this has only recently happened to me.