After playing this game for a while, I have discovered
numerous shortcuts, and found even more when searching
online. The vast amount of shortcuts that I found
resulted in me wanting to make a walkthrough, so here it
is. Some of these shortcuts are easy and some are hard,
but after reading this you may know a little bit more
about MK7. These are probably common knowledge for most,
but this topic is mostly meant for the new and/or
inexperienced MK7 players. If you don’t already know, you
can find things in this FAQ easier by using Ctrl+F and
then typing in whatever you want to find.
A. Glitches aren’t included in this FAQ, because they
weren’t supposed to be in the game, so it’s a form of
cheating. I don’t want random people seeing this, only
for them to start glitching as well.
Q. How come you didn't list (insert "shortcut" here)?
A. I may have considered it to be just a minor offroad
shortcut, and not a real shortcut. Otherwise I just
didn’t know about it.
Q. What do the * and 0’s mean?
A. My rating system for this FAQ goes from 0-5 (*****), 0
being the worst or easiest and 5 being the best or
hardest.
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Mushroom Cup
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Toad Circuit
1. Towards the end of the course, there is a ramp in the
middle of the dirt. Using a mushroom you can speed
towards it and perform a trick to gain some speed
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness – *
Daisy Hills
1. Towards the windmill section of the course, there is
an alternative route you can take, with the use of a
mushroom or star. Using this route will make you go
slightly faster, and can be expanded on my driving up to
the house at the end.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - *
Cheep Cheep Lagoon
1. After exiting the first water section of the course,
you will enter a cave. If you take a left you will find a
narrow pathway that ends with a glide ramp. Taking this
will let you skip the entire second water section, but
keep in mind that the spikes knock you down.
Difficulty - *
Effectiveness - *
Shy Guy Bazaar
1. At the end of the course, with the use of at least 2
mushrooms, you can cut through the sand skipping an
entire turn.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - *
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Flower Cup
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Wuhu Loop
1. In the beginning of the course, you will see large
patches of grass, one of which contains a ramp. If you
have at least 2 mushrooms, you can a large amount of the
track off.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - **
2. Towards the middle of the course, you will see a bunch
of columns, one of which contains a boost pad. It doesn’t
require a mushroom, but it is effective.
Difficulty - *
Effectiveness - *
Mario Circuit
1. After exiting the castle, you will see some pipes. If
the one closest to you has wind coming from it, you can
gain some speed, plus you will cut the entire grass
section.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - *
Rock Rock Mountain
1. After the gliding section, you can cut through a large
amount of grass if you have at least 2 mushrooms. At the
end you can opt to take the ramp, or to just continue
driving through the grass. You will eventually end up at
the hill with the rocks rolling down.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - **
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Star Cup
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Piranha Plant Slide
1. When you reach the gate, if you have at least 2
mushrooms, you can either cut across the entire grass
section, or you can fly over the whole section.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - **
Neo Bowser City
1. After the first gliding section, you will see a large
fan in the middle of the air. If you glide above the fan,
you will be able to skip an entire turn, saving you a
bunch of time.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - **
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Special Cup
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DK Jungle
1. Towards the middle of the course, heading towards the
broken bridge you will find an alternate path that is
narrow. At the end of the path there will be a glide pad
that can save you a bunch of time.
Difficulty – *
Effectiveness - **
Rosalina’s Ice World
1. At the very beginning of the course, you will see the
large hole that you have to drive around. However you can
skip the entire turn, by driving off the course at the
beginning of it. That being said, you need perfect aim.
Difficulty - ***
Effectiveness - ***
Bowser’s Castle
1. At the beginning of the course, right before the
rolling barrel, you will find a ramp to your left. Take
the ramp, and you will be able to drive on top of the
barrel, instead of inside it, saving some time.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - *
2. Towards the end of the course, right before the big
turn, there will be a bunch of ramps. The last ramp, with
the use of a mushroom, can let you jump over a large
amount of lava.
Rainbow Road
1. While your gliding towards the Saturn ring, you can
skip almost the whole turn, using a mushroom or two.
Difficulty – *
Effectiveness - **
2. At the last turn of the course, if you drive off the
track at the right angle, you can skip the entire turn.
Difficulty – **
Effectiveness - **
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Shell Cup
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GBA Bowser Castle 1
1. When you get to the glide pad, if you have at least 2
mushrooms, you will be able to cut across the lava, to
skip a whole turn. This will bring you to the end of the
course.
Difficulty - *
Effectiveness - **
Wii Mushroom Gorge
1. At the end of the mushroom cave, you will find a blue
glide mushroom. If you have a mushroom, you will be able
to cut across the abyss at the end of the course. In
order to do this you must hold down the entire time in
order to not lose air.
Difficulty - **
Effectiveness - ***
DS Luigi’s Mansion
1. Towards the middle of the track, if you have a
mushroom, you can get to a glide ramp. This will enable
you too glide over a gate, and save yourself a lot of
time.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - ***
2. At the same area, if you don’t get to take the glide
ramp, you can still skip the turn. In order to do this,
you simply use a mushroom to cut through the hole in the
gate.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - **
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Banana Cup
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N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
1. Towards the middle of the track, you will find a ramp
that can lead you to a glide ramp. In order to get to the
glide ramp, you must use a mushroom before the first
ramp. The glide ramp will enable you to cut through a
large hole in the rock ahead of you.
Difficulty - *
Effectiveness - ***
SNES Mario Circuit 2
1. At the beginning of the course, if you have at least 2
mushrooms, you can cut through a huge offroad section,
which lets you skip a huge turn.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - ****
2. At the end of the course, after the glide ramp, you
can continue gliding across the entire turn, thus you
save some time.
Difficulty - *
Effectiveness - **
Wii Coconut Mall
1. After the first set of escalators, you will find a
door on the right pathway. With one mushroom you can cut
through the store (not required if you have high
acceleration), with three you can cut through an entire
turn and remain on the one floor.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - **/***
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Leaf Cup
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N64 Kalimari Desert
1. Right after the train section, you will find a large
glide ramp in the middle of the sand. Use a mushroom to
get to the ramp, where you will then be able to cut
across some of the track. The amount of track you can
bypass depends on how many mushrooms you have.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness – Varies
DS DK Pass
1. Towards the middle of the course, there is a giant
snow pile that you can cut across using a mushroom or
two.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - **
Wii Maple Treeway
1. At the beginning of the track, if you have a mushroom,
you can take the path to your left and cut across
whatever is in your way. This will lead you to the cannon
faster.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - **
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Lightning Cup
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Wii Koopa Cape
1. When you get to the glide ramp, you can glide over the
grass section, nearest to the giant blue shell. Easier
done with a mushroom.
Difficulty – 0
Effectiveness - *
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
1. When you get to the cave, with the use of a mushroom
you can quickly cut across the mud that leads to a glide
pad. Using this lets you cut across the gap faster.
Difficulty - *
Effectiveness - **
1. At the end of the course, you will get to a 2nd glide
pad. With the use of a mushroom you can glide over the
large rock at the last turn, saving you a lot of time.
Difficulty - **
Effectiveness - ****
SNES Rainbow Road
1. At the last turn, with the use of a mushroom, you can
shroom into the ramp cutting across the large hole with
the two thwomps beside it.
Difficulty - **
Effectiveness - *
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Special Thanks
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Knuckles192Ver2 – Helped me big time with the formatting
of this FAQ.
phildool – Gave me information on a shortcut.
wiz0_0 – Got me to make this FAQ.
competny – Showed me numerous shortcuts I had no idea
existed
Thanks to everyone who took there time to read this
thread, and I hope you’ve gained something from it. Again
this is mostly for the newer racers, not the pros, but
maybe there are some not so obvious shortcuts listed
here.
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Contact Information
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The first way you should try to contact me is through the
MK7 or MKW boards, with an ATTN: Pokemongames thread. If
I don’t respond, then try to get someone who knows what
other boards I may be going to, and get him or her to
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