Mushroom Bridge

This fantastic Mario Kart course is the first of the two traffic races in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart DS. Please note the Bomb Karts that do some major "jump" to the traffic surrounding. There are a total of two shortcuts on this course. After the first tunnel, you can take the dirt road up the hill with a mushroom, and then take a sharp turn in order to get back onto the track. You don't lose too much time with this tactic, especially if you don't have a mushroom, so use it only when you can boost your way past the dirt road. The second shortcut is at the end of the track. You can ride up the two supports of the bridge here, where you'll find a trio of turbo strips as well as an item box.