What techniques can be used for faster time trial runs in Mario Kart 8?
Solution 1:
Fire Hopping is a technique that can be used to make your speed gain from a boost last longer. As discovered by a Reddit User, KaiserYoshi, it seems that any form of ground contact will begin to decrease the speed increase you gain from a boost, taking you back to your base speed. Therefore if you hop by pressing ZR you will go airborne, which the game doesn't count as touching the ground, and thus won't reduce your speed gain.
Useful Links:
- Video explaining the technique courtesy of IGN.
- Kotaku's Coverage of the technique