Mario Kart Facts

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In addition to these four players, alpha is the only other player who can have just one year missing from his WR profile, that being 2025, if he sets a WR in 2026.

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K4I and alpha lost their streaks in 2024 and 2025 respectively. With this, Army is now the only player with a world record set each year from 2018 onward. Alberto, StervtL, and 4laps2win are the only players who can match this streak with a WR in 2026.

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K4I and alpha are currently the only players who are able to continue this streak if they set a world record during 2024. Lemon's streak ended in 2023, while Paco's and Thunderfire's streaks ended in 2022.

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K4I and alpha are currently the only players who are able to continue this streak if they set a world record during 2024. Lemon's streak ended in 2023, while Paco's and Thunderfire's streaks ended in 2022.

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Japanese players K4I and Lemon and German player alpha are currently the only 3 players in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to have achieved a world record every single year since the game released. Paco Gaita (Spain) and Thunderfire (France), can join them if they set a world record in 2022.

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This season in Mario Kart Universal, due to Fantastic Roys being disqualified, two teams with a losing record have clinched a division 16 playoff spot, marking the only time this has occurred in the league's 21 season history.

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MK8DX: In season 14 of Mario Kart Universal, Choco Kart (CK) clinched the second wild card spot in division 19 with a 4-0-6 record. This marks the only time a losing team has made the playoffs in MKU's history.

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Japanese players K4I and Lemon and German player alpha are currently the only 3 players in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to have achieved a world record every single year since the game released. Paco Gaita (Spain) and Thunderfire (France), can join them if they set a world record in 2022.

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Out of the 80 possible world records in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, only 1 is currently held by a player NOT from the United States. That record is a 0:11.76 on Shy Guy Beach Flap set by German player Chraizy on November 1st, 2020.

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47 out of 53 (89%) possible Mario Kart Wii world records currently use either Funky Kong or Daisy as the character. The 6 world records using other characters are listed in the attached image.

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Two years ago today, on December 23, 2019, the first Mario Kart 8 Deluxe world record using the motion glider technique was set by Meizu (めいず) on Bowser's Castle with a time of 2:00.223.

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MK8DX: In season 14 of Mario Kart Universal, Choco Kart (CK) clinched the second wild card spot in division 19 with a 4-0-6 record. This marks the only time a losing team has made the playoffs in MKU's history.

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The longest-lasting current world record was set by American player Topspin on Mario Kart DS's Cheep Cheep Beach on June 30th, 2012; 9 years, 5 months, and 23 days ago (3,462 total days).