Place position in mini-map:
In Yoshi Valley, if you use the mini-map you can see what place you are in.

Big body and flat kart:
Go to Choco Mountain and get up to the part where the boulders are located. Try to land underneath the shadow of the boulder on the small sloped hill next to the lake. If done correctly, you will get picked up and hit the boulder from underneath then get half flattened and half stretched. You will go back to a normal shape when you land back on track. This requires precise timing.

Ties do not count:
If you and another racer tie for first, second, or third place, the game will choose the character whose name begins with an earlier letter and give said place to that character. For example, if Bowser and Wario tie for first, Bowser will be given first place and Wario will be given second place.

D.K.'s Jungle Parkway:
Make the spiky balls pull you closer to the wall:
As Yoshi, go to a location where the spiky balls will shoot at you. While they are shooting at you, hold B. It will seem like the spiky balls are crying, and they will bounce off you instead of hitting you; as a type of shield. They will start to pull you closer to the wall. When you get to the wall and the balls shoot at you, it makes a loud hammer sound. You will never get pushed back unless you stop holding B.

Koopa Troopa Beach:
Fall under the sand:
This is very challenging and requires very fast tapping. At the beginning of Koopa Troopa Beach, drive until you see a double-palm tree directly beside a rock. Go to the side of it where there is a small corner between the rock and the palm tree. You will have to hop over it. Tap R rapidly to get onto the rock beside the palm tree, and then fall between the two palm trees that are stuck together. If done correctly, you should start to twist and turn massively, then slow down and fall under the sand.

Sherbet Land:
Visible ghost:
When you are racing in Sherbet Land and someone next to you uses a ghost, you can still see their reflection in the ice. This only works on this track.

Multi-colored hat:
To make Mario's hat multi-colored, choose any track and get a star. Then, crash into a wall and keep driving up the wall. You should fall in space, and then be put back on the track with a multi-colored hat.