Rainbow Road - Iconic, challenging track in Mario Kart games, adds vibrancy and difficulty. Item Boxes - Offers random items adding chaos to the race, players can't predict what they'll get.

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Like many an automotive enthusiast, Hot Wheels were a critical part of my childhood. Now, there's a new level of excitement ...

F1 has unveiled a collection of Hot Wheels models, in association with Mattel, with eight of the 10 teams being immortalised in smaller form. The official range involves a set of scale model cars ...

Ian Walker loves exploring niche communities and researching the development of classic video games. Polygon reached out to Nintendo about the possibility of this being Donkey Kong’s official ...

And finally, as promised, I’ll finish things off with a video of the go-kart in action. I’m not sure why it occasionally looks like some of the wheels don’t know what the others are doing ...

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Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope has made a strong first impression in his first year at the helm in Lexington. His efforts (along with Arkansas' struggles) have helped Big Blue Nation ...

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It’s lights out and away we go for Hot Wheels as the toy firm launches a wide range of F1 cars and circuits for collectors and car-mad kids. Having announced an official partnership with Formula One ...

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