Optimal Strategy
This DS track features moving gears and pendulums. Time your movements to avoid being hit by the obstacles. The anti-gravity section with the rotating gears offers spin boosts. There's a small shortcut through a clock face that can be taken with a mushroom. On 200cc, the moving obstacles become much harder to avoid due to the increased speed.
Key Item Usage
Mushrooms are useful for the clock face shortcut. Stars can be used to power through the obstacle-filled sections without fear of collision.