Big F1 Motor Sport commentary for the first round of our Mario Kart 8 competition. Four families are battling it out for our huge real life Mario Kart Trophies.

Next up are the Sharp family:
Harri (Mum in purple top) – Racing top right as Donkey Kong
Ben (Son in Orange Shirt) – Racing bottom left as Mario
Philip (Son in Red Shirt) – Racing top right as Metal Mario
Ameilia (Daughter in White top) – Racing bottom right as Toad

They chose to race on the “Mario Circuit” track.

The winners from their family go through to our big final. Subscribe for the next round or check back for more updates. Here are our Mario Kart 8 Circuit Shortcuts put together to help the families plan their next race tactics:

Mushroom Cup

Flower Cup

Cloud Cup

Special Cup

Official Blurb:
For the first time in HD, Nintendo’s Mario Kart franchise comes to the Wii U console, introducing new racing circuit designs and anti-gravity karts that will have players driving upside down. Players will also enjoy a variety of series-favourite features, including the return of 12-player online competitive play, hang-gliders, underwater racing, and motorbikes.
The anti-gravity feature allows for never-imagined racing circuit designs. Players will speed through courses and find themselves suddenly racing on walls in a haunted mansion or upside-down over Princess Peach’s Castle as their wheels automatically rotate and shift into anti-gravity gear.
Mario Kart TV lets players share highlight videos they submitted to Miiverse. Crisp HD graphics and a 60-frames-per-second frame rate offer players the most visually stunning entry in the series yet.
Experience a wealth of features that span the series, including 12-player online competitive play. Elements first introduced in Mario Kart 7, such as hang gliders and underwater racing, along with elements introduced in Mario Kart Wii, such as motorbikes and performing tricks in midair, also make their return.
Nintendo supported this content including access to the game and provision of trophies.