Here's how to smoke the competition and reach the winner's circle in Knockout Tour, the glorious 24-player elimination races inside Mario Kart World's standout new multiplayer mode.

The racing itself is perhaps the best it has ever been in a Mario Kart game. The biggest change is that there are now 24 racers, up from 16, but Nintendo has been smart in refining the core parts of the gameplay to accommodate the increased player count.