Apparently a new 'technique' has been discovered in the recently released Mario Kart 8 which allows for extra speed from drift boosts and as such can decrease lap times rather easily.

Upon completing a drift boost you simply need to hop for the duration of the boost and presto! You performed a Fire Hop. The idea is that hopping reduces contact with the track and as such increases the duration of the speed boost.

Video below shows the technique in action.

(credits go to Eurogamer)

Has anyone encountered someone online using this technique? ( I have not yet)

Should it be patched out or is it a skill to be used by the most competative players?

(Original story from Nintendolife)

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There is a better video on IGN but meh... it's IGN.

I don't think it's efficient enough for online.

I am such a scrub... I don't even know how to drift properly... *sigh*

Wait now that the trick has been published!!!

Not so secret anymore.... I am a bad person?!!!!

Funny. I was watching a livestream and the player was showcasing awesome ghost replays. I saw the ghost hopping after drifting but I thought it was just for fun.

I use a bike with inside drifting and it doesn't work with them. Haven't seen anyone online using it, only for time trials.

Interesting. It only made him finish 1 second earlier so its not a huge advantage.

Yeah not seeing it online at all.

Either cause it isn't viable online or no one knows about it (even tho its been knwon for a few days).

I have seen a few online using it, but it made no significant difference.