![[Mario Kart 7] Rainbow Road - 1:37.168 / Old strat - Gogoku7 @gogoku7](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8Kh-4vgMnpo/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded July 2013 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Will adjust title and descriptions when I wake up, I am so tired right now from watching Summer Games Done Quick for the past 15 hours.
Special video coming tomorrow (late 400 subs special)
Notes for self:
Nyko is only .001 faster with new strats
Lost time S3 leaning
Stupid fly in my room
Found 3 new timesavers, including 6 stunts on S1 wavy part conssistant
I'm off to bed, goodnight...
Will adjust title and descriptions when I wake up, I am so tired right now from watching Summer Games Done Quick for the past 15 hours.
Special video coming tomorrow (late 400 subs special)
Notes for self:
Nyko is only .001 faster with new strats
Lost time S3 leaning
Stupid fly in my room
Found 3 new timesavers, including 6 stunts on S1 wavy part conssistant
I'm off to bed, goodnight...
![[Mario Kart 7] Rainbow Road - 1:37.168 / Old strat - Gogoku7](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8Kh-4vgMnpo/mqdefault.jpg "[Mario Kart 7] Rainbow Road - 1:37.168 / Old strat - Gogoku7
Will adjust title and descriptions when I wake up, I am so tired right now from watching Summer Games Done Quick for the past 15 hours.
Special video coming tomorrow (late 400 subs special)
Notes for self:
Nyko is only .001 faster with new strats
Lost time S3 leaning
Stupid fly in my room
Found 3 new timesavers, including 6 stunts on S1 wavy part conssistant
Im off to bed, goodnight...")
![[Mario Kart 7] Rainbow Road - 1:36.331 - Gogoku7 (Former ER)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8mOxUbovvCI/mqdefault.jpg "[Mario Kart 7] Rainbow Road - 1:36.331 - Gogoku7 (Former ER)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Q: Gogoku, could this have been WR if you didnt epicly fail the tight final turn and final jump all-together?
A: I dont know, sorry... Im doing a side-by-side comparison as soon as I can, hopefully today...")
![[Mario Kart 7] Retro Bowser Castle 1 - 1:14.332 - Gogoku7](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8nXdkdfdwjU/mqdefault.jpg "[Mario Kart 7] Retro Bowser Castle 1 - 1:14.332 - Gogoku7
Not that good.")
![[MK7] Rainbow Road - 1:36.170 - Gogoku7 (Former World Record)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9AlFOP47Mv0/mqdefault.jpg "[MK7] Rainbow Road - 1:36.170 - Gogoku7 (Former World Record)
World Record update: 22-08-2016, around 14:53
OBSOLETED BY ME on 17-03-2017, around 21:49, link here: https://youtu.be/62wwafKG-Zg
Splits:
Section 1: 32.016
Section 2: 35.350
Section 3: 28.804
Total: 1:36.170
World Record cut: -00:00.026
Metal Mario - B Dasher - Slick tires - Gold Glider
Coins: 9-1-0
Mushrooms: 0-2-1
Previous World Record:
1:36.196 by Gogoku7 (me)
https://youtu.be/dpvKtXA-y3w
This entire run was made thanks to the final shortcut which was absolutely amazing. I know I can beat this run and I will keep on trying.
For now, Im just so happy that Im .103 ahead of the previous world record holder and .97 ahead of 2nd worldwide, I never thought I would get this far, ever.")
![[Mario Kart 7] Rainbow Road - 1:36.675 - Gogoku7 (Former European Record)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9G7n6lnh-0Y/mqdefault.jpg "[Mario Kart 7] Rainbow Road - 1:36.675 - Gogoku7 (Former European Record)
7/11/2013
Dedicated to Doco, he will be the shared #1 with Monar forever.
First non-Jap to sub 1:36.700. (o_o!)
Second fastest time in the entire world, this is the spot Ive deserved to be in for such a long time now, its hard to imagine how much effort went into this 1 minute and less than 37 seconds of awesome.
Im not satisfied with this time, Id say all Sections have utter failures... But the thing is, I do not have time to play Mario Kart 7 to such extent anymore due to school, so I guess Ill leave Rainbow Road at this... I hope this will remain permanent Rainbow Road, and at least 2nd Worldwide for a little while...
Worldwide top 11:
1. 1:36.348 - おまえモナー
2. 1:36.675 - Gogoku7
3. 1:36.701 - sherry
4. 1:36.712 - とれいん
5. 1:36.753 - ZCrone
6. 1:36.908 - Demon
7. 1:36.941 - Jacob
8. 1:36.956 - どこ (Old strat)
9. 1:36.992 - kisk
10. 1:37.102 - ItoI6
11. 1:37.103 - Nyko (will be the 10th to 1:36 / 4th with Old strats)")
![[Mario Kart 7] Rainbow Road - 1:36.882 - Gogoku7 (Former PR)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9f0OyYI5AHU/mqdefault.jpg "[Mario Kart 7] Rainbow Road - 1:36.882 - Gogoku7 (Former PR)
Its been a while.
This time is really bad, LOL.
Im sorry everyone, but Ive been extremely busy with a project thats due very soon, its been really stressing me out.
I actually cant believe I had time to work on Rainbow Road today.
Best splits:
Old strat:
32.066 - 35.434 - 29.141
New strat:
31.999 - 35.334 - 29.120")
![[MK7] Rainbow Road - 1:36.110 - Gogoku7 (Former World Record)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BIfDXlzUAE0/mqdefault.jpg "[MK7] Rainbow Road - 1:36.110 - Gogoku7 (Former World Record)
World Record update: 17-03-2017, around 18:48
OBSOLTED BY ME on 27/02/2018 around 20:04, link here: https://youtu.be/HpXChrg760w
Splits:
Section 1: 31.999
Section 2: 34.967
Section 3: 29.149
Total: 1:36.110
Official World Record cut: -00:00.053
Unofficial World Record cut: -00:00.049
Metal Mario - B Dasher - Slick tires - Gold Glider
Coins: 9-1-0
Mushrooms: 0-3-0
Previous World Record:
1:36.163 by Gogoku7 (me)
https://youtu.be/62wwafKG-Zg
Previous Unofficial World Record:
1:36.159 by Gogoku7 (me)
https://youtu.be/ZZYmssUMyXU
My biggest World Record cut ever! Im so happy!
This World Record finally exposes the NEW Mushroom strat that I have been trying to get to work since 2017.
Technically, it might even be SLOWER than the previous Mushroom strat, but the thing is that this strat circumvents the extremely difficult to deal with wavy part once you start going at my World Record pace. The wavy part is where I failed a lot of runs over the last years, this Mushroom strat is a real lifesaver.
This was a pretty solid run, though the track can be pushed even further, Ive always said that with the limitations of the human skills, you can push the track to about 1:36.08X, were going to see in the coming years whether my theory made in 2016 still holds strong.
I quit playing for a long time since the debacle of 1:36.159 not getting saved to my cartridge because of a cartridge error, I came back 3 or 4 days ago, and I already set a new World Record! I consider the 1:36.159 the Unofficial World Record, while 1:36.163 was the Official World Record.
First World Record with a 34.9XX Section 2.
I will continue to play this track for now.")
