Ballaam | Rabbit Race Try Again Shenanigans | Donkey Kong 64 Glitch @Ballaam | Uploaded January 2017 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Just a bunch of really odd but fun Rabbit race stuff

GAIN CONTROL DURING TRY AGAIN
This one is quite simple, but you'll have to really know your timings. You will need to take a warp just before the Rabbit wins the race. This will give you control during the Rabbit win text (which is the crucial part to this). After that, either play your instrument or enter the cannon so you're moving during the try again text (If you did it wrong, you'll be frozen and have to try again).
This enables us to change some factors about the world or our player status whilst also being able to be pulled into the Rabbit race. The only issue is that you cannot use A or B during manipulation.

PLAY AS DK/HUNKY CHUNKY/MINI MONKEY/STRONG KONG/ROCKETBARREL IN RABBIT RACE
When you have control during the Try Again option, you can use the Baboon Balloon ability near the mill to tag other kongs. With this, you can use their respective barrels (as long as you enter without A/B) and then press A when you're in the desired state to race the Rabbit as that.
Note that you have to use Z to tag a kong.
When it comes to Rocketbarrel, it's slightly anti-climatic as you instantly land (regardless of what you press). But hey, it's at least a little fun for that short time.

SECOND PERSON
Take out the gun, and then enter the Rabbit race, you'll now be in second person. If you want to get back into 3rd person, you can just damage yourself with rapid orange fire.

NEARLY CHEAT THE RABBIT RACE
This one is nearly really ground-breaking, but alas no. By taking the warp so you deload the rabbit race early, you can spawn the goal posts without making the rabbit move. Alas, the finish line doesn't properly work...

CUTSCENE STORAGE
If you shoot the switch to turn it to night, then restart the race, the cutscene (and the transition to night) are stored until you reload the area. This presumably works with the transition to day too.

TEMPORARY PORTAL STORAGE
You can temporarily store the portal taking you back to Fungi Lobby (and T&S if you choose to) if you restart the race during the portal animation. Unfortunately, there's no way to gain control during this, and you'll soon be faded out into the destination map.

CRYSTAL COCONUT COUNTER
Something a little different to everything else, but prematurely landing after starting the Owl race will keep the coconut counter on-screen until you enter a loading zone/reset/pause exit