Drag Race

Drag Race
Drag Race Title.png
Title card for Drag Race.
Details
Type(s) Drag Racing
Levels 4
Players 1-4
Appears in Kirby Air Ride
Theme music

Clip of the theme that plays in Drag Race
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Race to the finish line on a perfectly straight course. Machines with high-level acceleration and top speed abilities will have an advantage.
— Kirby Air Ride North American instruction booklet, page 30

Drag Race is a Stadium mode in Kirby Air Ride, having a chance to appear at the end of City Trial on default settings. It tasks the racers to take 1st on a long and straight course.

OverviewEdit

When a Drag Race begins, the contestants are placed at the start of a long straight course, with the objective being to reach the goal first. Depending on the course, there will be a number of different obstacles on the path, though none of them are dangerous. Contestants can attack each-other, and if a racer is KO'd, they will be forced to retire. Naturally, vehicles selected and patched for sheer speed will do well here.

StagesEdit

There are four distinct Drag Race courses, with the fourth requiring a Checklist objective met before it is unlocked. All four courses borrow their aesthetic from the Checker Knights course. They are as follows:

Stage 1Edit

I see a simple, straight course...
— Stadium Prediction for Drag Race 1 in Kirby Air Ride

The first course is a straightforward affair, with no obstacles save a few Copy Chance Wheels and a few Dash Panels.

Checklist objectivesEdit

  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 1 Finish in less than 00:20:00!" (Reward: "City Trial: Rowdy Charge Tank" music)
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 1 Finish in less than 00:24:00!"
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 1 Finish under 00:17:00 on Formula Star!"
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 1 Finish under 00:26:00 on Warpstar!"

Stage 2Edit

I see a test of speed on a straight course...
— Stadium Prediction for Drag Race 2 in Kirby Air Ride

The second course has a split path near the start which bends a little before returning back to the main course. From there, further in are a couple grind rails which move back and forth.

Checklist objectivesEdit

  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 2 Finish in less than 00:20:00!"
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 2 Finish in less than 00:24:00!"
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 2 Finish under 00:27:00 on Wagon Star!"
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 2 Finish under 00:29:00 on Winged Star!" (Reward: Color: Brown Kirby)

Stage 3Edit

A faster machine will have an advantage, I feel...
— Stadium Prediction for Drag Race 3 in Kirby Air Ride

The third course has a couple retractable walls which can be triggered using floor switches. After that, the path leads through some narrows, then off a ramp.

Checklist objectivesEdit

  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 3 Finish in less than 00:27:00!" (Reward: Stadium: Drag Race 4)
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 3 Finish in less than 00:35:00!"
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 3 Finish under 00:28:00 on Swerve Star!"
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 3 Finish under 00:31:00 on Wheelie Bike!"

Stage 4Edit

If you go for speed, you won't be let down...
— Stadium Prediction for Drag Race 4 in Kirby Air Ride

The fourth course contains several elevated and lowered paths side-by-side. It also leads through a building, urging caution for flying machines.

This course is initially locked. To unlock it, the player must finish Drag Race 3 in less than 27 seconds.

Checklist objectivesEdit

  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 4 Finish in less than 00:19:00!" (Reward: "Stadium: Drag Race" music)
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 4 Finish in less than 00:24:00!"
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 4 Finish under 00:24:00 on Rex Wheelie!"
  • "Stadium: DRAG RACE 4 Finish under 00:33:00 on Turbo Star!"

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゼロヨンアタック
zero-yon atakku
0-4 Attack
"0-4" is Japanese slang used to refer to a 402m drag race.
French Drag Race -
German Drag Race -
Italian Drag Race -
Spanish Drag Race -