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Coconut Mall has a 3lap viable [[ultra shortcut]], and currently benefits from [[Horizontal wall glitch | HWG]] (which is used to drive OOB), [[Delayed lap count | delayed lap counts]],[[Wallclip | wallclips]], [[superhopping]], and [[supersliding]] in both 3lap and flap categories. Hence, it has three 3lap and three flap categories.

The current strategy for UR 3lap is to perform the ultra shortcut. The best way to perform the ultra shortcut is to repeatedly drive from the finish line to the [[Checkpoint system#Last KCP rule | last KCP]] in the parking lot to the right of the finish line.

To start the race, you drive over to the wall on the right and perform a [[Wallclip#Parallel clip | parallel clip]], propelling you up to a [[horizontal wall]] (HW) flush with the "Coconut Mall" sign. By hitting the sign at its rightmost point, the sign will be facing diagonally, pushing you slightly towards the invisible wall to your right. As you are colliding with the HW and the sign, HWG is active for the next 20 frames, so you have enough room to barely pass through the invisible wall and fall OOB. The specific location you land is important, as the time spent in the air falling is time not spent on the ground accelerating. The stair collision extends partially OOB, so landing there lets you keep a small amount of speed forwards.

You must [[Checkpoint system#CP1 trick | hit CP1]] here as otherwise you will be [[Checkpoint system#95% rule | 95% ruled]] when entering the last KCP. Once close enough to CP1, you decelerate in such a way that you can [[Standstill miniturbo | SSMT]] and turn to the right, have your hitbox extend to the left to hit CP1 for a frame, and then immediately be pushed by a wall to the right (where you want to travel). Once turned far enough, you use the second mushroom to accelerate, during which you charge a miniturbo. The miniturbo is faster overall due to an interaction with another wall during the hop, which decreases airtime and allows for sooner charging. The third mushroom is used as you drift around the last turn, where you hit the last KCP, and then align yourself for the finish line.

On lap 2, you enter the lap with a [[Hop#Spin hop | spin hop]] wallclip and get a delayed lap count, skipping the need for hitting CP1 again. This hop is continued into a drift, where you charge and release a miniturbo and wheelie towards the last KCP, then drift once again to hit the last KCP and align yourself for the finish line. Lap 3 is exactly the same as lap 2, except for the fact that [[Wheelie#Optimal wheelie turning | optimal wheelie turning]] is used to get better angles in the lead-up to the finish line, which you enter immediately, rather than delaying the lap count, as there is no other lap to prevent yourself being 95% ruled in.

The current strategy for the UR flap is to perform the ultra shortcut. The premise of the route is to get OOB, get into a [[Supersliding#Wario Bike supersliding|Wario Bike superslide (WBSS)]] state, enter the lap facing forwards with significant EV in the backwards direction, hit the last KCP, and then use two mushrooms to reach the finish line. Thus, [[Vehicles#Wario Bike | Wario Bike]] is used.  

Only two mushrooms are necessary for the flap, so any method to get OOB which uses one mushroom is also optimal. In this particular TAS, Monster opted for the shroomless HWG entry near the shortcut path. Once OOB, you can navigate beneath the track towards the finish line, then perform the ultra shortcut. After entering the [[Checkpoint system#Reverse last CP rule | last CP]], you can navigate to the edge of the track's collision to enter the WBSS state, and then navigate back to the parking lot to prepare for a delayed lap count.

In order to have the EV required to move backwards to the last KCP, you need to superslide in circles for over 20 seconds, before you can eject from the superslide state to have the bike's hitbox extend over the wall, finally entering lap 2. The knockback from the wall redirects the EV towards the last KCP, where you can perform [[Hop#Momentum hop | momentum hops]] to maintain it. Once close enough to the last KCP, you can use two mushrooms to reach the finish line. Unlike the end of the UR 3lap, it is faster to stay in the parking lot and hop over the wall, as you don't have to spin hop clip to get over it with mushroom boost.

To get OOB on laps 1 and 3, you need to; drift into the ramp next to the shortcut path, trick off it, land from that trick, get a high trick with the trick boost, use a mushroom to extend the boost long enough for you to land near the end of the fence, and get HWG. As a further optimisation, you can get a low enough bounce off the HW to let you drift left slightly, and trick off the banister, the collision of which extends partially OOB. The best place to use the remaining mushroom is immediately before passing through a wall on lap 2, such that you can get a [[Drift#Clip drift | clip drift]], charge a miniturbo, and release it as you enter back in-bounds, skipping the need to accelerate up to wheelie speed and realign around the pillar.

To begin the race, you must lose some time in order to get a [[Quantised movement#Stick | stick]] on the stairs at full speed. In this particular TAS, it is opted to lose time during the [[start slide]] and then wheelie slightly late during the start boost. After the stair stick, you perform a sequence known as the "double banister trick" where you; drive onto the edge of the left banister, fall off and trick such that you immediately land, hop and drift to realign to the right, wheelie to reach max trick boost speed, hop such that you can land flush on the back end of the banister, wheelie to ensure you stick, then trick. You then align yourself towards the shortcut path.

Using the first mushroom, you immediately hop to drift through the shortcut. During this drift, you charge a miniturbo, which you release when the boost runs out, as well as wheelieing. Next, you perform a [[Low trick#RFH low trick | RFH low trick]] and pass through the fence below to fall to the ground faster. You then wheelie and align towards the rightmost banister, where you perform the double banister trick (on the hop to get the stick at the top, you can use the opposite edge instead of the middle, which can be done on all double banister tricks except the initial one on lap 1).  

After this, you are coming in from too far to the right, so must [[Drift#Spin drift | spin drift]] around the U-turn. However, it is fastest to hold the drift and [[Wallclip#Bonk clip | bonk clip]] as you release the miniturbo instead of doing a [[chain drift]] as soon as the miniturbo is charged and charging/releasing a second one. After the bonk clip, a wheelie is done to align with the left of the first planter, on which a low trick is performed. This leads into a similar low trick done using the edge of the second planter. Upon landing from the second trick, you align to the right side of the fountain, and [[Trick#Buffering | buffer]] the first of two tricks, allowing you to delay the second.

The next U-turn is taken similarly to the first, and the miniturbo is released at a point which balances the time spent in a drift with the time spent on the following boost panel. On the following turn, you clip drift the pillar in the middle of the split path to release the miniturbo from the drift sooner. When exiting the mall, you low trick the planter with a drift, then [[Trick#Hop trick | hop trick]] off the boost ramp before hitting the wall beside it, performing a [[wall trick]]. The last two turns are taken relatively normally; you hit all three boost panels, using [[Wheelie#Rehop | rehops]] to navigate around the cars.

* On cycles where the escalator is going up, it is faster to land the first banister trick on the escalator, then RFH eject to perform the second trick, thanks to [[Moving road velocity | MRV]] provided from the escalator.<ref>[https://youtu.be/w8TeTmVO5oQ "CM New Double Trick Strat" by Monster]</ref>

* It is faster to [[Wheelie#Rewheelie | rewheelie]] after releasing the miniturbo at the top of the second U-turn to get less time spent in a drift and more time spent on the boost panel.<ref>[https://youtu.be/o13cevIiVbk?si=4rrtd6eBaZX5qfFB "Mario Kart Wii TAS - Every strat I've worked on" by Marth], Rewheelie strat demonstrated at 2:07.</ref>

* It is not known whether or not [[Vehicles#Bullet Bike | Bullet Bike]] is slower than [[Vehicles#Mach Bike | Mach Bike]].

* It is not known whether or not [[Outside drifting bike | ODB]] can perform the "high jump strat", which would let the vehicle rival IDBs, due to the use of superhopping being viable.

* It is not known whether or not [[Outside drifting bike | ODB]] can perform the "high jump strat", which would let the vehicle rival IDBs, due to the use of superhopping being viable.