Snaking

Snaking is a ability in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart: Double Dash and Mario Kart Wii. Snaking is a technique that involves using mini-boosts in rapid succesion to accelerate very fast.

Mario Kart DS
The player has to press the jump button to begin doing a drift, then they must press left, right, left until the player sees a red fire coming from the tires. Then the player must releases the jump button to gain a boost.

Mario Kart: Double Dash
The player has to press R or L to begin doing a drift, then (with the control stick) press left, right, left until the player sees a blue fire coming from the tires. Then the player must realease one of the buttons and gains a boost.