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'''Dash Panels''' (also formatted as '''dash panels'''),<ref>{{cite|author=Grimm, Steven|date=2003|title=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide|page=31|isbn=1930206-42-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Mario Kart DS'' instruction booklet|page=36|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}<br>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|title=''Mario Kart Wii'' Premiere Edition|page=9|date=April 27, 2008|isbn=0-7615-5970-1|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|date=2011|language=en-us|title=''Mario Kart 7'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=46|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-89384-0}}</ref> also named '''Turbo Plates''',<ref name="np41">{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 41|page=89|date=October 1992|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Turbo Tiles''',<ref name="np41"/> '''Boost Pads''', and other names depending on the game, are special panels that make the player go faster. They are most prominently featured in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.

Dash Panels, named '''Zippers''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Kart'' instruction booklet|page=12|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|date=1992|language=en-us}}</ref> first appear in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', where they appear as yellow arrows. They appear in [[Bowser Castle 1]], [[SNES Mario Circuit 2|Mario Circuit 2]], [[SNES Ghost Valley 2|Ghost Valley 2]], [[Bowser Castle 2]], [[SNES Mario Circuit 3|Mario Circuit 3]], [[Bowser Castle 3]] and [[Ghost Valley 3]]. In Mario Circuit 2, Zippers are used to make a large jump. In the [[Virtual Console]] release, they are named '''Speed Pads'''.<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' Wii Virtual Console Manual|page=5}}</ref>

Dash Panels, named '''Dash Zones'''<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' instruction booklet|page=31-32|date=1997|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Nintendo}}</ref> and '''booster arrows''',<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Player's Guide|page=59, 67|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1997|language=en-us}}</ref> reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' in [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]] and [[N64 DK's Jungle Parkway|D.K.'s Jungle Parkway]]. They appear as scrolling yellow and red arrows, and they are used to launch racers over large gaps similarly to [[cannon]]s in later games. They are larger than in ''Super Mario Kart''. Ramps that look like Dash Zones appear in [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|Koopa Troopa Beach]].

In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', they are named '''Speed Strips''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan; Stratton, Steve|date=2001|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide|page=39|isbn=0-7615-3709-0}}</ref> and are smaller than in ''Mario Kart 64''. Speed Strips appear in fourteen courses. They act the same as they did in ''Super Mario Kart'' and are often used to make large jumps off ramps, such as in [[GBA Ribbon Road|Ribbon Road]]. With the exception of [[SNES Mario Circuit 2|Mario Circuit 2]], all [[Extra Cup|extra courses]] had their Speed Strips removed.

Dash Panels, also named '''Rainbow Ramps''',<ref>{{cite|author=Grimm, Steven|date=2003|title=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide|page=59|isbn=1930206-42-9}}</ref> reappear in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', where they are designed as rainbow-colored panels and are now rectangle-shaped. In this game, Dash Panels are more powerful, being as fast as a [[Mushroom]].

Zippers<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' instruction booklet|page=11|date=2007|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Nintendo}}</ref><ref> {{cite|author=Leung, Jason; Pelland, Scott; Shinoda, Paul|title=''Diddy Kong Racing'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide|page=10|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> appear in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|its Nintendo DS version]]. They function similarly as in the ''Mario Kart'' series, but like other speed boosts, if the player lets go of the {{button|n64|A}} button before it is activated, they receive a bigger speed boost with green fire and rainbow-colored smoke. There are three variants of Zippers, one for each vehicle. Each vehicle's Zipper has a different appearance and are positioned based on the associated terrain. Car Zippers are arrow-shaped panels placed on the ground, the Hovercraft variant is shaped like a triangle and located on bodies of water, and the Plane variant is ring-shaped and is located in the air. Initially, all these Zippers come in red and yellow. The Hovercraft and Plane variants are slightly transparent and animated, whereas the Car variant is opaque and static. Any vehicle can use any Zipper, though it is difficult and counterproductive for a Car to even touch a Hovercraft or Plane Zipper, whereas a Plane can easily reach any of them, and a Hovercraft is in the middle. Many Hovercraft and Plane Zippers do not appear if no player has selected the matching vehicle, while most Car Zippers are always present.

*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:''' ''If you want to give your Mini an extra burst of speed, you can march it up to a Boost Pad and it’ll automatically zip on ahead. Tap the Boost Pad to change the direction of the arrows.''<ref>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mini-mario-friends-amiibo-challenge-items|title=Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Items|publisher=Play Nintendo|accessdate=April 6, 2020}}</ref>

MKDSBooster.png|A Dash Panel in [[DS Yoshi Falls|Yoshi Falls]] in ''Mario Kart DS''

MKDS Boost Pad.png|A Dash Panel in [[DS Wario Stadium|Wario Stadium]] in ''Mario Kart DS''

MKDSUnusedWarioCourse.png|Four Dash Panels in Wario Stadium in ''Mario Kart DS''

|Jap=ダッシュパネル

|JapR=Dasshu Paneru

|Jap2=ダッシュプレート <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>

|Jap2R=Dasshu Purēto

|JapM=Dash Panel

|Jap2M=Dash Plate

|Fre=Plaque d'accélération

|Fre2=Turbo (''Super Mario Kart'')

|Fre3=Bande turbo (''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'')

|FreM=Acceleration plate

|Fre2M=Turbo

|Fre3M=Turbo stripe

|Ger=Beschleunigungsstreifen

|Ger2=Turbofeld

|GerM=Acceleration strips

|Ger2M=Turbo panel

|Ita=Pannello Acceleratore

|Ita2=Pannello scatto <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>

|Ita3=Pedana sprint <ref>''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' Italian e-manual, section 9</ref>

|ItaM=Accelerator Panel

|Ita2M=Dash panel

|Ita3M=Sprint platform/footboard