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The game is broken up into two segments: a qualifying round, where you try to complete a lap of the course for positioning and points; and a race segment, where you have to complete four laps around the track before the time runs out.
Source: Video Game / Pole Position - Racing games occasionally feature a checkpoint at the beginning of each lap or race course.
Source: Check Point -
Rainbow Road in Mario Kart 7 is long enough that it's also one long lap around the course, divided into three segments, rather than one whole lap.
Source: Marathon Level
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Lap and Course. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/lap
Course & Lap. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/lap>.
Lap or Course. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/lap.
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