Papu's Pyramid

Papu's Pyramid is the home track of Papu Papu in Crash Team Racing. It and the battle arena Rampage Ruins is based upon the levels The Lost City and Sunset Vista (from Crash Bandicoot) as the faces on the side of the walls are the same as the ones on these levels. It is also where Papu Papu is raced in the game. It is in the Red (as well as Crash Cove, Mystery Caves and Blizzard Bluff) and Purple (with Roo's Tubes, Dragon Mines and Hot Air Skyway) Gem Cups. Scattered throughout the course are Venus Fly traps which devour racers that get too close.

Shortcuts
This track has three shortcuts which can be very good to get you from last place to first place. All of them are in the second half of the track. The first and third shortcuts are demonstrated in the video below. (The second is on the platform to the left of the jump after the first shortcut, where you can get extra Wumpa Fruits if you need it. It is very difficult to achieve both on the same lap).

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Relic Race
Number of Crates: 48

The following times are needed to gain Relics:

-Tip: Under 0:14:00 must be achieved each lap in order to get the Platinum Relic.
 * Sapphire Relic Time: 1:34:00
 * Gold Relic Time: 1:09:00
 * Platinum Relic Time: 0:42:00

Trivia

 * This is the first and only time Papu Papu had anything to do with ancient pyramids, as he is a native tribe leader. Many fans believe that Papu Papu only shows up to his pyramid during his offtime. He is usually seen in Papu Papu's Hut.
 * Papu Papu probably got his tribesmen to construct the course for his amusment and racing was its secondary purpose.
 * It is possible to jump of a wall near the start and land at the finish line but the game will not count it as a lap.