Stamina is the resource that decides whether Spurt does anything. Sprint spends it. The final push needs some left.
Hold the efficiency line
Keep the acceleration marker on the white line during ordinary running. That November 24, 2025 instruction is the clearest written rule available. Burst above it to close a gap, defend a spot, or finish a pass, then return. Sitting at maximum the whole lap is how runners die before the last corner.
Recovery happens while you are still moving. Use straights, open space, and the corner mini-game. The corner prompt is described as Spacebar in that written guide and as three targets in the November 12, 2025 beginner video.
Draft, then leave
Sitting in the slipstream of a racer ahead saves stamina. Use it through the middle of the race. Overtake when there is room to accelerate past, not when you are stuck on their tail into a crowded corner.
Spurt
PC key is R. A November 18, 2025 guide says you can Spurt twice per race, that it launches you forward, and that it spends stamina. Combine it with sprint only when the bar can pay for it. Saving both uses for a blocked first corner wastes them. Spending both before the last corner leaves the finish flat.
Later comments on a January 20, 2026 Tamamo time video say a speed change made an old 1:34 line harder. Treat any published lap time as patch-specific.
Style changes the bill
The November 23, 2025 style table, printed after that day's Front Runner buff and Pace Chaser nerf:
| Style | Stamina use | Stamina regen | Max speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Runner | +20% | -10% | +5% |
| Pace Chaser | -15% | +10% | no boost |
| Late Surger | -16% | +15% | +7% |
A May 1, 2026 summary says Front Runners also regen stamina quicker. That sentence does not match the -10% regen cell above. Use the numbers only as the November 23, 2025 table, and read your Uma's current style on her page.
Late Surgers also lose speed quickly if you stop pushing (speed decay +10% on that table). They are strong at the end only if you actually spurt.
A simple spending plan
- Start prompts, then settle on the white line.
- One short burst to reach the style's preferred slot: front for Silence Suzuka, the forward pack for Pace Chasers, the rear pack for Late Surgers.
- Draft and corner regen through the middle.
- Skill when its condition is true, Zone when the meter allows a last-corner or final-spurt use, Spurt while stamina remains.
Character conditions live on each character page. Style bonuses are on Running Styles.