Mario Kart for the Wii has a very interesting feature where Nintendo can set up tourneys of sorts that allow gamers all over the world to compete with each other for the virtual 1st place price. The first competition is ready and Aussie-Nintendo.com has the details and screenshots:

I’ll be checking this out more today in-game and seeing what I can get on my run through and maybe post my time for you guys to try. I’ve also been sending out Ghost Time Trials so if you haven’t exchanged friend codes with me yet, be sure to do so and join the fun! I’ll bump the friend codes share post again today to make sure everyone gets in on it.