Boost Pad

For the gimmick in the Sonic Boom franchise, see Boost Pad (Sonic Boom).

Boost Pads can be found strategically positioned around each course. Drive or drift over one for an instant boost of speed.
— Description Team Sonic Racing instruction manual

The Boost Pad^[1] is a gimmick that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and its spin-offs. They are panels that grant the playable characters' vehicles a brief speed boost.

Description

Surmised, the Boost Pad is a line consisting of purple and violet arrow markings. However, its exact appearance has differed over the course of the series. As their primary function, the Boost Pads will automatically send the playable characters forward with a instant burst of speed that exceeds their current driving speed as soon as they drive or drift over the Boost Pad. However, Boost Pads can only launch the playable characters in one direction and their speed boost does not last for long.

Boost Pads are always placed on the main roads and can be found in strategic positions around each course. Generally speaking, they can appear by themselves or alongside others in one location. Also, while usually used to reach high driving speeds, Boost Pads also serve on many courses to guide the playable character down certain pathways by shooting them in the right direction.

Game appearances

Sega Superstars series

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

The Boost Pad made its first appearance in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. In this game, they are oblong panels on the ground with orange outer frames on the sides and front and a gray frame on their rear side. They also have a sharp point on their front side, and inside them are glowing purple and violet arrow markings. Other than that, nothing special can be said about these Boost Pads.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

In Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, the Boost Pads are designed like short glowing lines with purple and violet arrow marks. In this game, they appear as panels on the ground along the courses' car mode sections. Along the courses' boat and plane sections on the other hand, the Boost Pads always appear in sets of four. These pads float in midair (and underwater) and are arranged in a circle with their arrows pointing towards their circle's center, forming something akin to a gate. In order to receive these gates' speed boost, the player has to steer their vehicle into their center.

Team Sonic Racing

In Team Sonic Racing, the Boost Pads generally possess the same design they had in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, meaning they resemble glowing lines with purple and violet arrow marks. However, in this game, they are made up of several glowing blocks. Other than that, nothing special can be said about these Boost Pads.

References

↑ Team Sonic Racing instruction manual.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

Main article | Staff | Glitches | Gallery

Playable characters	Sonic characters	Sonic \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Big \| Dr. Eggman \| Shadow \| Metal Sonic
	SEGA characters	AiAi \| Akira Yuki \| Alex Kidd \| Amigo \| B.D. Joe \| Beat \| Billy Hatcher \| ChuBach \| ChuBei \| Chuih \| ChuPea \| Jacky Bryant \| Ryo Hazuki \| Ulala
	Third party	Xbox Live Avatar \| Mii
Tracks	Chao Cup	Whale Lagoon \| Icicle Valley \| Roulette Road \| Sunshine Tour
	Graffiti Cup	Shibuya Downtown \| Outer Forest \| Turbine Loop \| Treetops
	Egg Cup	Rampart Road \| Dark Arsenal \| Jump Parade \| Pinball Highway
	Horror Cup	Sewer Scrapes \| Lost Palace \| Sandy Drifts \| Rokkaku Hill
	Samba Cup	Rocky-Coaster \| Highway Zero \| Deadly Route \| Ocean Ruin
	Monkey Cup	Bingo Party \| Lava Lair \| Monkey Target \| Thunder Deck
	DLC	Egg Hangar
Moves/ Techniques	General	Drift \| Hi-Speed Start \| Trick
Moves/ Techniques	All-Star Moves	Super Sonic \| Tails Tornado \| Emerald Power \| Piko Hammer \| Giant Froggy \| Maximum Overdrive \| Missile Madness \| Super Shadow
Vehicles		Speed Star \| Tornado Racer \| Land Breaker \| Pink Cabriolet \| Green Hopper \| Egg Monster \| Dark Rider \| Metal Booster \| Blazing Banana \| Racing Rooster \| Sun Buggy \| Astro Glider \| De La Custom GGs \| Crazy Taxi \| Hotrod of Horror \| Naoyuki's Motorcycle \| Red Lightning \| ChuChu Rocket \| Get-a-Way Wagon \| Sukopako Motorcycle \| Bolt Bucket \| Ava-car 720 \| Super Zoomer
Items		Item Box (All-Star Item, Bowling Bomb, Confusing Star, Energy Shield, Giant Rocket, High Speed Shoes, K.O. Glove, Manual Rocket, Mega Horn, Mine, Pocket Rainbow) \| License
Music		My Sweet Passion \| Believe In Myself \| Unknown from M.E. \| Throw It All Away \| Can You Feel the Sunshine? \| A New Day \| Back 2 Back \| Super Sonic Racing \| What U Need \| Metal Scratchin' \| E.G.G.M.A.N.
Other		Announcer \| Boost Pad \| Death Egg \| Orca \| Sonic Says \| Totem Pole

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Main article | Staff | Glitches | Gallery

Playable characters	Sonic characters	Sonic \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Dr. Eggman \| Shadow \| Metal Sonic
	Sega characters	AGES \| AiAi \| Alex Kidd \| Amigo \| B.D. Joe \| Beat \| Gilius Thunderhead \| Gum \| Jacky Bryant \| Joe Musashi \| MeeMee \| NiGHTS \| Pudding \| Reala \| Ryo Hazuki \| Ulala \| Vyse
	Third-party characters	Xbox Live Avatar \| Mii \| Danica Patrick
Tracks	Dragon Cup	Ocean View \| Samba Studios \| Carrier Zone \| Dragon Canyon
	Rogue Cup	Temple Trouble \| Galactic Parade \| Seasonal Shrines \| Rogue's Landing
	Emerald Cup	Dream Valley \| Chilly Castle \| Graffiti City \| Sanctuary Falls
	Arcade Cup	Graveyard Gig \| Adder's Lair \| Burning Depths \| Race of Ages
	Classic Cup	Sunshine Tour \| Shibuya Downtown \| Roulette Road \| Egg Hangar
	Bonus	OutRun Bay
World Tour		Sunshine Coast \| Frozen Valley \| Scorching Skies \| Twilight Engine \| Moonlight Park \| Superstar Showdown
Events		Battle Arena \| Battle Race \| Boost Challenge \| Boost Race \| Capture the Chao \| Drift Challenge \| Pursuit \| Race \| Ring Race \| Sprint \| Traffic Challenge \| Versus
Vehicles		Ava-car 720 \| Crazy Taxi \| Danicar \| Egg Monster \| G.U.N. Auto Tread \| Gum's vehicle \| Land Breaker \| Metal Booster \| Pink Cabriolet \| Spacebird 42 \| Speed Star \| Super Zoomer \| Tails' vehicle
Moves/ Techniques	General	Drift \| Start Line Boost \| Stunt
Moves/ Techniques	All-Star Moves	Amy's All-Star Move \| Gum's All-Star Move \| Eggman's All-Star Move \| Knuckles' All-Star Move \| Metal Sonic's All-Star Move \| Shadow's All-Star Move \| Sonic's All-Star Move \| Tails' All-Star Move
Gimmicks and obstacles		Aero-Chaser \| Boost Pad \| Egg Squid \| Slot machine \| Transformation Gate
Items		Ammo \| Gate \| Item Box (All-Star Item, Blowfish, Boost, Drone, Firework, Glove, Hot Rod, Ice Cannon, Super Glove, Swarm, Twister) \| License \| Mod \| Sticker \| Warp Gate
Music	Songs	We Are Burning Rangers
Music	Albums	SEGA ALL-STARS Premium Sound Collection \| Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Original Soundtrack
Other		Bonus Chance \| Custom game \| Freeze \| Orca \| Sonic Universe #45

Team Sonic Racing

Playable characters	Team Sonic	Sonic \| Tails \| Knuckles
	Team Rose	Amy \| Chao (Dark Chao, Hero Chao, Neutral Chao, Omochao) \| Big
	Team Vector	Blaze \| Silver \| Vector
	Team Dark	Shadow \| Rouge \| Omega
	Team Eggman	Metal Sonic \| Dr. Eggman \| Zavok \| Eggpawn \| Death Egg
Non-playable characters		Boo \| Boom Boo \| Buzzer \| Chopper \| Crabmeat \| Cubot \| Dodon Pa \| Egg Squid \| Froggy \| King Boom Boo \| Mother Wisp \| Orbot \| Orca \| Sandworm
Wisps		Black \| Blue \| Crimson \| Cyan \| Ivory \| Jade \| Magenta \| Orange \| Pink \| Gray \| Red \| Violet \| White \| Yellow
Tracks	Planet Wisp	Wisp Circuit \| Mother's Canyon \| Doctor's Mine
	Seaside Hill	Ocean View \| Lost Palace \| Whale Lagoon
	Glacierland	Ice Mountain \| Frozen Junkyard \| Hidden Volcano
	Casino Park	Roulette Road \| Bingo Party \| Pinball Highway
	Sandopolis	Sand Road \| Boo's House \| Clockwork Pyramid
	Rooftop Run	Market Street \| Sky Road \| Haunted Castle
	Final Fortress	Thunder Deck \| Dark Arsenal \| Turbine Loop
Events		Boost Race \| Daredevil \| Destruction \| Eggpawn Assault \| Grand Prix \| King of the Hill \| Lightning Race \| Ring Challenge \| Rocket Race \| Showdown Race \| Survival Race \| Team Boost Race \| Team Grand Prix \| Team King of the Hill \| Team Lightning Race \| Team Race \| Team Rocket Race \| Team Vampire Race \| Time Trial \| Traffic Attack \| Vampire Race
Enemies		Eggpawn \| Eggsplosive Eggpawn \| Hard-boiled Eggpawn \| Melee Eggpawn \| Standard Eggpawn
Moves/Techniques		Drift \| Item Box Transfer \| Radial Burst \| Rival Takedown \| Skim Boost \| Slingshot \| Start Line Boost \| Stunt \| Team Ultimate
Color Powers		Black Bomb \| Blue Cube \| Crimson Eagle \| Cyan Laser \| Gray Quake \| Ivory Lightning \| Jade Ghost \| Magenta Rhythm \| Orange Rocket \| Pink Spikes \| Red Burst \| Violet Void \| Yellow Drill
Vehicles		Beat Monster \| Chao Pod \| Cross Dozer \| Dark Reaper \| Egg Booster \| Formula M \| Frog Cruiser \| Land Breaker \| Lightron \| Lip Spyder \| Pink Cabriolet \| Road Dragoon \| Royal Chariot \| Speed Star \| Whirlwind Sport
Gimmicks and obstacles		Boost Pad \| Kao \| Spring \| Star Post \| Wide spring
Items		Bonus Box \| Credit \| Item Box (Invincibility) \| Key \| Medal \| Mod (Car Cosmetic (Horn, Paint Kit, Vinyl), Performance Part) \| Mod Pod \| Ring
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Sonic, Wisp announcer) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman) \| Kyle Hebert (Big, Dodon Pa) \| Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Tails) \| Dave Mitchell (Knuckles) \| Patrick Seitz (Zavok) \| Cindy Robinson (Amy) \| Kirk Thornton (Shadow, Orbot) \| Karen Strassman (Rouge) \| Aaron LaPlante (Omega) \| Bryce Papenbrook (Silver) \| Keith Silverstein (Vector) \| Erica Lindbeck (Blaze, Omochao) \| Wally Wingert (Cubot) \| Tomoko Sasaki (Chao)
Japanese voice actors		Junichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Kotaro Nakamura (Eggman) \| Katsuhisa Hōki (Dodon Pa) \| Ryo Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Takashi Nagasako (Big) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Taiten Kusunoki (Omega) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze) \| Jōji Nakata (Zavok) \| Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot) \| Wataru Takagi (Cubot) \| Tomoko Sasaki (Chao) \| Fumihiko Tachiki (Wisp announcer)
Music	Songs	Green Light Ride
Music	Albums	Maximum Overdrive - Team Sonic Racing Original Soundtrack \| Team Sonic Racing Trailer Music Selection
Other		Death Egg Robot sentinel \| Donpa Kingdom \| Donpa Motors \| Egg Squid \| Orca \| Power-Type \| Sonic Racing \| Speed-Type \| Team Sonic Racing Overdrive (Dangerous Distractions, Eyes on the Prize, The Complete Race) \| Technique-Type \| Ultimate Meter \| Team Sonic Racing One-shot \| Team Sonic Racing Plus Deluxe Turbo Championship Edition one-shot \| Ultimate Energy Engine \| Ultimate Team Energy

[1] Team Sonic Racing instruction manual.

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