Cirdec said:
I was using Biddybuggy before but I realize it's inferior to speedy karts. Having great acceleration is pointless because the bad item distribution won't let you recover. Plus you will be pushed by everyone, weight has been so much buffed.
You better take a speed kart to increase your chances to survive the beginning.
The only problem with high speed combos is that if they get item spammed on, they can't recover as quickly as the high accelerators. They might be able to frontrun more easily, but that does require them to not take a hit at all.
Fortunately, you can have 4.75 speed and 3 acceleration at the same time, so you could always resort to average acceleration if you must.
In the end, however, item luck tends to be the deciding factor, as even the fastest combos do not guarantee victory; trust me when I say that there are some very good lightweight users out there.