diff --git a/src/components/FakeFlame/FakeFlame.jsx b/src/components/FakeFlame/FakeFlame.jsx
index 9893781..086ca7c 100644
--- a/src/components/FakeFlame/FakeFlame.jsx
+++ b/src/components/FakeFlame/FakeFlame.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { shaderMaterial } from '@react-three/drei'
 import { extend, useFrame } from '@react-three/fiber'
 import { Color, DoubleSide, AdditiveBlending } from 'three'
 
-export default function FakeFlame({ falloff = 10, glowInternalRadius = 1.0, glowColor = 'orange', glowSharpness = 1.0 , isBoosting,}) {
+export default function FakeFlame({ falloff = 3, glowInternalRadius = 1.0, glowColor = 'orange', glowSharpness = 1.0 , isBoosting,}) {
   const FakeFlame = useMemo(() => {
     return shaderMaterial(
       {
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ export default function FakeFlame({ falloff = 10, glowInternalRadius = 1.0, glow
           float glitchStrength = sin(glitchTime) + sin(glitchTime * .05) +  sin(glitchTime * .36);
           glitchStrength /= 2.0;
           glitchStrength = smoothstep(0.2, 0.8, glitchStrength);
-          glitchStrength *= 0.;
+          glitchStrength *= 0.05;
           modelPosition.x += (random2D(modelNormal.xx + time) - 0.5) * glitchStrength;
           modelPosition.x += (random2D(modelNormal.xx - time) - 0.2) * glitchStrength;
-          modelPosition.y += sin(smoothstep(0.3, vUv.y - 1.8, position.y) * 2.) * sin(time * 24.);
+          modelPosition.y += sin(smoothstep(0.3, vUv.y - 2.2, position.y) * 2.) * sin(time * 48.);
           modelPosition.z += sin(smoothstep(0., vUv.x - 0.8, position.z) * 2.) * sin(time * 24.) * .6;
 
           gl_Position = projectionMatrix * viewMatrix * modelPosition;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export default function FakeFlame({ falloff = 10, glowInternalRadius = 1.0, glow
         q.x *= 2.;
         q.y *= 2.;
         float strength = floor(q.x+1.5);
-        float T3 = max(2.,2.25*strength)*time;
+        float T3 = max(2.,2.25*strength)*time * 3.;
         q.x = mod(q.x,1.)-0.5;
         q.y -= 0.05;
         float n = fbm(strength*q + vec2(0,T3));
diff --git a/src/components/PlayerController.jsx b/src/components/PlayerController.jsx
index a8ff2dd..50b22b9 100644
--- a/src/components/PlayerController.jsx
+++ b/src/components/PlayerController.jsx
@@ -209,15 +209,22 @@ export const PlayerController = () => {
     // RELEASING DRIFT
 
     if (boostDuration.current > 1 && !jumpIsHeld.current) {
-      setCurrentSpeed(boostSpeed)
-      boostDuration.current -= 1 * delta * 144
-      targetZPosition = 10
       setIsBoosting(true)
     } else if (boostDuration.current <= 1) {
       targetZPosition = 8
       setIsBoosting(false)
     }
 
+    if(isBoosting && boostDuration.current > 1){
+      setCurrentSpeed(boostSpeed)
+      boostDuration.current -= 1 * delta * 144
+      targetZPosition = 10
+    } else if (boostDuration.current <= 1) {
+      setIsBoosting(false)
+      targetZPosition = 8
+    }
+
+
     // CAMERA WORK
 
     cam.current.updateMatrixWorld()
diff --git a/src/components/models/Mario_kart.jsx b/src/components/models/Mario_kart.jsx
index 4cd8c68..b7489b2 100644
--- a/src/components/models/Mario_kart.jsx
+++ b/src/components/models/Mario_kart.jsx
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export function Mario({ currentSpeed, steeringAngleWheels, isBoosting, ...props
   const frontRightWheel = useRef()
   const rearWheels = useRef()
   const frontWheels = useRef()
-  const [scale, setScale] = React.useState(0)
+  const [scale, setScale] = React.useState(1)
+  // isBoosting = true;
 
   useFrame((_,delta) => {
     const rotation = currentSpeed / 100