diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 589d0ecf7..5c39a687f 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -3401,58 +3401,64 @@ void K_SpawnWaterRunParticles(mobj_t *mobj)
 			y2 = y2 + P_ReturnThrustY(mobj, forwardangle, playerVisualRadius);
 
 			// Left
-			// underlay
-			water = P_SpawnMobj(x1, y1,
-				((mobj->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) ? mobj->waterbottom - FixedMul(mobjinfo[MT_WATERTRAILUNDERLAY].height, mobj->scale) : mobj->watertop), MT_WATERTRAILUNDERLAY);
-			water->angle = forwardangle - ANGLE_180 - ANGLE_22h;
-			water->destscale = trailScale;
-			water->momx = mobj->momx;
-			water->momy = mobj->momy;
-			water->momz = mobj->momz;
-			P_SetScale(water, trailScale);
-			P_SetMobjState(water, curUnderlayFrame);
-			P_SetTarget(&water->owner, mobj);
-			water->renderflags |= RF_REDUCEVFX;
+			if (!mobj->player || mobj->player->aizdriftstrat <= 0)
+			{
+				// underlay
+				water = P_SpawnMobj(x1, y1,
+					((mobj->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) ? mobj->waterbottom - FixedMul(mobjinfo[MT_WATERTRAILUNDERLAY].height, mobj->scale) : mobj->watertop), MT_WATERTRAILUNDERLAY);
+				water->angle = forwardangle - ANGLE_180 - ANGLE_22h;
+				water->destscale = trailScale;
+				water->momx = mobj->momx;
+				water->momy = mobj->momy;
+				water->momz = mobj->momz;
+				P_SetScale(water, trailScale);
+				P_SetMobjState(water, curUnderlayFrame);
+				P_SetTarget(&water->owner, mobj);
+				water->renderflags |= RF_REDUCEVFX;
 
-			// overlay
-			water = P_SpawnMobj(x1, y1,
-				((mobj->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) ? mobj->waterbottom - FixedMul(mobjinfo[MT_WATERTRAIL].height, mobj->scale) : mobj->watertop), MT_WATERTRAIL);
-			water->angle = forwardangle - ANGLE_180 - ANGLE_22h;
-			water->destscale = trailScale;
-			water->momx = mobj->momx;
-			water->momy = mobj->momy;
-			water->momz = mobj->momz;
-			P_SetScale(water, trailScale);
-			P_SetMobjState(water, curOverlayFrame);
-			P_SetTarget(&water->owner, mobj);
-			water->renderflags |= RF_REDUCEVFX;
+				// overlay
+				water = P_SpawnMobj(x1, y1,
+					((mobj->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) ? mobj->waterbottom - FixedMul(mobjinfo[MT_WATERTRAIL].height, mobj->scale) : mobj->watertop), MT_WATERTRAIL);
+				water->angle = forwardangle - ANGLE_180 - ANGLE_22h;
+				water->destscale = trailScale;
+				water->momx = mobj->momx;
+				water->momy = mobj->momy;
+				water->momz = mobj->momz;
+				P_SetScale(water, trailScale);
+				P_SetMobjState(water, curOverlayFrame);
+				P_SetTarget(&water->owner, mobj);
+				water->renderflags |= RF_REDUCEVFX;
+			}
 
 			// Right
-			// Underlay
-			water = P_SpawnMobj(x2, y2,
-				((mobj->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) ? mobj->waterbottom - FixedMul(mobjinfo[MT_WATERTRAILUNDERLAY].height, mobj->scale) : mobj->watertop), MT_WATERTRAILUNDERLAY);
-			water->angle = forwardangle - ANGLE_180 + ANGLE_22h;
-			water->destscale = trailScale;
-			water->momx = mobj->momx;
-			water->momy = mobj->momy;
-			water->momz = mobj->momz;
-			P_SetScale(water, trailScale);
-			P_SetMobjState(water, curUnderlayFrame);
-			P_SetTarget(&water->owner, mobj);
-			water->renderflags |= RF_REDUCEVFX;
+			if (!mobj->player || mobj->player->aizdriftstrat >= 0)
+			{
+				// Underlay
+				water = P_SpawnMobj(x2, y2,
+					((mobj->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) ? mobj->waterbottom - FixedMul(mobjinfo[MT_WATERTRAILUNDERLAY].height, mobj->scale) : mobj->watertop), MT_WATERTRAILUNDERLAY);
+				water->angle = forwardangle - ANGLE_180 + ANGLE_22h;
+				water->destscale = trailScale;
+				water->momx = mobj->momx;
+				water->momy = mobj->momy;
+				water->momz = mobj->momz;
+				P_SetScale(water, trailScale);
+				P_SetMobjState(water, curUnderlayFrame);
+				P_SetTarget(&water->owner, mobj);
+				water->renderflags |= RF_REDUCEVFX;
 
-			// Overlay
-			water = P_SpawnMobj(x2, y2,
-				((mobj->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) ? mobj->waterbottom - FixedMul(mobjinfo[MT_WATERTRAIL].height, mobj->scale) : mobj->watertop), MT_WATERTRAIL);
-			water->angle = forwardangle - ANGLE_180 + ANGLE_22h;
-			water->destscale = trailScale;
-			water->momx = mobj->momx;
-			water->momy = mobj->momy;
-			water->momz = mobj->momz;
-			P_SetScale(water, trailScale);
-			P_SetMobjState(water, curOverlayFrame);
-			P_SetTarget(&water->owner, mobj);
-			water->renderflags |= RF_REDUCEVFX;
+				// Overlay
+				water = P_SpawnMobj(x2, y2,
+					((mobj->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) ? mobj->waterbottom - FixedMul(mobjinfo[MT_WATERTRAIL].height, mobj->scale) : mobj->watertop), MT_WATERTRAIL);
+				water->angle = forwardangle - ANGLE_180 + ANGLE_22h;
+				water->destscale = trailScale;
+				water->momx = mobj->momx;
+				water->momy = mobj->momy;
+				water->momz = mobj->momz;
+				P_SetScale(water, trailScale);
+				P_SetMobjState(water, curOverlayFrame);
+				P_SetTarget(&water->owner, mobj);
+				water->renderflags |= RF_REDUCEVFX;
+			}
 
 			if (!S_SoundPlaying(mobj, sfx_s3kdbs))
 			{