diff --git a/src/deh_tables.c b/src/deh_tables.c
index 8bd721381..c58a4bb0c 100644
--- a/src/deh_tables.c
+++ b/src/deh_tables.c
@@ -5268,6 +5268,7 @@ const char *const MOBJTYPE_LIST[] = {  // array length left dynamic for sanity t
 	"MT_TUBEWAYPOINT",
 	"MT_PUSH",
 	"MT_GHOST",
+	"MT_FAKESHADOW",
 	"MT_OVERLAY",
 	"MT_ANGLEMAN",
 	"MT_POLYANCHOR",
diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index daaa8104b..b7bddd784 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -21427,6 +21427,33 @@ mobjinfo_t mobjinfo[NUMMOBJTYPES] =
 		S_NULL          // raisestate
 	},
 
+	{           // MT_FAKESHADOW
+		-1,             // doomednum
+		S_THOK,         // spawnstate
+		1,              // spawnhealth
+		S_NULL,         // seestate
+		sfx_None,       // seesound
+		0,              // reactiontime
+		sfx_None,       // attacksound
+		S_NULL,         // painstate
+		0,              // painchance
+		sfx_None,       // painsound
+		S_NULL,         // meleestate
+		S_NULL,         // missilestate
+		S_NULL,         // deathstate
+		S_NULL,         // xdeathstate
+		sfx_None,       // deathsound
+		0,              // speed
+		16*FRACUNIT,    // radius
+		48*FRACUNIT,    // height
+		-1,             // display offset
+		1000,           // mass
+		8,              // damage
+		sfx_None,       // activesound
+		MF_NOBLOCKMAP|MF_NOGRAVITY|MF_NOCLIP|MF_NOCLIPHEIGHT|MF_SCENERY|MF_DONTENCOREMAP, // flags
+		S_NULL          // raisestate
+	},
+
 	{           // MT_OVERLAY
 		-1,             // doomednum
 		S_NULL,         // spawnstate
diff --git a/src/info.h b/src/info.h
index c2d7a0356..7c770562a 100644
--- a/src/info.h
+++ b/src/info.h
@@ -6379,6 +6379,7 @@ typedef enum mobj_type
 	MT_TUBEWAYPOINT,
 	MT_PUSH,
 	MT_GHOST,
+	MT_FAKESHADOW,
 	MT_OVERLAY,
 	MT_ANGLEMAN,
 	MT_POLYANCHOR,
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 6c1df9b6d..920274054 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -7938,7 +7938,7 @@ void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 
 	if (leveltime < starttime)
 	{
-		player->instaShieldCooldown = INSTAWHIP_STARTOFRACE;
+		player->instaShieldCooldown = (gametyperules & GTR_SPHERES) ? INSTAWHIP_STARTOFBATTLE : INSTAWHIP_STARTOFRACE;
 	}
 	else if (player->rings > 0)
 	{
@@ -10699,6 +10699,7 @@ void K_MoveKartPlayer(player_t *player, boolean onground)
 						P_SetScale(whip, player->mo->scale);
 						P_SetTarget(&whip->target, player->mo);
 						K_MatchGenericExtraFlags(whip, player->mo);
+						P_SpawnFakeShadow(whip, 20);
 						whip->fuse = 12; // Changing instawhip animation duration? Look here
 						player->flashing = max(player->flashing, 12);
 						player->mo->momz += 4*mapobjectscale;
diff --git a/src/k_kart.h b/src/k_kart.h
index 98e97899d..af7d142d2 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.h
+++ b/src/k_kart.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Make sure this matches the actual number of states
 
 #define INSTAWHIP_COOLDOWN (TICRATE*2)
 #define INSTAWHIP_STARTOFRACE (255)
+#define INSTAWHIP_STARTOFBATTLE (1)
 #define INSTAWHIP_DROPGUARD (12)
 #define GUARDBREAK_COOLDOWN (TICRATE*4)
 
diff --git a/src/objects/instawhip.c b/src/objects/instawhip.c
index 32cd1958e..14eff3318 100644
--- a/src/objects/instawhip.c
+++ b/src/objects/instawhip.c
@@ -38,22 +38,5 @@ void Obj_InstaWhipThink (mobj_t *whip)
 
         if (whip->extravalue2) // Whip has no hitbox but removing it is a pain in the ass
             whip->renderflags |= RF_DONTDRAW;
-
-        // UGLY!
-        fixed_t dropOffset = 15*FRACUNIT;
-        whip->z -= dropOffset;
-
-        mobj_t *dropshadow = P_SpawnGhostMobj(whip);
-        dropshadow->fuse = 2; 
-        dropshadow->flags2 = MF2_LINKDRAW;
-        P_SetTarget(&dropshadow->tracer, whip);
-        dropshadow->renderflags = whip->renderflags;
-        dropshadow->lightlevel = 0;
-        dropshadow->extravalue1 = 1; // Suppress fade-out behavior!
-        dropshadow->renderflags &= ~(RF_TRANSMASK|RF_FULLBRIGHT);
-        dropshadow->renderflags |= RF_ABSOLUTELIGHTLEVEL;
-
-        // FUCK!
-        whip->z += dropOffset;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/p_local.h b/src/p_local.h
index 738faffd3..41615484e 100644
--- a/src/p_local.h
+++ b/src/p_local.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ void P_SetObjectMomZ(mobj_t *mo, fixed_t value, boolean relative);
 void P_RestoreMusic(player_t *player);
 void P_EndingMusic(void);
 mobj_t *P_SpawnGhostMobj(mobj_t *mobj);
+mobj_t *P_SpawnFakeShadow(mobj_t *mobj, UINT8 offset);
 INT32 P_GivePlayerRings(player_t *player, INT32 num_rings);
 INT32 P_GivePlayerSpheres(player_t *player, INT32 num_spheres);
 void P_GivePlayerLives(player_t *player, INT32 numlives);
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 939f90219..6f96b6dbc 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -9850,11 +9850,6 @@ void P_MobjThinker(mobj_t *mobj)
 
 	if (mobj->type == MT_GHOST && mobj->fuse > 0) // Not guaranteed to be MF_SCENERY or not MF_SCENERY!
 	{
-		if (mobj->frame & SPR_IWHP)
-		{
-			if (P_MobjWasRemoved(mobj->tracer))
-				mobj->renderflags |= RF_DONTDRAW;
-		}
 		if (mobj->extravalue1 > 0) // Sonic Advance 2 mode
 		{
 			if (mobj->extravalue2 >= 2)
@@ -9886,6 +9881,26 @@ void P_MobjThinker(mobj_t *mobj)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (mobj->type == MT_FAKESHADOW)
+	{
+		mobj->renderflags &= ~RF_DONTDRAW;
+
+		if (P_MobjWasRemoved(mobj->tracer))
+		{
+			P_RemoveMobj(mobj);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		P_MoveOrigin(mobj, mobj->tracer->x, mobj->tracer->y, mobj->tracer->z - mobj->threshold*mapobjectscale);
+		mobj->angle = mobj->tracer->angle;
+
+		mobj->frame = mobj->tracer->frame;
+		mobj->frame &= ~FF_FULLBRIGHT;
+
+		if (mobj->tracer->renderflags & RF_DONTDRAW)
+			mobj->renderflags |= RF_DONTDRAW;
+	}
+
 	// Special thinker for scenery objects
 	if (mobj->flags & MF_SCENERY)
 	{
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index a5e9df25a..4793588dc 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -1253,6 +1253,85 @@ mobj_t *P_SpawnGhostMobj(mobj_t *mobj)
 	return ghost;
 }
 
+//
+// P_SpawnFakeShadow
+//
+// Spawns a silhouette that copies its tracer and copies RF_DONTDRAW
+//
+mobj_t *P_SpawnFakeShadow(mobj_t *mobj, UINT8 offset)
+{
+	mobj_t *ghost = P_SpawnMobj(mobj->x, mobj->y, mobj->z - offset*mapobjectscale, MT_FAKESHADOW);
+	ghost->threshold = offset;
+
+	P_SetTarget(&ghost->target, mobj);
+
+	P_SetScale(ghost, mobj->scale);
+	ghost->destscale = mobj->scale;
+
+	if (mobj->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP)
+	{
+		ghost->eflags |= MFE_VERTICALFLIP;
+		ghost->z += mobj->height - ghost->height;
+	}
+
+	ghost->color = mobj->color;
+	ghost->colorized = mobj->colorized; // Kart: they should also be colorized if their origin is
+
+	ghost->angle = (mobj->player ? mobj->player->drawangle : mobj->angle);
+	ghost->roll = mobj->roll;
+	ghost->pitch = mobj->pitch;
+	ghost->sprite = mobj->sprite;
+	ghost->sprite2 = mobj->sprite2;
+	ghost->frame = mobj->frame;
+	ghost->tics = -1;
+	ghost->renderflags = mobj->renderflags;
+	ghost->fuse = -1;
+	ghost->skin = mobj->skin;
+	ghost->standingslope = mobj->standingslope;
+
+	ghost->sprxoff = mobj->sprxoff;
+	ghost->spryoff = mobj->spryoff;
+	ghost->sprzoff = mobj->sprzoff;
+	ghost->rollangle = mobj->rollangle;
+
+	ghost->spritexscale = mobj->spritexscale;
+	ghost->spriteyscale = mobj->spriteyscale;
+	ghost->spritexoffset = mobj->spritexoffset;
+	ghost->spriteyoffset = mobj->spriteyoffset;
+
+	if (mobj->flags2 & MF2_OBJECTFLIP)
+		ghost->flags |= MF2_OBJECTFLIP;
+
+	if (!(mobj->flags & MF_DONTENCOREMAP))
+		ghost->flags &= ~MF_DONTENCOREMAP;
+
+	if (mobj->player && mobj->player->followmobj)
+	{
+		mobj_t *ghost2 = P_SpawnGhostMobj(mobj->player->followmobj);
+		P_SetTarget(&ghost2->tracer, ghost);
+		P_SetTarget(&ghost->tracer, ghost2);
+		ghost2->flags2 |= (mobj->player->followmobj->flags2 & MF2_LINKDRAW);
+	}
+
+	// Copy interpolation data :)
+	ghost->old_x = mobj->old_x2;
+	ghost->old_y = mobj->old_y2;
+	ghost->old_z = mobj->old_z2;
+	ghost->old_angle = (mobj->player ? mobj->player->old_drawangle2 : mobj->old_angle2);
+	ghost->old_pitch = mobj->old_pitch2;
+	ghost->old_roll = mobj->old_roll2;
+
+	ghost->renderflags &= ~(RF_TRANSMASK|RF_FULLBRIGHT);
+    ghost->renderflags |= RF_ABSOLUTELIGHTLEVEL;
+	ghost->lightlevel = 0;
+
+	ghost->flags2 |= MF2_LINKDRAW;
+    P_SetTarget(&ghost->tracer, mobj);
+
+	return ghost;
+}
+
+
 //
 // P_DoPlayerExit
 //