diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 2f01f2dc0..eb7f10720 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -7526,11 +7526,14 @@ static void K_KartSpindash(player_t *player)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (player->speed < 6*mapobjectscale && player->powers[pw_flashing] == 0)
+	if (player->speed == 0 && cmd->turning != 0 && leveltime % 8 == 0)
 	{
-		if (cmd->turning != 0 && leveltime % 8 == 0)
-			S_StartSound(player->mo, sfx_ruburn);
+		// Rubber burn turn sfx
+		S_StartSound(player->mo, sfx_ruburn);
+	}
 
+	if (player->speed < 6*player->mo->scale)
+	{
 		if ((cmd->buttons & (BT_DRIFT|BT_BRAKE)) == (BT_DRIFT|BT_BRAKE))
 		{
 			INT16 chargetime = MAXCHARGETIME - ++player->kartstuff[k_spindash];
@@ -7547,6 +7550,15 @@ static void K_KartSpindash(player_t *player)
 				K_KartSpindashWind(player->mo);
 			}
 
+			if (player->powers[pw_flashing] > 0 && (leveltime & 1) && player->kartstuff[k_hyudorotimer] == 0)
+			{
+				// Every frame that you're invisible from flashing, spill a ring.
+				// Intentionally a lop-sided trade-off, so the game doesn't become
+				// Funky Kong's Ring Racers.
+
+				P_PlayerRingBurst(player, 1);
+			}
+
 			if (chargetime > 0)
 			{
 				UINT16 soundcharge = 0;
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index 01f8f6bb7..a2c719609 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -4229,7 +4229,7 @@ void A_AttractChase(mobj_t *actor)
 		else
 			actor->drawflags &= ~MFD_DONTDRAW;
 
-		// spilled rings have ghost trails and get capped to a certain speed
+		// spilled rings get capped to a certain speed
 		if (actor->type == (mobjtype_t)actor->info->reactiontime)
 		{
 			const fixed_t maxspeed = 4<<FRACBITS;
@@ -4241,9 +4241,6 @@ void A_AttractChase(mobj_t *actor)
 				actor->momx = FixedMul(FixedDiv(actor->momx, oldspeed), newspeed);
 				actor->momy = FixedMul(FixedDiv(actor->momy, oldspeed), newspeed);
 			}
-
-			if (!P_IsObjectOnGround(actor))
-				P_SpawnGhostMobj(actor)->tics = 3;
 		}
 
 		if (actor->tracer && actor->tracer->player && actor->tracer->health
diff --git a/src/p_inter.c b/src/p_inter.c
index 6d2d89d36..4371752c8 100644
--- a/src/p_inter.c
+++ b/src/p_inter.c
@@ -2237,6 +2237,6 @@ void P_PlayerRingBurst(player_t *player, INT32 num_rings)
 	while (i < num_rings)
 	{
 		P_FlingBurst(player, fa, z,
-				MT_DEBTSPIKE, 90, 3 * player->mo->scale / 2, i++);
+				MT_DEBTSPIKE, 0, 3 * player->mo->scale / 2, i++);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 2fd5375f5..438b88099 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -2296,6 +2296,11 @@ boolean P_ZMovement(mobj_t *mo)
 		{
 			mom.x = mom.y = 0;
 			mom.z = -mom.z/2;
+
+			if (mo->fuse == 0)
+			{
+				mo->fuse = 90;
+			}
 		}
 		else if (mo->flags & MF_MISSILE)
 		{
@@ -9197,6 +9202,7 @@ static void P_DefaultMobjShadowScale(mobj_t *thing)
 			thing->shadowscale = FRACUNIT;
 			break;
 		case MT_RING:
+		case MT_FLINGRING:
 		case MT_DEBTSPIKE:
 		case MT_FLOATINGITEM:
 		case MT_BLUESPHERE: