Talk:Asphalt Block/@comment-24058253-20150310162005/@comment-25140987-20150811210601

A regular mine cart has a max speed of 66 mph. It takes a long time to reach that speed normally, but if you use a few booster tracks it only takes a couple seconds. (And you can connect the tracks in such a way that you'll hit the boosters going one direction but not the other.)

Based on tests I just did, base movement speed over asphalt is lower than 66 mph (even when wearing Lightning Boots), BUT you can use +% movement speed buffs to increase your speed over asphalt (they don't work on mine carts). So if you drink a swiftness potion and eat some food, you'll be faster on asphalt (even without accessories).

Unless you have the Mechanical Cart from expert mode, apparently.