head to head
vs
Mario Kart: Super CircuitvsSplit/Second
Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Split/Second leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Mario Kart: Super CircuitSplit/Second
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Split/Second leans harder on execution: Drafting, drifting and dodging collapsing set pieces.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans harder on optimization: Time-trial lines and shortcut routes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.