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The Island SD or Island speedslide is a variation of speedslide used in the Island environment. Unlike its Stadium counterpart, a reversed angle is required, which means that the car has to be slightly rotated in the opposite direction in order to activate and steer into the slide. Island speedslides also have a steering range (between around 5000-30000 at 500 speed) that is not overlap dependent, meaning that an optimal slide is one that turns the tightest.
Triggering the Island speedslides is possible in many different ways, such as landing at a slight angle opposite the speedslides direction and then steering in the speedslides direction to lock into it. Other ways include clipping the road slightly to slide a little bit and, lastly, tapping the brake (it is optimal to tap the brake for as little as possible).
Island speedslides are generally useful, but it depends on some cases. For example, watching the gears during a speedslide on Island is crucial since gearing during a speedslide on Island will result in a loss of speed. The other main determinant of the usefulness of an Island speedslide is the angle needed for the turn, which usually follows after the activation of an Island speedslide.
(The information above is directly from the player Kimura, which is a skilled Island player. All that I did was revise it with his direct consent.)