diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 1e79afe27..a02efa9bb 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -8234,6 +8234,12 @@ INT32 K_GetKartRingPower(player_t *player, boolean boosted)
 		ringPower += (player->botvars.difficulty * ringPower) / DIFFICULTBOT;
 	}
 
+	if (player->kartspeed == 9 && player->kartweight == 9)
+	{
+		// Give the poor fuck an extra tic of ring duration so he isn't constantly dropping speed.
+		ringPower += 1;
+	}
+
 	return ringPower;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index fbe2128db..8d1cf5d2b 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -3580,7 +3580,7 @@ void A_AttractChase(mobj_t *actor)
 			{
 
 				// Base add is 4 tics for 9,9, adds 1 tic for each point closer to the 1,1 end
-				actor->target->player->ringboost += K_GetKartRingPower(actor->target->player, true) + 4;
+				actor->target->player->ringboost += K_GetKartRingPower(actor->target->player, true) + 3;
 				S_StartSoundAtVolume(actor->target, sfx_s1b5, actor->target->player->ringvolume);
 
 				actor->target->player->ringvolume -= RINGVOLUMEUSEPENALTY;
@@ -3605,7 +3605,8 @@ void A_AttractChase(mobj_t *actor)
 			if (actor->extravalue1 >= 16)
 			{
 				if (!P_GivePlayerRings(actor->target->player, 1)) // returns 0 if addition failed
-					actor->target->player->ringboost += K_GetKartRingPower(actor->target->player, true) + 4;
+				{
+					actor->target->player->ringboost += K_GetKartRingPower(actor->target->player, true) + 3;
 
 				if (actor->cvmem) // caching
 					S_StartSound(actor->target, sfx_s1c5);