The Dantinis are all on rails, so you can use them to shove you and give you a boost

Apparently there is some sort of voodoo you can do to get a tiny jump start, but it doesn’t make a difference due to the dantini cycle (link)

It is unclear if it saves time to cut between the wood beam / cave wall here. In any case, it’s kinda tricky to do without bumping / getting caught on something