diff --git a/src/engine/courses/Course.cpp b/src/engine/courses/Course.cpp
index 340fdf1bc..3cccf0477 100644
--- a/src/engine/courses/Course.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/courses/Course.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Course::Course() {
     // Props.CourseLength = "567m";
     // Props.Cup = FLOWER_CUP;
     // Props.CupIndex = 3;
-    Props.TrackSectionsPtr = NULL;
     Props.LakituTowType = (s32) OLakitu::LakituTowType::NORMAL;
     Props.AIBehaviour = D_0D008F28;
     Props.AIMaximumSeparation = 50.0f;
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ void Course::Load(Vtx* vtx, Gfx* gfx) {
 
 void Course::LoadO2R(std::string trackPath) {
     if (!trackPath.empty()) {
-        Props.TrackSectionsPtr = (trackPath + "/data_track_sections").c_str();
+        TrackSectionsPtr = (trackPath + "/data_track_sections");
 
         std::string path_file = (trackPath + "/data_paths").c_str();
 
@@ -126,14 +125,16 @@ void Course::LoadO2R(std::string trackPath) {
 void Course::Load() {
 
     // Load from O2R
-    if (Props.TrackSectionsPtr != NULL || Props.TrackSectionsPtr[0] != '\0') {
+    if (!TrackSectionsPtr.empty()) {
 
-        auto res = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<MK64::TrackSectionsO2RClass>(ResourceLoad(Props.TrackSectionsPtr));
+        //auto res = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<MK64::TrackSectionsO2RClass>(ResourceLoad(TrackSectionsPtr.c_str()));
 
-        if (res != nullptr) {
-            std::vector<TrackSectionsO2R> sections = res->TrackSectionsList;
+        TrackSectionsO2R* sections = (TrackSectionsO2R*) LOAD_ASSET_RAW(TrackSectionsPtr.c_str());
+        size_t size = ResourceGetSizeByName(TrackSectionsPtr.c_str());
 
-            ParseCourseSections(sections);
+        if (sections != nullptr) {
+            Course::Init();
+            ParseCourseSections(sections, size);
         }
         return;
     }
@@ -184,24 +185,25 @@ void Course::Load() {
 }
 
 // C++ version of parse_course_displaylists()
-void Course::ParseCourseSections(std::vector<TrackSectionsO2R> sections) {
-    for (auto& section : sections) {
-        if (section.flags & 0x8000) {
+void Course::ParseCourseSections(TrackSectionsO2R* sections, size_t size) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < (size / sizeof(TrackSectionsO2R)); i++) {
+        if (sections[i].flags & 0x8000) {
             D_8015F59C = 1;
         } else {
             D_8015F59C = 0;
         }
-        if (section.flags & 0x2000) {
+        if (sections[i].flags & 0x2000) {
             D_8015F5A0 = 1;
         } else {
             D_8015F5A0 = 0;
         }
-        if (section.flags & 0x4000) {
+        if (sections[i].flags & 0x4000) {
             D_8015F5A4 = 1;
         } else {
             D_8015F5A4 = 0;
         }
-        generate_collision_mesh((Gfx*)LOAD_ASSET_RAW(section.addr), section.surfaceType, section.sectionId);
+        printf("LOADING DL %s\n",  sections[i].addr.c_str());
+        generate_collision_mesh((Gfx*)LOAD_ASSET_RAW(sections[i].addr.c_str()), sections[i].surfaceType, sections[i].sectionId);
     }
 }
 
@@ -302,7 +304,7 @@ void Course::Waypoints(Player* player, int8_t playerId) {
 }
 
 void Course::Render(struct UnkStruct_800DC5EC* arg0) {
-    //if (Props.TrackSectionsPtr) {
+    //if (!TrackSectionsPtr.empty()) {
     //    gSPDisplayList(gDisplayListHead++, (Gfx*)LOAD_ASSET_RAW(Props.TrackModel));
     //}
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/courses/Course.h b/src/engine/courses/Course.h
index cefe0d4dd..cd25ec29b 100644
--- a/src/engine/courses/Course.h
+++ b/src/engine/courses/Course.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ typedef struct Properties {
     const course_texture *textures;
     enum MusicSeq Sequence;
     float WaterLevel; // Used for effects, and Lakitu pick up height. Not necessarily the visual water model height.
-    const char* TrackSectionsPtr;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
     nlohmann::json to_json() const {
@@ -234,16 +233,17 @@ public:
     const course_texture* textures = nullptr;
     bool bSpawnFinishline = true;
     std::optional<FVector> FinishlineSpawnPoint;
+    std::string TrackSectionsPtr;
 
     virtual ~Course() = default;
 
     explicit Course();
 
     virtual void LoadO2R(std::string trackPath); // Load custom track from o2r
-    virtual void Load(); // Decompress and load stock courses or from o2r but Props.TrackSectionsPtr must be set.
+    virtual void Load(); // Decompress and load stock courses or from o2r but TrackSectionsPtr must be set.
     virtual void Load(Vtx* vtx, Gfx *gfx); // Load custom track from code. Load must be overridden and then call to this base class method impl.
     virtual void LoadTextures();
-    virtual void ParseCourseSections(std::vector<TrackSectionsO2R> sections);
+    virtual void ParseCourseSections(TrackSectionsO2R* sections, size_t size);
 
     /**
      * @brief BeginPlay This function is called once at the start of gameplay.
diff --git a/src/port/resource/importers/TrackSectionsFactory.cpp b/src/port/resource/importers/TrackSectionsFactory.cpp
index b9c15878d..3c4bd9e12 100644
--- a/src/port/resource/importers/TrackSectionsFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/port/resource/importers/TrackSectionsFactory.cpp
@@ -49,14 +49,19 @@ ResourceFactoryXMLTrackSectionsV0::ReadResource(std::shared_ptr<Ship::File> file
     std::get<std::shared_ptr<tinyxml2::XMLDocument>>(file->Reader)->FirstChildElement()->FirstChildElement();
 
     while (child != nullptr) {
-        TrackSectionsO2R data;
-        //                      Convert n64 addr to native addr
-        data.addr = child->Attribute("gfx_path");
-        data.surfaceType = child->IntAttribute("surface");
-        data.sectionId = child->IntAttribute("section");
-        data.flags = child->IntAttribute("flags");
+        std::string childName = child->Name();
 
-        section->TrackSectionsList.push_back(data);
+        if (childName == "Section") {
+            TrackSectionsO2R data;
+            //                      Convert n64 addr to native addr
+            data.addr = std::string(child->Attribute("gfx_path"));
+            data.surfaceType = child->IntAttribute("surface");
+            data.sectionId = child->IntAttribute("section");
+            data.flags = child->IntAttribute("flags");
+
+            section->TrackSectionsList.push_back(data);
+        }
+        child = child->NextSiblingElement();
     }
 
     return section;
diff --git a/src/port/resource/importers/TrackSectionsFactory.h b/src/port/resource/importers/TrackSectionsFactory.h
index f0853682e..0f1891043 100644
--- a/src/port/resource/importers/TrackSectionsFactory.h
+++ b/src/port/resource/importers/TrackSectionsFactory.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "Resource.h"
 #include "ResourceFactoryBinary.h"
+#include "resource/ResourceFactoryXML.h"
 
 namespace MK64 {
 class ResourceFactoryBinaryTrackSectionsV0 : public Ship::ResourceFactoryBinary {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ class ResourceFactoryBinaryTrackSectionsV0 : public Ship::ResourceFactoryBinary
                                                   std::shared_ptr<Ship::ResourceInitData> initData) override;
 };
 
-class ResourceFactoryXMLTrackSectionsV0 : public Ship::ResourceFactoryBinary {
+class ResourceFactoryXMLTrackSectionsV0 : public Ship::ResourceFactoryXML {
   public:
     std::shared_ptr<Ship::IResource> ReadResource(std::shared_ptr<Ship::File> file,
                                                   std::shared_ptr<Ship::ResourceInitData> initData) override;
diff --git a/src/port/resource/type/TrackSections.cpp b/src/port/resource/type/TrackSections.cpp
index dcbdb4323..9d0ac27f8 100644
--- a/src/port/resource/type/TrackSections.cpp
+++ b/src/port/resource/type/TrackSections.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ TrackSectionsO2R* TrackSectionsO2RClass::GetPointer() {
 }
 
 size_t TrackSectionsO2RClass::GetPointerSize() {
-    return TrackSectionsList.size() *sizeof(TrackSectionsO2R);
+    return TrackSectionsList.size() * sizeof(TrackSectionsO2R);
 }
 } // namespace MK64
diff --git a/src/port/resource/type/TrackSections.h b/src/port/resource/type/TrackSections.h
index 17e3bc105..32182022f 100644
--- a/src/port/resource/type/TrackSections.h
+++ b/src/port/resource/type/TrackSections.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } TrackSectionsI;
 
 typedef struct {
-    const char* addr;
+    std::string addr;
     uint8_t surfaceType;
     uint8_t sectionId;
     uint16_t flags;