Bangkok Rush
- This article is about the race course from Mario Kart Tour. For its musical theme, see Bangkok Rush (theme).
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| Appears in | Mario Kart Tour (2022 (1), 2023 (2, 3)) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 4) (2023) | ||||||||||
| Cup | Boomerang Cup | ||||||||||
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Bangkok Rush:
Bangkok Tour Winter Tour (2023) Vacation Tour Bangkok Rush 2: Winter Tour (2023) Vacation Tour Bangkok Rush 3: Winter Tour (2023) Anniversary Tour (2023) | ||||||||||
| Based on | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||
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Bangkok Rush is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is based on Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, and made its debut in the city's namesake tour, the Bangkok Tour.
Like most other city courses in Mario Kart Tour, this course has three routes; Bangkok Rush, Bangkok Rush 2, and Bangkok Rush 3, with the last two debuting together in the 2023 Winter Tour. The course visits various landmarks of the city it is based on, with the first route involving the Chao Phraya River and Maeklong Railway Market, the second route taking racers through Esplanade Ratchadaphisek and the Talat Rotfai, and the third route featuring the Giant Swing and Democracy Monument. The first and second routes additionally feature the BTS Skytrain, with Inky Piranha Plants serving as obstacles underneath. The third route starts in the opposite direction compared to the other two. The first two routes last appeared in the Vacation Tour while the third route made its final appearance in the 2023 Anniversary Tour.
Bangkok Rush returns as the first course of the Boomerang Cup in the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Bangkok Rush[edit]
In the standard layout, the course starts at the Grand Palace beside a building with two elephant statues, with the Wat Arun visible ahead. After a gradual left turn, the player briefly travels across the Chao Phraya River with rowboats that can be tricked off of. A sharp left turn follows, followed by a sharp right near the Democracy Monument. Another sharp left brings the player through the Maeklong Railway Market, where the player can either go onto the stalls via wood planks or drive in the middle of some train tracks. After a gradual U-turn, the course goes underneath the elevated rail tracks of BTS Skytrain surrounded by King Power Mahanakhon, shopping malls that resemble MBK Center and Siam Paragon, and the Giant Swing, with two Inky Piranha Plants in the middle and several stationary vehicles to the sides of the track. The player can also go up some stairs to reach the Skytrain section. The course then takes a left S-curve next to the giant Ganesha statue and the Phra Buddhasaiyas to the finish line.
The river section of the course triggers the underwater propeller if the player turns to the right at the start of the area.
The course also appears as Bangkok Rush R (reversed), Bangkok Rush T (with ramps), and Bangkok Rush R/T (reversed with ramps). In the R variant, there is an Inky Piranha Plant up on the Skytrain section, and there is a glide ramp where racers enter the river section. In the T variant, there are water geysers erupting from the river, there are Rocky Wrenches on the lower part of the market section, and racers are forced to drive up to the Skytrain section before gliding to the finish line. In the R/T variant, all stationary vehicles are gone and the lower part of the market section is blocked off.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Bangkok Rush tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour § Bangkok Rush.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which Bangkok Rush and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of Bangkok Rush tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
