Tour Bangkok Rush

Bangkok Rush is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is based on and named after, the capital city of , 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 and, the second route taking racers through  and the Train Night Market Ratchada, and the third route featuring the  and. The first and second routes additionally feature the, with Inky Piranha Plants serving as obstacles underneath. So far, Bangkok Rush is the only city course that has received multiple routes introduced in one tour. Additionally, the third route starts in the opposite direction compared to the other two.

This first route for this course is a favorite of Mario (Aviator), Dr. Peach, Cat Mario, Daisy (Thai Dress), Pink Shy Guy (Ninja), and the Silver and Chain Chomp Mii Racing Suits. The second route is a favorite of Penguin Toadette, Daisy (Farmer), Kitsune Luigi, Pink Shy Guy (Ninja), and the Wario, Pastry Chef, and Rocky Wrench Mii Racing Suits. The third route is a favorite of Yoshi (Gold Egg), Dr. Mario, Daisy (Thai Dress), Daisy (Sailor), Petey Piranha, Chargin' Chuck (Gold), and the Goomba and Rocky Wrench Mii Racing Suits.

Bangkok Rush returns as the first course of the Boomerang Cup in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass.

Bangkok Rush
In the standard layout, the course starts at the beside a building with two elephant statues, with the  visible ahead. After a gradual left turn, the player briefly travels across the with rowboats that can be tricked off of. A sharp left turn follows, followed by a sharp right near the. Another sharp left brings the player through the, 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 surrounded by, shopping malls that resemble  and , and the , with Inky Piranha Plants and cars. 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 statue and the Phra Buddhasaiyas to the finish line. In the trick variant, Rocky Wrenches are added to the lower part of the market section.

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 (reverse), Bangkok Rush T (with ramps), and Bangkok Rush R/T (reverse and with ramps).

Bangkok Rush 2
Bangkok Rush 2 starts at the same place as Bangkok Rush in the same direction, but the player takes a gradual right turn this time, leading to a street. Another gradual left turn further down leads to a parking lot that resembles, inside of which there are three sharp left turns upwards, before the player makes a jump onto the , where the player can either bounce on the tents, or drive underneath then. After a sharp right turn along the, the layout follows similarly to the first variant, having the player drive on or under the railway, before making their way to the finish line.

The course also appears as Bangkok Rush 2R (reverse), Bangkok Rush 2T (with ramps), and Bangkok Rush 2R/T (reverse and with ramps).

Bangkok Rush 3
This route starts in the opposite direction of the other two. The player makes two right-angled left turns before driving on to a decorated street lined with parked tuk-tuks. Racers then take a slight right to drive up a hill, before going off of a glider ramp and gliding either beneath, or around the and. Additionally, players can opt to drive around the landmarks using roads that circle around them. After that, the player turns right to a road besides the, where they can bounce off of parked tuk-tuks, before making another final sharp right turn to the finish line.

The course also appears as Bangkok Rush 3R (reverse), Bangkok Rush 3T (with ramps), and Bangkok Rush 3R/T (reverse and with ramps).

Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Bangkok Rush tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Bangkok Rush returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass. It appears as the first course of the Boomerang Cup. Similarly to, the course is noticeably brighter and paler compared to how it appeared in Mario Kart Tour. The wooden plank path leading up to the left stretch of canopies in the Maeklong Railway Market section has been removed, though the right side remains accessible. The now spins, as opposed to remaining stationary. Fireworks have been added to the background. At least one Inky Piranha Plant is replaced with a regular, pipeless Piranha Plant.

The route this course takes is currently unknown, however all three routes from Mario Kart Tour are shown to be utilized, and are all done in the direction that their regular variants go in. Racers begin the course facing the same direction they start the first and third routes in. On subsequent laps, Item Boxes are shown on the starting line, similarly to. At least one lap will begin with racers driving the opposite direction, however.

Bangkok Rush is one of three courses from Mario Kart Tour to appear in the fourth wave, alongside and.

Internally, in version 2.1.0, a very brief snippet of the course's music was present, referred to as "Cnsw_55", implying it may have originally been intended to be the first course of the Cherry Cup.

Profiles

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter: The Metropolitan Tour is wrapping up in blue. The next tour takes place in a lively market with a beautiful sunset. Next up is the Bangkok Tour featuring the Bangkok Rush course!

Trivia

 * Bangkok Rush is one of two race courses in Mario Kart Tour, the other being Merry Mountain, to have its final lap music altered in a later tour. In the Bangkok Tour, its music was pitched up by five semitones for the final lap; however, in the 2023 Winter Tour, this was changed to being pitched up by one semitone, as in most courses in other Mario Kart games.