Tour Vancouver Velocity

Vancouver Velocity is a race track in Mario Kart Tour. It is named after and inspired by Vancouver,, and makes its debut in the city's namesake tour, the Vancouver Tour. Currently, there are only two routes for this course, the same as Singapore Speedway and Amsterdam Drift. The routes are simply named Vancouver Velocity and Vancouver Velocity 2, the latter of which debuted in the Penguin Tour. The course visits various landmarks of the city and even takes racers into more natural parts of the area, such as going through the and driving on a.

The first route of this course is a favorite of Birdo (Light Blue), Ice Bro, Blue Koopa (Freerunning), Birdo (Blue), Rosalina (Aurora), and Dry Bones (Gold), while the second route is a favorite of Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew), Yoshi (Reindeer), Rosalina (Aurora), Penguin Mario, and Wario (Hiker).

Vancouver Velocity
In the standard layout, the racers start the course in a street next to the, with the up ahead on the right. After driving underneath the Olympics cauldron, players can see (referred to as "Vancouver Park" on signage) with a little concessions building on the left and a  area on the right, where numerous Swoops reside. After players make a sharp turn right onto the suspension bridge itself, they must make an S-curve on the bridge to a glider ramp, which takes them back behind the Convention Centre where is visible in the background. Afterwards, taking a right turn brings the players to the street where the finish line awaits them. At the end of the course, the player can use a Dash Mushroom to pass through a small corner with some decorations.

The course also appears as Vancouver Velocity R (reversed), Vancouver Velocity T (trick), and Vancouver Velocity R/T (reverse and with ramps).

Vancouver Velocity 2
In the standard layout, the racers start the course in a street next to the. After a right reverse curve through, the player takes a sharp right, with visible on the left. The player then enters and drives across the ice rink before being launched out of a circus cannon across to  near the. The player then takes another sharp right to travel along a shoreline to the right, then moves across a pedestrian bridge that arches right, with the in the background. After two consecutive drops to a boardwalk with the sailboats from GCN Yoshi Circuit, the player travels underneath the via another right reverse curve to the finish line.

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

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

Sponsors

 * 1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group (poster)

Profiles

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter: Vancouver offers the perfect blend of natural and urban living, but don't slow down to smell the roses—this is a blue race, after all! Notice the magnificent aurora above and look for the suspension bridge as you put the pedal to the metal in Vancouver Velocity!
 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter: The Holiday Tour is wrapping up in blue. Next up is the Penguin Tour, featuring Vancouver Velocity 2!
 * App Store Preview: Natural Beauty in Vancouver - Vancouver offers the best of both worlds: the city and the great outdoors. Zip down a suspension bridge between giant trees, and spare a moment to admire the beautiful snowy mountains and breathtaking Northern Lights.

Trivia

 * The time between the first and second routes for this course marks the longest period of time between the release of the original layout and a subsequent layout, with the second route debuting almost two years after the first one.