Tour Bangkok Rush

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Bangkok Rush
The BTS Skytrain rail tracks in Bangkok Rush.
View of the BTS Skytrain rail tracks
Information
Appears in Mario Kart Tour (2022 (1), 2023 (2, 3))
Tour(s)
Bangkok Rush:
Bangkok Tour
Winter Tour (2023)
Bangkok Rush 2:
Winter Tour (2023)
Bangkok Rush 3:
Winter Tour (2023)
Based on Bangkok, Thailand
Music sample
Course map
Bangkok Rush
Map of Bangkok Rush from Mario Kart Tour
Bangkok Rush 2
The map of Bangkok Rush 2 from Mario Kart Tour
Bangkok Rush 3
The map of Bangkok Rush 3 from Mario Kart Tour

Bangkok Rush is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is based on and named after 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 Train Night Market Ratchada, 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. 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.

Course layouts

Bangkok Rush map overlayed on other Bangkok routesBangkok Rush map overlayed on other Bangkok routes
Bangkok Rush map overlayed on other Bangkok routes
The city course's routes in relation to each other.

Bangkok Rush

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 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 Ganesha 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 Esplanade Ratchadaphisek, inside of which there are three sharp left turns upwards, before the player makes a jump onto the Train Night Market Ratchada, where the player can either bounce on the tents, or drive underneath then. After a sharp right turn along the Ratchadaphisek Road, the layout follows similarly to the first variant, having the player drive on or under the BTS Skytrain 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 Giant Swing and Democracy Monument. 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 Chao Phraya River, 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.

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![1]

Gallery

Bangkok Rush

Course icons

Screenshots

Bangkok Rush 2

Course icons

Screenshots

Bangkok Rush 3

Course icons

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バンコク ラッシュ[?]
Bankoku Rasshu
Bangkok Rush
Chinese (simplified) 曼谷飙速[?]
Màngǔ Biāosù
Bangkok Speed
Chinese (traditional) 曼谷飆速[?]
Màngǔ Biāosù
Bangkok Speed
French Bousculade à Bangkok[?] Stampede in Bangkok
German Bangkok-Abendrot[?] Bangkok Afterglow
Italian Bangkok a manetta[?] Bangkok at full throttle
Korean 방콕 러시[?]
Bangkog Leosi
Bangkok Rush
Portuguese Agito em Bangkok[?] Excitement in Bangkok
Spanish Atardecer en Bangkok[?] Sunset in Bangkok

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.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ mariokarttourEN (June 24, 2022). Twitter. Retrieved June 24, 2022.