Mario Circuit 2R Shortcuts and How to Raise Your Score | Mario Kart Tour

This page is on shortcuts and how to raise your score at Mario Circuit 2R, a course in Mario Kart Tour. If you would like to know how to obtain this level's Grand Stars and see which drivers work best on this map, please read on.

Mario Circuit 2R: Course Map and Shortcuts

Course Map

List of Courses and Shortcuts

How to Obtain All Grand Stars

Raising Your Score at Mario Circuit 2R

Position Points and Gimmicks are the Most Important.

In order to obtain the most points possible, you should aim for a high position and use items to knock your opponents out of the lead.

Tips for Raising Your Score

Rocket Start

Always start with a Rocket Start. This will help you take an early lead in the race. If done correctly, it will give you the highest bonus score possible.

Drifting

This course has a wide racing track enough to do drifts. Make sure to perform Mini or Super Mini-Turbo Boost to speed up and gain points.

Obstacles

There are only 2 obstacles in this course. The pipes and spilled oils. You do not have to worry about bumping the pipes for it will only slow you down a bit. Just make sure to avoid spilled oils as it will cause you to crash when you drive into them.

Shortcut

Access this shortcut to take advantage of other racers and steal the lead. Use a mushroom to give you the needed boost, going outside the track will slow you down.

Using of Items

Use your items to take advantage and slow down your opponents. Hitting an opponent with an item also gives you extra points. Do not forget to save at least 1 item (except mushroom) to block your opponent's attack.

Recommended Combinations (Customizations)

The best combinations of drivers, karts, and gliders are in the table below. They can give you the highest combo bonus and the highest possible score in this course.

Best Combinations
Mario (Happi)	Bumble V	Paper Glider
Metal Mario	Quickshaw	Paper Glider
Peach (Kimono)	Super Blooper	Paper Glider

The good combinations of drivers, karts, and gliders are in the table below. They can give you a high score in this course.

Good Combinations
Toad (Party Time)	Circuit Special	Fare Flier
Red Yoshi	Quickshaw	Lightning Oilpaper
Morton	Red Streamliner	Super Glider
Iggy	Koopa Dasher	Droplet Glider

Note: You can shuffle these drivers, karts, or gliders if you do not have the others yet. For example, you can select Iggy, Koopa Dasher, and Paper Glider as your driver, kart, and glider combination.

Recommended Drivers and Karts for Mario Circuit 2R

Favored Drivers

3 Item Slots
Metal Mario	Peach (Kimono)
Mario (Happi)	Mario (Classic)
Luigi (Classic)	Yoshi (Egg Hunt)
2 Item Slots
Iggy	Morton
Red Yoshi	Toad (Party Time)
Mario (Classic)	Baby Rosalina (Detective)
Peach (Halloween)

Favored Karts

Bonus Points x2
Super Blooper	Blue Biddybuggy
Bumble V	Red Streamliner
Prancer	Happy Ride
Blue Soda	Black Kabuki Dasher
Fast Frank
Bonus Points x1.5
Koopa Dasher	Circuit Special
Quickshaw	Swift Jack
Red Streamliner	Happy Ride
Wild Pink	Cat Cruiser

Favored Gliders

Combo Bonus x3
Super Glider	Paper Glider
Yoshi's Egg Hanafuda	8-Bit Jumping Mario
Plaid Ribbon	Blooper Hanafuda
Gold Crane	Gold New Year's Kite
Combo Bonus x2
Fare Flier	Super Glider
Lightning Oilpaper	Droplet Glider
Plaid Ribbon	Blooper Hanafuda
Blooper Hanafuda	8-Bit Star
Jumping Mario Hanafuda

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