3DS Rainbow Road R Shortcuts and How to Raise Your Score | Mario Kart Tour

This page will show you the shortcuts and how to raise your score at 3DS Rainbow Road R, 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.

3DS Rainbow Road R: Course Map and Shortcuts

Course Map

List of Courses and Shortcuts

How to Obtain All Grand Stars

Raising Your Score at 3DS Rainbow Road R

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. You will get the highest bonus score when you perform the Rocket Start correctly. Rocket Start will also give you an early lead in the race.

Drifting

Rainbow Road R is one of the courses with long curves, tons of dash panels, and a wide race track. Be sure to do an ultra mini-turbo boost to obtain a higher score.

Combo Area

The first dash panel you can see in the course will be the start of the combo area. Collect coins after going through the dash panels to increase and extend your combo.

Rotating Tunnel

There is a rotating tunnel in this course and is part of the combo area. Pass through the dash panels to extend the combo and earn more points to your score.

Rainbow Panels

Rainbow Panels can give you acceleration once you get onto them. Rainbow Panels do not give points or an extended acceleration, unlike the dash panels.

First Gliding Area

After the rainbow panels, you will glide through the first gliding area. Dash through the star rings to extend your gliding time. Be sure to save at least 1 item that can protect your back to prevent yourself from falling off the course.

Dash Panels

There are tons of dash panels in this course. Be sure to pass through them to catch up or extend your lead to get the highest placement points after the race.

Second Gliding Area

You can access the second gliding area right after passing through the dash panels after the first gliding area. Dash through the star rings to extend your gliding time and add more to your score.

Third Gliding Area

The third gliding area can be accessed after the second gliding area. You can get your combo going up to the next gliding area as long as you drift, do jump boosts, and pass through dash panels.

Fourth Gliding Area

You can access the fourth gliding area in this course after the area with many ramps (located after the third gliding area). Get a high combo before accessing the fourth gliding area to earn a greater score when gliding.

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
Pauline (Party Time)	Platinum Taxi	New Year's 2020
Waluigi	Platinum Taxi	New Year's 2020

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

Good Combinations
Peach (Vacation)	Double-Decker	Soaring Jack
Bowser	Double-Decker	Soaring Jack
Bowser Jr.	Koopa Clown	Gift Glider
Toadette	Turbo Birdo	Parachute

Note: You can shuffle these drivers, karts, or gliders if you do not have the others yet. For example, you can select Waluigi, Turbo Birdo, and New Year's 2020 as your driver, kart, and glider combination.

Recommended Drivers and Karts for 3DS Rainbow Road R

Favored Drivers

3 Item Slots
Waluigi	Peach (Vacation)
Pauline (Party Time)	Rosalina (Aurora)
Dry Bowser (Gold)	Shy Guy (Gold)
Lakitu (Party Time)	Pauline (Rose)
2 Item Slots
Bowser	Toadette
Bowser Jr.	Peach (Vacation)
King Boo (Gold)	Peach (Halloween)
Fire Rosalina

Favored Karts

Bonus Points x2
Ribbon Rider	Platinum Taxi
Blue Seven	Comet Tail
Snow Skimmer	Gold Egg
Blue Soda	Gold Cheep Snorkel
Gold Clanky Kart	Gold Pipe Frame
Fast Frank	Cact-Ice
Black Turbo Birdo	Purple Bunny
Bonus Points x1.5
Koopa Clown	Double-Decker
Turbo Birdo	Comet Tail
Rose Queen	Gold Egg
Blue Soda	Dark Trickster
Red Standard 8	Black Turbo Birdo
Purple Bunny

Favored Gliders

Combo Bonus x3
New Year's 2020	New Year's Kite
Baby Mario Hanafuda	Blue Flower Glider
Rainbow Starchute	Cape Mario Hanafuda
Silver Bells	Sunset Balloons
Planet Glider	Snow Crystals
Glinting Glider
Combo Bonus x2
Parachute	Soaring Jack
Gift Glider	Gold Swooper
Cape Mario Hanafuda	Silver Bells
Rose Parasol	Glinting Glider

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