Vanilla Lake 1R Shortcuts and How to Raise Your Score | Mario Kart Tour

This page is on shortcuts and how to raise your score at Vanilla Lake 1R, 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.

Vanilla Lake 1R: Course Map and Shortcuts

Course Map

List of Courses and Shortcuts

How to Obtain All Grand Stars

King Boo Cup (Yoshi Tour)
1 Star	1200
2 Stars	2400
3 Stars	3400
4 Stars	4300
5 Stars	6100

Koopa Troopa Cup (Cooking Tour)
1 Star	900
2 Stars	1500
3 Stars	2000
4 Stars	2500
5 Stars	4400

Baby Luigi Cup (Ice Tour)
1 Star	1100
2 Stars	2600
3 Stars	3600
4 Stars	4600
5 Stars	5500

Bowser Jr. Cup (Valentine's Tour)
1 Star	1000
2 Stars	2400
3 Stars	3300
4 Stars	4200
5 Stars	5200

Rosalina Cup (Ice Tour)
1 Star	900
2 Stars	1800
3 Stars	2400
4 Stars	3100
5 Stars	4600

Diddy Kong Cup (Jungle Tour)
1 Star	1000
2 Stars	1600
3 Stars	2100
4 Stars	2700
5 Stars	4800

Raising Your Score at Vanilla Lake 1R

Generally speaking, 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 If done correctly, you can get the highest bonus score possible. It will also help you take an early lead in the race.

Drifting

Perfoming Mini-Turbo will help you accelerate and take the lead.

Snow Blocks

Avoid bumping the snow blocks in this area as they will slow you down.

Paths

Go straight to this path. Turning left might give you a shortcut but going over the snow will slow you down a bit. Stay on the road as much as possible to maintain your speed.

Gliding Area

Go over to this gliding area to give you an advantage to take the lead and help you with your combo streak.

Recommended Combinations (Customizations)

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

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

Best Combination
Ice Mario	Dark Clown	Fireworks Parachute

Good Combination
Pink Gold Peach	Glam Bruiser	Strawberry Crêpe
Metal Mario	Cheermellow	Strawberry Crêpe
Mario (Santa)	Cloud 9	Pink Flower Glider

Note: You can shuffle these drivers, karts or gliders if you don't have the others yet. For example, you can select Mario (Santa), Red Turbo Yoshi and Pink Flower Glider as your driver, kart and glider combination.

Recommended Drivers and Karts for Vanilla Lake 1R

Favored Drivers

3 Item Slots
Ice Mario	Wario (Hiker)
Ice Bro	Daisy (Fairy)
2 Item Slots
Metal Mario	Pink Gold Peach
Mario (Santa)	Rosalina (Aurora)
Luigi (Classic)

Favored Karts

Bonus Points x2
Chrome DK Jumbo	Dark Clown
Para-Wing	Egg 1
Karp Kart	Rose Queen
Bolt Buggy
Bonus Points x1.5
Cloud 9	Cheermellow
Red Turbo Yoshi	Glam Bruiser
Blue Seven	Snow Skimmer
Bright Bunny

Favored Gliders

Combo Bonus x3
BaNaNa Parafoil	Fireworks Parachute
Gold Swooper	Blooper Hanafuda
Combo Bonus x2
Strawberry Crêpe	Pink Flower Glider
Blue Flower Glider	Yoshi's Egg Hanafuda
Pink Gold Paper Glider	Tropical Glider
Dragon Wings

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