New York Minute 3R Shortcuts and How to Raise Your Score | Mario Kart Tour

This page is on shortcuts and how to raise your score at New York Minute 3R, 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.

New York Minute 3R: Course Map and Shortcuts

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Raising Your Score at New York Minute 3R

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

Drifting

There are no obstacles in this course, which makes it easier to perform turbo boosts. Take that opportunity to perform Mini or Super Mini-Turbo Boost to speed up and maximize your score.

Combo Area

Start racking up some points by doing combos inside the tunnel. There are multiple ramps inside, which makes it easier to perform combos!

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 (Musician)	Quickshaw	Fare Flier
Mario (Musician)	Trickster	Fare Flier
Shy Guy (Pastry Chef)	Carrot Kart	Fare Flier
Waluigi (Bus Driver)	Gold Train	Rainbow Starchute
Funky Kong	DK Maximum	Star-Spangled Glider
Donkey Kong	Star-Spangled Flyer	Super Mario Kart Glider
Luigi	Soda Jet	Gold Crane

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
Pauline	Blue Badwagon	Gold Glider
Pauline	Kabuki Dasher	Gold Glider
Metal Mario	Quickshaw	Gold Glider
Peach (Kimono)	Cheermellow	Purple Oilpaper Umbrella
Rosalina (Halloween)	Glam Bruiser	Starchute
Mario (SNES)	Gold Egg	New Year's 2020
Dry Bones (Gold)	Gold Cheep Charger	Bright Glider
Mario	Surf Sailer	Dragon Wings
Wario	Sports Coupe	Silver-and-Gold Hearts
Baby Luigi	Soda Jet	Goomba Hanafuda

Note: You can shuffle these drivers, karts, or gliders if you do not have the others yet. For example, you can select Mario (SNES), Soda Jet, and Goomba Hanafuda as your driver, kart, and glider combination.

Recommended Drivers, Karts, and Gliders for New York Minute 3R

Favored Drivers

3 Item Slots
Mario (Musician)	Donkey Kong
Luigi	Shy Guy (Pastry Chef)
Waluigi (Bus Driver)	Funky Kong
2 Item Slots
Pauline	Metal Mario
Mario	Wario
Peach (Kimono)	Baby Luigi
Rosalina (Halloween)	Dry Bones (Gold)
Mario (SNES)

Favored Karts

Bonus Points x2
Soda Jet	Quickshaw
Trickster	Carrot Kart
Gold Train	DK Maximum
Star-Spangled Flyer
Bonus Points x1.5
Blue Badwagon	Soda Jet
Kabuki Dasher	Quickshaw
Cheermellow	Glam Bruiser
Gold Egg	Gold Cheep Charger
Surf Sailer	Gilded King
Sports Coupe

Favored Gliders

Combo Bonus x3
Fare Flier	Rainbow Starchute
Gold Crane	Super Mario Kart Glider
Star-Spangled Glider
Combo Bonus x2
Gold Glider	Purple Oilpaper Umbrella
Starchute	New Year's 2020
Bright Glider	Dragon Wings
Silver-and-Gold Hearts	Goomba Hanafuda

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