The last random part is at 4500 coins, 5000 coins is always beastly glider I believe.
Drifting technique in this game is hop straight, then delay moving the control stick until just before landing.
Blue and Red MTs can be charged faster by angling the kart inwards, i.e. pushing the c-pad into the turn, so MTs are charged fastest in a sort of mkds way of zigzagging the circle pad left and right, rather than holding it static.

marinous wrote on 01/03/12 at 09:18:27:


-  You could be talking about drafting, which Mick touched on.

-  Or, you could be talking about those sparks from performing a mini turbo.  If you press the R button, your kart will hop, and on a good turn, you'll eventually see those blue sparks.  The tighter the turn is, the faster the sparks come.  It's a timed effort, unlike MKDD, which didn't have the hopping system.  Plus, you don't have to turn the joy stick back and forth in this game.

-  You unlock kart parts by collecting certain numbers of coins in Single Player or Online Play (the totals from each are combined into one number).  Once you reach a certain number, you unlock a randomly selected kart part that you don't have yet.  So it's hard to say exactly when you'll obtain the B Dasher or the good ole Barrel Train, but you will eventually once you reach 5000 coins (I've heard).

-  Yes you do unlock more hidden goodies after 5000 coins, but let's keep that a secret.  

-  That really does depend on the turn.  I just jumped into RLR and tested this out.  I chose B Dasher, Slick Tires, and Metal Mario.  I was also careful to avoid anything else that gives me extra speed.  RLR has two large circle turns.  On Lap 1, I performed one red mt on each circle turn.  On Lap 2, I performed two blue mts on each circle turn.  These are the times I got:

Lap 1 (two red mts):  42.213
Lap 2 (four blue mts):  43.295

... so I would conclude that these times are in the margin of error.  I could've driven slightly worse on Lap 2, or the boost start could've helped Lap 1.  I'd say they're close enough to allow me to say that Two Blue MTs = One Red MT.

Hopefully this helps.  Let us know if you have any further questions.  

ahh slipstream,, ofcourse! I feel like an absolute donkey now xD

1 more,, one of you said yes you unlock goodies after 5000..
are these 'goodies' necessary for TT?

Thanks already for the fast replies, Nosey Brent & Mick

I'll just add onto that, that the two monster tyres are (practically) interchangeable (basically same stats), as are gold and slicks (automatic unlock gold after 1 star in each cup each cc), and bdasher, zucchini, bruiser are all equally fast (same speed stat), but bdasher is a tad slower offroad, and the handling for each kart is slightly different.

marinous wrote on 01/04/12 at 12:07:20:


You should be just fine once you reach 5,000 coins.

Like said above, the fastest (and most used karts for TTs) are the Zucchini, Blue 7, BDasher, and a few others.  Then, your choice of tires will most likely depend on the track you're working on itself (the terrain, and what types of grounds you might be cutting with a shroom).

Most of us can't necessarily comment on what you unlock after that.  This is because it takes a whole lot of time and coins to get them.  However, I do have the information.  I'll post the exact details below in another post.

I seem to be a bit unlucky with the karts I get,, but a big thanks for the answers guys

marinous wrote on 01/08/12 at 14:38:05:


1. No it's not

2. Check in Mario Kart Channel