With great power
Aside from the power ups received during the race, you always start with a special, character specific power. This needs time to power up before it can be used and can only be used once in game. These should be used only when they will be most effective, against as many racers as possible. The starting character has an attack that launches beach balls everywhere. While they won’t affect you as tumbleweeds or birds will, they can hinder the entire pack of racers if you’re clever about releasing them. Each new crew member you unblock has a different ability, but so far Beach Bro has the best area of effect.
It’s good to be king
Finishing the race earns coins, but a podium finish is worth stars, coins and a loot crate. The stars add up once a day as an offering to the tiki statue in the main area, this rewards you with random cards and coins-make sure to open the mail while you’re at it. A loot crate has coins and a mix of cards also, which can add up to make your following races easier. The cards are different power ups, this will either unlock new ones or add together so you can level up the ones you already have. This opens the option to place the best of the available items in your deck of 8. It can also improve that stats of power ups, such as the nitro lasting longer before it runs out. It is always worth the coins to level these items up.