The winner gets $15,000
Buckle up.
They seem a little tired, which is not surprising.
They are 11 days into the event.
If you’re thinking “oh, this is likeGetting Over It”, you’d be right.
And it is not the first time the Trackmania community hascreated such a monster.
A previous tower was called “Deep Dip”.
This year’s seemingly untameable beast is therefore “Deep Dip 2”.
The prize pool is funded by donations.
Right now, you’re able to see several of the expert racers streaming their efforts on Twitch.
Among the frontrunners are Norwegian non-stopperyvind “Wirtual” Iversenand fast FrenchmanBrendan “Bren_TM2” Seve.
Nor the sense of challenge.
“It’s impossible,” said Seve on the 10th day of streaming his efforts .
“I think an average player would be happy to reach floor four maybe, floor three.
I think floor two is quite hard.
It’s a hard map.”
you could try the map yourself, but you might not get too far, warns Seve.
“Trackmania looks quite easy.
you’re free to understand that.
Trackmania sometimes looks like Hot Wheels - and how could toy cars flying about on funny tracks be hard?
But players have to account for a lot, says Bren.
“[The] skill check is literally everywhere… Trackmania looks so easy, quite doable by anyone.
That’s why it’s so easy for people to backseat as well.
‘Oh, you just need to land here.
You just need to go on the wall earlier, and press right.'”
Skillful players can often make things look like a cinch, it’s true.
My favourite trick is when the racers turn their cars upside down and waddle-squash their way acrossseemingly impossible gaps.
But there’s hope for casual racers.
But that will only happen once one of these pros beats the tower, they say.
“I encourage anyone to try the map anyways, to see what you achieve,” says Bren.
“I think it’s good to try the map anyway just to put into perspective our attempts.”
I’m gunning for them.
It takes skill just thereadthe road, never mind drive on it.
We’ll keep an eye on the race and let you know how it develops.
