YouTuber Breaks Trackmania Record with AI Technology

Trackmania enthusiasts have recently celebrated a groundbreaking moment in gaming history. YouTuber Yosh leveraged artificial intelligence technology to break one of the game’s most revered world records.

For two consecutive years, the phenomenal record of 23.79 seconds on A01, the very first level of Trackmania, remained unparalleled. This extraordinary feat, achieved by player Eddie, set a standard that many believed to be unbreakable due to its intricate precision and the significant gap between the top two times.

Yosh, a seasoned creator in the Trackmania community, embarked on a project to train a custom AI using reinforcement learning techniques specifically for A01. After a staggering 3, 000 trials, the AI finally matched the target time established by the developer. After 400 hours of intensive training, the AI demonstrated its prowess by consistently finishing within a few hundredths of Eddie’s record. Ultimately, the AI crafted a run clocking in at an impressive 23.75 seconds, eclipsing what any human had achieved.

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AI Reshapes Trackmania Records

In his latest release, Yosh highlighted how the AI navigated the complex course autonomously, utilizing custom code to encourage optimal speed. Through countless simulations, the AI improved upon its previous best, achieving a time of 23.75 seconds, a feat that surpassed Eddie’s remarkable milestone.

However, 0.04 seconds was not sufficient for Yosh. He introduced various enhancements, starting with an “auto-drift” feature that enabled the AI to hit the most effective drift angles at an impressive rate of 20 inputs per second. This innovation led to runs clocking in at 23.72 seconds, further challenging the human benchmark.

Yosh didn’t stop there; he broke the training down into segments, allowing the AI to focus on refining each specific section of the track. The AI then adopted a TAS-style (Tool-Assisted Speedrun) methodology to explore nuances that might not be entirely intuitive. This rigorous approach uncovered a fascinating discovery: a slightly misaligned road seam on A01 that could launch the car earlier into a crucial downhill jump, allowing for tremendous speed. This newfound insight propelled the AI’s time even further, achieving a remarkable 23.64 seconds—an astonishing record that even tool-assisted attempts had struggled to match.

In the midst of this AI revolution, Eddie’s so-called “unbeatable”record eventually fell. In August 2025, player Rollin managed to post an impressive time of 23.78 seconds on A01, exceeding Eddie’s earlier mark by a single hundredth of a second and reclaiming the title for human achievement.

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