I strongly suggest looking at world records in TrackMania; it should be an absolute treasure trove of data for this purpose. 15+ years of history over dozens of tracks, with loads of incremental improvements and breakthrough exploits alike.
Here’s an example of one such incredible history:
Apparently many records have been subjected to cheating:
The speedruns website tries to remove illegitimate runs. Those that have been found out won’t be in the data.
Doesn’t seem particularly relevant for the purpose of understanding trends, the underlying dynamics aren’t changed by slowing down time.
I strongly suggest looking at world records in TrackMania; it should be an absolute treasure trove of data for this purpose. 15+ years of history over dozens of tracks, with loads of incremental improvements and breakthrough exploits alike.
Here’s an example of one such incredible history:
Apparently many records have been subjected to cheating:
The speedruns website tries to remove illegitimate runs. Those that have been found out won’t be in the data.
Doesn’t seem particularly relevant for the purpose of understanding trends, the underlying dynamics aren’t changed by slowing down time.