Dyers.1567 Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 (edited) Hellmasker put this video together! Thank you, Hellmasker. 😎 Guild Wars 2: [RACE] Beetle League Racing Team | 2023 Spring Beetle Championship! Msg from Hellmasker, I am very honored and grateful to have been invited to host this year's Spring Beetle Championship! Enjoy! The racetracks: [INDI] Maguuma Expressway was built by Chavyjav, its a downhill race starting from the canopy of the gilded hollow, going all the way down to the central waypoint where we have the finish line. It's a classic downhill fullspeed run where racers will try to maximize their top speed with hyperboosts on long straight sections and long aerial drifts off the side ramps, with several up- and downward spirals in between to switch up the pace. Watch out for the final corner, where you can lose a lot of speed if you dont pay attention and lose traction right before the end. Race time is between 4 and 5 minutes from start to finish. [VAW] RatzFatz racetrack is a track made by Fussel. It is a highly technical and vertical track, starting high near the ceiling, going down and then back up again. There is a lot of variety in the techniques that the racers want to be good at for this track, and they have to work hard to maintain the speed in any sections. The optimal racing line can be pretty sharp, where missing it will result in loss of speed for large parts of the track. The uphill section of the track features some awesome long upward curves that the racers will have to drift upwards on to maintain their speed, which is not easy to construct at all, so much credit goes to Fussel for creating this masterpiece. Race time between 3-4 minutes per lap. [GDT] Raceway, The Dragon was built by Dyers of the Green Dragon Tavern guild. A more traditional real world racing track but curvy for the Beetlesque environment. An EoD "water" Dragon design because it is so curvy. It is a fairly beginner friendly track as it is well protected by barriers across most of the track, and there are many boost orbs present to increase maximum speed and to guide you along the upward section. The track is a short circuit going down and back up. Racers want to focus on optimizing their racing lines and take the inside of the many 90 and 180 degree turns, and a couple 270 degree turns. Race time between 2-3 minutes per lap. Edited May 1 by Dyers.1567 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Min.5834 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) It is actually hard to apply those advanced drifting techniques. You got to be very sharp and timed your drifts perfectly. See the constant speed barrier breaks at above 110? These pro racers just made them look easy 😮 Great race everyone! GRATZ 🍾🥉🥈🥇 Thank you for putting this up Dyers. Edited April 30 by Min Min.9368 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 (edited) I know what happened to some of them not being able to make it but that is their personal real life area... So all good. 🙂 Killer was there. The beginner friendly statement concerns with how ultra smooth the track is with no bumps, except for the piece of the mountain protruding and the ease of use with protection from falling off in most places, etc,.. A teaching track for high speed racing. I am a racer so I placed distances to what they should be to keep speed up for max distance from boost to the ability to turn/drift after the boost had ended, etc,.. If you hit boost at the beginning it would end at the correct time before the next turn so you could turn/drift; around 2 long tracks in distance. Some places you don't need a boost anyway as the previous action got you there for the following turns. Arydae is the only one that that I saw that got the placement of orbs with track placement distance correct; the return up with her hyperwiggle for example. I tested the track hundreds of times. Raced it and walked it for error searches. Took me a few months to get it just right. A track where you can learn all of the tech's in a relatively safe environment. Wanted a more traditional racing track where everyone could go as fast as they can yet curvy for the Beetlesque environment. An EoD "water" Dragon design because it is so curvy. I don't know if people got that from the name and design. 😉 Placing this in for posterity as the event thread will no longer get updated. Edited May 1 by Dyers.1567 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 (edited) Garfried | [RACE] Spring beetle championships 2023 Join RACE discord - https://discord.gg/wkJbRwA Edited May 2 by Dyers.1567 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 (edited) Andur - Infernal Leap! "This is my tutorial for the official beetle time trial in Mount Maelstrom. Although it is my least favorite track, I still hope you enjoy the video! " Edited May 8 by Dyers.1567 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 (edited) Tableau - MMO's Weirdness - These players managed to bypass the speed limit on Guild Wars 2! "What happen when Guild Wars 2 players managed to bypass the in-game coded speed limit? Let's find out!" "It is English subtitled" 🏁 A short history in GW2. The workings of Beetle Racing, how it started and continues on in a great community of Beetle racers around the world. Edited May 8 by Dyers.1567 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 Mecanie 😎 [GW2] VAW Track - Beetle Racing Spring Cup 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 (edited) Mecanie 🎨 [GW2] BASS BOOSTED INDI Track - Beetle Racing Spring Cup 2023 Edited May 14 by Dyers.1567 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 n1nj44r 😲 Lakeside Loop Time Trial - But the Map is Open the Whole Run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 (edited) https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1wY411B7Yt/?spm_id_from=pageDriver HappyBird [CH], of China, stops in the RACE Discord and speaks to everyone once in awhile. Loves Beetle Racing and shares his videos. 激战2甲虫-下水撞墙《Dream In Drive》😃 Edited May 16 by Dyers.1567 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 Zema (Arydae) 🏁🥇🥇🥇🏁 Total Domination of the 2023 Beetle Spring Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 Garfried Gyala Delve Beetle Race: Rolling in the Deep Join RACE: https://discord.gg/wkJbRwA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 (edited) Zema (Arydae) - Living World Beetle Time Trial Zooming into the Deep | Gyala Delve Lifetime Rank 1 (1:49.000) Edited May 27 by Dyers.1567 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 (edited) Transferred/Recreated real world tracks to the Guild Wars 2 Beetle environment. Pak'Cafan - 2023 Track #1 - Batangas (Philippines) Track #2 - Ahvenisto (Finnish Forests) Track #3 - Three Sisters (United Kingdom) Track #4 - Jyllandsringen (Denmark) Track #5 - Monaco (Monte Carlo) Track #6 - Slip n Slide (Beetle Original) RACE - Beetle League Racing Team Discord - https://discord.gg/PTPvfyv Download Speedometerhttps://www.beetlerank.com https://www.beetlerank.com/cup/dyerscup Edited July 9 by Dyers.1567 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 Having problems getting drifting down with your Petey? Zema (Arydae) has made this great tutorial that should help get you started on the basics. Other links that include Teapot getting one on one instructions with Garfried are here. https://www.beetlerank.com/speedometer/guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 (edited) Zema - The Life of a Pro Beetle Racer (We fail a lot) Edited June 22 by Dyers.1567 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 (edited) Original Track Design (A Dyers Track) - Pak'Cafan - 2023 Track #6 - Slip n Slide (Beetle Original) RACE - Beetle League Racing Team Discord - https://discord.gg/PTPvfyv Download Speedometer https://www.beetlerank.com Edited July 8 by Dyers.1567 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 Beetles Race Lines - GW2 GH WotS Swift Spirit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Min.5834 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) Ooh wow, I love that downward spiral tracks @ 2:05 💗 I have been wanting to build one but I have already hit the 2000 decor limit. I have seen and tried out TDM cyclone tracks and I really really like it but too many pieces are needed to build even for a smaller version. Sad. But now I think with this two-piece build, I may be able to squeeze one into my racetrack 🙂 As always, thank you Dyers for posting this 🙃 Edit : I believe I need at least 70 ~ 80 tracks to make the cyclone looks good. 40+ is tops I can do, 70 is too much to to give up. Sigh 🙁 Edited July 17 by Min Min.9368 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HnRkLnXqZ.1870 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Currently trying to make mount tracks to test and refine mount-riding skills in my guildhall. I highly appreciate those videos, both for inspirations and the technical solutions for e. g. drift curves. My greatest fear is to run into the decoration limit, as my GH is already quite ... stacked with other stuff 😅. Great videos and awesome racing tracks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted July 18 Author Share Posted July 18 (edited) I believe all of us agree, deco limit is a pain... 😒 When you finish the track will you let us know? Many members love trying out new tracks. Can always join RACE too. 😎 Edited July 18 by Dyers.1567 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 Fussell put up another video. Gotta love a Fuss vid. 😎 Beetles Race Lines - GW2 GH GP Jaderoad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Beetles Race Lines - GW2 GH TDM Neon Reflections (Real nice run) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Min.5834 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 (edited) On 7/19/2023 at 1:06 AM, Dyers.1567 said: I believe all of us agree, deco limit is a pain... 😒 When you finish the track will you let us know? Many members love trying out new tracks. Can always join RACE too. 😎 Hey, I did some changes to my tracks but I didn't go for that cyclone design 🙁 I have many structures in my Hall and I will have to sacrifice many of them to make room for that spiral racetrack. Many of the pro racers converted their Guild Halls into a Race Hall so they have less fear of hitting the limit. [WET] is a private guild with a beetle racetrack in our Hall stacked with decorations and interactive structures and also, my tracks are not built for perma or maximising top speed run. edit: keep those videos coming. please don't stop 😇 Edited July 24 by Min Min.9368 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyers.1567 Posted July 24 Author Share Posted July 24 20 hours ago, Min Min.9368 said: edit: keep those videos coming. please don't stop 😇 I do as soon as someone records them 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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