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Sami continues to play Super Mario Kart Time Trials semi reguarly in 2007 and has defended his rank at #3 in the World on PAL and as the British Super Mario Kart Time Trial Champion. Today he also recruits and trains new members to SMK while pursuing other interests and goals in life.
Sami attended the Next Level Gaming (NLG) meeting in Orkanger, Norway in July 2007 where he entered several competitions/activities including SMK and other games; an international football tournament with the other visitors, bowling, go-karting and a mountain hike in the middle of a night during poor weather conditions. The SMK tournament was set on Match Race which chose the Top 16 based on 3-try Time Trial attempts of MC1. The Top 16 included players from France, UK, USA, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Australia. Sami made it to the final but lost to then current Match Race World Champion, Florent Lecoanet of France who later that year went on to win the CDF/CDE in France; it was a disappointment as Sami had won a friendly vs Florent 13-7 a few days earlier, however it was great to travel and meet many people and reach 2nd place. The football Tournament was a success as Sami created designs for Team UK with the slogan "Team UK - Feel no Way" in honour of Biff's success with the Street Fighter Alpha 3 and other activities at the Paris meet earlier that year. The Teams wore the t-shirts for the first time in the football tournament on a hot summer's day in Norway and later for most of the games. Three teams were constructed to divide the numbers evenly; Norway/Sweden (Scandinavian Team), the France/Holland team and the UK/USA/Australia team. The Scandinavia Team made a surprising attack on France and Holland with a 9-2 win. Team UK joined with Aus and UK struggled a little more but secured a smaller victory against France and Holland. The odds were against Team UK with injured and tired players for the final against the Scandinavian hosts. However with great teamwork they were able to prevail and managed to win the match 4-1 vs the younger crowd; they went on to enjoy the rest of the gamingand acitivites during the week.
October saw another opportunity for Sami to organise a games meet; his 25th Birthday involved a room hire in Fairfield Halls, Croydon, South London with several tvs and games available. The event had several UK visitors including friends and famil members, the Dutch, French and one from Norway. One of the highlights that Sami organised was a Tournament on SMK for 150cc Grand Prix mode on Mushroom Cup for the Beginner/Intermediate Level karters, featuring some of the Dutch and French Karters. The final was between Vincent van der Fluit and Sami's niece, making her first International Tournament debut, Leyla Hasso who was 8 years old at the time. Leyla wore her Team UK T-Shirt in the same design template as those created for the Norway meet and was able to win the tournament after some skilled driving. Leyla shortly after went into retirement from SMK to pursue Nintendo DS and other interests. The weekend was a success and the players looked forward to future meets.
Sami continues to play Super Mario Kart Time Trials semi regularly in 2008 and has defended his rank at #3 in the World on PAL Time Trials and Match Race (based on overall Matches); and as the British Super Mario Kart Time Trial/Match Race Champion. To this day he seeks to recruit and train new members to SMK while pursuing other interests and goals in life.
== Involvement in other Mario Kart games ==
== Involvement in other Mario Kart games ==