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'''Jim "Jimbo" Barrett''' (born March 17, 1988, in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is historically one of the most obnoxious, cocky gamers around the Goldeneye and Mario Kart 64 forums. He immediately gained infamy at the start of his career due to his arrogance and claiming of obviously fake times, such as Caverns Agent 1:02 at age 13. After being banned from [[The Elite]] rankings in mid 2002, Jimbo cleaned up his act, and in July 2003 achieved Bunker 1 00A 1:09 (then tying a [[Bosshardt]]-set untied of 2 seconds), spawning the beginning of a rise in the rankings. In February 2004, he reached the podium of [[GoldenEye 007]] and held off challengers for one year. Jimbo is more motivated to play for world records in the summer months due to the summer contest, and lack of NFL Football. Jimbo has only achieved 4 world records since January 2006, but one of them was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75EQbM4h-HI Dam Agent 0:53]. A relevant list of accomplishments Jimbo could claim to would be:
'''Jim "Jimbo" Barrett''' (born March 17, 1988, in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is historically one of the most obnoxious, cocky gamers around the Goldeneye and Mario Kart 64 forums. He immediately gained infamy at the start of his career due to his arrogance and claiming of obviously fake times, such as Caverns Agent 1:02 at age 13. After being banned from [[The Elite]] rankings in mid 2002, Jimbo cleaned up his act, and in July 2003 achieved Bunker 1 00A 1:09 (then tying a [[Bosshardt]]-set untied of 2 seconds), spawning the beginning of a rise in the rankings. In February 2004, he reached the podium of [[GoldenEye 007]] and held off challengers for one year. Jimbo is more motivated to play for world records in the summer months due to the summer contest, and lack of NFL Football. Jimbo has only achieved 4 world records since January 2006, but one of them was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75EQbM4h-HI Dam Agent 0:53]. A relevant list of accomplishments Jimbo could claim to would be:
* 3 official career UNTIED Goldeneye world records, and 23 official TIED world records.
* 3 official career UNTIED Goldeneye world records, and 23 official TIED world records.
* Being ranked <b>3rd</b> on the Goldeneye rankings for over a year for points and time. (February 2004 to March 2005)
* Being ranked <b>3rd</b> on the Goldeneye rankings for over a year for points and time. (February 2004 to March 2005)
* Having administrative privileges on the Elite's main page and is a moderator on the General Chat and Goldeneye forums.
* Having administrative privileges on the Elite's main page and is a moderator on the General Chat and Goldeneye forums, also holding about 10 years of "seniority".
* Regularly updates the Elite's front page with relevant information and insight on the best players currently setting world records, and statistics on each news update! ([http://www.the-elite.net The Elite's Main Page])
* Regularly updating the Elite's front page with relevant information and insight on the best players currently setting world records, and statistics on each news update! ([http://www.the-elite.net The Elite's Main Page])
* Finishing 1st in the 2007 Goldeneye tournament, likely because the rest of the elite was simply playing catch-up. (See: [[Eddie Lovins]]) and the lack of [[Patrik Nilsson]].
* Finishing 1st in the 2007 Goldeneye tournament, likely because the rest of the elite was simply playing catch-up. (See: [[Eddie Lovins]]) and the lack of [[Patrik Nilsson]].
* Finishing 3rd in the 2008 Mario Kart 64 tournament, after a cinderella run to the final-four.
* Finishing 3rd in the 2008 Mario Kart 64 tournament, after a Cinderella run to the final-four.
* Finishing 3rd in the 2009 Mario Kart 64 tournament, and realizing the subsequent heartbreak of losing the finals.
* Finishing 3rd in the 2009 Mario Kart 64 tournament, and realizing the subsequent heartbreak of losing the finals.
* Finishing 2nd in the 2010 Mario Kart 64 tournament, and completely choking away the finals on Rainbow Road.
* Finishing 2nd in the 2010 Mario Kart 64 tournament, and completely choking away the finals on Rainbow Road.
* Finishing 2nd in the 2011 Mario Kart 64 tournament with the #1 seed, after a complete slug-fest against [[Nathan Stinson]]. Very close.
* Finishing 2nd in the 2011 Mario Kart 64 tournament with the #1 seed, after a complete slug-fest against [[Nathan Stinson]]. Very close. Also landed the spiral shortcut on Rainbow Road along with 11 others this year.
Jim resides in Green Bay Wisconsin, has a full time job, lives alone, and is going for his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Jim checks the elite boards every day, visits the elite chat nightly, and sometimes visits [[Ngamer]] to conduct business. Jimbo has attended every major meet held since 2007, including all Virginia meets, the Michigan 2009 meet, the Florida 2010 meet, and the Michigan 2010 meet.
Jim resides in Green Bay Wisconsin, has a full time job, lives alone, and is going for his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Jim checks the elite boards every day, visits the elite chat nightly, and sometimes visits [[Ngamer]] to conduct business. Jimbo has attended every major meet held since 2007, including all Virginia meets, the Michigan 2009 meet, the Florida 2010 meet, and the Michigan 2010 meet.
