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[[Image:SamiVenueMay2005.jpg|thumb|Sami Cetin]]

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== Introduction ==

== Introduction ==

'''Sami Cetin''' was born in London, UK on October 1982 and is the founder and webmaster of the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/ Super Mario Kart (SMK) Time Trial World Records Site for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System SNES]. He was the chief times and news updater of the SMK community since November 1998, and continues this job on the 2006 automated reincarnation of the site as a Director. Sami is a senior moderator of the SMK forum and a popular member of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]], placing 4th in the 2004 Karter Contest and winning the 2006 Contest over [[Alex Penev]]. His dedication and long-service to [[Super Mario Kart]] have earned him the title 'Godfather of SMK'. Now ranked 4th on the PAL Time Trial Rankings, he was a former World Champion in Super Mario Kart between September 1998 to April 2004 (at one time holding all 40 WRs). Sami has however retained his title as the Champion of the UK on Time Trial, also including Match Race, Battle Mode and Grand Prix modes of SMK. He was also the first player globally to reach the famous 1'00"99 mark on Mario Circuit 1 with Non-NBT driving.

'''Sami Cetin''' was born in London, UK on October 1982 and is the founder and webmaster of the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/ Super Mario Kart (SMK) Time Trial World Records Site for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System SNES]. He was the chief times and news updater of the SMK community since November 1998, and continues this job on the 2006 automated reincarnation of the site as a Director. Sami is a senior moderator of the SMK forum and a popular member of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]], placing 4th in the 2004 Karter Contest and winning the 2006 Contest over [[Alex Penev]]. His dedication and long-service to [[Super Mario Kart]] have earned him the title 'Godfather of SMK'. Now ranked 4th on the PAL Time Trial Rankings, he was a former World Champion in Super Mario Kart between September 1998 to April 2004 (at one time holding all 40 WRs). Sami has however retained his title as the Champion of the UK on Time Trial, also including Match Race, Battle Mode and Grand Prix modes of SMK. He was also the first player globally to reach the famous 1'00"99 mark on Mario Circuit 1 with Non-NBT driving.

Sami has studied Computing and Business Administration at the University of Kent at Canterbury between 2002-2005 and has been working full time since. His hobbies also include recreational weight training/bodybuilding in the gym, designing and updating the SMK site, producing and editing independent films with his friend Jason Mathoora; and socialising with friends.

Sami has studied Computing and Business Administration at the University of Kent at Canterbury between 2002-2005 and has been working full time since. His hobbies also include recreational weight training/bodybuilding in the gym, designing and updating the SMK site, producing and editing independent films with his friend Jason Mathoora; and socialising with friends.

Secondary school began at Stanley Technical High School in September 1994 where Sami developed his education in many subjects. On his first day there he met friends that he has stayed in contact with until this day, including Jonathan "Biff" Sifleet, John Barber and Neil Skipper. Sami's subjects at school leaned more towards languages, Business and Computing which he would later go on to study at College and eventually University. He had developed a strong interest in civil aviation and wished to become a civil aviation pilot, however this dream was later not fulfilled due to various constraints, so he instead pursued other subjects of study. Sami also attended a Turkish School on Saturdays to complete a GCSE course from late 1997 up until Summer 1999 in which he achieved a grade A. He also performed very well in all of his other exams at the end of Secondary School and set his sights for his next step.

Secondary school began at Stanley Technical High School in September 1994 where Sami developed his education in many subjects. On his first day there he met friends that he has stayed in contact with until this day, including Jonathan "Biff" Sifleet, John Barber and Neil Skipper. Sami's subjects at school leaned more towards languages, Business and Computing which he would later go on to study at College and eventually University. He had developed a strong interest in civil aviation and wished to become a civil aviation pilot, however this dream was later not fulfilled due to various constraints, so he instead pursued other subjects of study. Sami also attended a Turkish School on Saturdays to complete a GCSE course from late 1997 up until Summer 1999 in which he achieved a grade A. He also performed very well in all of his other exams at the end of Secondary School and set his sights for his next step.

Sami Cetin attended Coulsdon College to study A-Levels that he performed well in and enjoyed at GCSE; these were Computing, Business Studies and German. Although he had lost contact with his school friends for these few years he met many more people between 2000-2001 and had memorable moments during his A-Level studies. From late 2001 Sami started going out to bars with a few friends and then bumped into his old friends Jonathan "Biff" Sifleet and John Barber from school and since then has stayed in touch with them regularly. He also met Jason Mathoora in College who was one of the few people he kept in touch with from College when leaving in Summer 2002. By this age although his asthma never cleared, it had improved a little since childhood; Sami thought it was time to develop a new hobby and began training in the gym with weights and also to improve his cardiovascular (by inventing his own training methods such as running after buses). At first his weight training started at home but it later moved to a small gym in his College. Sami became involved in some small film projects of Jason's to relive some of the brief acting he took part in at primary school.

Sami Cetin attended Coulsdon College to study A-Levels that he performed well in and enjoyed at GCSE; these were Computing, Business Studies and German. Although he had lost contact with his school friends for these few years he met many more people between 2000-2001 and had memorable moments during his A-Level studies. From late 2001 Sami started going out to bars with a few friends and then bumped into his old friends Jonathan "Biff" Sifleet and John Barber from school and since then has stayed in touch with them regularly. He also met Jason Mathoora in College who was one of the few people he kept in touch with from College when leaving in Summer 2002. By this age although his asthma never cleared, it had improved a little since childhood; Sami thought it was time to develop a new hobby and began training in the gym with weights and also to improve his cardiovascular (by inventing his own training methods such as running after buses). At first his weight training started at home but it later moved to a small gym in his College. Sami became involved in some small film projects of Jason's to relive some of the brief acting he took part in at primary school.

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.

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.