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Shortly thereafter, Derek turned his focus to [[GoldenEye 007|Goldeneye]].  He gained ranks quickly here, jumping into the top ten after only a year of competition, and providing great proof for his times.  After coming close to the then-record 2:29 on Statue 00 Agent, he set out to improve the strategy, and quickly gained three World Records on the stage with 2:28/2:27/2:28.  After [[Randy Buikema]] lowered the WRs to 2:27/2:27/2:27, Derek played Statue obsessively until he achieved 2:26 on 00 Agent, earning him the title of "The Statue Master."  He peaked at 4th place and retired in early 2003.

Shortly thereafter, Derek turned his focus to [[GoldenEye 007|Goldeneye]].  He gained ranks quickly here, jumping into the top ten after only a year of competition, and providing great proof for his times.  After coming close to the then-record 2:29 on Statue 00 Agent, he set out to improve the strategy, and quickly gained three World Records on the stage with 2:28/2:27/2:28.  After [[Randy Buikema]] lowered the WRs to 2:27/2:27/2:27, Derek played Statue obsessively until he achieved 2:26 on 00 Agent, earning him the title of "The Statue Master."  He peaked at 4th place and retired in early 2003.

Derek's greates impact on the GE community was the [http://www.the-elite.net/GE/WR/ Goldeneye World Records Page], which he updated from February 2001 to August 2005.  He combined news, statistics, and awards with his own indelible humor and wit, giving competitors motivation to get new WRs.  Although the page is updated infrequently, it remains an excellent source of history to The Elite.

Derek's greatest impact on the GE community was the [http://www.the-elite.net/GE/WR/ Goldeneye World Records Page], which he updated from February 2001 to August 2005.  He combined news, statistics, and awards with his own indelible humor and wit, giving competitors motivation to get new WRs.  Although the page is updated infrequently, it remains an excellent source of history to The Elite.

On March 27, 2002,  Derek gave The Elite a permanent home at [http://www.the-elite.net/ the-elite.net].  The site has grown immensely, amassing over 900,000 hits, and has allowed The Elite to evolve into what it is today.  Derek has faithfully maintained the site over the years, through domain errors and (numerous) video server lapses.

On March 27, 2002,  Derek gave The Elite a permanent home at [http://www.the-elite.net/ the-elite.net].  The site has grown immensely, amassing over 900,000 hits, and has allowed The Elite to evolve into what it is today.  Derek has faithfully maintained the site over the years, through domain errors and (numerous) video server lapses.