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== Time Trial ==

== Time Trial ==

Florent joined the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/ SMK Players’ Site] on the 7th of August of 2005 with a #85 world rank.

Florent joined the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/ SMK Players’ Site] on the 7th of August of 2005 with a #85 world rank.

Although not a [[Time Trial]] expert to begin with, he has made his mark in that competition as well by climbing as high up as #3 in [[PAL]], a position he reached in January 2007 (currently he is ranked 5th on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/afp.php World rankings]). Moreover he won the highly acclaimed Player of the Year ([[POY]]) award in 2006 (see [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/awards.php Awards page]), a victory he secured by driving his first ever [[Time Trial]] WR in [[PAL]] on 22 December of the same year; a 9”37 WR tie at [[KB1]] flap. One month before that, on the 13th of November, he had already driven his first ever [[Time Trial]] WR on [[NTSC]] with a 11”52 [[GV2]] flap. He joined the [[NTSC]] side of the competition a few months prior to getting his first WR there, in September 2006, entering in a high position at #12 on the ladder. The highest rank he ever reached in [[NTSC]] so far was 4th during March 2009 (currently he is ranked 7th on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/afn.php World rankings]). He currently holds 4 WRs in [[PAL]] and 4 WRs in [[NTSC]] (see World Record charts of [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/wrp.php PAL] and [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/wrn.php NTSC]) and specializes in [[MC2]] longboosting and [[KB1]] and [[VL1]] water/snow sliding.  

Although not a [[Time Trial]] expert to begin with, he has made his mark in that competition as well by climbing as high up as #3 in [[PAL]], a position he reached in January 2007 (currently he is ranked 5th on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/afp.php World rankings]). Moreover he won the highly acclaimed Player of the Year ([[POY]]) award in 2006 (see [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/awards.php Awards page]), a victory he secured by driving his first ever [[Time Trial]] WR in [[PAL]] on 22 December of the same year; a 9”37 WR tie at [[KB1]] flap. One month before that, on the 13th of November, he had already driven his first ever [[Time Trial]] WR on [[NTSC]] with a 11”52 [[GV2]] flap. He joined the [[NTSC]] side of the competition a few months prior to getting his first WR there, in September 2006, entering in a high position at #12 on the ladder. The highest rank he ever reached in [[NTSC]] so far was 4th during March 2009 (currently he is ranked 7th on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/afn.php World rankings]). He currently holds 4 WRs in [[PAL]] and 4 WRs in [[NTSC]] (see World Record charts of [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/wrp.php PAL] and [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/wrn.php NTSC]) and specializes in [[MC2]] longboosting and [[KB1]] and [[VL1]] water/snow sliding.  

== Grand Prix 150cc milestone ==

== Grand Prix 150cc milestone ==

Through the years Florent has extended his GP dominance in all categories of both [[PAL]] and [[NTSC]] (the various rankings can be checked at the [http://www.smkgp150cc.com/ GP 150 cc site]. To celebrate the particularly impressive milestone of achieving all 20 Best Lap World Records in the NTSC Open category ([http://www.smkgp150cc.com/SOAaffiche_records.php?syst=NTSC&Ref_group=5&m=OPEN&pays=0 NTSC Open World Record page]), he published a video showcasing all 20 flap World Records. This video was partially produced by [[Sébastien Holmière]] and is considered one of the single most impressive [[Super Mario Kart]] videos to date, showing unrivalled item mastery and driving. It can be viewed here: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPKa8S5_YlM).

Through the years Florent has extended his GP dominance in all categories of both [[PAL]] and [[NTSC]] (the various rankings can be checked at the [http://www.smkgp150cc.com/ GP 150 cc site]. To celebrate the particularly impressive milestone of achieving all 20 Best Lap World Records in the NTSC Open category ([http://www.smkgp150cc.com/SOAaffiche_records.php?syst=NTSC&Ref_group=5&m=OPEN&pays=0 NTSC Open World Record page]), he published a video showcasing all 20 flap World Records. This video was partially produced by [[Sébastien Holmière]] and is considered one of the single most impressive [[Super Mario Kart]] videos to date, showing unrivalled item mastery and driving. It can be viewed here: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPKa8S5_YlM).