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[[Image:MichaelFried.jpg|thumb|Michael Fried]]

'''Michael Fried''' plays all 5 Mario Karts, and is an active poster on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Mario Kart forum] poster, where he currently goes by the name "Darth Friedious."  He is also an MKDS staff member, and a well known member of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]].  He has worked on various kart-related projects, including creating [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/standards.php standards for MKDS], and creating and updating [http://wrvids.com wrvids.com], the one and only central, organized source of videos for every Mario Kart game (as well as some other games).

'''Michael Fried''' is one of the most well known members of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]].  He plays all 5 Mario Karts, and has consistently been an active poster on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Mario Kart forum] since 2003.  He has worked on various kart-related projects, most notably creating the [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/standards.php MKDS standards], and creating and updating [http://wrvids.com wrvids.com], the largest online collection of videos for all 5 Mario Kart games, as well as F-Zero, Diddy Kong Racing, and some other games.  Michael is also an MKDS proof moderator.

Even though he is naturally very competitive, Michael is never selfish about sharing strategies, as he considers it important to improve the overall strength of times in the game, not just his own.  He often explains strategies to people through AIM (mjf345) or MSN (mjf345_at_hotmail_dot_com), and sometimes posts detailed strategies on the forum for no reason other than because he feels like it.  In all 5 Karts he's played, he's had a very good history of providing plenty of video proof.

Michael is naturally very competitive, but is never selfish about sharing strategies, because he is a strong advocate of improving the overall strength of times in the game, and enjoys seeing people improve their times.  For this reason, he often explains strategies to people through AIM, MSN, and on the forum, and he sometimes analyzes videos to mistakes, to help people improve.  Michael is also one of the most trustworthy karters, and has a very good history of providing plenty of video proof in all 5 Mario Karts.

Michael is among the best in [[MK64]] and [[MKDS]], and not quite as good but still pretty good in [[SMK]], [[MKDD]], and [[MKSC]], and has thereby earned the title of [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ best all-round karter].  He lost his title for a short time when MKSC was added to the rankings, and was passed by [[Sami Cetin]], but then reclaimed his title when he started playing [[MKSC]] (August 2006) to get some extra points.  He is doing well so far in MKSC, with a rank of 6th and several world records.

Michael is among the best in [[MK64]] and [[MKDS]], and not quite as good but still pretty good in [[SMK]], [[MKDD]], and [[MKSC]], and has thereby earned the title of [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ best all-round karter].  He lost his title for a short time when MKSC was added to the rankings, and was passed by [[Sami Cetin]], but then reclaimed his title when he started playing [[MKSC]] (August 2006) to get some extra points.  He is doing well so far in MKSC, with a rank of 6th and several world records.