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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 2006 (currently he is ranked 3rd after claiming back that position in August 2008). Moreover he won the highly acclaimed Player of the Year ([[POY]]) award in 2006, 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 7th during December 2006 (he is currently ranked 12th). He currently holds 5 WR’s in [[PAL]] and no WR's in [[NTSC]].

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 2006 (currently he is ranked 3rd after claiming back that position in August 2008). Moreover he won the highly acclaimed Player of the Year ([[POY]]) award in 2006, 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 7th during December 2006 (he is currently ranked 12th). He currently holds 5 WR’s in [[PAL]] and no WR's in [[NTSC]].

He also participates in [[SMK]] [[Non-NBT]] competition at the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smknonnbt/ Non-NBT Players’ Site], which is an old school [[SMK]] competition that limits the use or abuse of zigzag boosting. He joined the [[PAL]] ladder of this site in October 2005 in 31st position. He joined the [[NTSC]] part of the rankings 1 year later in October 2006 in 24th position. To further demonstrate his all-round [[SMK]] ability he also hit WR’s in this competition, the first one being the [[VL1]] 5-lap WR (with a time of 50”88) on November 14, 2007. He currently holds 3 [[Non-NBT]] WR’s and is ranked 9th in [[PAL]] and 7th in [[NTSC]] on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smknonnbt/ Non-NBT Players’ Site].

He also participates in [[SMK]] [[Non-NBT]] competition at the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smknonnbt/ Non-NBT Players’ Site], which is an old school [[SMK]] competition that limits the use or abuse of zigzag boosting. He joined the [[PAL]] ladder of this site in October 2005 in 31st position. He joined the [[NTSC]] part of the rankings 1 year later in October 2006 in 24th position. To further demonstrate his all-round [[SMK]] ability he also hit WR’s in this competition, the first one being the [[VL1]] 5-lap WR (with a time of 50”88) on November 14, 2007. He currently holds 3 [[Non-NBT]] WR’s and is ranked 9th in [[PAL]] and 7th in [[NTSC]] on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smknonnbt/ Non-NBT Players’ Site].

== Professional life ==

== Professional life ==

[[Image:Flo_recognition_program.jpg|thumb|Who is who? Florent on the top, Roger in the middle?]]

[[Image:Flo_recognition_program.jpg|thumb|Who is who? Florent on the top, Roger in the middle?]]

Much to the amusement of a lot of people in his environment (and not in the least place to his own amusement), Florent’s appearance resembles that of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federer Roger Federer] (the greatest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis tennis] player in history, a global sports icon) like two drops of water. With both Roger and Florent being dominant forces in their respective competitions and Florent being an avid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis tennis] player himself, his peers soon nicknamed him “the Roger Federer of SMK”. The comparison doesn’t stop with their appearance, love for tennis and dominance in their game though. Like Roger, Florent is a graceful champion loved by supporters and rivals alike and a great ambassador of his sport. For example he hosted the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF]of 2006 in his appartment as a last resort to save the event from cancellation and creates a variety of [[SMK]] related promotion videos, such as fast lap compilations, [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] trailers, year summaries and more (you can watch some of his videos [http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351 here]).

Much to the amusement of a lot of people in his environment (and not in the least place to his own amusement), Florent’s appearance resembles that of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federer Roger Federer] (the greatest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis tennis] player in history, a global sports icon) like two drops of water. With both Roger and Florent being dominant forces in their respective competitions and Florent being an avid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis tennis] player himself, his peers soon nicknamed him “the Roger Federer of SMK”. The comparison doesn’t stop with their appearance, love for tennis and dominance in their game though. Like Roger, Florent is a graceful champion loved by supporters and rivals alike and a great ambassador of his sport. For example he hosted the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF]of 2006 in his appartment as a last resort to save the event from cancellation and creates a variety of [[SMK]] related promotion videos, such as fast lap compilations, [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] trailers, year summaries and more (you can watch some of his videos [http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351 here]).

== Message Board personality ==

== Message Board personality ==

Besides [[SMK]], Florent is also ranked in [[Mario Kart Double Dash!!]] ([[MKDD]]) and [[Mario Kart Super Circuit]] ([[MKSC]]) and is therefore also ranked on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Kart Ranks]. He is currently ranked #28 on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Kart Ranks], just outside the top 300 on [[MKDD]] and 21st at [[MKSC]]. The highest position he ever reached in [[MKSC]] was 10th. He also tried playing [[Mario Kart 64]] ([[MK64]]), but found it a horrifying experience, therefore he never obtained a full set of times there.

Besides [[SMK]], Florent is also ranked in [[Mario Kart Double Dash!!]] ([[MKDD]]) and [[Mario Kart Super Circuit]] ([[MKSC]]) and is therefore also ranked on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Kart Ranks]. He is currently ranked #28 on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Kart Ranks], just outside the top 300 on [[MKDD]] and 21st at [[MKSC]]. The highest position he ever reached in [[MKSC]] was 10th. He also tried playing [[Mario Kart 64]] ([[MK64]]), but found it a horrifying experience, therefore he never obtained a full set of times there.

== Other games ==

== Other games ==