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To make up for lost ground versus [[Sami]] in the overall ranking, Florent knew he had to do something special in the BM tournament. For the 6th year running he made the final four, though he did not obtain a medal after successive losses versus [[Geoffrey Label]] (semi final) and [[Drew Blumfield]] (little final). This was more than an acceptable performance for Florent, however it was not enough, as he did find himself struggling to maintain a top 5 spot in the overall rankings. Florent set the record straight on GP day with top notch driving that he himself described as the pinnacle of his SMK career. Among the performances was a sub 1'20 World Record on [[BC2]] 5-lap with 2 feathers, driven during the group stages.  

To make up for lost ground versus [[Sami]] in the overall ranking, Florent knew he had to do something special in the BM tournament. For the 6th year running he made the final four, though he did not obtain a medal after successive losses versus [[Geoffrey Label]] (semi final) and [[Drew Blumfield]] (little final). This was more than an acceptable performance for Florent, however it was not enough, as he did find himself struggling to maintain a top 5 spot in the overall rankings. Florent set the record straight on GP day with top notch driving that he himself described as the pinnacle of his SMK career. Among the performances was a sub 1'20 World Record on [[BC2]] 5-lap with 2 feathers, driven during the group stages.  

Notably, he did narrowly escape elimination in the 1/8 finals, where he faced tough opposition of [[Ben Allen]]. After Ben surprisingly won the first cup, they had to play mushroom cup. Again Ben started the cup very well and gained an early lead. Ben moved himself into the position to pull off one of the biggest upsets in CDM history, as winning one of the final two tracks, BC1 or MC2, would have given him the victory. Therefore, Florent was on the verge of losing his last chance to gain a gold medal and a top-3 overall ranking at the (official PAL) CDM of 2012. Moreover, Florent's GP gold medal streak was on the line. Knowing this, Florent pulled off the win on both BC1 and MC2 and went on to progress to the quarter final, but not without acknowledging that out of all the players he had faced during his 7 year GP winning streak, [[Ben Allen]] came the closest to stopping him. After this, Florent was unstoppable as he convincingly beat both [[Sami]] and [[Harold Christensen]] in the semi final and final respectively, to win the gold medal for the 7th year running. This was enough for Florent to jump all the way to the 2nd position in the overall rankings, but not enough to prevent [[Sami]] from gaining his first ever SMK World Champion title.

Notably, he did narrowly escape elimination in the 1/8 finals, where he faced tough opposition of [[Ben Allen]]. After Ben surprisingly won the first cup, they had to play mushroom cup. Again Ben started the cup very well and gained an early lead. Ben moved himself into the position to pull off one of the biggest upsets in CDM history, as winning one of the final two tracks, BC1 or MC2, would have given him the victory. Therefore, Florent was on the verge of losing his last chance to gain a gold medal and a top-3 overall ranking at the (official PAL) CDM of 2012. Moreover, Florent's GP gold medal streak was on the line. Knowing this, Florent pulled off the win on both BC1 and MC2 and went on to progress to the quarter final, but not without acknowledging that out of all the players he had faced during his 7 year GP winning streak, [[Ben Allen]] came the closest to stopping him. After this, Florent was unstoppable as he convincingly beat both [[Sami]] and [[Harold Christensen]] without losing a single cup, in the semi final and final respectively. This meant he had won the gold medal for the 7th year running. This was enough for Florent to jump all the way to the 2nd position in the overall rankings, but not enough to prevent [[Sami]] from gaining his first ever SMK World Champion title.

In the aftermath of the PAL event, Florent also participated in the [[NTSC]] SMK multiplayer tournament, reaching the final of MR, but losing it to [[Sami]]. Florent's lack of experience in [[NTSC]] multiplayer showed, as he was eliminated in the BM quarter final by [[Conor Wood]] and the GP semi final by [[Harold Christensen]]. Still his performances merited a third place in the NTSC multiplayer overall rankings, with [[Julien Holmiere]] and [[Sami Cetin]] grabbing second and first place respectively.

In the aftermath of the PAL event, Florent also participated in the [[NTSC]] SMK multiplayer tournament, reaching the final of MR, but losing it to [[Sami]]. Florent's lack of experience in [[NTSC]] multiplayer showed, as he was eliminated in the BM quarter final by [[Conor Wood]] and the GP semi final by [[Harold Christensen]]. Still his performances merited a third place in the NTSC multiplayer overall rankings, with [[Julien Holmiere]] and [[Sami Cetin]] grabbing second and first place respectively.

Various Time-Trial videos of Florent are displayed on his Youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351#p/c/8A4E6C0B7E1DF8F3 and http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351#p/c/CEF94A38494264FA).

Various Time-Trial videos of Florent are displayed on his Youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351#p/c/8A4E6C0B7E1DF8F3 and http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351#p/c/CEF94A38494264FA).

== Grand Prix 150cc milestone ==

== Grand Prix 150cc milestone ==