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== Introduction ==

== Introduction ==

'''Sami Cetin''' was born in London, UK in October 1982 to Finnish and Turkish parents, and is the Founder and Director of the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/ Super Mario Kart (SMK) Time Trial World Records Site for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System SNES]. He was the chief times and news updater of the SMK community since November 1998, and continues this job on the 2006 automated reincarnation of the site as a Global Director. His dedication and long-service to [[Super Mario Kart]] have earned him the title 'Godfather of SMK'. Sami is a two time PAL Time Trial World Champion of Super Mario Kart (also holding the title of the longest reigning PAL Time Trial World Champion by cumulative number of days) and is currently 2nd in the World following his rival Guillaume Leviach of France. Sami first held the Time Trial title from September 1998 to April 2004 (at one point holding all 40 WRs) and has also maintained the title as the UK National Champion on SMK for all of the modes from 1998 to present. He is most famous for his achievements on Mario Circuit 1 (the first race track in the entire Mario Kart franchise), by being the first to reach a Non-NBT 1'00"99 in August 2000. This led to an eventual Guinness World Records entry in 2012 with a 58.34 seconds World Record time. On Christmas Day 2013 he became the first person on Earth to break the PAL 58 second barrier with a 57.90 seconds World Record. Sami won the overall Multiplayer Title for the first time at the Super Mario Kart World Championships 2012 held in Thil, near Reims, France during 21st - 26th August 2012. He is also the overall PAL and NTSC Super Mario Kart Online Multiplayer World Champion from 2011 - 2013 on the [http://www.snesot.com/ SNESOT Rankings] based on a combined overall points system (not individual years). Sami is a senior moderator of the SMK forum and a popular member of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]].

'''Sami Cetin''' was born in London, UK in October 1982 to Finnish and Turkish parents, and is the Founder and Director of the [http://www.mariokartplayers.com/smk/ Super Mario Kart (SMK) Time Trial World Records Site for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System SNES]. He was the chief times and news updater of the SMK community since November 1998, and continues this job on the 2006 automated reincarnation of the site as a Global Director. His dedication and long-service to [[Super Mario Kart]] have earned him the title 'Godfather of SMK'. Sami is a two time PAL Time Trial World Champion of Super Mario Kart (also holding the title of the longest reigning PAL Time Trial World Champion by cumulative number of days) and is currently 2nd in the World following his rival Guillaume Leviach of France. Sami first held the Time Trial title from September 1998 to April 2004 (at one point holding all 40 WRs) and has also maintained the title as the UK National Champion on SMK for all of the modes from 1998 to present. He is most famous for his achievements on Mario Circuit 1 (the first race track in the entire Mario Kart franchise), by being the first to reach a Non-NBT 1'00"99 in August 2000. This led to an eventual Guinness World Records entry in 2012 with a 58.34 seconds World Record time. On Christmas Day 2013 he became the first person on Earth to break the PAL 58 second barrier with a 57.90 seconds World Record. Sami won the overall Multiplayer Title for the first time at the Super Mario Kart World Championships 2012 held in Thil, near Reims, France during 21st - 26th August 2012. He is also the overall PAL and NTSC Super Mario Kart Online Multiplayer World Champion from 2011 - 2013 on the [http://www.snesot.com/ SNESOT Rankings] based on a combined overall points system (not individual years). Sami is a senior moderator of the SMK forum and a popular member of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]].

Sami has a BSc in Computing and Business Administration at the University of Kent between 2002-2005 and has been working full time since. His hobbies also include recreational weight training/bodybuilding in the gym, designing and updating the SMK site, producing and editing independent films with his friend Jason Mathoora, growing Sunflowers in the garden, travelling and socialising with friends.

Sami has a BSc in Computing and Business Administration at the University of Kent between 2002-2005 and has been working full time since. His hobbies also include recreational weight training/bodybuilding in the gym, designing and updating the SMK site, producing and editing independent films with his friend Jason Mathoora, growing Sunflowers in the garden, travelling and socialising with friends.

== World Titles and Records in a few other games ==

== World Titles and Records in a few other games ==

Sami is often asked at gaming events if he competes in other games for records. This was true as he did back in the day used to play a few other titles. These were mainly SNES games... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stunt_Race_FX Stunt Race FX (Wild Trax on SFC)] was released in 1994 and Sami is known for being the current unanimous Time Trial World Champion there on both PAL and NTSC versions of the game holding all 32 respective Free Trax Time Trial World Records. He had a couple of rivals in Canada to compare with but none have been able to surpass his records since.

Sami is often asked at gaming events if he competes in other games for records. This was true as he did back in the day used to play a few other titles. These were mainly SNES games... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stunt_Race_FX Stunt Race FX (Wild Trax on SFC)] was released in 1994 and Sami is known for being the current Time Trial World Champion there on both PAL and NTSC versions of the game holding all 16 respective Free Trax Time Trial World Records on PAL and almost all on NTSC. Sami's main rival on NTSC is Dave Phaneuf from Canada.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-Zero_(video_game) F-Zero SNES] was also a big favorite for Sami where he also enjoyed PAL Time Attack competition, and he holds the UK Records for Mute City 1 and Big Blue, amongst many other strong times that are some of the best in the country. The competition on this game has been huge around the globe, making it tough; nevertheless Sami has reached 12th in the World on [http://fzerocentral.org/f0/viewladder_10.php?ladder=1 F-Zero Combined PAL and NTSC World Rankings] not taking into account some additional professional F-Zero players from Japan who are unranked. Combining these it is expected that Sami would be in the Top 16 overall at the most. His Mute City 1 time is officially joint Top 16 in the World ever (with the Brazilian Champion and 3rd fastest in USA). Above them in the Top 15 are the Canadian, Dutch, German and Swedish records, plus the two fastest in the USA. And as National Competition was so great here; a great 9 players in Japan hold records in the Top 15, including the Official World Record Holder, Legend.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-Zero_(video_game) F-Zero SNES] was also a big favorite for Sami where he also enjoyed PAL Time Attack competition, and he holds the UK Records for Mute City 1 and Big Blue, amongst many other strong times that are some of the best in the country. The competition on this game has been huge around the globe, making it tough; nevertheless Sami has reached 12th in the World on [http://fzerocentral.org/f0/viewladder_10.php?ladder=1 F-Zero Combined PAL and NTSC World Rankings] not taking into account some additional professional F-Zero players from Japan who are unranked. Combining these it is expected that Sami would be in the Top 16 overall at the most. His Mute City 1 time is officially joint Top 16 in the World ever (with the Brazilian Champion and 3rd fastest in USA). Above them in the Top 15 are the Canadian, Dutch, German and Swedish records, plus the two fastest in the USA. And as National Competition was so great here; a great 9 players in Japan hold records in the Top 15, including the Official World Record Holder, Legend.

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