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'''Robert Szabo''' aka Etch is a [[MK64]] and [[MKDS]] foremost.  He dabbled in [[SMK]], [[MKDD]] and [[MKSC]] briefly but found no enjoyment there.

'''Robert Szabo''' aka Etch is a [[MK64]] and [[MKDS]] foremost.  He dabbled in [[SMK]], [[MKDD]] and [[MKSC]] briefly but found no enjoyment there.

He is currently ranked Legend B non-sc, Legend F sc, and Legend C universal in mk64, Myth D in mkds, Veteran E in smk, Expert C in mkdd, and Advanced B in mksc.  Robert Szabo joined the [[mariokart64.com|Mario Kart community]] in December 2005.  It was mkds that he would experience the most success with by topping out at #12 in nonprb and #9 in prb Time Trials.  He also has the silver medal for USA but never did get a taste of the sweet gold on his way up the charts.  Robert holds 4 mkds WR's, Dokan Course 3lap and flap and Nokonoko Course 3lap and flap.  He also got 2 nonprb records which were on Luigi Circuit GCN going sub 1'16 first and second sub 25.  When he got into pr ruts or needed something to take his mind off his falling rank on mdks, he decided to give mk64 a spin.  Slowly but surely, he got the hang of it and made his run up to Leg F non-sc quickly and eventually to the top 40.  More recently, he reached Leg F and the top 30 on sc.  His highest mk64 rank though is on the universal charts at #25.  Like mkds, he has his share of God times there which are never that special since a crap load of other people have them too.  It's the top 10 and top 20 times you have to cherish.  Robert is in the top 20 for NTSC players and is the kart champ of his state in mk64.  One never retires from kart so even in the greatest pr despair, one eventually does get a new time through patience and hours upon hours of sacrifice.  No one likes a whiner.  In addition to Time Trials, he has contributed a lot to the MKDS Players' Page and Mario Kart MB with usually helpful posts to newer members if they are not tools and just talking with fellow karters.

He is currently ranked Legend B non-sc, Legend F sc, and Legend C universal in mk64, Myth D in mkds, Veteran E in smk, Expert C in mkdd, and Advanced B in mksc.  Robert Szabo joined the [[mariokart64.com|Mario Kart community]] in December 2005.  It was mkds that he would experience the most success with by topping out at #12 in nonprb and #9 in prb Time Trials.  He also has the silver medal for USA but never did get a taste of the sweet gold on his way up the charts.  Robert holds 4 mkds WR's, Dokan Course 3lap and flap and Nokonoko Course 3lap and flap.  He also got 2 nonprb records which were on Luigi Circuit GCN going sub 1'16 first and second sub 25.  When he got into pr ruts or needed something to take his mind off his falling rank on mkds, he decided to give mk64 a spin.  Slowly but surely, he got the hang of it and made his run up to Leg F non-sc quickly and eventually to the top 40.  More recently, he reached Leg F and the top 30 on sc.  His highest mk64 rank though is on the universal charts at #25.  Like mkds, he has his share of God times there which are never that special since a crap load of other people have them too.  It's the top 10 and top 20 times you have to cherish.  Robert is in the top 20 for NTSC players and is the kart champ of his state in mk64.  One never retires from kart so even in the greatest pr despair, one eventually does get a new time through patience and hours upon hours of sacrifice.  No one likes a whiner.  In addition to Time Trials, he has contributed a lot to the MKDS Players' Page and Mario Kart MB with usually helpful posts to newer members if they are not tools and just talking with fellow karters.

He is also the news/site updater for the MKDS Players' Page and one of board masters for the Mario Kart MB.  When things were seeming to fall apart over in mkds, he rose to the challenge to assist [[Sean Sullivan]] becoming a site moderator and doing news/time updates along with adding some other features.  On June 10th 2007, he created the new [http://www.geocities.com/mkdswrs/mkdswrs.htm WR page] for mkds.  For a long time, there had not been a momument to the best mkds times but that all changed after burrowing the layout design from mk64.  Besides keeping track of all the best known times, there is a painstakingly accurate WR history giving tribute to almost all players who have helped in the art of time trials.  Possibly a reward for his kart efforts, [[Mark Jones]] knighted Etch a global moderator and then a board master to help run the [[2008 Karter Contest]].

He is also the news/site updater for the MKDS Players' Page and one of board masters for the Mario Kart MB.  When things were seeming to fall apart over in mkds, he rose to the challenge to assist [[Sean Sullivan]] becoming a site moderator and doing news/time updates along with adding some other features.  On June 10th 2007, he created the new [http://www.geocities.com/mkdswrs/mkdswrs.htm WR page] for mkds.  For a long time, there had not been a momument to the best mkds times but that all changed after burrowing the layout design from mk64.  Besides keeping track of all the best known times, there is a painstakingly accurate WR history giving tribute to almost all players who have helped in the art of time trials.  Possibly a reward for his kart efforts, [[Mark Jones]] knighted Etch a global moderator and then a board master to help run the [[2008 Karter Contest]].