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== Introduction ==

== Introduction ==

'''Sami Cetin''' was born in London, UK on Friday 8th October 1982 and is the founder and webmaster 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 community webpage on Geocities for over since November 1998, and continues this job on the 2006 reincarnation of the site. Sami is a moderator of the SMK forum and a popular member of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]], placing 4th in the 2004 Karter Contest and winning the 2006 Contest over [[Alex Penev]]. His dedication and long-service to [[Super Mario Kart]] have earned him the title 'Godfather of SMK'. Now ranked 3rd on the PAL Time Trial Rankings, he was a former World Champion in Super Mario Kart between September 1998 to April 2004 (at one time holding all 40 WRs). Sami has however retained his title as the Champion of the UK on Time Trial, also including Match Race and Grand Prix modes of SMK. He was also the first player globally to reach the famous 1'00"99 mark on Mario Circuit 1 with Non-NBT driving.

'''Sami Cetin''' was born in London, UK on October 1982 and is the founder and webmaster 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 Director. Sami is a senior moderator of the SMK forum and a popular member of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]], placing 4th in the 2004 Karter Contest and winning the 2006 Contest over [[Alex Penev]]. His dedication and long-service to [[Super Mario Kart]] have earned him the title 'Godfather of SMK'. Now ranked 4th on the PAL Time Trial Rankings, he was a former World Champion in Super Mario Kart between September 1998 to April 2004 (at one time holding all 40 WRs). Sami has however retained his title as the Champion of the UK on Time Trial, also including Match Race, Battle Mode and Grand Prix modes of SMK. He was also the first player globally to reach the famous 1'00"99 mark on Mario Circuit 1 with Non-NBT driving.

Sami has studied Computing and Business Administration at the University of Kent at Canterbury between 2002-2005 and now works full time since his graduation. His hobbies also include training regularly with weights in the gym, designing things, producing and editing independant films with his friend Jason Mathoora, and going out and meeting friends. Sami currently lives on his own in South London(UK).

Sami has studied Computing and Business Administration at the University of Kent at Canterbury 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; and socialising with friends.

== Personal History and Education ==

== Personal History and Education ==

Sami Cetin first attended Downsview Primary School in South London in September 1987 and made many friends there. He developed an interest in Mathematics, Computers and Designing activities that would forge the skills he would use when older. He and several others during the later years of Primary School began gaming as consoles became popular. Sami also participated in some Christmas plays that helped develop an interest in acting, one that he would not later study, but take part in recreationally for Jason Mathoora's films. Due to long suffering of asthma since 1985, Sami was unable to perform any sports involving endurance; this meant that whenever football or related sports where involved Sami was unable to be involved. However, Sami did participate in some athletics which were on short bursts and in large event he scored 1st in his year and school for 1994 in the Long Jump event. He went on to compete at the Croydon athletics with other competitors from other schools and reached some targets but due to lack of time and training was unable to reach a high position in the standings. He was also able to sprint fast on short bursts but fell short of winning on these events again due to lack of training as this also affected his asthma. Swimming was another sport he learned in his Primary School years and this was used on numerous holidays in Turkey each summer.

Sami Cetin first attended Downsview Primary School in South London in September 1987. He developed an interest in Mathematics, Computers and Designing activities that would forge the skills he would use in the future. He and several others during the later years of Primary School took an interest gaming as consoles became popular. Sami also participated in some Christmas productions that helped develop an interest in acting, one that he would not later study, but take part in recreationally for Jason Mathoora's films. Due to suffering from asthma since 1984, Sami was unable to perform heavily in sports; this prevented him from participating in football and related activities from a young age. However, as a turn of events, Sami did participate in some athletics on some occasions and he even scored 1st in his year and school for 1994 in the Long Jump event. He went on to compete at the Croydon athletics with other competitors from other schools and reached some targets but due to lack of time and training was unable to reach a high position in that event. He was also able to sprint fast on short bursts but fell short of winning on these events again due to the difficulties. Sami also participated in swimming during the early to mid 90s.

Secondary school began at Stanley Technical High School for boys in September 1994 where Sami developed his knowledge and education fast in many subjects. On his first day there he met friends that he has stayed in contact with till this day, including Jonathan "Biff" Sifleet, John Barber and Neil Skipper. Sami's subjects at school leaned more towards languages, Business and Computing which he would later go on to study at College and eventually University although he was unaware of this at the time. He had developed a strong interest in civil aviation and wished to become a civil aviation pilot, however this dream was later not fulfilled due to Education, possible Health and Financial constraints. Sami also attended a Turkish School on Saturdays which he had previously gone to, but this time to complete a GCSE course from late 1997 up until Summer 1999 in which he achieved a grade A. He also performed very well in all of his other exams at the end of Secondary School and set his sights for Coulsdon College.

Secondary school began at Stanley Technical High School in September 1994 where Sami developed his education in many subjects. On his first day there he met friends that he has stayed in contact with until this day, including Jonathan "Biff" Sifleet, John Barber and Neil Skipper. Sami's subjects at school leaned more towards languages, Business and Computing which he would later go on to study at College and eventually University. He had developed a strong interest in civil aviation and wished to become a civil aviation pilot, however this dream was later not fulfilled due to various constraints, so he instead pursued other subjects of study. Sami also attended a Turkish School on Saturdays to complete a GCSE course from late 1997 up until Summer 1999 in which he achieved a grade A. He also performed very well in all of his other exams at the end of Secondary School and set his sights for his next step.

Sami Cetin attended Coulsdon College to study A-Levels and pursued his interests still in becoming an airline pilot. However the mathematics and physics subjects had lost interest for Sami this year due to how demanding and difficult they were and he was unable to continue with these subjects. He then restarted Coulsdon the year after in September 2000 with fresh subjects that he performed well in and enjoyed at GCSE; these were Computing, Business Studies and German. Although he had lost contact with his school friends for these few years he met many more people between 2000-2001 and had both happy and sad moments during his A-Level studies. From late 2001 Sami started going out to bars with a few friends and then bumped into his old friends Jonathan "Biff" Sifleet and John Barber from school and since then has stayed in touch with them regularly. He also met Jason Mathoora in College who was one of the few people he kept in touch with from College when leaving in Summer 2002. By this age although his asthma never cleared it had improved a little since childhood, so Sami thought it was time to develop a new hobby and began training in the gym with weights as he was underweight and also improved his cardiovascular by inventing his own training methods such as running after buses. At first his weight training started at home but it later moved to a small gym in his College. Sami became involved in some small film projects of Jason's to relive some of the acting he done as a child in primary school but this time with several different themes. In their free time on weekends and particularly evenings the group enjoyed many fun evenings out with many good, not to mention hilarious memories.  

Sami Cetin attended Coulsdon College to study A-Levels that he performed well in and enjoyed at GCSE; these were Computing, Business Studies and German. Although he had lost contact with his school friends for these few years he met many more people between 2000-2001 and had memorable moments during his A-Level studies. From late 2001 Sami started going out to bars with a few friends and then bumped into his old friends Jonathan "Biff" Sifleet and John Barber from school and since then has stayed in touch with them regularly. He also met Jason Mathoora in College who was one of the few people he kept in touch with from College when leaving in Summer 2002. By this age although his asthma never cleared, it had improved a little since childhood; Sami thought it was time to develop a new hobby and began training in the gym with weights and also to improve his cardiovascular (by inventing his own training methods such as running after buses). At first his weight training started at home but it later moved to a small gym in his College. Sami became involved in some small film projects of Jason's to relive some of the brief acting he took part in at primary school.

After passing his A-Levels Sami was able to attend the University of Kent at Canterbury to studying his degree course in Computing and Business Administration where he moved away from home for 3 years (returning to visit friends and family during holiday periods or a few weekends). The course began in September 2002 and lasted until June 2005 with his last exams finishing a month early. Sami continued his gym training by taking it more seriously involving a strict diet that lasted the 3 years of his University time. He made several friends during his time at University and involved some of them into his gym training programmes that he wrote himself. By the 2nd year he had a training group of 5 or 6 people. He felt this was a good way to wind down after the day's study and also a chance to be a part of something active that he could not do as a child. Sami spent more time socialising on several nights out and working on his Uni projects in the various Computer rooms and the library. He enjoyed nights out in the main Uni bar weekly and also every Monday on a regular basis in a popular student bar in town. These were the happiest days of his life and he will continue to miss them very much as the days go by. Sami then graduated in 2005 after sucessfully completing a 102 page dissertation and final exams and he then went on to work full time in the City of London. Following his graduation he went to see Star Wars Episode III in the cinema which he had been looking forward to see during all of his University years and saw it as a present for himself for recahing the end of his studying career. Sami did visit Canterbury a few times the following year to see a few friends remaining there but has not visited since 2006 due to the changes there since he had been studying and living as a student there.

After passing his A-Levels Sami was able to attend the University of Kent at Canterbury to study his degree course in Computing and Business Administration where he moved away from home for 3 years (returning to visit friends and family during holiday periods or a few weekends). The course began in September 2002 and lasted until June 2005 with his last exams finishing a month early. Sami continued his gym training by taking it more seriously involving a strict diet that lasted the 3 years of his University time. He made several friends during these years and involved some of them into his gym training programmes that he wrote himself. By the 2nd year he had a training group of 5 people. Sami spent time socialising on several and working on his Uni projects in the various Computer rooms and the library. He enjoyed evenings out in the main Uni bar and in town on a weekly basis. These were some of the happiest days of his life that will always be remembered. Sami then graduated in 2005 after sucessfully completing a 102 page dissertation and the final exams. He shortly after found full time employment in the City of London. Following his graduation he went to see Star Wars Episode III in the cinema which he had been looking forward to see during all of his University years; this was a present for himself for reaching the end of his many years of study. Sami did visit Canterbury a few times the following year to see friends but has not returned there since.

 

Sami continues to play Super Mario Kart Time Trials semi regularly in 2008 and has defended his rank at #3 in the World on PAL Time Trials and Match Race (based on overall Matches); and as the British Super Mario Kart Time Trial/Match Race Champion. To this day he seeks to recruit and train new members to SMK while pursuing other interests and goals in life.

 

== The Super Mario Kart European Championship 2008 ==

 

Following the yearly successes of the Championship of France in Super Mario Kart; the French Federation of SMK (FFSMK) decided to reform their yearly tournaments for SMK into the first European Championship. This tournament involved 8 countries (7 from Europe and one USA representative), accounting for a total of 43 visitors, where 39 took part. Although Sami had some unlucky match results on Semi-Finals and 3rd Place matches, he reached 4th place overall and performed exceptionally well on Battle Mode as it was previously not a strong mode for him. His final results made him the official UK Champion for all the modes of SMK. Sami was joined by a strong Team UK (altogether 8 members). Other tournaments were set up where a few competitors were involved in other game tournaments during the time, with John Barber winning a Gold Medal on the Pro Evo 2008 Tournament and good prize money. Sami won a Nintendo Wii and a Bronze Medal on the 150cc part of the tournament.

 

 

 

== The Super Mario Kart World Championship 2009 ==

 

Sami has recently confirmed that he will be attending the World Championship of Super Mario Kart that is also to be held in France, during August 2009. A few of his team members are expected to join him also.

 

 

== Involvement in other Mario Kart games ==

== Involvement in other Mario Kart games ==

* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/profile.php?pid=91 Sami's MKDS profile]

* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/profile.php?pid=91 Sami's MKDS profile]

* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkdd/profile.php?pid=32 Sami's MKDD profile]

* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkdd/profile.php?pid=32 Sami's MKDD profile]

 

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