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In-A-Gadda-Da-Peach

Etch @ Friday, May 17th   [link]

Inactivity

If I had a dollar for every time I fucked up a run here...



Activity

#4 Ben Stoneman kicks off the activity on PG improving his prb 3lap to now 1'25"762 Myth C. As usual, the chomps on lap 3 present a challenge so you have to work out a new strat or simply go faster!

#5 DarkMatter meanwhile improved his WR on PG to 1'25"655 Myth B. He also beat his flap sitting in 4th place with 27"785 Myth A. A couple other tracks he worked on include F8C prb flap 24"192 Titan A and LC2 prb 3lap 1'15"052 Myth D. Like Ben, he too is fighting off the chomps on lap 3!

#14 Amemiya strengthened his CR on MMF flap to 20"370 God. He's not far away from #13 Huwakun so he could soon take over the #4 Japan slot as he closes in on the top 10 as well.

#80 Daan Becker continues to shed AF points with two new times this week. His YF flap 15"707 Titan A and LC2 non-prb 3lap 1'21"104 Titan E earned him another 1 point cut as he closes in on his countrymen ahead.

#93 Leone Castar moves up a couple spots by just playing a couple tracks. He beat his CI2 non-prb times again and currently has 51"559 Hero A and 16"327 Titan E. Most of his time though was spent on RR where he fell in love with the pipe sc getting 1'57"289 Hero D and 37"833 Hero B. No rail hit yet so he also beat his non-sc records taking them down to 2'01"574 Titan D and 39"524 Titan B.

People who help feed the chain chomps include #134 Emilio Garcia -10.6250.

New Records

The fun on PG continues!

Ben's thumbs would not relent and ultimately snatched the 3lap record with 1'25"629! Just a day later though, DarkMatter took it back with a time of 1'25"615!

The action wasn't just limited to prb though. Rupa once again delights and surprises with a well executed non-prb run shattering the record going sub 1'26 first with a monster time of 1'25"900!

Awards

With a strong performance after last week, he continues to dig into the Hero ranks on his way towards the top 100, so Emilio Garcia wins the POW for the second week of May!

When in doubt, there is still the BLS to try! ~Etch
Etch

Rising Sun Rising

Etch @ Sunday, May 12th   [link]

Inactivity

The moon does its thing, again!



Activity

#2 Abel Marques slips back into prb runner-up with the help of his new LM times. After years of waiting, the 3lap record was finally broken with Abel narrowly edging out #3 Thomas Bolton with 1'31"727. We recently achieved half of the prb God times and Abel gets us another one making this the 33rd. He also improved his flap to take the record here as well with 30"044!

#4 Ben Stoneman worked on PG bringing up an important clarification to the non-prb rule. Strangely this hadn't come up sooner but it was decided prb can not be in effect or used to cut through the flowers/grass. Since we mt a lot faster than the old days, this ruling maintains the consistency of competition staying true to how we always played this track non-prb. After much babbling, Ben kept hammering away lowering his prb 3lap to 1'26"078 (Myth D and 3rd overall) and non-prb flap to 27"933 (God and 6th overall).

#5 DarkMatter keeps things going on MC1 with a new flap of 12"550 Titan A. He also improved his BC flap again to now 36"752 Myth C. Another track he's almost pushed into the top 10 is YF 3lap where he drove a 46"562 Myth E. He also kept working on LC2 as he closes in on the sub here with 1'15"106 Myth D. Just another week of AF and ARR points chewed away!

#14 Amemiya joins with a full set of times at Titan A overall. With Japan's top 5 in the top 15, their CR's exchange thumbs frequently with Amemiya in control of MMF at 1'02"239 Myth B and 20"393 God. With a handful of top 10 times, he is definitely another karter than can shake the charts up near the top!

#15 Marshall LeVett retains his rank by fighting off Abel to share his spot with #15 Florian Lorang. With the sub 30 run ever so close, everyone knew this sub and God time would fall. Sure enough, the guy who revived the action on LM got the job done so the accolades go to Marshall on his flap of 29"968 God. Sometimes a single win matters and that's enough to keep Marshall from fropping out of the top 15. Until next time, let the battle of losing less AF begin!

#80 Daan Becker hit a few times including PC 18"254 Titan A, YF 48"628 Titan E and 15"763 Titan B. As he continues to push more times into the top 100, he'll pass his fellow Dutchies on his way to Titan D overall!

#95 Leone Castar is doing his part to stay up there with a 1.1 AF cut. His pr's were BB 36"632 Hero C, CI2 16"633 Hero C, CCB 1'29"142 Hero A / 29"060 Hero C, and LC2 1'21"445 / 26.468 both Hero A. Not much movement this week as he starts his climb to Titan E overall and the rest of the field!

Also not observing the annular eclipse include #148 Emilio Garcia -8.5310 Hero E, #520 Conor Gilbertson -71.4560 Intermediate C, and #554 Alexander Gross -42.0470 Intermediate E.

New Records

Nothing to report here!

Awards

The big mover this week made the top 150 and Hero E overall, so Emilio Garcia wins the POW for the first week of May!

If your thumbs hurt you are doing it wrong ~Etch
Etch

Scrap & Build

Etch @ Saturday, May 4th   [link]

Inactivity

Big thanks to my code monkey, the new MKSC Players' Page has shortcut charts!

This game is a lot easier on the thumbs and just as fun so check it out!



Activity

#4 Ben Stoneman has kept busy on WP edging closer again to the world records. His 3lap now sits at 1'57"583 Myth B and flap 38"817 Myth A. As the battle between BLS and Egg1 continues which kart will reign supreme?

#5 DarkMatter had a productive week picking things up on TTC getting his 20th CR! Just shy of the top 5, his new 3lap is 1'31"598 Myth B and improved his flap with 30"082 Myth A. He also worked on BC flap getting near the top 20 with 36"899 Myth D. His other new times fell in the top 10 with MC1 38"333 Myth B and LC2 24"618 Myth D. Business as usual for DarkMatter earning about 0.3 AF cut to dig deeper into the top 5 prb!

#6 Rupa reported a new TTC flap which moves him up to 2nd place with 29"917 God. Despite recent WR activity, he still leads non-prb with 20 records and remains in 2nd on prb with 14 records. You never know when karters will strike and no records are ever safe!

#15 Marshall LeVett narrowly moved up in rank with a new time this week. Breaking a nearly 4 year drought on LM, he finally loosened #2 Thomas Bolton's grip on the flap taking the record with 30"066 Myth A. There is power in the strats and once again Marshall proves there is still a lot of work to be done in mkds!

#80 Daan Becker is in the midst of an AF graveyard but got his bang for his buck with his new times. Cutting 1.4 AF points, he just needed three pr's to do it with DS 30"299 Titan E, WP 2'04"011 Hero A and 40"324 Titan B. He's another step closer to the Dutchies above and his ARR is almost under 10 at Titan E overall.

#95 Leone Castar makes his inevitable appearance with a sleuth of new pr's. Far too many to list since he cut 6 AF points and passed 8 players in the process. With only 20 times in the top 100, he still has a ton of work to do after reaching Hero B overall. This is where boys become men, how far can you climb?

Also not in the mksc top 100 is #595 Alexander Gross -34.6250 Beginner A.

New Records

There was some serious mud wrestling going down on LM!

Years ago, Thomas and Ben crossed thumbs here and have remained unbeaten. That finally changed this week when Marshall broke the world record silence with 30"066. As usual the flood gates opened and Abel later responded with new times of his own getting 1'31"727 and 30"044! With the sub in his sights, Marshall got dirty and finally broke through first with a sexy time of 29"968!

Awards

A new face in the top 100 and got there in style, so Leone Castar wins the POW for the fourth week of April!

Mostly small cuts and reshuffle at the top but one guy moved up 20 places with big cuts each week, so, Leone Castar wins the POM for the month of April!

You will Submit! ~Etch
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PRB is an Art

Etch @ Monday, April 22nd   [link]

Inactivity

I'll never finish my gallery...



Activity

#2 Thomas Bolton has been trying to conquer DS 3lap and unsurprisingly pr'd in the process. He almost eclipsed the more than 4 year old record by #11 Giulio Centrone with 1'29"547 Myth B. Like others, he has the splits to beat it but will the kart Gods allow him?

#4 Ben Stoneman finally broke through on MMF becoming the third player to sub 1'02 with 1'01"921 God! He also improved his flap again with 20"277. Feeling satisfied, he moved to TTC knocking his 3lap down to 1'31"659 Myth C and reached the flap God with 29"966! Ben's cuts helped him move up to #4 non-prb thus reclaiming the Australian crown! While Ben trails 3 AF points behind the top 3 prb, he only has half a point to overcome on non-prb. If he keeps pumping out God times expect the gaps at the top to keep closing!

#5 DarkMatter dropped his AF below 10 and reached Myth D overall prb! Helping him get there was his nice cut on BP flap joining the top 10 here with 8"144 Myth B. He also played some TTC driving a flap there of 30"119 Myth B. DarkMatter also managed to pick up another CR with PC 51"693 Myth C! He's one CR shy of holding 20 overall as he continues to strengthen his top 5 position.

#28 Tim Shelbourne reported some new times as well as some older ones. It was definitely worth updating since he is now Myth C overall non-prb! It was mostly a mess of God times with his new records falling in the top 10 on WP with 1'58"690 and 39"179. His other top notch pr's included DKP 1'45"995 / 34"872, TTC 1'31"051 / 29"970, and MMF 1'03"017 / 20"680. If Tim resurrects more often he could make a run to the top 20 pumping out times like these!

#80 Daan Becker brings up the rear as he chews up some AF to close the gap with his fellow Dutchies. He improved his BC times to 2'02"018 Hero E and 38"174 Titan D. Best of the bunch was BP 8"260 Myth B which is isn't far off being a top 50 time! If he finds more places to pr expect him to take over that #3 Netherlands rank.

People who haven't gotten a grant include #103 Leone Castar -4.1410 and #630 Alexander Gross -19.5780 Beginner B.

New Records

Nope!

Awards

For moving up to #4 non-prb and reclaiming the Australian title, Ben Stoneman wins the POW for the third week of April!

In kart, the thumbs can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine! ~Etch
Etch

Needs more OC

Etch @ Tuesday, April 16th   [link]

Inactivity

That's nothing, you should see what our other fingers can do!



Activity

#1 David Roldan made TTC his mission this week improving his almost 2 year old record to 1'30"188. With the sub so close you knew it was too tempting for him to just leave it there. Eventually, he got the splits he was looking for and became the first player to break this long-awaited barrier with an impressive time of 1'29"949!

#2 Thomas Bolton meanwhile got down on the farm scoring some big AF cuts. He powered his way to the top here taking the year old records from David with 1'01"748 God and 20"236 God! This was more than enough to bump him back to second place overall prb and is within 0.25 AF points of first place overall non-prb. Things could get very interesting quickly if Thomas were to ever revisit RR or BP flap!

#4 Ben Stoneman was also grazing nearby improving his MMF times to 1'02"023 Myth A and 20"286 God. Now third place on this course, he's not far off from Thomas or David and I'm sure he will make it his goal to at least sub 1'02 with the splits he's been getting. The long term question will be if or when someone takes the flap sub 20!

#5 DarkMatter takes the top 5 position for himself now regaining his CR on MB 3lap with 1'10"330 Myth B. He also took the CR on PC flap becoming just the 4th player to sub 17 with a nice time of 16"991 Myth C. His AF is almost under 10 now and is on the verge of Myth D overall! DarkMatter also submitted another non-prb time as he gradually completes his time set there. His CI2 flap 15"772 ranks 14th overall and is nearly God. At the moment his AF there would drop him in the top 10. As he continues to collect new records, he will have some distance to cover before catching Ben on prb.

Karters who don't appear in my doujinshi include #108 Leone Castar -2.6250, #144 Nicholas Joseph Renzetti III -1.2500, #159 Emilio Garcia -9.3280, and #646 Stefan Glosby -9.1720.

New Records

David Roldan improved his TTC 3lap to 1'30"188 before subbing 1'30 first with a very sexy looking time of 1'29"949! Thomas Bolton was grazing again smashing his MMF times to take the records from David here with 1'01"748 and 20"236!

Awards

Great stuff again this week from the toppies and for retaking the #2 spot on prb, Thomas Bolton wins the POW for the second week of April!

Watch out ladies, he's got the Zgetto virus! ~Etch
Etch

Harness the Power of Neutral Hops

Etch @ Wednesday, April 10th   [link]

Inactivity

What else is there to do after work?



Activity

#1 David Roldan returns this week finding some time to play MC1 non-prb flap. It was a minor improvement and holds the 4th fastest time here with 12"937. Although his non-prb AF is over 4, he still has a 0.5 point lead with all the activity below. On the more comfortable side, his prb AF is well under 3 with a full point lead for the crown.

#2 Thomas Bolton also pops in this week again reminding us we don't know mkds as well as we think we do! Due to the difficulty of navigating the drop section seamlessly into a run, the MB shortcut through the sand was considered barely effective or worth one's time. Leave it to Thomas to work his magical thumbs on this shroom spot by besting his 5 year old flap with a time of 22"961 Myth B! Building on that success, he finally reached sub 1'10 himself and reclaimed the WR in the process edging David's 3 year old record with 1'09"862 God. It remains to be seen if the shortcut can be used just as effectively for the 3lap but this serves as a constant reminder to never underestimate the power of new strats!

#4 Ben Stoneman is slowly closing in on the WP 3lap record improving his time here to 1'57"643 Myth B. As expected, the AF fluctuation above and below bumped him to #5 non-prb without doing anything! With #4 Dylan Gaunt holding a 0.1 AF lead, the Australian crown is easily up for grabs and neither player may have to play to take the lead!

#5 DarkMatter broke through this week reaching the top 5 tying #5 Rupa to share the title for #1 Japan! With more pr's in waiting, he will hold the crown outright next week but for now they share the accolades. DarkMatter got their with a pair of new top 10 times on CCB getting 1'23"946 Myth D and 27"442 Titan A. He also stopped by KB2 earning a couple Titan A times with 40"880 and 12"882. While the 3lap makes the top 15 his flap is a new CR ranking 9th overall. He also picked up another CR on CM flap closing in on the sub here with 35"099 Myth D which ranks 8th. With 16 CR's in all, Rupa still has a hefty lead with 32 and Amemiya now joins the fray with 4 holding MMF 3lap/flap, TTC 3lap, and MB 3lap. As the battle continues to heat up, Ben and DarkMatter make their march to the top 3!

#7 Matthew Ord is also benefiting from the action at the top with less than an AF point separating him and Dylan now. He stuck with flaps this week following up on CCB with 27"456 for 10th place. Matthew also did some PG to make the top 10 getting 28"096. For his last trick, he worked on YC earning 27"802. A few more weeks like this could finally bump him up to the non-prb top 5 as well!

#15 Timothee Le Borgne after a very strong first quarter submitted a couple 3laps this week. First was F8C 1'14"569 Myth A to make the top 15. His other time came on MC with 1'31"562 Myth C ranking 16th. Lurking just above now is #14 Sascha Brauninger and just a few more quality pr's could help him move up another rank to pass this former world champ!

#80 Daan Becker wraps up the insanity with some nice cuts of his own. His 2 point AF cut helped him make the top 80 as he closes in on former world champ #78 Miguel Rodriguez. Daan's big improvements came from BC flap 38"402 Hero A and RR 2'01"906 Titan E / 39"622 Titan A. As Netherlands' #5 player, Daan is almost #3 in the land with WS sc founder #77 Steven Glen just above!

Guys who don't work to appreciate mkds include #110 Leone Castar -2.8910 and #144 Nicholas Joseph Renzetti III -0.4680.

New Records

No joke, Thomas Bolton's DS decided to delete it's data after taking David's 3 year old MB 3lap back with 1'09"962 but soon knocked a tenth of a second off later getting 1'09"862! The big surprise though came on the flap where Thomas beat his 5 year old record utilizing the shortcut through the sand getting 22"961!

Awards

Action at the top continues to thrive and for his big accomplishment reaching the top 5 prb, DarkMatter wins the POW for the first week of April!

Does BLS still stand for Big Licker of Shit? ~Etch
Etch

Misogyny Kart

Etch @ Tuesday, April 2nd   [link]

Inactivity

Keeping girls out of the top 100 since 2005!



Activity

#4 Ben Stoneman leads the pack again this week with some new flaps. First was DH where he got 21"896 Titan A which is just a couple hundredths shy of the top 10. Ben also kept playing CI2 where his persistence paid off earning the third fastest time with 14"858 Myth A. His biggest cut though came on the tiniest track and nearly moved him back to the non-prb top 5 with BP 8"178 Myth E. A few more pr's on the super competitive standard rb flaps can get the job done but his true mission remains his keepsake WP!

#7 DarkMatter also stuck with flaps this week managing to best Ben's new pr's! He continued his work on BP improving to 8"168 Myth D which makes the top 20. DarkMatter also joined the fray on CI2 claiming the second fastest time with 14"834 Myth A! As usual, his little improvements edge him ever closer to moving up in rank.

#7 Matthew Ord is non-prb's main course again featuring CCB 3lap. He becomes just the 7th karter to sub 1'24 with a nice time of 1'23"867. This course has seen the field slowly close in around #20 Marshall LeVett but the jock remains unrivaled in prb. If Ben soon has his way, Matthew could at least have a new neighbor above him!

#15 Timothee Le Borgne finally became the 16th karter to reach Myth A overall! His course choice this week was PG where he landed the 3lap God with 1'27'315 and got a flap of 28'227 Myth A. He still has 2.5 AF separating him from French prb champ #14 Florian Lorang but is closing in on #14 Sascha Brauninger with 0.5 AF gap.

#47 Lewis Benny resurrected so played some of his favorite flaps again. He reported a F8C prb flap of 24"187 Titan A which is fast enough for the top 20. His other times were non-prb with PC 17"737 (5th overall) and LC1 23"877 (13th overall). They were relatively small improvements on already good times but it was enough to move him up a spot on the charts to help keep his spot in the top 50!

Guys who still haven't made the top 100 include #115 Leone Castar -4.3120 Hero C, #145 Nicholas Joseph Renzetti III -8.5940, and #150 Brett Berger -0.3120.

New Records

Stefan Mayr strikes again improving his records on beta Waluigi Pinball to 1'29"261 and 29"563!

Awards

He continues to shed his AF once again leading % cuts, so Nicholas Joseph Renzetti III wins the POW for the fourth week of March!

This was pretty much a one man show with double digit cuts each week to crack the Hero ranks and top 150, so Nicholas Joseph Renzetti III wins the POM for the month of March!

No player made a bigger splash at the top than this man. Lurking outside the top 20, he made it all the way to the top 15 taking the title of France #1 and Myth A overall. For playing absolutely out of his mind amassing God time and CR's, Timothee Le Borgne wins the first POQ for 2013!

Karters are generally of the same sex since women hate chesters! ~Etch
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Karting the Dream

Etch @ Wednesday, March 27th   [link]

Inactivity

I think the perfunctory of my routine keeps me sane, so let's see what happened in mkds today!



Activity

#4 Ben Stoneman keeps the March madness going with a few more top times this week. First up was LC1 where he worked on his prb total improving it to 1'10"877 Myth E which sits just outside the top 10. He also took some time off his FS 3lap bumping it down to 1'38"462 Myth B. His best time came on a flap he is very familiar with and that was CI2 where he took 5th place with a 14"970 Myth C. Although most of his activity has been on the prb side, he could soon overtake #6 Timur Ahmad on non-prb as not every course makes prb advantageous!

#7 DarkMatter keeps things moving with various flap improvements. He put his F8C flap in the top 20 this week with a time of 24"233 Titan B. He was just shy of that mark as well on BP flap with 8"187 Titan A. DarkMatter also worked on WP reporting a new pr of 39"795 Titan D. His highlight came on DS flap as he closes in on the sub here with a 12th ranked time of 29"191 Titan A. Like last time, Darkmatter is yet again another step closer to the top as he continues to round out his time set!

#7 Matthew Ord keeps all things non-prb awesome as he surprises and delights again on none other than MC1. This was once upon a time a heated flap battle as the sub 13 gave way to ridiculous records. After much silence Matthew decided to find some extra hundredths to save off #8 Rupa's impressive flap bringing it down to now 12"832! Just another notch in his WR belt but the sky is the limit and he has plenty of karters to bump thumbs with on his way up.

#15 Timothee Le Borgne stole the show with more big cuts to join the top 15! Following in #55 Kevin Barbieux's shoes, he made his own DH revolution and certainly lived up to the title. For non-prb, Timothee scored a 3lap of 1'11"842 God ranking 12th and flap of 22"195 God ranking 6th. He even gave prb a spin getting 21"882 Titan A which also cracked the top 10. The fun spilled onto SG where he lowered his flap there to 21"378 God ranking 15th. Lastly, he worked on BC2 which is one of the wacky courses to force BLS into getting 30"570 Myth B. Once the dust settled, Timothee pushed his God total to 32 and is one ARR point shy of Myth A overall. France's #1 makes it seem no top 10 time is out of reach as he now begins an arduous journey towards the overall top 10!

People who also don't go outside include #117 Leone Castar -1.2500, #149 Nicholas Joseph Renzetti III -8.8440 Hero E, and #151 Brett Berger -6.0940.

New Records

There was 1 non-prb time (pink).

Matthew Ord delivers again in a shocker of a flap on none other than MC1. We already knew this record was insane from the battle a couple years ago but he managed to cut a sizable amount of time. Showcasing championship form, he cruised his way to a breathtaking 12"832! This takes Matthew's tally up to 4 as he hopefully continues his gradual trend upwards in all things non-prb.

Awards

Action tilted back towards the top with insane pr's this week. Ultimately his move up to the top 15 and ease of hitting top times made him the easy choice, so Timothee Le Borgne wins the POW for the third week of March!

If one advances confidently in the direction of his mt's, and endeavors to kart the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success late at night or see the sunrise. ~Etch
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