05/04/2008: "The Borne Supremacy"

Hello, and welcome to our first news update of May.

Movement

The news of the week has to be about our new Site Champion Kevin Borne. He passed the top 4 players including ex-champions David and Giulio, and now holds an almost 2 point avg finish lead over 2nd place man Emmanuel Debenest. He also stormed into the Site Records chart, holding 12 in total now and surpassing long time leader Lewis Benny

Although Emmanuel dropped in average finish points slightly this week, he played enough to move into 2nd spot behind Kevin. The French have definitely seized control of the top of the lists this week.

Alvin van Asselt put in a hugely impressive week, and is representing the first real Dutch threat to the #1 spot. His cuts move him up into 4th, and I'm sure Emmanuel and Kevin must be wary of this challenge to their dominance right now.

If you can hold your ground, you can move up in the lists, and that's exactly what Martin Rudmarker did this week, by keeping his average finish stable. He breaks into the top 10 at #8.

Another new entry into the top 10 is Paul Tanney. Not content with keeping his average finish respectible, he cut over 4 points off it to leapfrog into 9th position.

Cole Gilbert represents Canada's best hope in these early days making an equally impressive cut of 5 points, to move him within striking distance of the top 10, at #12.

And finally, the single biggest cut comes from Kevin McAteer who shows that the USA is going to be a force to be reckoned with, even if they did get the game a few weeks later. He has been consistently climbing all week, whilst those around him fall away. 10 points cut lands him in #14. Another with his sights set on a top 10 spot soon.

Other news

Our mission to be the most dominant force of Mariokart:Wii times on the net is progressing well. This week we broke the 20% mark for our domination of the top 10 lists. Lewis "still some missing times" Benny still represents our strongest influence, but may soon be dethroned by Kevin Borne.

Weather
Light drizzle coming in from the east will clear later this afternoon with highs of 59F(15C). There's a slight chance of frost on the roads tonight, so you night-owls be careful if you're out for a late-night stroll.

And finally
Keep an eye on the Forum for the latest strat discussion, vids, Lakitu SC glitches, outrageous mountain hops, half-day champs, and polls about karts, bikes and controllers.

I'll be back on Wednesday with more news, and the first POW award for May.