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| 24 May 2009: "A breath of Fresh Air" |
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| New Members Laurent Dion, France (PAL 231st, France 64th, Contender A) Abedelrahman Faisal, Jordan (PAL 286th, Jordan 1st, Novice E) New World Records No new World Records this week... Movement PAL Activity: #7 Sebastian Stellmacher, the Time Trial Champion of Germany made a strong stance on NBT this week with 4 excellent cuts within Choco Island 1 and Donut Plains 1. This has brought him ahead of rival Angelo, and Julien is not far ahead. #8 Angelo Di Vano, the Champion of Italy improved his Donut Plains 3 lap a little this week. #9 Guillaume Leviach defends his rank this week with a CI1 lap improvement that didn't quite catch his rivals but is still very strong. #13 Gene Tagliabue, Australia's Time Trial Champion made a little improvement more on his MC3 NBT fastlap which is progressing nicely. #104 Freek van der Steen answered to the previous attack of Dutch rival Job Plessius with 8 solid new times, regaining the rank and also placing himself within range of the Top 100. #108 Tuomas Nuutilainen, the Champion of Finland makes his return this week, with several new records and a big climb. If he continues to improve his weaker courses, he can definitely climb well into the Top 100 of PAL. #215 Nicolas Chomette has set a pair of new times for Mario Circuit 2 and gains a few ranks. #259 Vincent Tolhuis of Team NL begins his climb on the PAL rankings with his first set of new PRs. They are coming along nicely as he makes his initial leap, MC1 is looking good and he is hot on potential for the other tracks. More cuts on those weaker courses will shoot him up to the Top 200 fast. NTSC Activity: #4 Oliver Segarra Gonzalez of Brazil set a pair of strong times on Ghost Valley 1; he seems to like this track, tough as it is. #18 Martin Morissette set PRs for Ghost Valley 2 (sub minute) and a lap PR on Rainbow Road. His stats are improving well with his new times. #31 Raul Henrique drove also a couple of new times, focusing on the Choco Islands, with a consistent race on Choco Island 2 at a high level. #110 Dean Barnhart is now 10 ranks short of reaching the Top 100 on NTSC Time Trials. His new times are looking great on MC1 and some of the water / ice tracks. With a further push he can reach his goal. #165 Daniel Strusser improved 16 of his times this week with specific focus on his Bowser Castle 3 showing some potential as he passes several karters. With similar improvements across other courses he can climb to the Top 100 with ease. #188 Tommy Steimel also made a huge cut this week with several PRs flying in. He has improved across the boards and cups with huge potential for more. |