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The Mount Rushmore of SMK (Time Trials)
12/02/20 at 18:38:51

I always wondered who people consider the best players to ever pick up the game. There's probably another similar topic around, but let's refresh the discussion. I'm considering Time Trial prowess only, not considering other contributions.
Mine would go as follows (no particular order)

Karel van Duijvenboden: longest champion, most WRs ever, consistently been the champion since 6 months after joining the page. Not much to add to be honest

Sami Çetin: the most dominating player the game has ever seen. Still has some of the strongest and plain unbeatable records in the game.

Guillaume Leviach: honestly, I think he had the best peak out of any SMK player ever. He had that couple of years where we were all just waiting to see what crazy WR he would get next.

Jamie White: most dominant NTSC player ever. One can only wonder how good he would be had he continued playing after the development of NBT. Personally, one of my favorite players.

Honorable mentions (Second Team):

Alicia L'Hoest: one of the most inventive players ever, and also had the best fight for #1 I've ever witnessed against Karel.

Julien Holmiere: insane last couple of years. Dominant using new strats. Always pushing the boundaries.

Oliver Segarra Gonzalez: the best player from the south hemisphere. Too bad me and him kept alternating our active years, or else we could've had some great battles for BR #1.

Joe Bernier: one of the pioneers of NBT inovation on NTSC. Contributed a lot to the development of the strats we used for years.

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Reply #1 - 12/02/20 at 19:49:13

My "Mount Kartmore" would-- with 100% certainty-- have Sami and KVD on it, and I had the honor of meeting both at ASC 2020. My third pick would have to be Antistar and I'm still debating who my fourth one would be. Alicia, Neo, and Scoub are probable candidates so my Mount Kartmore would most likely have two French faces on it.

At the moment I'm leaning towards Scoub, or as I call him, the James Holzhauer of SMK (due to both the shared initials, and their proclivities to not break but absolutely shatter records)

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Reply #3 - 12/02/20 at 23:46:40

Harvey Kartel wrote on 12/02/20 at 19:49:13:

I'm still debating who my fourth one would be. Alicia, Neo, and Scoub are probable candidates

I'm still not sure of my Time Trial portrait, but if I had to build The Mount Rushmore of SMK (Overall) for sure Neo has already won a place.

'Paint' lovers, this thread needs beautiful artworks Smiley

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Reply #4 - 12/03/20 at 00:49:00

Wow, very proud to be part of the Fab Four. I think there should be a spot for Neo somewhere, he was never TT champion but as a specific track specialist (MC2, KB1, CI2, VL1 anyone?) he used to master things like nobody else. I also think Simon deserves a spot somewhere.

When it comes to the "top 4" it's pretty obvious Karel and Sami both get the two most obvious spots. I don't know if I should include myself there considering there are Alicia, Jamie, Scoub, Neo or Joe, I'll leave it to the others there Smiley

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Aron Langerak wrote on 08/06/17 at 13:47:24:

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Reply #6 - 12/03/20 at 15:01:23

wxyz wrote on 12/03/20 at 14:32:46:

Guilherme Arantes, Guilherme Arantes, Guilherme Arantes and Guilherme Arantes

Easilly the sexiest of all possible combinations to put up there.

No argument there!

To even be mentioned in the same breath as all of those absolute legends is such an honor. It's incredibly hard to narrow it down to four people, but I would definitely put any of these people on my list:

Chris Clark
KVD
Sami
Scoub
GAS
OSG
Jamie White
Mario86
Neo
Alicia

I'm a bit biased to the era when I played, but all of these people are incredibly talented and blew the game wide open from what it used to be in the early 2000s. I consider most of these people (some more than others) close friends of mine, and I'm very thankful that we've kept in contact over the last 15 years since I joined the site.

Cheers to all of you! Smiley

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Reply #8 - 12/04/20 at 03:31:21

wxyz wrote on 12/03/20 at 14:32:46:

Guilherme Arantes, Guilherme Arantes, Guilherme Arantes and Guilherme Arantes

Easilly the sexiest of all possible combinations to put up there.

That's what I'm calling "full gas" !

Joe Reinreb wrote on 12/03/20 at 15:01:23:

I consider most of these people (some more than others) close friends of mine, and I'm very thankful that we've kept in contact over the last 15 years since I joined the site.

Cheers to all of you! Smiley

Same there old friend! Smiley

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Aron Langerak wrote on 08/06/17 at 13:47:24:

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The feeling of being a world champion is intoxicating, and I didn't want to ever not be the world champion again. Then I realized it didn't matter that much since I had nothing more to prove and achieved my most important goal(s).

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Reply #10 - 12/05/20 at 02:17:21

First of all we should agree on what a decade is. 2010-2019 or 2011-2020? Smiley

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Aron Langerak wrote on 08/06/17 at 13:47:24:

MKDD is not technical at all

Gaming Guru Extraordinaire (© Sargoth) – SMK '09, '13, '14 POY, former #1 (PAL: August 2013 - May 2017 / NTSC: March '14 - April '17) – 80/80 M+ PRs

The feeling of being a world champion is intoxicating, and I didn't want to ever not be the world champion again. Then I realized it didn't matter that much since I had nothing more to prove and achieved my most important goal(s).

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Reply #11 - 12/05/20 at 04:12:34

Antistar wrote on 12/05/20 at 02:17:21:

First of all we should agree on what a decade is. 2010-2019 or 2011-2020? Smiley

Je hoofd is a decade. Smiley

Anyway nice topic! Cool

First off, I'd say Moll is right with the full GAS mountain. Cheesy

If we're talking purely about TT Players' Page performances (and GAS specified that we are), then Sami just has to be there before anyone else. He pretty much invented top level SMK and has been blowing our minds with crazy WRs all the way until today (his recent VL2 47" speaks for itself). That's more or less 2 decades of being at the top, which is completely incredible, if not insane.

Then I've had three French rivals for the #1 position that really stood out through the years and all of them have reached it more than once.

Alicia, Guillaume (Antistar/Mario86) and ScouB. All of them have/had the ability to rain groundbreaking WRs like there was no tomorrow. And for me all 3 deserve to be on that mountain full stop. Cheesy

Then the impossible 5th one. Neo, Firewaster, OSG, Joe, Aron, Jamie, Simon, MJ....yeah I don't know. Let's make it a blend of all those faces. Grin

For the record the 'official' top 5 in terms of sheer WR prowess would be: KVD, KartSeven (Alicia), Sami, Jamie White, ScouB.
Source:https://mkwrs.com/smk/rankings.php
But I do believe the era in which you were active weighs in here, so there are definitely arguments for a different set of players to be on that mountain. Wink

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Johan Karter Offline worships 5519 kartgods	Re: The Mount Rushmore of SMK (Time Trials) Reply #12 - 12/21/20 at 08:51:39 As far as non-NBT is concerned, I think MJ deserves a spot on the list.
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Reply #13 - 12/21/20 at 12:18:50

Johan wrote on 12/21/20 at 08:51:39:

As far as non-NBT is concerned, I think MJ deserves a spot on the list.

+1

.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (TT Non-NBT)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (TT NBT)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (GP 150cc)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (MR)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (BM)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (Overall)

Some works for you, who is ready?^ Because why only one Mount Rushmore of SMK? Grin

Firewaster do you agree?

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Reply #14 - 12/31/20 at 09:03:55

Chrono Krysster II wrote on 12/21/20 at 12:18:50:

Johan wrote on 12/21/20 at 08:51:39:

As far as non-NBT is concerned, I think MJ deserves a spot on the list.

+1

.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (TT Non-NBT)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (TT NBT)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (GP 150cc)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (MR)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (BM)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (Overall)

Some works for you, who is ready?^ Because why only one Mount Rushmore of SMK? Grin

Firewaster do you agree?

Sorry mate, I was away from the MB for a while

.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (TT Non-NBT) - Jamie White, MJ, Simon Laflamme and Sebastian Stellmacher
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (TT NBT) - Sami, KVD, Guillaume and Scoub
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (GP 150cc) - Neo, Scoub, Sami and Geo
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (MR) - Sami, Scoub, Neo, KVD
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (BM) - Drew, Geo, Scoub, Neo
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (Overall) - Neo, Sami, Scoub, KVD

Something like that

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ALAKTORN more like ALAKTO-MOVE-IT-MOVE-IT.

if I ever attend a CDM without Sami I'll ask for a refund

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Reply #16 - 12/31/20 at 16:16:01

wxyz wrote on 12/31/20 at 15:27:05:

^Invalid due to no Harold

I agree, but he came like quarter finalist or something in the last CDM for Battle Mode? If there was a Mount Rushmore of Skank Tactiques, or generally winding everyone up during matches, then it would be Harold, and only Harold, always and forever. Wink

EDIT: Harold lost in the Top 16 in Battle Mode, to Salim! I only just noticed that, anyone know what happened there? On a lighter note, Harold made the Top 4 in Match Race. 2019 stats. But yeah he still deserves a mention, for all of his years as a powerful contender, some highlights knocking me out of the ring in Match Race 2016 and winning Battle Mode in 2013!

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Guilherme is gonna need that refund... *sighs*

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Reply #18 - 01/01/21 at 04:57:26

Firewaster wrote on 12/31/20 at 09:03:55:

Chrono Krysster II wrote on 12/21/20 at 12:18:50:

Johan wrote on 12/21/20 at 08:51:39:

As far as non-NBT is concerned, I think MJ deserves a spot on the list.

+1

.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (TT Non-NBT)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (TT NBT)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (GP 150cc)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (MR)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (BM)
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (Overall)

Some works for you, who is ready?^ Because why only one Mount Rushmore of SMK? Grin

Firewaster do you agree?

Sorry mate, I was away from the MB for a while

.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (TT Non-NBT) - Jamie White, MJ, Simon Laflamme and Sebastian Stellmacher
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (TT NBT) - Sami, KVD, Guillaume and Scoub
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (GP 150cc) - Neo, Scoub, Sami and Geo
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (MR) - Sami, Scoub, Neo, KVD
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (BM) - Drew, Geo, Scoub, Neo
.The Mount Rushmore of SMK (Overall) - Neo, Sami, Scoub, KVD

Something like that

It's a shame KartSeven is nowhere there.

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Aron Langerak wrote on 08/06/17 at 13:47:24:

MKDD is not technical at all

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The feeling of being a world champion is intoxicating, and I didn't want to ever not be the world champion again. Then I realized it didn't matter that much since I had nothing more to prove and achieved my most important goal(s).

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Firewaster Legend Offline Brazilian POWER 6863 days karting Goiânia - Brasil Gender:	Re: The Mount Rushmore of SMK (Time Trials) Reply #21 - 01/01/21 at 08:01:52 Yeah that's very likely the right pick.
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nstinson Legend Offline Poor College Student 7476 days karting Oklahoma Gender:	Re: The Mount Rushmore of SMK (Time Trials) Reply #23 - 01/11/21 at 07:57:33 The only person I would add who hasn't been mentioned yet is Michael Liem.
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