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ChrisPye @ Thursday, April 18th 10:30PM [link]

Hello everyone, this is Pyeguy with the latest embarkments covering March of 2024.

New Players

AlexH (#Unranked, United States)
Dorfman (#Unranked, France)
RileStarrzz (#584, United Kingdom)
SpookYYY3 (#Unranked, United Kingdom)

World Records and Site Records

We witnessed 8 three-lap best-known times being set.
Rigana beat the previous Cheep Cheep Lagoon champion with a new 1:32.620.
FizzMK improved his Daisy Hills score on three occasions finishing with 1:37.287.
Ridley Cooper optimized his Daisy Cruiser run twice concluding with 1:26.015.
Jack. took the highest spot on Bowser’s Castle with his 1:55.928.
Momiji establishes his domination on DK Jungle pulling off a 1:54.150.

There are 3 updates to fast-lap categories.
Hugo De Moya achieved a 33.691 on Dino Dino Jungle.
Hugo De Moya hustled to a 37.092 on Mario Circuit.
Ridley Cooper set a 27.484 on Daisy Cruiser.

Player Activity

We have seen progress among 40 karters.

Top 50
#1 Jack. (-0.66 AF) widens the gap between himself and Endo by sharing several breakthroughs. He achieved the daunting sub 1:26 on Maka Wuhu with a 1:25.9 listed as fourth worldwide! His world record on Bowser’s Castle contains the strongest second split in a completed race thus far. This is also the very first moment that someone from the United Kingdom took the crown here. Jack revealed 1:37.9 Daisy Hills, 1:57.3 Mario Circuit, and 1:35.9 Rainbow Road trials from previous months resulting in him passing the 54:50 total times milestone.
#6 Pierre (-1.53 AF) made significant headway on Rainbow Road where he rose quickly to a tenth-placed 1:36.2! In just the first week alone he tied his friend Sofian Ghaddhab, saved over 400 milliseconds, and beat Diogo’s time to claim the French record. Pierre also submitted impressive 1:32.8 Cheep Cheep Lagoon, 1:33.9 Mushroom Gorge, 1:59.3 Rock Rock Mountain, and 1:30.6 Koopa Troopa Beach trials from previous months consequently putting himself ahead of Weisse.
#13 FizzMK (+0.31 AF) remains ahead on Daisy Hills after becoming the first person to reach the 1:37.2 range!
#16 LunMK7 (-0.44 AF) soared to fourth overall and first European on Toad Circuit with a masterful 1:19.1! He implemented the agonizingly difficult glider boost on the final split which contributed to him hitting the God standard. Lun also improved his Rainbow Road score to a respectable 1:37.2 landing at 58th.
#18 Dark. (+0.19 AF) continued working on Rainbow Road following his major development in February. His 1:36.5 is sixteenth on the site!
#27 Ryan Berk (-2.06 AF) chipped away at his Kalimari Desert personal record bringing the United States into the top ten! His superb 1:34.2 stands at ninth overall. Ryan produced the greatest change on Waluigi Pinball starting at 2:12.4 and later pulling off a tubular 2:11.6 positioned as fourth in the Americas and the God standard. On DK Jungle he slashed 400 milliseconds off his ghost to a 1:55.3 placing fifth American. He barely missed out on tenth in the region on Maka Wuhu Glitch driving a 1:04.7. He reported a stack of top twenty fast-lap optimizations with 34.1 on Dino Dino Jungle and 36.8 on DK Jungle towering above the rest.
#28 Chilly (+/- 0 AF) resolves his multi-year grind on Toad Circuit infiltrating international charts! His low 1:19.2 is tenth worldwide and only fifty milliseconds from Apollo in third. He later set a 2:03.1 on Shy Guy Bazaar trailing closely behind regional leaders.
#32 Miracle (+0.22 AF) resumes his endeavor on Neo Bowser City with an excellent 1:43.1!
#37 Thinecoolcat (-0.28 AF) climbed to the national leaderboards on both categories of Maka Wuhu! His glitchless 1:26.4 and unrestricted 1:04.7 are rated as ninth and eighth respectively. He also submitted his incredible 1:45.0 on DK Jungle Glitch performed back in November.
#38 Flotenchea (+0.09 AF) shows progress on two levels. His 1:19.4 on Toad Circuit stands near France's elite!
#44 Ridley Cooper (+0.25 AF) continues to impress everyone with his Daisy Cruiser gameplay. Those best-known times are something else. For fun, he drove an absurdly strong 1:26.4 with Rosalina which would be tenth on the site! There is just one more frame to knock out!
#49 Cams. (-6.13 AF) rapidly arrives at the next average finish checkpoint due to major revelations on Coconut Mall. He saved half a second concluding with a 1:56.0 listed as eighth worldwide! 1:55 is feasible in the future if he returns to the stage. His next venture was reaching a 2:16.1 on Maple Treeway standing at 45th. He sent remarkable 1:33.2 Cheep Cheep Lagoon and 1:26.4 Maka Wuhu trials from past months.

51-200
#55 Hugo De Moya (-0.88 AF) demonstrated masterful skills on Dino Dino Jungle and Mario Circuit. He continued his extraordinary venture on Dino Dino Jungle resulting in a 1:47.2 listed as third. On Mario Circuit he improved considerably to a 1:57.4 placing seventh overall.
#58 Clayhouse (-0.88 AF) blasted to a well-deserved 1:36.8 on Rainbow Road moving up to fifth in the Americas! Best of luck in executing a mid-1:36 and surpassing former American record holder Juan_MK7.
#91 JNPman (-9.56 AF) bounced around eight courses reaching double digits on all of them. On Kalimari Desert he switched from bruiser to the zucchinator which gave him the green power to perform a 1:34.3! This sizable cut slid him up to second American making Ryan Berk sweat buckets about maintaining his spot. Other stellar developments include gliding to seventh American on Airship Fortress with a 1:54.6, subbing 1:50 on Piranha Plant Slide, and reaching 1:04 on Maka Wuhu Glitch.
#97 Nathan Hayter (-0.78 AF) acquired a 2:12.7 on Waluigi Pinball listed as 79th. Nice work!
#102 Nicholas Smith (-1.34 AF) revamped his Coconut Mall score, concluding with a 1:57.0. Well done for reaching 96th here!
#149 IbrHyde (-10.4 AF) put most of his energy into Toad Circuit with unfathomable success. He finished with a cracked low 1:19.2 ranking tenth in the world for a short period. He saved a tenth of a second just from his latest attempt alone! Additional submissions include admirable finishes on Rainbow Road and Mushroom Gorge averaging in the low 200s.
#166 Possi (-1.47 AF) traversed through both snowy courses. He built upon his success on DK Pass last month with a new 1:57.7! This is by far his best track now placing 26th. His 1:57.2 on Rosalina’s Ice World is nearly 200th.

201+
#202 Marcel11111 (-19.3 AF) just achieved ninth worldwide with a 1:57.5 on Mario Circuit! It is extremely satisfying to see him grasp this after so long. Marcel also shared eight additional revisions that huddle consistently near the 200 mark. 1:57.2 on Coconut Mall is a glowing exception standing at 119th.
#228 Kyle.M (+0.19 AF) submitted a 1:58.3 on Coconut Mall entering the top 250!
#243 Chloie (-0.19 AF) sent a 1:56.9 on Airship Fortress ranked in the high 200s!
#304 Rai.. (-16.6 AF) dove past ten karters by making mighty progress on two levels! His 1:35.6 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon nearly snook in the top 200.
#311 Nathan (+/- 0 AF) experienced a major advancement on Mario Circuit 2 accomplishing a ninth European 1:09.1! Best of luck on pulling off the 1:08.
#320 Zooms (+0.25 AF) recorded various single-lap changes averaging in the 50s. The 29.8 on Airship Fortress Glitch is his fastest ever. Zooms also set a 1:51.2 here fortifying his position as tenth on the regional leaderboards!
#379 Julius (-4.44 AF) attained sub-300 spots on Koopa Cape and Rainbow Road while adding several fast-lap records. His 1:31.3 on the glitch section of Rainbow Road is rated seventh European!
#398 Clock (-16.0 AF) became top 400 from his above-average personal records on Rainbow Road and Mario Circuit 2 positioned in the 270s!
#435 Kamek (+0.03 AF) submitted a 1:39 on Kalimari Desert seen at 482nd!
#464 Russell Horwood (-5.81 AF) reported four updates falling in the intermediate standard! The 1:32 on Maka Wuhu creeps near 450th.
#519 EggoInspector (-2.31 AF) shared five results including a 1:55 on Neo Bowser City passing the top 600!
#561 Katelyn Rose (-1.72 AF) played two maps with her Toad Circuit finish escaping the newbie tier while making the top 700!
#584 RileStarrzz (-0.31 AF) debuts with a completed profile including a Maka Wuhu score approaching the 500s!

Unranked
AlexH begins with a bulk submission containing the 589th spot on Dino Dino Jungle!
CoolNHot recorded a 1:25.4 on Wuhu Loop approaching the top 300!
Dorfman launches the time attack mode on the brutal Rainbow Road of all stages claiming a 359th placed 1:41!
Momiji defeated the final world record that was set in the 2010s. His DK Jungle run from 2019 racked up a massive 1600-day reign without being broken. Momiji used gyro steering and a late shroom to land back in the forest and skip the final turn. Best of luck on getting 1:53 here!
Rigana achieved the best-known time on his third stage! This Cheep Cheep Lagoon race had the very first 30.3 last split driven in a personal best. He also performed terrific unsubmitted 1:42 Neo Bowser City and 1:57.4 DK Pass trials.
RING1237 transformed his Rainbow Road record into something insane. He went from a respectable 1:37 to a jaw-dropping 1:35.9 ranked seventh in the world! This kind of progression is unheard of, especially on such a challenging track. Ring also accomplished ninth Japanese on Maka Wuhu with a 1:26.1! He carried out solid 1:34 Mushroom Gorge, 1:26 Daisy Cruiser, and 1:28 Unrestricted Rainbow Road scores which were not sent.
SpookYYY3 starts their journey with a glitched 1:18 on Maka Wuhu. Welcome to the site!
William Selner drove a 1:13.4 on Mario Circuit 2 sitting comfortably in the 300s!

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to Rigana because he defied expectations by adding the Cheep Cheep Lagoon title to his name! Kudos to Hugo De Moya as he moved to third on Dino Dino Jungle and Ryan Berk for his Kalimari Desert highs.
POW Week 2 goes to FizzMK for setting two best-known times on Daisy Hills earning the first 1:37.2! Notable contenders include Ridley Cooper for his epic improvements on Daisy Cruiser, Jack. for breaching 1:25 on Maka Wuhu, and Cams. citing his steep climb on Coconut Mall.
POW Week 3 goes to IbrHyde because of his massive pop-off on Toad Circuit resulting in the tenth worldwide position! I must speak of Chilly who later took his position on the same course.
POW Week 4 goes to Momiji for beating his intimidating 1600-day world record! Special mentions to Jack. due to reaching first on Bowser’s Castle, RING1237 for saving half a second on Rainbow Road to end up with 1:35, and LunMK7 because he tied fourth on Toad Circuit.
POM for March 2024 goes to Ryan Berk as he acquired a remarkable streak of fast-lap optimizations and achieved three regional bests including his first international spotlight ever on Kalimari Desert! Shout out to JNPman, Hugo De Moya, and Marcel11111. JNPman hustled across eight tracks, earning American tops on two of them. Hugo completely transformed his skills on Mario Circuit and Dino Dino Jungle while taking the lead on two fast-lap segments. Marcel brought Germany into stardom on Mario Circuit and later carried out a variety of well-rounded personal bests.

That is all I have for today. Thanks for your patience.

Raining Records and the Rainbow Road Revelation

ChrisPye @ Thursday, March 14th 01:32AM [link]

Hello everyone, this is Pyeguy discussing the freshest embarkments of the time trial scene covering February 2024.

New Players

Andy A (#543, United States)
James Muraski (#Unranked, United States)

World Records and Site Records

The playerbase achieved 22 3-lap world records, adding the greatest number of pristine runs in one month since March of 2019.

A new strategy was discovered on Rainbow Road where you use a second shroom and gyro steering on the first glider section to cut a significantly larger portion of the turn and land further ahead. Kaii. was the first player to end Rukiu’s 891-day reign with his 1:35.768. The title was traded between Rjohn1277, EndoMK, and Thinecoolcat, where it currently stands proudly at 1:35.495 by Rjohn1277.
Ridley Cooper took back the best-known time on Daisy Cruiser with a 1:26.063.
LunMK7 optimized his Wuhu Loop score five times to 1:22.783.
LunMK7 beat the previous Wuhu Loop Glitch champion with a new 1:17.867.
FizzMK dethroned the previous Maka Wuhu leader and later refurbished the run to 1:25.744.
Cams. followed up on his own Bowser Castle 1 Glitch moment with a 1:05.445.
Yacine mastered the bumper boost on Waluigi Pinball resulting in four new world records, concluding with 2:10.036.
RING1237 became the fastest Music Park player with his 1:45.208.
Ryan Berk set the lone fast-lap world record, a 28.558 on Kalimari Desert.

Player Activity

We witnessed progress from 32 racers which is the most since August of last year!

1-25
#2 EndoMK (+0.13 AF) utilized the new glider strategy on Rainbow Road to save nearly 300 milliseconds over a few personal bests. His 1:35.6 had the quickest shroomless section three in a world record!
#7 Pierre (-0.53 AF) narrows the gap over FizzMK on Daisy Hills and is less than thirty milliseconds from reclaiming the crown! He resumed the Wuhu Loop grind after receiving the most brutal subtroll ever just two months back. Pierre performed a masterful mid 1:22.9 placing third overall!
#13 FizzMK (-0.84 AF) already impressed us by taking the leading spot on Maka Wuhu having such strong runs. But the final trial he shared blew away everyone’s expectations well past the moon. This 1:25.7 contains the first 20.5 section one in a world record. By the end of section two, he is on the same lightning pace as his previous ghost. Then we get the most insane section three ever, a low 31.3 which trumps anything else done by a human by over a tenth of a second. This split caused a gigantic improvement while also beating the lap in Hgt’s tool-assisted speedrun. Fizz is now tied for holding the most world records!
#14 Cam.. (+0.19 AF) earned the role of best American on Koopa Cape after years of effort with a superb 2:07.3! His next goal here is to achieve a 2:06 and worldwide tops.
#17 Dark. (-0.47 AF) resolves his battle on Wuhu Loop by pulling off a jarring mid-1:22.9, moving him up to fourth! I knew you could do it! Dark also blasted away to a 1:36.5 on Rainbow Road positioned as sixth in Europe.
#19 LunMK7 (+0.31 AF) now dominates both categories of Wuhu Loop! It’s impressive that he pressed on after finally reaching first and soared to a 1:22.7. Not too long ago, the glitch title seemed like it would take months. However, Lun proved that idea wrong since he both subbed 1:18 and later took the gold trophy for himself within two days! His last accomplishment was driving a low 1:57.1 on Mario Circuit putting himself closer to second overall.
#21 Hgt.. (-0.22 AF) slammed into ninth worldwide and 1:57 on Bowser’s Castle utilizing a tricky underwater shortcut! This might be the start of another crazy venture as the man himself called it light work. The next step involves figuring out how to perform the shortcut after taking the top path so he can make it on every split.

26-100
#26 Rjohn1277 (+0.25 AF) has demonstrated her skill as a frighteningly consistent Rainbow Road player. She smashed nearly half a second from her previous run after the recent discovery and still shows potential for at least 1:35.2! Before completing 1:35.4 she had already failed at least thirty good paces for number one because of section three troubles. That insane 1:36.4 practice trial using Yoshi contains a section two that tied the one in her actual world record!
#27 Chilly (-1.03 AF) achieved two subs on Neo Bowser City, landing a massive 1:43.8 listed as tenth in the United States!
#30 Ryan Berk (-0.72 AF) set solid three-lap and fast-lap personal bests on Music Park, Luigi’s Mansion, and Kalimari Desert. Every fast-lap here is within the top ten. He tried bringing his Kalimari Desert American record to the global tops. The 1:48.2 on Music Park and 1:43.7 on Luigi’s Mansion average near 50th. All of this hard work paid off since Ryan entered the top thirty and subbed 55:30 in total times!
#37 Flotenchea (+0.50 AF) submitted a 1:35.8 on Mushroom Gorge highlighted in the top 100!
#38 Thinecoolcat (-2.63 AF) pounced into the top forty by completely transforming his Airship Fortress, Rainbow Road, and Kalimari Desert scores! He clutched a 1:54.9 on Airship Fortress which provided a serious cut. He finally got the ultimate sub on Rainbow Road after being so close for so long, later improving to a low 1:35.5 earning his first glitchless best-known time! This is the greatest shift a player has made on Rainbow Road so far as a result of the new gyro strat. On Kalimari Desert he went from high 1:34 to 1:34.4 ranked second in the Americas!
#44 Ridley Cooper (+0.50 AF) is approaching the towering 1:25 Daisy Cruiser milestone. Every moment he plays he is getting better proven by his consistency and recent shroomless 29.4 lap ones. It will happen very soon!
#56 Hugo De Moya (-2.25 AF) optimized his Mushroom Gorge trial to 1:33.4 rated ninth in the world! What is impressive is that he didn’t go for the gliderless gap jump. Instead, he used gyro steering to make the glider shortcut tighter. Hugo also seized legendary fast laps on Mushroom Gorge and Dino Dino Jungle. He resumed playing full runs on Dino Dino Jungle, accomplishing a 1:47.
#57 Clayhouse (-4.0 AF) bounced around four levels resulting in finishes averaging in the sixties. The 1:26.5 on Maka Wuhu is his best work this month listed as 48th on the site and tenth in the United States. He has the potential for a massive 1:26.2! Clay made significant progress on Neo Bowser City where he performed the turncut on every lap setting a respectable 1:44.7.
#59 Cams. (+18.8 AF) filled in the other half of his timesheet consisting of several terrific top 100 claims! On Bowser Castle 1 Glitch he played it safe at the end of the race to secure the world record, smart move. A low 1:05 or 1:04 is totally within reach! Other strong submissions include 2:02.8 on Shy Guy Bazaar placing 24th, 2:08.2 on Koopa Cape, 1:33.8 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, and 1:30.9 on Koopa Troopa Beach. He also drove a 1:56.5 on Coconut Mall which wasn't included in the report. Top thirty overall is realistic for him!
#81 Cyrus (-0.22 AF) shared a remarkable 1:13.7 on Retro Rainbow Road listed in the top 100!
#94 Retro (+0.66 AF) continued working on fast-lap charts since his return last month. He submitted a 22.9 on Wuhu Loop which is top 25!

100+
#101 JNPman (-11.1 AF) overtook eight karters over six personal bests. He subbed on several stages with his 1:26.7 on Maka Wuhu, 1:54.9 on Airship Fortress, 1:13.7 on Retro Rainbow Road, and 1:58.8 on DK Pass! Most of these are above his average settling around the seventies.
#103 Nicholas Smith (-2.66 AF) achieved Canadian superstar and ninth in the Americas on Kalimari Desert driving an impressive 1:34.6! It is his second-best result listed as 41st on the site. He also drove a 1:37.9 on Rainbow Road which is pretty close to the top 100.
#146 MKWilliam (-2.75 AF) exclusively worked on three-lap categories of Rainbow Road. He set an unrestricted 1:30.7 to reach sixth American. Greater progress was made for no-glitch as he subbed 1:38 and later brawled to a massive 1:37.1! This time is top fifty on the site, nearly breaking into regional leaderboards!
#159 IbrHyde (-25.1 AF) shared eight track updates including three regional bests and six top 100 editions. Much like Pierre and Dark. he pulled off the monumental sub on Wuhu Loop with a high 1:22.9! He also fired up a 1:18.1 on its shortcut category. These fantastic records rank at sixth and fifth globally respectively, a reverse of last month. Other highlights include 1:19.4 on Toad Circuit and 1:38.7 on Daisy Hills which are top forty, plus 2:03.3 on Shy Guy Bazaar and 1:56.9 on Coconut Mall sitting safely in the top 100. That Toad Circuit trial is seventh in France!
#167 Mokuren (-3.25 AF) submitted three scores including a remarkable 1:56.2 on Wario Shipyard sitting at 106th! He also drove a glitched 1:05.5 on Maka Wuhu which wasn’t recorded.
#169 Possi (-2.97 AF) claimed two top 100 runs that stand way above his median, including an avalanche of an improvement to a 1:57.8 on DK Pass. He scraped off over a second to reach 35th in such a short period!
#229 Kyle.M (-0.25 AF) revealed an expert tier 1:58.5 on Coconut Mall standing in the top 250!
#244 Chloie (-8.56 AF) provided updates for six courses that all land consistently in the 200s! The peak ghosts include 1:39.3 on Rainbow Road and 1:35.9 on Kalimari Desert.
#314 Rai.. (-6.25 AF) set a rapid 31.3 fast-lap on Daisy Hills and 1:32.9 on Koopa Troopa Beach. Good luck getting that 1:31!
#467 Russell Horwood (+0.50 AF) drove a 1:52.1 on Luigi’s Mansion, nearly creeping into the top 500!
#543 Andy A (+0.31 AF) debuts having a full times page making him the 600th person to become ranked! He is consistent across the board with 2:22 on Koopa Cape standing out at 520th.

Unranked
James Muraski joins having a wider range of placements. His 175th-placed 2:02.2 on Rock Rock Mountain and 2:00.8 on DK Pass are a great introduction as they fall in the expert standard.
Nikoala chipped away at his excellent Bowser Castle 1 personal best, lowering it to a sixth European 1:11.0. Good luck getting that elite 1:10!
RING1237 smashed over a hundred milliseconds from the former Music Park world record! Now he holds two best-known times. He performed a phenomenal 1:26.2 on Maka Wuhu which was sadly not submitted.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to Kaii. for being the first person to break through on Rainbow Road performing the new glider strat! This is also his first occasion being on top barring DK Jungle Glitch. Cheers to LunMK7 for pushing Wuhu Loop to 1:22.7 and Ridley Cooper for getting closer to 1:25 on Daisy Cruiser.
POW Week 2 goes to Rjohn1277 for taking back Rainbow Road after four years! Special mention to LunMK7 for sweeping both charts of Wuhu Loop and Ryan Berk for his Kalimari Desert fast-lap.
POW Week 3 goes to FizzMK for completing three world records on Maka Wuhu including the one that may shut down the category for good! My guy, you’re turning every track you play into Toad Circuit when you attain such optimal splits! Honourable mentions to Thinecoolcat, Rjohn1277, and EndoMK for their Rainbow Road success stories, plus Cams. for following up on Bowser Castle 1 Glitch.
POW Week 4 goes to RING1237 for becoming the top dog on Music Park! Kudos to Rjohn1277 for winning the Rainbow Road battle.
POM for February 2024 goes to LunMK7 for demonstrating robotic consistency on Wuhu Loop just like last month! He set a total of six world records, broke into 1:22.7 territory, and took the crown on the unrestricted leaderboard. I must mention Cams. for completing the other half of his timesheet with high-quality scores and continuing his tubular venture on Bowser Castle 1 Glitch.

That’s everything for February 2024. Thanks for tuning in!

twenny twenny for

Soup @ Thursday, February 1st 03:55AM [link]

^ average MK7 TTer and/or PP user experience (ez fix, just don’t play lol)

Greetings, a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, milk, or water and is additionally characterised by boiling solid ingredients in liquids in a pot until the flavours are extracted, forming a broth here with the first 2024 news! Pye is currently suffering from some injuries due to carrying the entire MK7 news on his back, so I decided to step in and to write it myself this month.

New peeps
None. In fact, I should be removing #29 Chilly for thinking it’s okay to submit a 10+ minute TC for his brother (also probably making it the first recording in the PP’s history of a player being permabanned without ever having joined in the first place).

New 3lap World Records
LunMK7 beat Jacob’s 1:22.827 on Wuhu Loop from 2020 with a time of 1:22.822. Its glitch category is expected to fall somewhere in the future as well!
Kaii. made a surprise comeback in the MK7 server to post their new DK Jungle Glitch WR, improving their own 1:44.026 and becoming the very first person to sub 1:44. The 1:43.999 is expected to last long!
Cams. [not Cam..] also made a surprise comeback, finally taking the Retro Bowser Castle 1 Glitch from Hgt by lowering it from a 1:05.739 to a 1:05.539. Its previous owner seems to suggest he wants it back, WR battle soon?

Activity
31 people made a fictional character drive a fictional car on a fictional race course where fictional physics applied.
#14 Cam.. [not Cams.] (+0.25 AF) seemed to be inspired by the high-level WL activity and played some WL himself. After polishing, he had lowered his Glitch record to a 34th ranked 1:18.984 and then stopped (?). He currently seems to be working on rKC right now, good luck there!
#15 CapriSun (-0.0938 AF) has been working on Mall Track, obtaining another GOD in the process. The 1:56.097 is now ranked 7th. Nice job!
#18 LunMK7 (-0.6876 AF) improved Jacob’s WL, which had survived for 1119 days. Immediately after, Lun seemingly set his sights on the WL G WR by repeatedly improving his time from a 1:18.467 to a 1:18.001, which has not been submitted to the PP as of yet. Congrats on your WR and good luck on further improvements!
#22 Hgt.. (-2.4375 AF) set his first PRs since July 2023, and they truly are of Hgt quality. This month's batch included a 1:43.261 rLR (66th), a 2:07.993 rKC (36th) and a 1:58.637 BC (22nd). Good luck on getting your rBC1 G WR back!
#29 [REMOVED PLAYER] (-1.375 AF) did funny things on PPS (48th), rRR (44th), rCM (42nd) and MC (39th). His brother Sentret also got a 10:16.147 on TC, I’m guessing he fell asleep mid-run because of how boring the game is? In any case, I will be lecturing you next time we meet up!
#31 Ryan Berk (-5.6876 AF) continuously submitted times throughout the month, which included a CCL PR from 2021 (which he had lying around somewhere apparently? just submit times when you get them it’s not that difficult smh). The strongest of these was his 17th ranked 1:26.279 MW. Nicely done!
#37 GOATenchea (+0.125 AF) moves a few spots up the rankings once again with 2 PRs, this time with times on rKC (2:08.506, 53rd) and rDDJ (1:50.650, 34th). Most of the AF comes from the DDJ record, shaving off over .6 seconds. Well done!
#40 M.I.P7 (-0.5 AF) makes their first appearance in over a year with two fresh new PRs on DH and rDDJ, being a 70th ranked 1:39.571 and 43rd ranked 1:50.948 respectively. Nice!
#42 Thinecoolcat (-1.9687 AF) submitted 4 times ranked between 24th and 95th, but the strongest PR is undoubtedly the new RR BKF of 27.956. It seems that he’s aiming for Rjohn’s RR AR somewhere in the future (because “Why not play RR if you're so bored?”), so good luck on that!
#61 Clayhouse (-16.8124 AF) played, suffered, PR’d, played and suffered, but had a good month regardless. He submitted 16 PRs across 12 tracks, the strongest of which a 54th ranked 1:34.998 rMG. Also, try submitting a stupidly long rLM G again and I am FREEZING YOUR PROFILE FOR REAL.
#93 Retro (+1.094 AF) submitted his first few records in over 2 years! These were two flaps on rLM (32.843, 7th) and RR (23.549, 6th). Other ventures included figuratively and literally CatFishing Hugo de Moya (fell for that one myself as well, good one lol).
#103 Nicholas Smith (-1.938 AF), ex-top 100 player, has seemingly made some attempts to get back in there with a 1:38.567 RR (148th) and a 1:31.408 rKTB (92nd). MP seems to be up next. Nice times!
#109 JNPman (-4.625 AF), soon to be top 100 player, has seemingly made some attempts to get in there with a 1:49.389 MP (102nd), a 1:34.677 CCL (98th) and a 1:23.558 WL (64th). Hoping to give you the funny dark pink role soon, good luck!
#167 Mokuren (-6.281 AF) submitted 4 records, the strongest being a 126th ranked 1:40.584 DH. Other ventures included driving down MKDS’ Delfino Square in an excavator. Nice work!
#169 Possi (-18 AF) kept activity up during the entire month, submitting 17 records. The strongest and proudest time was a sub 1:59 rDKP and their 1:58.937 can be found on the leaderboards in the 109th spot. Good job!
#185 IbrHyde (-92.938 AF) finally got rid of his top 500 times and revamped half his timesheet, moving him up 85 spots into the top 200. The highlights this month were undoubtedly his 5th NG and 6th G Wuhu Loops, clocking in at 1:23.009 and 1:18.284 respectively. Congrats!
#217 Marcel11111 (+1.063 AF) got a 10th ranked 1:57.643 on Marcel11111 circuit, breaking his tie with TAK and surpassing Aaron Morton while at it. WW tops is the goal, which is only 44 milliseconds away. Good luck!
#228 iNCy4 (+0.719 AF) was surprised to see himself improving on a non-glitch track, being rCM. His 277th ranked 1:58:823 is now ranked 277th, being a 1:58.823. Nice work!
#244 Avery (-40.187 AF) sent in improvements on 20 tracks, resulting in her being catapulted up the rankings into the top 250. The strongest time this month was a 230th ranked 2:14854 rWP, I’m expecting no further improvements from her because I’ll make sure her submissions ‘get flooded down the drain’. :dragon_face:
#309 Nathan (+0.876 AF) once again failed to realise that there’s more to this game than rMC1 and this month’s 21st ranked 1:09.525 is expected to be beaten again soon as he’s aiming for WW Tops. Good luck!
#369 Weby9 (-0.126 AF), previously Webkinz9, returned to the server and submitted his first records since 2019(!) on the last day of the month. These included 3 flaps and 2 PRs, the strongest of which being a 388th ranked 2:04.580 rDKP. Welcome back!
#466 Russell Horwood (+0.25 AF) found some time to play MK7 again near the end of the month and submitted a 532nd ranked 2:10.549 RRM to make sure he stays in the Top 470 range. Nice time!
#513 Liam Barr (-5.187 AF) also returned from a 4+ month hiatus to solidify his top 520 position by submitting 8 new times, the strongest of which was a 538th ranked 2:28.040 rMT. So… Top 500 when?
#521 EggoInspector (+0.344 AF) started his 2024 by submitting 3 courses on the first of January, the strongest of which a 571st ranked 2:08.851. Like with new year’s resolution, he gave up after the first day because he has no recorded MK7 activity after. Good job regardless!
#N/A Cams. [again, not Cam..] has been dormant for the past few months, but definitely wasn't TT-wise. Near the end of the month, he made a surprise comeback by posting a new rBC1 G WR! On the last day of the month, he tried out some other tracks as well in order to finish his timesheet. Congratulations on your new WR and good luck fending off Hgt!
#N/A CoolNHot played rKTB, which now stands at a 359th ranked 1:33.930. There seems to be no sign of him completing his timesheet anytime soon so… when’s it gonna happen? Nice work regardless.
#N/A FeatMK’s mostly been active behind the scenes, letting Hugo de Moya submit on their behalf. This month, it was PPS’ turn and the 1:47.680 is now their newest 2nd worldwide and our newest site record. Nice job!
#N/A Kaii. subbed 1:44 after months of grinding and heartbreaks on DKJ G, making it the first sub barrier since their first world record in August of 2022. Congratulations!
#N/A Loulou Fungus continued being simped for and improved on rRR once again, subbing 1:17 with a now 458th ranked 1:16.514. Nice!
#N/A Marker1295 tried out RR G and got a 19th ranked 1:46.212, making it the second record on their timesheet. Apart from that, I really don’t know what they’ve been up to, can you fill me in on that @Thinecoolcat?
#N/A RING1237 submitted both new and old times, with the most important one being a 1:45.464 MP, which is this month’s newest 2nd WW and JP record. Congrats!
#N/A William Selner made his monthly appearance in the server by submitting 2 times on DH and rKC, being a 433rd ranked and 1:44.118 and a 345th ranked 2:15.929 respectively. Well done!

Awards
The POW of January Week 1 goes to LunMK7! He broke one of the longest standing records in the game’s history!
The POW of January Week 2 goes to IbrHyde! He not only got higher up the WL NG WW Tops, but also got WL G WW Tops as well!
The POW of January Week 3 goes to Kaii.! DKJ G sub 1:44 with the .999, what a feat!
The POW of January Week 4 goes to Cams.! Taking the rBC1 G WR from the Filipino rBC1 master, what else can I say?
Honourable mentions go out to Clayhouse for his consistency throughout the month and to Avery for rising 40 spots up the rankings.

And finally…
The POM of January 2024 award goes to... LunMK7! His consistency on WL throughout the month really shows what an incredible player he is, making his WR even more deserved.

And that was the first news of 2024! No thanks for reading though (not feeling it this time, sorry!)

Insanity on Wuhu Island

ChrisPye @ Monday, January 22nd 03:02PM [link]

Happy New Year everybody! This is Pyeguy with the final news segment of 2023 covering December. Before we get into our regular shenanigans, let's begin by reviewing this year as a whole.

In 2023 a whopping 118 players submitted times to the site, 41 of them being new faces. Well done for keeping this game active, especially at a high level. According to MKWRs, 48 3-lap world records were achieved in 2023 by a total of 19 players! The current total time for glitchless best-known times is a dashing 54 minutes and 33 seconds. Out of these legendary achievers, 3 of them set their first world records this year. These recent champions include Jack., Sona, and RING1237! Jack achieved his first gold medal on the infamous cycle-based disaster known as Music Park. Sona set a 1:49 on Rosalina’s Ice World utilizing three out of three clip ultra shortcuts. RING1237 proved himself to have unparalleled talent on Maple Treeway Glitch, completing his run after months of grinding. Congrats to them for finally breaking through and making history!

Next up are the players who set the most world records in 2023. In third, we have a tie between EndoMK and FizzMK with 5 times! Fizz became the first person to sub 1:57 on Mario Circuit as well as performing multiple 1:18s on Toad Circuit. It was shocking to see him improve Toad Circuit again long after his brutal grind to get the sub in the first place. What’s crazy is that all five of his runs were performed in six weeks. Endo worked on both categories of Dino Dino Jungle where he concluded with 1:46 no glitch and 1:45 unrestricted. Imagine the pre-2019 community reaction to the idea that the run could be transformed by a wildly superior ending strategy that saves entire seconds. The runner-up is LunMK7 with 6 times, all on DK Pass! After five years of dormant activity, he reclaimed the title and further chipped away to a mid-1:56 in just two weeks. In first, we have Kaii. with 7 times, all on DK Jungle Glitch! His goal of subbing 1:44 has proved to be extremely daunting and challenging. Good luck to him and don’t give up or be afraid to take a break.

New Players

Falaflewaffel (#Unranked, United States)
Fletcher Hearn (#514, Australia)
Possi (#186, Japan)

World Records and Site Records

4 new incredible 3-lap world records were achieved!
RusTy beat his own Koopa Cape score with a 2:06.432.
6! set a new 1:58.165 on Rock Rock Mountain.
Momiji reclaimed the best-known time on Luigi’s Mansion Glitch and later improved to 1:36.355.

We witnessed 3 changes to 3-lap site records.
LunMK7 earned a 1:32.771 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon.
LunMK7 broke another challenging barrier on Wuhu Loop with his 1:22.872.
Jack. optimized his Piranha Plant Slide time to 1:47.700.

We have 2 updates to fast-lap categories.
Pierre set a 29.602 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon.
Jack. achieved a 34.845 on Piranha Plant Slide.

Player Activity

For this period, we have updates for 30 players.

Top 100
#1 Jack. (-0.19 AF) carried out incredible site records for both Piranha Plant Slide categories! His three-lap run is second worldwide, reducing the gap between Yacine and the rest of the community.
#8 Pierre (+0.16 AF) is our new fast-lap champion! He submitted five bangers to earn his spot. Some notable runs include his Cheep Cheep Lagoon site record, 28.9 on Koopa Troopa Beach, 32.7 on Luigi’s Mansion, and 37.5 on Coconut Mall. He also finished a 1:32.8 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon and 1:23.0 on Wuhu Loop which remain unsubmitted. Pierre is just one of multiple French players to have tackled Wuhu Loop with unfortunate 1:22 failures and heartbreaking subtrolls.
#18 Dark. (-0.59 AF) cut a sizable chunk of AF by significantly improving on Wuhu Loop to 1:23.0 placing sixth! Sadly, he missed 1:22 by four milliseconds and later got the same final time again. I have faith in him that the opportunity will return.
#19 LunMK7 (-0.13 AF) had an excellent month with refinements on four stages. His site records on Cheep Cheep Lagoon and Wuhu Loop are third and second worldwide respectively. On Toad Circuit he managed to save a towering….. FOUR milliseconds across two personal bests ending up with 1:19.3. Lun also reached ninth in the world on Bowser Castle 1 with a 1:10.8!
#30 Chilly (-0.19 AF) recorded two new runs including 2:08.0 on Koopa Cape joining America's best at ninth!
#34 Ryan Berk (-0.47) made decent progress on Koopa Cape to a 2:08.3 listed as tenth in the United States!
#39 Flotenchea (-5.34 AF) blasts into the top forty with eight new thrillers to show! He adjusted his awesome Luigi Raceway personal bests to reach eighth worldwide. His next best accomplishment was advancing to 1:23.1 on Wuhu Loop, putting him among the best in Europe. He also chopped off 700 milliseconds in one personal record on Rosalina’s Ice World to secure a 1:54.5. The rest is admirable, consisting of 1:59 and 1:12 subs for the 3DS and retro editions of Bowser’s Castle respectively.
#43 Thinecoolcat (-0.72 AF) took a Christmas vacation to Koopa Troopa Beach where he surfed to a 1:30.7 listed as seventh American!
#57 Hugo De Moya (-2.0 AF) trained hard on Dino Dino Jungle to gain the skill of motion gliding. This led him to produce a 1:48.2, positioned at eighth on the leaderboards! He set a stomping 33 on its fast lap and later tweaked his marvelous personal best on Luigi Raceway.
#79 Cyrus (-0.22 AF) shared two top 100 scores including tenth worldwide on Cheep Cheep Lagoon!
#83 Clayhouse (-4.75 AF) became the fastest American on Piranha Plant Slide by surpassing the legendary Samuel Klein who held his title since early 2019! The final time was a 1:48.0, but he might climb further to mid or high 1:47 in the future. Some of Clay’s other developments consist of 1:40.1 on Daisy Hills, plus 1:18.3 glitched and 1:23.4 regular on Wuhu Loop. The glitch time is one measly frame from global tops, ouch! But thankfully it made him second American. It was wise of him to implement just one balloon boost initially on Daisy Hills. We all know how agonizing it is to chuck several strong paces because of our desire to get that special run with three out of three bounces.
#90 MK7Liam (-4.91 AF) overtook four karters and subbed 56 minutes in total times largely due to cutting over an entire second on both Rock Rock Mountain and Mushroom Gorge! The resulting 2:00.5 and 1:35.7 runs are top 100.
#98 Nathan Hayter (-0.53 AF) sent a 2:00.7 on Rock Rock Mountain and 1:13.8 on Retro Rainbow Road which are both 93rd on the site!

101+
#110 JNPman (-5.09 AF) is steadily approaching the top 100! He shared three records all within the titan standard. His 1:43.9 on Luigi’s Mansion and 1:56.8 on Coconut Mall are subs. The 2:03.2 on Shy Guy Bazaar is ranked the highest at 58th.
#186 Possi (-57.1 AF) debuts by submitting a bunch of solid times, and later filling in the remainder of his timesheet. Most of these sit in the 100s and 200s. The strongest claims include 1:43.3 on Luigi Raceway, 1:19.7 on Toad Circuit, 1:44.6 on Luigi’s Mansion, and 1:23.9 on Wuhu Loop. Luigi Raceway is his best track listed as 89th!
#216 Marcel11111 (-16.8 AF) revealed nine three-lap changes including 1:19.8 on Toad Circuit and 1:43.5 on Luigi Raceway which are well above his average!
#227 Kyle.M (+0.91 AF) just achieved his first worldwide top after two grueling years! Five minutes into a session he drove a clean 48.9 run on Daisy Cruiser Glitch which stands at eighth overall.
#251 Chloie (+0.56 AF) presents a 1:58.7 on Wario Shipyard and 1:39.1 on Mushroom Gorge both positioned in the high 200s and advanced tier. Well played!
#270 IbrHyde (-8.88 AF) slid into global tops for the first time! This grand milestone was hit on Wuhu Loop which he had been perfecting for months. The final time was a low 1:23.0, unfortunately not hitting the sub. He drove the fastest section one in a different attempt, a 23.2 flat. He ditched the atrocious gold wheels on Wario Shipyard to create a decent 1:58.9. He started his next venture on Bowser Castle 1 with the potential for 1:11.
#284 Avery (-10.9 AF) submitted six course updates to safely protect her ranking in the 200s! The most eye-catching ones include 1:35.7 on Kalimari Desert and a ninth Canadian 1:51.7 on Piranha Plant Slide.
#309 Nathan (+0.69 AF) returned near the end of the month to start a new endeavor on Mario Circuit 2. He ended the year with a small improvement to a 1:09.8 listed as ninth in France!
#510 Herold (+1.03 AF) reported a 1:46 on Daisy Hills safely landing in the 500s!
#514 Fletcher Hearn (+16.2 AF) begins their time trial endeavor with a completed profile! Those Retro Rainbow Road and Koopa Troopa Beach scores are almost top 500.
#521 EggoInspector (-16.3 AF) cleaned up the vast majority of their timesheet! That 1:19 on Bowser Castle 1 is listed as 484th.

Unranked
CoolNHot achieved expert standards on both Toad Circuit and Luigi Raceway with runs in the low 1:21 and 1:45 ranges respectively!
Falaflewaffel joins the site with two updates including an advanced 1:44 on Daisy Hills!
FeatMK continued to grind Piranha Plant Slide resulting in him earning the Japanese record!
Firey shared six three-lap scores and a couple of fast laps. The most notable is a top 600 placement on Maka Wuhu!
MK7Clips has just two glitchless scores left to become ranked! This month he presented advanced times on Toad Circuit and Kalimari Desert averaging 395th.
Momiji demolished the previous Luigi’s Mansion Glitch best-known time, nearly achieving three subs in only two improvements! So much was saved due to a faster glitch and strategy shift. He was able to get his speed back up quickly when clipping the ceiling right before landing back on the track. This made it worth doing the glitch on all three laps instead of skipping it at the beginning of the run to collect coins. Momiji also materialized an unsubmitted 1:40.3 on Neo Bowser City which would have been a new site record.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to Momiji because he reclaimed the best-known time on Luigi’s Mansion Glitch! I must mention Clayhouse because he got the American record on Piranha Plant Slide, LunMK7 for taking the site record on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, as well as JNPman for jumping between three stages and achieving titan ratings on all of them.
POW Week 2 goes to Kyle.M for double subbing and rising to eighth place on Daisy Cruiser Glitch! Special note regarding Hugo De Moya for dramatically transforming his Dino Dino Jungle time to reach global tops, Jack. for obtaining the Piranha Plant Slide site record, and Cyrus for entering the 1:32 range on Cheep Cheep Lagoon.
POW Week 3 goes to Pierre for earning his position as the fast-lap site champion! Kudos to Possi for setting the vast majority of his current personal records, and Dark. for nearly subbing 1:23 on Wuhu Loop twice.
POW Week 4 goes to IbrHyde for optimizing his Wuhu Loop time further after infiltrating global tops earlier this month! Honourable mentions include LunMK7 because he moved up to eighth on Bowser Castle 1 and clawed closer to the crown on Wuhu Loop, Momiji for producing some incredible runs on Neo Bowser City, and FeatMK for claiming the Japanese record on Piranha Plant Slide.
POM for December 2023 goes to Possi for completing his timesheet and rising incredibly quickly afterward! Let’s celebrate the runner-up Flotenchea for working through several courses where he obtained many subs and beat his strongest time.

That’s it for 2023. Thanks for tuning in. Let’s all hope that 2024 proves to be outstanding as well!

Not FUNI Told a Joke So Bad That He Summoned The Rainbow Dragon Face

ChrisPye @ Wednesday, December 13th 10:44PM [link]

Hello, this is Pyeguy again with more time trial adventures covering November of 2023.

Newcomers

Welcome to the site!
Cams. (#Unranked, United Kingdom)
EggoInspector (#530, United States)

World Records and Site Records

November was looking like it would be a month without any new best-known times. Through community encouragement and mad skill, we witnessed 2 new 3-lap world records both occurring on November 29th.

Thomas beat the previous best Music Park score with a time of 1:45.312.
Shinonome took back the crown on Daisy Cruiser where he achieved a new 1:26.068.

LunMK7 set the lone site record by improving on Wuhu Loop to a 1:22.919.

We have 2 changes to fast-lap categories.
Jack. optimized Bowser’s Castle to a 37.264.
Hugo De Moya slid into first on Luigi Raceway with his 31.888.

Player Activity

For this period we have updates on 31 professional racers.

Top 100
#1 Jack. (-0.06 AF) climbed to a towering elevation on Rock Rock Mountain. After failing a monster 1:58.4 pace run he performed a jarring 1:58.6 ranked sixth overall! His 37.7 on the fast lap category is ranked third on the site.
#7 Thomas (-0.03 AF) reveals a Music Park best-known time after years without any movement! His ghost utilizes a difficult strategy at the end of each lap where you slow down to fall onto the drum faster resulting in it bouncing you further than normal.
#19 LunMK7 (-1.31 AF) resumes his Wuhu Loop endeavor resulting in a massive 1:23 sub and the silver medal. He set a strong 2:07.3 on Koopa Cape, listed as fifth in Europe. He also grinded Cheep Cheep Lagoon with Dark. producing a 900-millisecond cut and seventh-placed 1:32.8. Such a crazy run was no fluke since it was his sixth 1:32 personal best that he got during this period!
#20 Dark. (-1.25 AF) secured eighth worldwide and 1:32 from a similarly drastic 800-millisecond cut on Cheep Cheep Lagoon. He executed his first 2:13 on Maple Treeway, winning the European record! He and LunMK7 surpassed the 55:20 total times barrier and proved how friendly competition can lead to far superior outcomes.
#30 Chilly (-0.19 AF) set a 1:56.1 on DK Jungle, positioning him as the new thirtieth-best player on the site!
#32 Joshua Olson (+0.18 AF) presented a solid top fifty 2:03.1 on Shy Guy Bazaar after a three-year hiatus. Welcome back!
#42 Flotenchea (-3.19 AF) recorded changes for six courses, bringing in four regional leaderboard placements! He acquired tenth European on both Cheep Cheep Lagoon and Mario Circuit with 1:33.4 and 1:58.4 performances respectively. Flotenchea pulled off a 1:58.9 on the latter without the wall ride strat. He subbed 1:31 on Koopa Troopa Beach to reach ninth in France. His shocking 1:34.3 on Kalimari Desert narrowly missed global tops.
#44 Thinecoolcat (+0.06 AF) responded to Clayhouse’s crazy advancement on DK Jungle from October by sending an extraordinary 1:55.1 verified as second in the Americas! He also drove a third-placed 1:45.0 in its unrestricted category, but it wasn’t submitted here.
#60 Hugo De Moya (-1.66 AF) smashed his former Mario Circuit time by over a second from learning pasta. His 1:58.5 is eighth in France and follows just behind European tops. His venture on Luigi Raceway concluded with a mid 1:42.8 standing at seventh worldwide! Hugo’s grand fast laps contain an additional runner-up position on Mario Circuit.
#71 Jaden Figueroa (-0.31 AF) posted a king tier 1:23.5 on Wuhu Loop sitting in the 60s range.
#81 Cyrus (-1.47 AF) submitted two top 100 records including a 1:54.7 on Airship Fortress which resides at 47th.
#85 Starr (-0.66 AF) achieved an epic sub 2:03 on Shy Guy Bazaar, flying into the 30s.
#89 Clayhouse (-5.91 AF) resumes his journey on Rock Rock Mountain. He proceeded to sub two minutes and swooped into sixth American with a 1:59.5. His greatest success involved saving over two full seconds on Piranha Plant Slide! The concluding time of 1:48.3 is ranked fourth in the Americas. What’s more, is that Clay shows greater potential for reaching a rapid 1:47 and possibly global tops. He also shared two excellent fast-lap scores on the same stages. Everything declared this month was far above his average finish placement in the rankings including his 1:43.7 on Luigi’s Mansion.
#94 MK7Liam (-2.47 AF) cleaned up a few records earning top 100 on two of them. The 1:34.2 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon is 66th!

101+
#115 JNPman (-44.0 AF) transforms his entire profile and overtakes nearly fifty karters in a huge push for top 100 on every stage! While only seven of the twenty-nine personal records set met this goal, his entire timesheet now consists of admirable top 150 scores. The strongest ones are 1:34.6 on Kalimari Desert, 1:37.3 on Rainbow Road, 1:55.8 on Wario Shipyard, 1:51.8 on Dino Dino Jungle, and 1:43.3 on Luigi Raceway. That Kalimari Desert run is JNPman’s very first regional top, barging into seventh American!
#146 Doremy (-0.09 AF) presented a terrific 1:43.5 on Luigi Raceway placing at 139th.
#226 Kyle.M (+0.28 AF) submitted a respectable 43.4 fast-lap for Waluigi Pinball.
#275 IbrHyde (-44.4 AF) passes forty racers by only working on four tracks! He optimized his Wuhu Loop time again to 1:23.1 maneuvering into seventh European. 2:17.4 on Maple Treeway, 1:13.8 on Retro Rainbow Road, and especially 1:34.8 on Kalimari Desert are formidable records to hold.
#300 Avery (-10.8 AF) establishes a spot in the top 300, storming through thirteen courses! The finest of her runs are 1:28.2 on Maka Wuhu, 1:25.0 on Wuhu Loop, and a 1:36.3 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon that wasn’t updated.
#304 Urieka (-0.75 AF) traversed through both Mario Circuits, gaining top 400 placements on both of them.
#309 Nathan (-1.38 AF) attained an incredible milestone for many time trailers. He got that prestigious 1:19 on Toad Circuit which is currently held by almost 200 individuals!
#466 Russell Horwood (-2.97 AF) shared three records including a top 500 ghost on Bowser’s Castle.
#509 Herold (+0.13 AF) submitted a 1:42 on Kalimari Desert residing only a second behind the intermediate standards.
#530 EggoInspector (-4.28 AF) debuts with a complete regular times page, plus a few glitch runs. Their 1:19.6 on Bowser Castle 1 is their best sitting at 499th.

Unranked
Cams. joins the site with a scorching 1:10.8 on Bowser’s Castle 1 from March.
CoolNHot sent a few top 400 times including 1:21.4 on Toad Circuit.
FeatMK improved his amazing Piranha Plant Slide personal best to a 1:47.8 listed as third on the site.
Firey sent in three records including 1:51 on Daisy Hills positioned in the 600s.
Jonah Jolley submits three editions to his profile including a top 600 score on Bowser Castle 1.
Loulou Fungus shared a 1:17 on Retro Rainbow Road that aligns at exactly 500th.
Uribo finished a glitched 1:48.7 run on DK Jungle to earn a spot on the Japanese leaderboards.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to FeatMK for subbing 1:48 on Piranha Plant Slide and reaching the top ten! Special mentions to Jack. for his Bowser’s Castle fast-lap best-known time, and LunMK7 for breaking into the 1:22 range on Wuhu Loop.
POW Week 2 goes to LunMK7 for hustling further on Wuhu Loop resulting in another site record accomplishment! Kudos to Thinecoolcat for achieving second American on DK Jungle.
POW Week 3 goes to Clayhouse for significantly lowering his time on Piranha Plant Slide, completing two subs along the way. Notable players include Dark. for pulling off that 2:13 on Maple Treeway, and FeatMK for improving again on Piranha Plant Slide to earn the bronze medal.
POW Week 4 goes to Thomas for reclaiming the world record on Music Park. Cheers to LunMK7 and Dark. for their huge success stories on Cheep Cheep Lagoon.
POM for November 2023 goes to JNPman for transforming his entire profile into something awesome and carrying out his first regional top. LunMK7 is the honourable mention because he progressed so much on several stages at an elite level.

That’s everything for November. See you after the Holidays for the December rush.

Jack-O-Landing On the Moon

ChrisPye @ Thursday, November 9th 09:17PM [link]

Good day, this is Pyeguy with another fresh edition of time trial adventures covering October of 2023.

Newcomers

Let’s all welcome these chaps.
Firey (#Unranked, Argentina)
Jonah Jolley (#Unranked, United States)

World Records and Site Records

We have 4 3-lap world record updates.
Shinonome took back the record on Wario Shipyard Glitch with a time of 1:41.886.
6! improved his own best-known time on Rock Rock Mountain to a swooping 1:58.177.
RING1237 achieved his first world record, a 1:44.054 on Maple Treeway Glitch.
Kaii. beat his own score on DK Jungle Glitch with a 1:44.026.

Fast-lap leaderboards saw 2 new optimizations.
Jack. set a new 36.844 on Airship Fortress.
JNPman achieved a 28.608 on Kalimari Desert.

Some old site records were updated.
1:56.628 on DK Pass by LunMK7.
1:51.180 on Wario Shipyard by Hgt...

Player Activity

We are about to discuss progression from at least 21 players.

Top 100
#1 Huh, it looks like our king came back to work on some categories. Nice work End…oh shoot… I just discovered that Jack. (-0.63 AF) overtook EndoMK and is the new Players Page champion. Congratulations to him! This is the first champion from the United Kingdom period, as well as the first to be located outside of Japan or France since 2013 with Thomas Gonda. Hitting this grand milestone involved pushing the limit on three stages. First, he reached sixth worldwide on Mario Circuit 2 where he utilized the ending out of bounds skip. Such a trick requires using the yellow bounce pad to fly over the zone that forces you to respawn. For the rest of the month, Jack worked on 3-lap and fast-lap charts for Airship Fortress and Shy Guy Bazaar. He set a 1:54.2 on the former and 2:02.1 on the latter, which placed sixth and third overall respectively. The Shy Guy Bazaar one is especially remarkable because it is less than 200 milliseconds behind Jacob’s best known time.
#19 Dark. (+0.03 AF) drove a supreme 2:14.3 on Maple Treeway listed as eighth in the world!
#20 LunMK7 (-7.75 AF) enters the top twenty squad through significant optimizations across five stages. He achieved 1:57.1 on Mario Circuit, 1:23.0 on Wuhu Loop, and 1:58.7 on Rock Rock Mountain which all stand among the elite scoring third, fourth, and eighth overall. It’s super bittersweet that Lun didn’t quite get that sub on Wuhu Loop, but we will have to see if he makes further progress. During the final few days of the month, he set solid mid 1:55 and 1:34 times on DK Jungle and Kalimari Desert.
#31 Chilly (-2.16 AF) sent in new personal bests for three levels. He landed at ninth American on Dino Dino Jungle with a stomping 1:50.7! The 1:59.9 on Rock Rock Mountain and 1:56.2 on DK Jungle are both top seventy.
#46 ShadowMK7 (-0.03 AF) pulls through on the infamously inconsistent Daisy Hills to reach the 1:38 range and ninth in the Americas.
#47 Flotenchea (-2.31 AF) is the next of the professionals to have entered top fifty for the main rankings! Such a title was no easy feat, requiring improvements on seven courses. This includes 1:57.9 on DK Pass listed as tenth in France, 1:23.4 on Wuhu Loop, 1:56.7 on Coconut Mall, and 1:59.8 on Rock Rock Mountain. Flotenchea continued working on Luigi Raceway achieving his very first glitchless worldwide top, a spectacular 1:42.890!
#96 Clayhouse (-15.0 AF) blasts into the top 100 and 55 minute total time ranges by refurbishing over half of his timesheet. Some notable submissions include 2:16.2 on Maple Treeway, 1:34.4 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, 1:34.9 on Kalimari Desert, 1:49.6 on Music Park with slick tires, and a low 2:00 on Rock Rock Mountain. The biggest achievements are his massive cuts on the Donkey Kong tracks. For DK Jungle Clay went from having a 1:56 to earning second American with his 1:55.2 in under 48 hours! Such a run is top twenty on the players page and within the myth tier. For DK Pass he got an insane 1:58.9 run with triple best splits and two subs in total.
#97 Adam Roberts (-1.41 AF) returns after two years with a 1:37.1 on Rainbow Road and 1:35.0 on Kalimari Desert. His Rainbow Road record is top 50 and very close to the American leaderboards!

101+
#105 Nicholas Smith (-0.09 AF) broke out of 1:59 territory on DK Pass with a solid 1:58.8.
#164 JNPman (-1.50 AF) played two stages making great progress on Kalimari Desert! His 1:34.7 is barely outside American tops, while the fast-lap is his first site record ever.
#231 Marcel11111 (-18.5 AF) reported changes for nine courses, including Mario Circuit where he set a low 1:57.7. Everything submitted here is at least expert or hero tier.
#250 Chloie (-1.53 AF) submitted two new runs including a 1:24 on Wuhu Loop and an Omega'd 2:15 on Waluigi Pinball.
#303 Urieka (-0.16 AF) shared four times largely within the advanced standard. The 1:33.4 on Koopa Troopa Beach is almost top 300.
#310 Nathan (-6.28 AF) beat two of his personal records nearly claiming top 200 on DK Pass.
#315 Everything IbrHyde (-24.4 AF) tackled this month resulted in huge cuts with double digits on the stage rankings. The largest improvement occurred on DK Jungle where he saved two and a half seconds ending up with 1:56.3. He made moderate progress on his already excellent Luigi Raceway, Mario Circuit, and Wuhu Loop scores. The 1:23.2 on Wuhu Loop happens to be eighth in France!
#382 Julius (-9.44 AF) explored seven courses resulting in expert and advanced runs. He optimized his already dashing Rock Rock Mountain trial to a 2:02.7 listed as 223rd.
#466 Russell Horwood (-3.0 AF) sent in six improvements including 2:07 on DK Pass and 1:27 on Wuhu Loop both ranked at 496th.

Unranked
CoolNHot added two records to his name including a top 400 standing on Mario Circuit 2.
Firey debuts with a half-filled times page, plus a glitched Maka Wuhu fast-lap exactly 900 milliseconds from perfection.
Jonah Jolley joins the site with trials on Mario Circuit 2 and Piranha Plant Slide.
William Selner set a 1:33.9 on Koopa Troopa Beach listed as 362nd.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to Flotenchea for pulling out the best run he ever performed, a harmonious tenth place on Luigi Raceway. Kudos to LunMK7 for his elite bronze trophy on Mario Circuit, as well as IbrHyde for setting strong personal bests on Wuhu Loop and Luigi Raceway.
POW Week 2 goes to LunMK7 because of his outstanding Wuhu Loop endeavor where he nearly broke the 1:23 barrier. This was also the week that he subbed 1:59 on Rock Rock Mountain. I gotta point out Jack. for slicing off hundreds of milliseconds on Airship Fortress at such a high level.
POW Week 3 goes to Jack. for saving 400 milliseconds in only two personal records on Shy Guy Bazaar which was the moment he technically overtook EndoMK as the champion. Plus this was the same week he got his Airship Fortress fast-lap best known time and multiple small improvements on its 3-lap category. Cheers to JNPman for his own fast-lap site record.
POW Week 4 goes to RING1237 for achieving their first world record after countless blitzing paces that didn’t see the light. Special mentions include Jack. for his excellent third place clutch on Shy Guy Bazaar, Kaii. for almost breaking into 1:43 territory on DK Jungle, and Clayhouse for his work on several stages including his gigantic transformation on DK Jungle.
POM for October 2023 goes to Clayhouse for cleaning up over half of his profile resulting in achieving both top 100 on the average finish chart and sub 56 minutes in total times. This was extremely difficult to decide. Jack. is an obvious contender for becoming the FREAKING champion by saving so much time on just a few stages. LunMK7 deserves a shout out for bouncing between five stages where global tops were earned on three of them. IbrHyde is my final mention for rising up quickly and with consistency. Only two months ago I said that he has potential for top 200. Hahaha, that sounds like cake. We have another rising star on our radar.

That’s everything for October. Thanks for your time.

Pretendoes What Nintendon’t

ChrisPye @ Saturday, October 14th 04:12PM [link]

Hello, this is Pyeguy with the September news. Not a whole lot of interesting Mario Kart 7-related events took place this month. However, something major was announced by Nintendo in early October. The 3DS and WiiU online services are scheduled to shut down in early April of next year. While I and many others expected this to come eventually, it is still disheartening. While this doesn’t affect time trials, online play has always been a key part of optimizing one’s item usage, adapting to dynamic hazards and circumstances, and most importantly, having fun with others. Unfortunately, Mario Kart 7’s online has been suffering, especially in recent months. Worldwides have contained hackers of many types for several years. But now, it seems that they are more common and malicious. We have had multiple periods where hackers have been able to completely lock out higher VR servers and render play impossible. Some of them have ruined community matches such as Lounge by joining and crashing even when competitors use emergency temporary room codes. Nintendo’s maintenance only seems to keep them away for a little bit. Hopefully, a clean online service via Pretendo and CTGP-7 will keep casual and competitive scenes thriving after the shutdown. Alright, back to discussing time trials.

Newcomers

MK7Clips (#Unranked, Greece)

World Records and Site Records

Shinonome achieved the only 3-lap world record this month, a 1:55.565 on Koopa Cape Glitch.
Jack. set the one new site record, a 1:56.781 on DK Pass.

The community witnessed 2 new fast-lap best-known times.
Jack. improved the DK Pass site record to 37.682.
Cheesy Chase drove a 11.466 on Maka Wuhu Glitch which is tied with Jacob, LeoMK, and Hugo De Moya.

Additionally, a few old site records were added.
1:29.977 on Koopa Troopa Beach by Attract.
1:42.735 on Luigi’s Mansion by Apollo.

Player Activity

Time trial attempts slowed down during September. At least 18 players made progress on their timesheets.

Top 100
#3 Jack. (-0.69 AF) continued working on DK Pass where he finally performed a 1:56! Following this sub he pushed past Aaron Morton for second worldwide with a 1:56.7. Jack also improved on Mario Circuit to a sixth-placed 1:57.4. In just over a week he set a ridiculous nine personal bests on Toad Circuit earning him tenth overall.
#32 Chilly (-1.94 AF) played three stages this month. On DK Pass, he cut several tenths of a second to achieve the 1:57.9 tied with Rjohn1277 for sixth American. Now American tops are all in the 1:57 range! Chilly caught a break, and improved his Retro Rainbow Road score in just a few minutes to 1:13.4. Unfortunately, the all too familiar time trial curse bestowed upon him the refusal to improve again, even after days of attempts.
#35 Ryan Berk (-0.38 AF) returns after a year with a 1:59.3 on Bowser’s Castle listed as 68th. Welcome back!
#51 Flotenchea (-0.19 AF) moonwalks ahead of several karters to seventh European on Luigi Raceway. He also nearly subbed 32 seconds on its fast-lap category.
#71 Jaden Figueroa (+0.13 AF) reveals a new 1:54.7 on Airship Fortress from August which wasn’t mentioned in the previous news report. Keep it up!
#86 Starr (-0.09 AF) set a 1:30.6 on Koopa Troopa Beach which is pretty close to Japanese tops. Almost there!
#96 Nathan Hayter (-1.44 AF) made significant progress on Koopa Cape and Wario Shipyard earning subs on both courses. His 2:09.8 and 1:55.9 records are both hero tier.
#97 MK7Liam (-0.75 AF) sent in strong runs for Luigi’s Mansion, Coconut Mall, and Mario Circuit. 1:43.6 on the haunted mansion sits at 51st.

101+
#123 Clayhouse (-9.66 AF) reported changes for six three-lap categories. 1:43.5 on Luigi Raceway and 1:56.3 on DK Jungle are respectable. Now we must get into a major upset, his implementation of pasta on Mario Circuit. Clay achieved not one, not two, but three subs, resulting in a God standard 1:57.9 listed as fifth in the Americas! He also set a strong 37.6 fast-lap on the same stage as a quick bonus.
#247 Marcel11111 (-5.0 AF) passed six players from his gigantic Koopa Troopa Beach improvement to a 1:31.9.
#303 Urieka (-14.0 AF) nearly enters the top 300 range by advancing on nine levels. The best of which include 1:20.8 on Toad Circuit and 1:40.1 on Rainbow Road.
#314 Rai.. (-23.2 AF) sliced a decent chunk of AF by training on three stages. Two of the three personal bests are nearly top 200, while the 1:27.7 on Daisy Cruiser lands at a remarkable 157th.
#330 IbrHyde (-51.7 AF) passes a whopping thirty-seven racers by making great leaps on six tracks! This includes performing 1:59 on both DK Pass and Mario Circuit proving that he is way better than what his AF placement suggests. IbrHyde also went from 1:43.8 to 1:43.2 on Luigi Raceway, a superb cut.
#472 Russell Horwood (-5.53 AF) submitted five scores including top 500 positions on Dino Dino Jungle and Bowser Castle 1.

Unranked
Cheesy Chase is one of the elite few to have tied MKWilliam’s tool-assisted fast-lap on Maka Wuhu section two.
CoolNHot sent in four runs including a near top 300 ranked 1:15.2 on Retro Rainbow Road.
Kaii. achieved masterful times across eight stages. His 1:26.0 on Maka Wuhu, 1:36.2 on Rainbow Road, and 1:19.1 on Toad Circuit are all seventh in the world. He also grinded Wario Shipyard to 1:51.5 which passed the legendary specialist Gaspard Fournioux!
MK7Clips debuts with a nearly full timesheet that is on pace for the low 300s! Notable claims include 1:52 on Piranha Plant Slide, 1:57 on DK Jungle, 1:46 on Luigi’s Mansion, and 1:56 on Airship Fortress.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to Kaii. for torpedoing into the 1:51 range on Wario Shipyard. Cheers to Jack. for escaping the sub 1:57 barrier on DK Pass.
POW Week 2 goes to Jack. for achieving a fast-lap site record and two worldwide tops including a silver trophy on DK Pass. Honourable mention to Chilly for reaching all the way to American leaderboards on the same treacherous course.
POW Week 3 goes to Jack. for improving eight times on Toad Circuit. Kudos to Cheesy Chase for achieving the theoretical perfect fast-lap on Maka Wuhu.
POW Week 4 goes to Clayhouse for popping off on Mario Circuit. I must mention Jack. again for reaching tenth worldwide on Toad Circuit.
POM for September 2023 goes to Jack. for achieving several worldwide tops including the final run of his mega streak on Toad Circuit. Honourable mentions to Clayhouse for consistent activity and a tubular Mario Circuit endeavor, and IbrHyde for refurbishing several times to top 150 level.

That’s it for September. Thanks for your time. Let’s turn the next several months into a memorable and game-changing rollercoaster.

Donkey Kong Tracks Are Goated

ChrisPye @ Wednesday, September 6th 05:59PM [link]

Hello, this is Pyeguy with the news for August. There are no major announcements for this period, so let’s get right into the meat.

Newcomers

Say hi to these 5 faces.
H!mura7 (Unranked, Japan)
Luke Dischiave (Unranked, United States)
NITROFOX (Unranked, Italy)
RING1237 (Unranked, Japan)
Uribo (Unranked, Japan)

World Records and Site Records

12 new 3-lap best-known times were achieved across two stages.

Kaii. beat his own DK Jungle Glitch world record six times ending the month with 1:44.168.
LunMK7 terminated Aaron Morton’s 1300-day reign on DK Pass with six new scores, pushing the track to 1:56.628.
RING1237 set the lone site record this month, a 1:44.832 on Maple Treeway Glitch.

The community witnessed 2 new fast-lap records.

Jack. beat the previous Waluigi Pinball site record with a time of 42.279.
Jack. drove the fastest Mushroom Gorge site record lap of 28.960.

Player Activity

At least 32 karters worked on their personal bests.

Top 50
#3 Jack. (-0.68 AF) grinded three tracks with impressive results! He set a third-placed 2:10.8 on Waluigi Pinball with two successful bumper boosts. He performed two gliderless gap jump shortcuts on Mushroom Gorge to earn a 1:33.0 ranked sixth worldwide. Jack. was inspired by LunMK7 and lowered his DK Pass time to a crazy 1:57.0 with huge potential for more. Unfortunately, the dude got wasted on some alcohol and submitted some records late. Nice job becoming the fastest individual on the total times chart.
#19 Dark. (-0.50 AF) also worked on DK Pass this month. He shaved several tenths of a second landing in the 1:57.4 range and eighth in Europe! His 1:53.4 on Rosalina’s Ice World from July was also added.
#30 Miracle (+0.06 AF) set a marvelous 1:43.3 on Neo Bowser City placing within the top thirty.
#34 Chilly (-0.38 AF) significantly improved his Wuhu Loop time by a few tenths of a second to a high 1:23.3 listed as ninth in the Americas.
#43 Thinecoolcat (-1.31 AF) cut a staggering amount of AF just by working on Wuhu Loop. He tied with two other players for sixth American, then achieved fourth with his 1:23.3. Currently, the standard for these tops is very high. Fourth and tenth American are only twenty-seven milliseconds apart.

51-200
#63 Hugo De Moya (-0.41 AF) subbed 1:43 on Luigi Raceway as many of his French associates did before him. He cut about two hundred milliseconds to land on ninth in Europe. Hugo also drove a blazing fast 31.9 second fast lap here which is under fifty milliseconds behind the world record.
#83 Cyrus (+0.09 AF) made minor progress on his already fantastic Kalimari Desert personal best, breaking the tie with Kyawa to achieve the Japanese record!
#97 Nathan Hayter (-3.09 AF) improves on three stages to enter the top 100 squad! He saved around a second on both Rainbow Road and Mario Circuit. His Rainbow Road time is an above-average 1:37.4 listed as 66th.
#105 Nicholas Smith (-0.31 AF) returns after eight months to pursue top 100 on DK Pass. His 1:59.0 almost met his goal, and he did obtain splits for a mid-1:58.
#133 Clayhouse (-17.4 AF) passed several karters through his effort across ten courses. Not only did he sub 1:20 on Toad Circuit, he later set a low 1:19.6 which would have required a lot more time and dedication for most talented players to reach! He reduced his Mushroom Gorge personal best by nearly a second to 1:35.7. He achieved an impressive 1:55.6 on Rosalina’s Ice World with Red Monsters. Lastly, he transformed his worst-performing level, Bowser Castle 1, into his greatest feat. Clay has potential for top fifty here and currently has a 1:12.5 listed as 69th.
#145 Doremy(-0.31 AF) enters the 1:34 range and top 100 threshold on Kalimari Desert with his solid 1:34.9.
#167 JNPman (-8.44 AF) submitted three glitched and nine regular times. His recent glitchless results place consistently in the top 200 and roughly around the hero and king standards. The best of which include 1:35.2 on Kalimari Desert, 1:31.7 on Koopa Troopa Beach, and 1:44.6 on Luigi’s Mansion. Top 150 is looking like a reality soon.
#175 Mokuren (-4.25 AF) set five records including a remarkable 1:27.2 on Daisy Cruiser and 1:56.2 on Wario Shipyard. Both of these are above his average and land around the top 100.

201+
#225 ALjC3 (+0.50 AF) recorded two unrestricted times, including a 50.0 on Daisy Cruiser. After failing a monster mid-48-second pace, they revealed mad skill for contesting worldwide tops!
#253 Marcel11111 (-24.9 AF) submitted nine new improvements that all land within the top 300. The most notable of these include 1:27.9 on Maka Wuhu which nearly entered the top 200, plus 1:39.8 on Rainbow Road.
#312 Urieka (-21.7 AF) made optimizations across twelve tracks that largely fit in the advanced and expert tiers. 1:14.9 on Bowser Castle 1 is now his second-best time overall.
#328 Rai.. (-9.07 AF) worked on fourteen courses with a large range of placements. 1:46.1 on Luigi’s Mansion and 1:58.4 on DK Jungle are both top 300 and expert tier.
#367 IbrHyde (-26.9 AF) has the talent to become a future top 200 player. This -27 AF cut doesn’t seem too special for someone in the 300s. However, this was achieved by playing just five stages! 1:41.1 on Daisy Hills and 2:14.2 on Waluigi Pinball are both top 200. His Cheep Cheep Lagoon and Coconut Mall scores are above average. On Wuhu Loop, IbrHyde grinded all the way to a cracked 1:23.4 listed as 47th!
#394 Julius (-0.06 AF) revealed two 3-lap and four fast-lap results all in the mushroom cup. The 1:40.3 on Mushroom Gorge and 1:21.8 on Toad Circuit place close to his average finish.
#446 Ashley Taylor (-13.3 AF) progressed across five stages with each trial ranking in the low to mid 400s. 1:45.4 on Luigi Raceway is probably the best of these considering how stacked the leaderboards are.
#478 Russell Horwood (-2.91 AF) set five scores including an intermediate 1:18.1 on Retro Rainbow Road.
#509 Herold (-14.8 AF) nearly escaped the 500s by making minor optimizations over most of his timesheet.
#515 Liam Barr (-3.15 AF) reported four personal records containing a 1:43 on Mushroom Gorge listed as 480th.

Unranked
CoolNHot set an advanced 1:15.6 on Retro Rainbow Road placed at 370.
Dragon T further improves on Kalimari Desert to 1:34.3 ranked sixth European!
H!mura7 debuts with 1:19.8 on Toad Circuit and 2:04.4 on Shy Guy Bazaar, both sitting in the top 200. Now that’s a great start!
Loulou Fungus worked on two courses resulting in a top 400 run on Koopa Troopa Beach.
Luke Dischiave joins with records on every stage. 2:17 on Waluigi Pinball is probably his strongest, placing just outside the top 400. Now he just needs to play just a few more races in the regular category to become ranked.
NITROFOX begins their MK7 time trial endeavors with a respectable 1:12.3 on Mario Circuit 2.
RING1237 joins the site with sublime glitch runs on DK Jungle and Maple Treeway. He is the second person in the world to reach 1:44 on Maple Treeway! He has a massive 700 millisecond lead over the next best time by EndoMK, and the potential to take out Jacob.
Uribo debuts with a stellar 1:48.3 on Neo Bowser City.
Xeaf. hustled on five stages with great results. Everything reported was at least top 200, plus 1:23.7 on Wuhu Loop became his second strongest score listed as 89th.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to Jack. for his 3-lap and fast-lap runs on Waluigi Pinball. Special mention to Kaii. for adding two more world records to his reign.
POW Week 2 goes to Kaii. for breaking into the 1:44.2 and 1:44.1 ranges on DK Jungle Glitch. Cheers to RING1237 for his Maple Treeway site record.
POW Week 3 goes to Hugo De Moya for subbing 1:43 3-lap and 32 fast-lap on Luigi Raceway. Kudos to Thinecoolcat and Chilly for their huge cuts on Wuhu Loop, as well as LunMK7 for taking back the DK Pass world record.
POW Week 4 goes to LunMK7 for setting four immaculate world records on DK Pass. I must praise Clayhouse for hustling on seven tracks.
POM for August 2023 goes to LunMK7 for achieving several world records on DK Pass which involved using a different coin route. Kaii. is the runner-up for his world record activity.

That’s everything for August. Thanks for your time and I hope you have a great rest of your day.

The JunJul News!

Soup @ Thursday, August 3rd 11:57AM [link]

Hi.

Soup here, back for one more entry because the PP (haha funny abbrev.) is still suffering from severe newswriterophobia, as shown by the fact that this month’s news covers two months. Anyway, news!

Short summaries of worldy and karterly happenings
- It is now considered normal to ship the guy who invented nukes with plastic dolls.
- Twitter has turned into a variable.
- Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 aren't viable scamming methods anymore.
- Delay drift has become On Time drift (the community did not like that very much).
- EternalX has become a subscription based service and is therefore no longer free.
- Musk and Zuckerberg have decided to go to Enterprise, Nevada for their upcoming cage fight (not even twisting the story here, this is an actual event that will happen somewhere in the future).

So basically, nothing that doesn't perpetuate the belief that whatever's up there in the sky accidentally put a century's worth of history in a decade, thus creating the longest s***post the world has ever seen.

New peeps
Should note that they still haven’t realised what they got themselves into. Oh boy.
Joseph Regassa
IbrHyde
Rukiman_no16
Urieka
JNPman
Herold

New 3lap World Records
FizzMK lowered their own Toad Circuit Record of 1:18.991 several times to a 1:18.935 and as a result, most people’s jaws have dropped deeper than the Mariana Trench.
FizzMK also beat Jacob’s Mario Circuit Record of 1:57.024 with a time of 1:56.982, thus becoming the first person with a 1:56 after years of being stuck at 1:57.0.
Hormone Replacement Therapy accidentally beat Aiguille’s Wario Shipyard Record of 1:51.635 by almost half a second with a time of 1:51.180, which he hasn’t submitted to the PP for whatever reason.
Sona beat her own Rosalina’s Ice World Record of 1:49:885 with a time of 1:49.546, thus proving that RIW is an inconsistent mess of a track of which a proper TAS will never see the light of day (according to MKWilliam, at least).
Apollo beat Jacob’s Retro Luigi’s Mansion Record of 1:42:787 with a time of 1:42.735. Who knows what they’re up to next? (not a rhetorical question btw, genuinely interested. Also, props to Jacob for still having a double digit current record count :flushed:)
RusTy beat his own Retro Koopa Cape Record of 2:06.455 with a time of 2:06.435, everyone’s hoping to see a pop-off similar to his first WR someday.
Kaiii beat their own DK Jungle Glitch Record of 1:44.551 with a time of 1:44.441. One for four, four for one, I see.
Wouter Mulders said “Shinonome functie elders” and lowered the Wario Shipyard Glitch Record of 1:42.319 to a time of 1:41.979.

Activity
46 people did a thing. What thing they did depended on the person, but everyone on this list has thinged one way or another. Thing.
Also, the AF cuts are mostly incorrect due to updating errors. Soz bout that no refunds given lol mdr www
Our site champion #1 EndoMK (+0.0312 AF) grinded some MP in June, finishing with a time merely 5 milliseconds below the current world record held by Jack. It seems that they are aiming for it, good luck!
#7 Pierre (+0.0312 AF) spent some weeks on rMC2, finally getting his desired 1:08 on the track with an 11th ranked 1:08.941. He is now AF tied with the guy who has chronic back pains due to carrying the entirety of Austria on it. Nice work Daisy Bro!
#9 Lever (+0.125 AF) spent these two months playing 3 tracks, all of which are now close to or within the top 10. The best of these 3 were their WS 1:52.851 and rMC2 1:08.871, both ranked 8th. Great job!
#13 Cam.. (-0.8125 AF) put most of his resources into rCM, barely missing out on the sub with a 1:56.076 because “Getting tricks off of escalators is aids“. The same can’t be said for rWP luckily, where he subbed 2:12 with a 2:11.919 over the course of a few PRs. Good stuff.
#13 FizzMK (+0.0937 AF) has had no AF cutting activity despite submitting 3 records. But it’s actually not that surprising given the fact that those three records were world records they held themselves already. The best of these was undoubtedly their TC 1:18.935, completely crushing the 1:19 barrier that plagued this game for over 10 years. Congrats!
#15 CapriSun (+0.0937 AF) jumped on the rMT G grinding bandwagon and submitted a time of his own, ranked 8th and clocking in at 1:48.881 (he also got a 1:48.870 but I am legally not allowed to talk about that one due to lack of proof). Well done!
#20 Dark.(-0.3126 AF) returned for the first time in months to reclaim his Top 20 PP role in the server, submitting a 17th ranked rLM 1:43.264. Other activities included a 2nd ranked RIW flap 36.057 and disappearing until he’s kicked out again. Nice!
#26 Rjohn1277 (-6.0626 AF) was surprised when she found herself playing this game again in the first place, let alone not regretting that decision. Various times were submitted, the best of which was an 11th ranked rWP 2:11.239 (grinding for which was slightly difficult due to “better” braking being enabled by accident). Great cuts!
#30 Miracle (-0.2813 AF) is another mysterious Japanese player who seemingly does nothing but submit PRs every once in a while. This time, they returned to defend their top 30 spot with an NBC 1:43.422, ranked 29th. Nice time!
#43 Kyle H. (+0.1875 AF) submitted some times to secure his spot in the top 50, specifically a TC, a TC flap, an rMT G and an rWP. The TC was the strongest out of the bunch, a 61st ranked 1:19.563. Well done!
#51 Flotenchea (-1.3437 AF) spread their efforts on 4 different tracks (rKTB, RRM, rDKP and rKC), the best out of these being a 56th ranked rKC 2:08.664. Everyone is waiting for you to get that Top 50, go claim it!
#63 Hugo de Moya (-1.4688 AF) has experienced nothing but anguish on unfunny cannon boost glitch track, unfunny canon boost non-glitch track and RNG based glitch flap. The final results were a 47th ranked rMT G 1:49.881, a 14th ranked rWP 2:11.292 and a new BKF MW G flap 11.466, so I guess it all sorta worked out in the end. Great job!
#83 Cyrus (+0.1875 AF) the snow fairy submitted a time on a summer track, being rKTB. The 1:31.196 rests comfortably in its 72nd spot. Good stuff!
#101 Nathan Hayter (+0.156 AF) submitted an 89th ranked SGB 2:03.569 and a 121st ranked rLR 1:43.504. These unfortunately weren’t enough to get back in the Top 100 and me bullying him into reclaiming it has not been effective so far. Nice work this month, but you know what you gotta do! <3
#110 Keita (+0.374 AF) made their return after a month, submitting a 6th ranked rDDJ 1:48.124. Who knows what they would be capable of if they got similar times on all tracks? Congrats on the worldwide tops!
#123 RusTy (+0.406 AF) further improved the rKC world record to levels which were previously unheard of by the community. It now stands at a 2:06.435 and there is potential for a 2:06.3. Congrats on the world record and good luck on further grinding!
#144 MKWilliam (-7.031 AF), upon finding out he was kicked out of top 150, said “I guess I should fix that” and fixed that. He cut over a second on rCM and NBC, both now sitting at a 128th ranked 1:57.440 and a 114th ranked 1:46.795, respectively. Epic. (also, don’t think I’m forgetting about the mandatoy spelling mistake lol)
#148 PiedCoureur (-0.719 AF), after having joined the PP in September 2021, finally finished his timesheet and landed in the 148th spot. He made sure he stayed there by submitting various times, the best of which is a 19th ranked rAF 1:54.470. Nice work!
#149 Clayhouse (+0.438 AF) attempted to finish his glitch timesheet, resulting in some of the most atrocious records ever submitted by someone with a pinkish red role in the TT server. The highlight here is his rLM G 3:36.785, ranked 20th. Only rDKP G is left, good luck on the grind!
#162 Neemo (-3.094 AF) made their return after just under a year and played five tracks, two of which saw improvements. These were CCL (1:35.522, 190th) and rAF (1:55.899, 187th). New records on the other 3 in the near future? Maybe. Epic times regardless!
#176 JNPman (-93.614 AF) is without a doubt the highest riser this month, not only jumping up from their initial top 300 position to here, but also lowering all their times into the top 200. The true standout is their MC 2:00.353, ranked 128th. They still seem to have unfinished business, good luck going for more!
#178 Mokuren (-8.844 AF) the MKDS god did a bit of back and forths between the two games, eventually leading to them revising almost a third of their timesheet here. Their TC 1:19.610 is ranked highest at 73rd. Nice work in both games!
#225 ALjC3 (+1.063 AF) did multiple things, the highlight of which was doubtedly his rDC G BKF of 14:468. His undoubted highlight however is him getting engaged, something most of us can only dream of as of now. Congratulations on both the BKF and your future marriage! :D
#250 Chloie (+0.468 AF) took a little peek at how the community was doing and submitted a 295th rLM 1:47.052 while she was at it. Also yes, you are in fact not the worst person on the WS G boards anymore, that title now belongs to Clay. (lol)
#279 Marcel11111 (+1.531 AF) the MC specialist spent his time fixing his c-pad and playing tracks that aren’t MC. 3 times were submitted, the best of which being a 246th DH 1:41.599. Epic.
#310 Nathan (-3.937 AF) continued the rMC2 grind, lowering it to a 34th ranked 1:09.957, while also playing some rMG on the side. 1:08 seems to be the goal, good luck!
#322 Urieka immediately landed in the Top 400 and has continuously been making movements towards the Top 300 after. Like the people around them, they seem to have one track sticking out: a 218th WS 1:57.733. Welcome and have fun grinding!
#388 IbrHyde (-22.469 AF) joined us with a MW G 1:18.701 and the rest of their timesheet followed not long after. Right now, their strongest time is their TC 1:19.663 by far, ranked 91st.
#394 Julius (-34.25 AF) also entered the top 400 after joining in May this year. Like the 3 others above, he also has a slightly unbalanced timesheet, as his RRM 2:03.010 towers above all his other placements. Good luck on your next goals!
#410 AquaShadow (-7.594 AF) like previous months, submitted a few times to move them slightly up the rankings list. This time, their BC was the strongest, a 450th ranked 2:07.644. Well done!
#414 Clock (-21.626 AF) finally finished their timesheet after having joined in November of 2022. The strongest submitted time was a 398th ranked rCM 2:01.292. Have fun getting that top 400 (that is, if you’re going for it of course)!
#461 Ashley Taylor (-26.75 AF) steadily moves up the rankings, submitting several PRs per submission. The 363rd ranked PPS took the limelight this time, clocking in at 1:55.579. Nice!
#479 Russell Horwood (+0.875 AF) found some time to play a bit of kart, submitting a CCL 1:42.910 and a RIW 2:04.636 (ranked 583rd and 491st, respectively). Nice.
#503 Joseph Regassa (+3.031 AF) joined the PP to get that Top 500, which he held for about 2 updates before being promptly kicked out of it again. Out of his submitted times, his 447th ranked BC was the strongest, clocking in at 2:07.999. Welcome!
#516 Herold (-10.532 AF), together with #517 Liam Barr, kept inching closer to top 500 with a barrage of times, including but not limited to a 445th ranked rLR 1:45.895. Nicely done!
#517 Liam Barr (-11.062 AF), together with #516 Herold, kept inching closer to top 500 with a barrage of times, including but not limited to a 501st ranked rWP 2:20.422. Nicely done!
#N/A 0.crit the “rMT G obsess” did not actually play rMT G this month, instead focusing on finishing their timesheet. 8 times are missing as of yet, good luck on getting those final records!
#N/A 161v1 played some MW G, lowering it to a 43rd ranked 1:04.889. This is still their only time as of yet, interested in seeing what other times they would be able to get on their current skill level.
#N/A Cheesy Chase. rDC G flap. Just rDC G flap. Not bad though, the 14.673 is ranked 3rd now. Nice!
#N/A CoolNHot also had little activity when it came to kart, only submitting a 441st ranked TC 1:22.239. So… when will you be finishing your timesheet? :dragon_face:
#N/A Loulou Fungus spent some time improving the only record on their timesheet, being rKTB. It now stands at a 420th ranked 1:34.978. Good luck on further improvements!
#N/A Nikoala is another rather mysterious player who only seems to submit their regional top times. This time, they improved their rBC1 from January with a now 16th ranked 1:11.155. Epic!
#N/A pjgamer, known for mostly spending their time on rRR, spent their time on rRR. It now rests at 320th in the form of a 1:15.220. :+1:
#N/A Rai.. made strides towards finishing their timesheet, submitting for 8 new tracks. Out of these, their NBC 1:46.971 shines brightest in its 126th spot. :+1:
#N/A Rukiman_no16 joined us in June, submitting only a WS 2:06.277. An NBC 1:54.880 followed later. These two can be found on their respective rankings at 539th and 537th. Welcome!
#N/A Xeaf. was very happy with his improvements from 1:57.253 to sub 1:56 on RIW, ranked 132nd. Activity also included major PRs on MP, rKTB and rDKP, none of which have been submitted as of yet (uh…?). Nice.

Awards
Pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow! In all of its glory! I should update the awards soon though, if people ping me enough times in the server about it I’ll actually do it.
The POW of June Week 1 goes to Cam..! His improvement on rWP led to him having 32/32 US Top 10 times. 32/32 Top 10 Americas soon?
The POW of June Week 2 goes to Clayhouse! He improved his RR G time to a sub 1:30 (with potential for a sub 1:29) with the most horrendous top screen I’ve seen so far.
The POW of June Week 3 goes to Nathan! A 1:09 on rMC2 at Top 400 level is practically unheard of, congrats on the time!
The POW of June Week 4 goes to FizzMK! Their improvements on MC led to the very first 1:56 in the game, a sub people have been waiting for for years!

The POW of July Week 1 goes to RusTy! Further improving on the already considered strong rKC WR, an award-worthy feat in my eyes.
The POW of July Week 2 goes to PiedCoureur! He almost casually beat Treat on rAF, which is now within the Top 20 on this site.
The POW of July Week 3 goes to FizzMK! Toad Circuit, don’t think I need to explain more.
The POW of July Week 4 goes to JNPman! Quickly moving both into the top 200 and getting 32/32 makes this award deserved without doubt!

Pom pom! We have two of them. Presenting!
The POM of June 2023 award goes to... EndoMK! Gradually inching closer and closer to that MP WR, nice work and good luck on shaving off those 6 milliseconds!
The POM of July 2023 award goes to... FizzMK! They brought the TC WR down to what used to only be dreams up to a few months ago. Congratulations!

Aight, that was the JunJul news! I wish you a fantastic day and we hope to see you reading next time (whenever that is)!

Glaceon Wearing a Red Bowtie Devours a Slice of Pie

ChrisPye @ Friday, July 14th 02:39PM [link]

Hello karters! This is Pyeguy and Bowtie with the latest Mario Kart 7 segment covering May of 2023. This year is looking like it will become the quietest so far in terms of world record activity. Fourteen world records were set in 2023 up to the beginning of June. May was looking like it would be the first month since October 2014 where no world records would be achieved. But then… somebody pulled through.

Activity

34 players submitted times including 8 new faces.
Caet_ (Unranked, United States)
CoolNHot (Unranked, United States)
Four.gig (Unranked, Switzerland)
John McArdle (#578, United Kingdom)
Julius (#458, Germany)
Lukas Hotchkiss (#565, United States)
Pedro V. (Unranked, United States)
Pjgamer (Unranked, Canada)

Ranked
#1 EndoMK (+0.031 AF) was the one to save us from a WRless month! He achieved a 1:45.270 on Dino Dino Jungle Glitch.
#8 Pierre (-0.438 AF) played five tracks to earn top 20 on all of them. The most significant of them include sub 1:11 on Bowser Castle 1 and 1:33.0 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon. He also drove an impressive 1:44.6 on Airship Fortress and a 1:42.0 on Luigi’s Mansion, both utilizing glitches.
#10 Rukiu (-0.656 AF) set a very respectable 1:09.2 on Mario Circuit 2 ranked eighth in Japan.
#34 Chilly (-0.250 AF) set an impressive 1:58.7 on DK Pass which lands in the top 100.
#42 Ridley Cooper (-2.344 AF) continues his comeback with solid times on Mushroom Gorge, Koopa Cape, and Daisy Hills. His 1:38.7 on the latter is sixth in the Americas.
#55 Flotenchea (-0.438 AF) worked on two stages. He reached top fifty on Dino Dino Jungle and top eighty on Koopa Troopa Beach with low 1:51 and 1:31 scores respectively!
#84 Cyrus (-3.250 AF) reported new personal bests on Mario Circuit, Wario Shipyard, and Koopa Troopa Beach that all sit just outside of top 100.
#103 Nathan Hayter (-3.531 AF) set strong three-lap and fast-lap scores this month. All of his new fast-laps are top ten including a 28.6 on Kalimari Desert.
#110 Keita (+0.188 AF) achieved top fifty on Shy Guy Bazaar, and perhaps more notably, 1:45 on Neo Bowser City using... *checks notes* Toad, Barrel Train, and Wood Wheels? I'm thoroughly impressed.
#147 Clayhouse (-49.750 AF) overtook nearly 50 karters this month by cleaning up over half of his timesheet! Everything he submitted during May is top 200, but the strongest records include 1:37.9 on Rainbow Road, 2:03.7 on Shy Guy Bazaar, and 1:23.3 on Neo Bowser City Glitch.
#154 Christos Karamanos (-0.125 AF) returns after eight months with a nice 1:47.7 on Neo Bowser City listed as 160th.
#176 Bowtie (-14.125 AF) reported five large optimizations that are mostly top 200. This resulted in him slicing off a decent chunk of AF points. 1:19.9 on Toad Circuit, 1:43.7 on Luigi Raceway, and 1:27.7 on Daisy Cruiser are respectable. He also learned pasta on Mario Circuit 2 which saved him well over a second.
#225 ALjC3 (+1.156 AF) drove a magnificent 14.7-second Daisy Cruiser fast-lap to earn a silver medal.
#250 Chloie (+1.031 AF) achieved sub 1:57 on Airship Fortress placing within top 300!
#263 .VNix (-27.375 AF) set several impressive times, the best being his 1:19.974 on Toad Circuit.
#310 Nathan (-14.125 AF) improved a large portion of his timesheet in just one week. Now everything to his name is top 400. His Mario Circuit 2 score is excellent.
#458 Julius joins the players’ page with a full timesheet, including a notable top 250 score on Rock Rock Mountain.
#475 Russell Horwood (+1.625 AF) beat their Maka Wuhu record with a 1:34.2.
#562 Liam Barr (-13.656 AF) refurbished a decent chunk of his personal bests. Keep it up!
#565 Lukas Hotchkiss from the Mario Kart Double Dash community debuts with a complete timesheet.
#578 John McArdle (-3.313 AF) submitted scores for every track including several improvements later on.

Unranked
Caet_ joins the site with records on Rainbow Road and Rosalina’s Ice World.
CoolNHot starts off his time trial endeavors with a very good 1:05.9 on unrestricted Maka Wuhu.
DragonT set a 1:34.456 on Kalimari Desert, landing in the top twenty.
Four.gig submits a 2:22 on Waluigi Pinball to begin their speedrunning journey.
Gavinj-lol adds Koopa Cape to his profile while improving his Airship Fortress to a clean 1:56.4.
Kaii. set an incredible 1:52.321 on Wario Shipyard, placing third on the players’ page.
KoopaCrack beat their Piranha Plant Slide time with a superb top fifty 1:48.7!
Pedro V. debuts with a 2:09.5 on Maple Treeway Glitch.
PiedCoureur had an extraordinary month filling out most of his profile and achieving especially impressive times on Airship Fortress and Retro Rainbow Road. It looks like he will be ranked well into the top 200 upon completion.
Pjgamer introduces himself with a nearly complete timesheet with records averaging around the top 500 range.
Rai.. submitted a good 1:14.5 on Retro Rainbow Road, placing just outside the top 200.
Xeaf. added five records this month, most notably a 1:43.3 on Luigi Raceway which is top 100.
0.crit sent in several times to start, all around the 300 placement.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to Nathan for beating ten of his personal bests, including his strongest one on Mario Circuit 2. .VNix deserves a mention for subbing 1:20 on Toad Circuit and succeeding on four other tracks.
POW Week 2 goes to Pierre for his success on Bowser Castle 1, where he subbed 1:11. Kudos to Kaii. for reaching third on Wario Shipyard.
POW Week 3 goes to PiedCoureur for his work on five stages including Airship Fortress. Sadly, most of his recent entries weren't submitted. Cheers to Ridley Cooper for reaching sixth American on Daisy Hills.
POW Week 4 goes to EndoMK for achieving another epic world record on Dino Dino Jungle. Honourable mention to Pierre for hustling on five courses.
POM for May 2023 goes to Clayhouse for drastically improving his profile and passing so many karters! Special mention to PiedCoureur for his hard work across several stages.

That’s everything for today. Thanks for your time.

Winter Sucks So We Explored Prehistoric Jungles, Rode Trains Across Death Valley, and Went Scuba-diving with Tropical Sealife

ChrisPye @ Thursday, May 25th 07:05PM [link]

Good day everyone. This is Pyeguy with the latest report of the Mario Kart 7 time trial scene. Today, I will discuss events and activity that took place from February to the end of April. We finally have an update on the suspicious accounts that joined or attempted to join last summer. Some of them were alts who have been causing trouble in other Mario Kart communities. As a result, their profiles were either frozen or removed entirely. It is disheartening that people still conduct themselves dishonestly when sharing points in an eleven-year-old video game. In more positive news, MKWilliam released a documentary about the history of tool-assisted speedruns on Mario Circuit 2. This is definitely worth the watch as the video, storytelling, and research quality is on par with the work of someone like Summoningsalt. It has surpassed 200,000 views in three months and certainly deserves more. What are you waiting for? Go check it out if you haven’t!

World Records and Site Records

During this period the community set 11 new 3-lap world records.

EndoMK utilized the shroomless ending gyro shortcut on Dino Dino Jungle resulting in the no-glitch record being lowered three times to 1:46.682. Progress was also made on the unrestricted chart. Jack. beat Endo's massive world record with his new 1:45.674. EndoMK later fired back with a 1:45.393.
Lever terminated Shinonome’s 1400-day reign on Koopa Cape Glitch with a 1:55.629.
RusTy set a 2:06.459 on Koopa Cape which included the best lap 1 driven in a world record run.
Ridley Cooper improved his own Daisy Cruiser best known time to 1:26.080.
Sona (offsite) achieved her first world record, a 1:49.885 on Rosalina’s Ice World.
Jacob (offsite) beat his former record on Cheep Cheep Lagoon with a 1:32.630.
CapriSun increased his lead on Luigi Raceway by driving a 1:42.646.

4 3-lap site records were achieved.

Jack. beat the previous Cheep Cheep Lagoon site record with a 1:32.812. EndoMK responded with a 1:32.795!
Cheesy Chase became the new glitched Wario Shipyard Glitch champion with his 1:43.026.
Eric O’Young dethroned the previous Rosalina’s Ice World leader with a new 1:50.272.

Nobody claimed any new fast-lap world records.

Player Activity

We witnessed progress from at least 53 individuals. 10 of them are newcomers.
Clay_ (#196, United States)
Gabe Rombalski (#518, United States)
Liam Barr (#570, United States)
Marker1295 (Unranked, United States)
Nicolas Chomette (#547, France)
Tanabe (Unranked, Undefined)
Zennan (#543, United States)
.VNix (#295, United States)
0.crit (Unranked, United States)
161v1 (Unranked, United States)

1 account tried joining via the forum but was not added.
James Muraski (United States)

Top 25
#1 EndoMK continues to dominate on Dino Dino Jungle. He set four of the five world records here this winter and currently remains on top. During his glitch category attempts he failed a run on 1:44 pace. He also beat Thomas S.'s legendary 1:49.6 former world record with old strategies. When accomplished, his Cheep Cheep Lagoon site record was less than 100 milliseconds from Jacob’s former world record. Endo also submitted a solid 1:25 on Neo Bowser City with two out of three ultra shortcuts.
#4 Jack. worked on five courses to land just 0.4 AF from Loberia. It seems like every time I mention Jack he either overtakes or approaches a former champion on the rankings. Besides his Dino Dino Jungle glitch world record, he managed to sub 1:47 on the regular chart creating a 0.9-second gap between himself and third place. He also set top five times on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, Kalimari Desert, Luigi Raceway, and Bowser’s Castle. On Bowser’s Castle, he cut over a second in one personal best by learning the underwater gap shortcut.
#8 Pierre submitted impressive three-lap and fast-lap scores on Cheep Cheep Lagoon and Bowser Castle 1. His fast laps are listed as second and third respectively. On Cheep Cheep Lagoon he sliced off several tenths to land with a 1:33.1 that is fourth European and just ahead of Sam Laryea’s iconic former best-known time. Pierre also grinded to 1:34.2 on Kalimari Desert which is seventh worldwide on MKLeaderboards and reaches the God standard.
#9 Lever hasn’t had a glitch world record on Koopa Cape since his battle with Thomas S. back in early 2019. It is refreshing to see him come back to this speedrun after years of strategy evolution and inactivity. His new time was also his first sub 1:56. On Dino Dino Jungle he subbed 1:49 and 1:48 in one week to earn a 1:47.9 ranked fourth overall. He also made minor progress on Toad Circuit.
#10 Rukiu sent in three new scores which resulted in him tying LeoMK on the AF leaderboards. Each of these are massive subs. He cut 500 milliseconds off of his Koopa Cape record to grab a 2:07.6. In one week he went from a mid-1:33 to 1:32.8 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon shown as fifth worldwide. Last but not least he beat Weisse and TAKmk on Piranha Plant Slide with his 1:47.8.
#10 LeoMK subbed 55:15 in total times through his improvement to fifth overall on Toad Circuit!
#15 CapriSun has been ahead of everyone on Luigi Raceway since 2015 and inches towards another 0.1-second milestone. He also submitted his strong 1:19.2 on Toad Circuit from last year.
#18 Eric O’Young continues his grind on Rosalina’s Ice World to earn the players’ page site record and bronze medal on MKLeaderboards.

26-100
#34 Chilly achieved sixth American on Mario Circuit 2 with a new 1:09.8! He also submitted top 60 scores on Mario Circuit and SNES Rainbow Road.
#43 Thinecoolcat carries on with his Cheep Cheep Lagoon endeavors resulting in a God 1:33.0 ranked eighth worldwide. He nearly subbed 1:36 on Rainbow Road. Over March and April, he successfully played five other courses. Examples include getting 2:07 on Koopa Cape and 1:59 on Rock Rock Mountain.
#45 Kyle H. made some progress on Neo Bowser City to nearly break into the 1:43 range.
#46 Ridley Cooper reveals his consistency on Daisy Cruiser as his lap threes in this new best-known time and his previous score are tied. What’s crazy is that this phenomenon occurred twice across four of his world records. Ridley also achieved a 1:34.5 on Kalimari Desert passing Jordan for third in the Americas.
#53 Rey78 largely focused on Music Park while using slick tires. He subbed 1:48, then pushed all the way to 1:47.0, a gold trophy in the Americas. He also broke the legendary λζ tie with TaylorMK7 on Kalimari Desert to enter American tops again, but this remains unsubmitted.
#55 Flotenchea sent in a ton of scores that all are within the top 100. Three-lap progress was made on ten stages alone during February. The greatest of his performances overall include 1:34.3 on Kalimari Desert, 1:33.7 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, 2:02.8 on Shy Guy Bazaar, 1:55.9 on DK Jungle, and a miraculous 1:38.4 on Daisy Hills. Some of these made it onto French tops while the Kalimari Desert time is eighth European. Flotenchea smashed the sub-55:50 barrier and is speeding towards top 50 on the AF charts.
#71 Jaden Figueroa set personal records on two tracks including a crisp 1:34.6 on Kalimari Desert ranked seventh in the United States.
#88 Cyrus reported seven new improvements of wildly varying placements. Most changes are top 200, but his 2:15.3 on Maple Treeway, 1:34.1 on Kalimari Desert, and 1:33.0 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon stand far above the rest. That Kalimari Desert score is tied for fifth with former world record holder Kyawa.

101-200
#110 Keita (formerly Pione) sent us a completed timesheet resulting in nearly becoming top 100 and subbing 55:56 in total times. His strongest is a stomping 1:48.3 on Dino Dino Jungle which is listed as seventh worldwide. Pione holds some solid top 70 performances to his name including 1:09.9 on Mario Circuit 2, 1:11.6 on Bowser Castle 1, 2:03.1 on Shy Guy Bazaar, 1:58.3 on DK Pass, and 1:27.0 on Daisy Cruiser.
#149 MKWilliam continued to play Mario Circuit 2, claiming a 21.0 fast-lap which is top ten on the site.
#170 Dannn set a 1:37.3 on Mushroom Gorge and 2:04.3 on Shy Guy Bazaar that both make it into the top 200.
#175 Life Pain beat his previous record on Lost Temple with a score of 1:56.7. … Uhhh whoops… this isn’t Fall Guys. I meant on DK Jungle.
#183 Mokuren subbed 1:58 on Coconut Mall with a Hero B tier 1:57.9.
#188 Bowtie gloriously returns after a year to become a times updater with two top 200 scores of his own to share. The superior of which is a 1:27.7 on Daisy Cruiser listed as 150th.
#196 Clay_ debuts in the top 200 with a remarkable resume built up over the years. His greatest strengths include an ability to perform ultra shortcuts. 1:49.1 on Maple Treeway, 1:24.8 on Neo Bowser City, 1:18.8 on Wuhu Loop, and a 1:31.1 on Rainbow Road are best kind. His strongest glitchless time is a 79th placed 1:51.8 on Dino Dino Jungle. Clay’s greatest weakness is Bowser Castle 1, but upon improvement, he will certainly remove numerous easy AF points.

201-400
#204 Jcsn. finishes their timesheet by sharing times on the lightning cup. The records consistently sit around the 200 placement, where the best of which is a Hero tier 1:55.9 on Airship Fortress.
#217 Login worked on seven tracks. Some notable examples include passing over 70 players on Wario Shipyard with a 1:58.1 and improving by over a second to a 1:48.4 on Neo Bowser City.
#225 ALjC3 set an impressive 14-second fast-lap on unrestricted Daisy Cruiser with a 2:02 on Bowser’s Castle.
#250 Chloie made optimizations on seven stages including 1:12 on Mario Circuit 2 and 1:58 on Wario Shipyard.
#283 Loocs set three new scores including a near top 150 1:50.7 on Pirahna Plant Slide.
#286 Marcel11111 enters the top 300 through his effort across ten stages. He once again made progress on Mario Circuit, then later subbed 1:20 on Toad Circuit.
#295 .VNix joins the rankings with the potential for large leaps. Their best records are held on Daisy Hills, Koopa Troopa Beach, Wario Shipyard, and both categories of Wuhu Loop. The no-glitch examples mentioned are all well into the top 200.
#319 Nathan made headway on three levels. His 1:10.5 on Mario Circuit 2 is very close to French tops.
#380 Saga. submitted four scores, which contain an above-average 263rd placed 1:15.1 on Bowser Castle 1.
#397 Walgrey beat their previous DK Jungle time with a 2:01.2.

401+
#426 Kamek Datres set eight new personal bests largely listed in the Intermediate-range and top 500.
#462 Flora Novia passed over 30 karters spending time on nine stages. Most submissions are Intermediate level.
#477 Russell Horwood took their Airship Fortress time down to 1:59.
#518 Gabe Rombalski introduces himself with a completed no-glitch sheet. The 1:17.3 on Retro Rainbow Road and 1:07.7 on glitched Maka Wuhu stand on top.
#543 Zennan debuts with consistently ranked scores.
#547 Nicolas Chomette has been trying to join the site with his full timesheet for almost a year now. Welcome this new face from the original Super Mario Kart!
#570 Liam Barr debuts with a completed chart. He also made progress on the mushroom cup later in March.

Unranked
Cheesy Chase achieved great success at Wario Shipyard. His site record is both third worldwide and a significant jump. Chase also earned tenth overall on the regular category by mastering the glider shortcut. Lastly, he set second place fast-laps here and on Daisy Cruiser.
DragonT made progress on six stages which involved driving a strong 1:34.5 on Kalimari Desert.
Kaii. only submitted two out of nine remarkable times achieved, what a shame. The 1:36.5 on Rainbow Road and 1:23.0 on Wuhu Loop are both fifth Japanese. His updated 1:47.9 on Dino Dino Jungle and 1:32.8 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon scores are fantastic, placing fifth and third respectively on MKLeaderboards.
Krystian Bederz reports 22 improvements and currently sits just a few records short of becoming ranked.
Marker1295 set a new 1:50.3 on Rainbow Road.
PiedCoureur achieved 1:26.8 on Daisy Cruiser and 1:13.2 on Retro Rainbow Road which both make French tops!
Rai.. (formerly Storm) optimized his records on six levels including a 1:14.8 on Retro Rainbow Road placed in the mid-200s.
Tanabe starts off with an Expert 1:20.8 on Toad Circuit.
William Selner set an Intermediate 1:14.0 on Mario Circuit 2.
Xeaf (formerly Alex.) achieved top 200 times on Koopa Cape, Retro Rainbow Road, and DK Jungle. The latter of which is his first 1:56.
Zyxis reached top 200 on both Mario Circuits, nearing 2:00 on the modern stage and 1:11 on the classic.
0.crit set an Advanced 1:20.6 on unrestricted Wuhu Loop as a newcomer.
161v1 achieves a worthwhile 1:04.9 on glitched Maka Wuhu for their introduction.

Awards

Let’s start with February.
POW Week 1 goes to Cyrus for improving his strong Maple Treeway personal best. Special mention to Rey78 for subbing 1:48 on Music Park.
POW Week 2 goes to Cheesy Chase for achieving his first 3-lap site record ever, a low 1:43 on Wario Shipyard. I also considered Jack., Thinecoolcat, and Pierre for their grinds on Cheep Cheep Lagoon.
POW Week 3 goes to EndoMK for reducing the Dino Dino Jungle world record by a few tenths of a second. Both Jack. and Cyrus deserves a mention for achieving similarly excellent times on Kalimari Desert.
POW Week 4 goes to Jack. for making a sizable optimization on Luigi Raceway. Other close candidates include Rukiu for subbing 2:08 on Koopa Cape by a truckload and Flotenchea for submitting three great records.
POM for February 2023 goes to Flotenchea for demonstrating consistently superb activity once again.

Next up is March.
POW Week 1 goes to EndoMK for breaking another second barrier on Dino Dino Jungle. I must mention Lever for pulling ahead of Shinonome on Koopa Cape.
POW Week 2 goes to Clay_ for reaching sixth in the Americas on unrestricted Wuhu Loop. Cheesy Chase and Marcel11111 are runner-ups for succeeding on Wario Shipyard and Mario Circuit respectively.
POW Week 3 goes to Kaii. for significantly improving on Daisy Hills, Wario Shipyard, and especially Cheep Cheep Lagoon. Jack. was considered for his grind on both categories of Dino Dino Jungle.
POW Week 4 goes to Jack. for achieving his second world record ever and interrupting Endo’s longstanding reign on glitched Dino Dino Jungle. Jack’s no-glitch 1:46 was also set this week. This week was extremely active at the top level so I must compliment Kaii. for pulling off difficult subs on Dino Dino Jungle and Cheep Cheep Lagoon, EndoMK plus Rukiu for their success on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, and finally Eric O’Young for setting a new Rosalina’s Ice World site record.
POM for March 2023 goes to Kaii. for setting incredible times on four tracks where his improvements would have taken most players including experts years to make. You’re lucky I found your hidden stash of gold! Notable achievers include Jack. due to his Dino Dino Jungle feats and Clay_ for his impressive selection of personal records claimed in March.

Now we finish with April.
POW Week 1 goes to Ridley Cooper for his world record improvement on Daisy Cruiser. Runner-ups include Cheesy Chase for his no-glitch Wario Shipyard activity and Kaii for diving further into Cheep Cheep Lagoon.
POW Week 2 goes to Lever because he saved several seconds on Dino Dino Jungle. Honourable mentions include EndoMK for reclaiming the glitch best known time on the same track and Jack. for reaching third on Bowser’s Castle.
POW Week 3 goes to Rey78 for his new American record on Music Park. I also considered Keita for setting fifteen personal records, Cyrus for nearly getting 1:32 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, and PiedCoureur for entering into the 1:26 range on Daisy Cruiser.
POW Week 4 goes to Rukiu for his hard work on Piranha Plant Slide resulting in a huge 1:47. Competition was fierce here due to RusTy and CapriSun’s world records.
POM for April 2023 goes to Keita for completing their timesheet which involved grinding 24 tracks.

That’s everything for this segment. Thanks for your attention.

New Year, New Sources of Mario Kart 7 Activity

ChrisPye @ Friday, March 31st 05:53PM [link]

Hello everyone! This is Pyeguy with the January 2023 edition of the Mario Kart 7 Time Trials news. At the end of the month our discord server broadened its scope to include Grand Prix speedruns. This brought in new players to the community while generating interest and attempts. Several world records were broken across single GP and 32-track categories in the following weeks. Some players even experimented with the mission mode from CTGP-7. Speedrunning Grand Prix is a lot different from time-trialing. One must be able to keep their composure across several tracks, use a general best kart combination, and deal with rubberbanding computer players. There are also far more random elements that can ruin an attempt such as bumps and items, especially blue shells and shocks. Anyways, back to the regular time trial shenanigans.

World Records and Site Records

2 new 3-lap world records were achieved.

Jack. set his first world record ever, a 1:45.477 on Music Park.
Jacob (offsite) drove the first sub 1:50 on Rosalina’s Ice World with a 1:49.935.

There is nothing new to report regarding fast-lap world records or 3-lap site records.

Player Activity

We witnessed movement from 27 karters including 4 new characters.

Kamek Datres (Unranked, Switzerland)
Peyton Gunn (Unranked, United States)
Pione (Unranked, Japan)
SMR_YT (Unranked, United States)

Top 100
#4 Jack. had a magnificent month! He overtook former champion TAKmk on the AF rankings and subbed 55 minutes in total times. His Music Park record is the first to break into the lower half of 1:45. How much further could Jack. push this, and could 1:44 in real-time be feasible? To my surprise, no more records utilizing mushroom tires remain in the top 10. Jack. also claimed fifth worldwide on Rosalina’s Ice World and Luigi’s Mansion with scores of 1:51.1 and 1:42.8 respectively. The former utilizes the clip ultra shortcut that granted him the gold medal in Europe. (-1.09 AF)
#8 Pierre learned the bumper boost on Waluigi Pinball to achieve a massive .400 second cut and sub. His 2:10.9 is tied with Alpha’s time for fifth worldwide and first European! Pierre also set strong 1:26.6 3-lap and 27.5 fast-lap scores on Daisy Cruiser. (-0.75 AF)
#9 Lever submitted three new scores to land at sub 55:10 in total times. He reached the elite 1:42 gang on Luigi Raceway. He also set top 25 times on Maka Wuhu including 1:26.3 glitchless and 1:04.6 unrestricted. (-0.87 AF)
#36 Chilly successfully grinded Bowser Castle 1 to an impressive Myth A tier 1:11.425 ranked sixth in the Americas. (-0.437 AF)
#48 Thinecoolcat torpedoes through Cheep Cheep Lagoon with a 1:33.1 ranked eighth worldwide and second American. (-0.125 AF)
#70 Flotenchea hustled across five stages within five days. This is remarkable considering that four out of the five personal records set are safely within the top 100. The strongest include a top 50 ranked 1:26.8 on Daisy Cruiser, as well as 1:56.3 on DK Jungle and 1:26.8 on Maka Wuhu. (-2.25 AF)
#95 Cyrus reported a solid 1:57.1 on Coconut Mall and 1:55.5 on Rosalina’s Ice World both just shy of top 100. (-2.91 AF)

101 and beyond
#149 MKWilliam achieved ninth American on Mario Circuit 2 with his 1:10.1! He also explored glitched Rainbow Road to grab a 1:33.8. (No AF cut)
#176 Life Pain much like Chilly, primarily worked on Bowser Castle 1. This resulted in an above average 1:13.7. (No AF cut)
#225 ALjC3 drove a blazing third-placed 15.0 second fast-lap on glitched Daisy Cruiser! They also set a 2:03.5 on Rock Rock Mountain. (-1.38 AF)
#254 Chloie sent in two personal bests. These include 1:13.1 on Mario Circuit 2 and an Expert C level 1:39.9 on Rainbow Road. (-4.44 AF)
#287 Loocs reported two Advanced records consisting of 1:49.4 on Neo Bowser City and 1:29.8 on Maka Wuhu. (-0.781 AF)
#303 Marcel11111 passed 21 karters by bouncing around nine tracks. The result was top 300 on all but one stage and a moderate AF cut. The strongest examples include 2:03.1 on Rock Rock Mountain, 1:58.2 on DK Jungle, and 1:49.0 on Neo Bowser City which are all Expert tier. (-36.5 AF)
#431 Clock worked on three courses. 1:30.7 on Maka Wuhu and 1:26.8 on Wuhu Loop are well above their average listed as 365th and 418th. (-8.75 AF)
#555 Tokuto sent in six scores roughly in the top 600 range. Their Daisy Hills time reaches the Intermediate standard. (-2.94 AF)

Unranked
Cheesy Chase achieved the American record and fourth worldwide on glitched Wario Shipyard with his 1:45.8!
DragonT set five records that mostly sit at top 350 and Expert tier. Their 1:25.3 on Wuhu Loop and 2:02.4 on Mario Circuit are nearly top 300.
Kaii accomplished a lot in one day. After subbing 1:49 on Dino Dino Jungle he achieved fifth worldwide and third Japanese with his 1:48.3! He also set solid but unsubmitted top 100 times on Wario Shipyard, Mario Circuit, Maple Treeway, and Coconut Mall.
Kamek Datres introduced themself with 24 no-glitch records. They show greater skill on Maka Wuhu due to practice on both categories and a superior top 400 glitchless score. Kamek shows potential for reaching the low 400s upon completing the leaf and lightning cups.
Jason Collis returns after eleven years with a transformed timesheet. The results vary wildly from a 354th placed 1:33.9 on Koopa Troopa Beach to the 600s. It appears that Jason will eventually land just within top 500, but could easily reach top 400.
Kevin Shin submitted two fast-laps and an Intermediate 2:15.3 on Koopa Cape.
Nikoala set a strong seventh European 1:11.3 on Bowser Castle 1 while reaching the God standard.
Peyton Gunn joins the site with six entries. Their Wuhu Loop trial is almost top 500!
Pione swings into the community with a fifth Japanese 1:47.8 on glitched DK Jungle. They also drove an unsubmitted 1:53.5 on Wario Shipyard. Pione shows promise here and in Lounge.
SMR_YT starts their time trial venture with a 1:53.3 on Neo Bowser City listed as top 470.
Storm claimed a 2:05.9 on Shy Guy Bazaar placed at top 350.
Zyxis submitted five scores mostly ranked in the 200s. Their 1:47.5 on Neo Bowser City from November 2022 is top 150.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to Kaii. for his effort across five tracks, especially pushing himself on Dino Dino Jungle. Special mentions include Jack. for adding two top five records to his name.
POW Week 2 goes to MKWilliam for wall-riding his way back onto the Mario Circuit 2 American tops.
POW Week 3 goes to Jack. for claiming his first world record.
POW Week 4 goes to Pierre for his grand 2:10 on Waluigi Pinball. Honourable mentions include Flotenchea for significantly improving on five stages and Thinecoolcat for reaching top ten on Cheep Cheep Lagoon.
POM for January 2023 goes to Jack. for grinding three tracks to grandmaster levels, subbing 54 minutes in total times, and passing TAKmk. Special mention to Marcel11111 for improving on several tracks and nearly advancing to top 300.

That’s everything for January. Thank you for your time. Let’s make 2023 another great year for Mario Kart 7 activity!

Thriving in Our Second Decade

ChrisPye @ Friday, March 24th 03:12PM [link]

This news was written by MKWilliam. Sorry for the wait.

Well, we made it through another year.

Hey everyone, MKWilliam here, with the news that is once again finished as early as possible. This totally isn’t being posted months later. That definitely didn’t happen. We’ll treat this as if it was posted on January 1st, deal? Great! Let's start by taking a look at some of the things that happened in Mario Kart 7 this past year:

77 World Records were set by 20 different players this year, with at least 1 WR being set in every month
Endo became the new players' page champion
Gyro glider broke many tracks, including rDDJ, WS and rMC2.
Speaking of rMC2, rMC2 became the second track to be completed in under a minute (with TAS), with myself and Hgt making a TAS with a final time of 59.858. This is also the first no-glitch category to be finished in under a minute.
New glitches were discovered on Rainbow Road, Shy Guy Bazaar, and Mario Circuit, meaning that 50% of the tracks in the game now have a glitch category.
And finally, MK7 got an update from version 1.1 to version 1.2. Just your normal everyday things, it's not like it’s completely insane for Nintendo to update a game that hasn’t had an update in over a decade.

Site Records and World Records

4 3-lap World Records were set this month, with 2 being set on Rainbow Road Glitch. This WR was improved by EndoMK, before being beaten by Rukiu.

2:06.475 on Wii Koopa Cape by RusTy
1:27.442 on Rainbow Road Glitch by Rukiu
1:42.349 on Wario Shipyard Glitch by Shinonome

There were also 4 Flap World Records set this month, with Endo improving the Rainbow Road Glitch flap twice.

28.727 on N64 Koopa Troopa Beach by EndoMK
26.233 on Rainbow Road Glitch (Section 2) by EndoMK
42.533 on DS Waluigi Pinball by Pierre

Players' Page Activity

18 Players submitted times this month, with 4 of them being newcomers.

#1 EndoMK didn’t cut any AF this month, but was able to extend his lead at the top of the AF charts thanks to an improvement on Koopa Troopa Beach. Nice work!
#5 Jack. cut -1.13 AF this month, also in part thanks to Koopa Troopa Beach, where he achieved a time ranked 5th on the Players' page. He also improved on Wario Shipyard, Dino Dino Jungle, Maple Treeway, and Mario Circuit.
#8 Pierre cut -0.844 AF this month, thanks to improvements across 5 different tracks, with the highest ranked of these times being 10th place on Dino Dino Jungle. He also submitted a Maple Treeway Glitch time, which I’m just impressed by anyone that can do that glitch
#11 Rukiu didn’t cut any AF this month, but did submit an improvement on Rock Rock Mountain, as well as setting a new Rainbow Road Glitch world record.
#36 Chilly cut -0.248 AF this month, thanks to a difficult struggle to improve their Maple Treeway time, in which they prevailed at the end.
#48 Thinecoolcat cut -0.5313 AF this month, thanks to a 13th place DK Jungle time, and a 93rd place time on Mario Circuit 2. That’s the kind of consistency we like to see here on the MK7 players' page.
#75 Flotenchea cut -8.31 AF this month thanks to improvements across 10 tracks, with the strongest of these being a 1:48.969 on Piranha Plant Slide. Amazing work this month, and congrats on the sub!
#99 Cyrus joined the players' page this month, entering straight into the top 100. Welcome to the site!
#104 Nicholas Smith didn’t cut any AF this month, but did manage to achieve a 2:09.206 on Koopa Cape, which brought his time into the top 100. Nice work!
#173 Dannn didn’t cut any AF this month because the Piranha Plant Slide time submitted was updated last month despite it being set in December, but it is still a nice time regardless
#183 Mokuren gained a little bit of AF this month despite submitting a DS DK Pass time ranked 83rd. That time is really impressive for your rank though, congrats!
#226 ALjC3 cut -4.85 AF this month thanks to improvements on Airship Fortress and Koopa Troopa Beach. They also set a 50.694 on Daisy Cruiser Glitch, which is a really strong time. Really nice work.
#261 Chloie cut -5.16 AF thanks to improvements on various tracks, with the strongest of those times being a 1:27.878 on Maka Wuhu. They also set a new time on Wuhu Loop Glitch.
#324 Marcel11111 gained AF this month despite once again improving on Mario Circuit. I still have no understanding of how you are that good at the track, your time is insanely good. Good luck on your future attempts on the track!
#447 Clock cut -2.87 AF this month thanks to improvements on both Mario Circuit and Luigi Raceway. Nice work!
#559 Tokuto also joined the site, and cut -3.06 AF this month after doing so. Welcome!

Unranked

DragonT joined the site with a Kalimari Desert time and a Toad Circuit time. Both of these times are quite strong, so I’m looking forward to seeing what you can do in the future!
Storm joined the site with times on both DK Pass and Daisy Hills. The digits on their Daisy Hills time are really cool, with it being a 1:44.444

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to RusTy. Even though they forgot to submit the time to the players' page, achieving the first sub 2:06.500 time on Koopa Cape is still a massive accomplishment, and makes them worthy of player of the week regardless.
POW Week 2 goes to Jack. for his improvements to both Wario Shipyard and GCN Dino Dino Jungle.
POW Week 3 goes to Pierre for their work on both GCN Dino Dino Jungle and on Maka Wuhu.
POW Week 4 goes to Flotenchea for improving on 7 different tracks. Even though what we consider as week 4 is actually 10 days long, improving on 7 different tracks in just 10 days is an incredible accomplishment for someone of their rank. Congrats!
POM for December 2022 goes to Jack. for cutting over 1 AF and improving on 5 different tracks this month. For somebody ranked as high as he is, that is an absolutely incredible accomplishment.

Can I just quickly mention again how insane it is that there was an update to this game in 2022? That has to be one of the craziest things to happen to any Nintendo Game ever lol. Anyway, I know this news is obviously coming extremely late, but I’m still going to say that I hope all of you had a good 2022, and here’s to an even better 2023!

The Rise of Endo

ChrisPye @ Friday, December 23rd 09:28PM [link]

Hello again everybody. This is Pyeguy with the Mario Kart 7 Time Trials News for November of 2022. We have witnessed a major development in the leaderboards. EndoMK passed Alpha this month on the AF rankings making him the new Players’ Page champion! Alpha’s reign lasted roughly a year and two months. The details of how this occurred will be discussed later.

World Records and Site Records

7 3-lap world records were set during November.
EndoMK beat the old Retro Dino Dino Jungle Glitch world record with a time of 1:45.686.
Ridley Cooper reclaimed the Retro Daisy Cruiser world record with his 1:26.093.
Jacob (offsite) took back the Shy Guy Bazaar Glitch world record with a 2:00.682.
FizzMK improved the Retro Airship Fortress Glitch world record twice ending up with 1:43.372.
FizzMK also beat the previous Daisy Hills world record with a 1:37.339.
Hgt.. beat the previous world record on Music Park with a time of 1:45.522.

1 site record that isn’t a world record was achieved.
Lever smashed the previous Retro Waluigi Pinball site record with his 2:10.637.

Additionally, the community witnessed 3 new fast-lap world records.
Thinecoolcat set a new Rainbow Road world record with a 27.994.
Cheesy Chase beat the previous DK Pass Glitch record with his 36.753.
Cheesy Chase also set a new Wario Shipyard Glitch best-known time of 31.771.

Players Page Activity

We saw movement from 28 individuals. 2 of which are newcomers including:
Airship Fortress (#Unranked, United States)
Kevin Shin (#Unranked, South Korea)

Top 100
#1 EndoMK’s battle for first involved grinding ten categories to a top ten level. Such a task is monumentally difficult, but to do it all in one month is truly remarkable. Endo cut 1.7 seconds from the previous glitched Dino Dino Jungle world record, completely skipping 1:46. Now the glitch and no glitch best known times are at a similar quality that both include the use of gyro steering for the ending shortcut. Endo also subbed 1:09 on Mario Circuit 2 with a 1:08.6, 1:38 on Daisy Hills with his 1:37.7, and 1:53 on Rosalina’s Ice World with a 1:52.1 which included the ceiling clip ultra shortcut. He learned the glidercut on Wario Shipyard to achieve a big personal best of 1:52.5. He set an unrestricted 2:01.6 on Shy Guy Bazaar just one second away from Jacob’s score. Other optimizations include 1:26.100 on Maka Wuhu, 1:58.6 on Rock Rock Mountain, 2:02.3 on Shy Guy Bazaar, and 1:34.2 on Kalimari Desert. Endo also became the third player to sub 55 minutes in total times who would later take first with 54:55.7. Endo is officially faster than the combined time of world records from 2018! (-2.69 AF)
#9 Lever mostly worked on Waluigi Pinball where he subbed 2:11 and further lowered his personal best to the site record that is second worldwide and first in Japan. He also improved his no-glitch and glitched Rainbow Road records to 1:36.7 and 1:28.3 respectively. (-1.25 AF)
#10 Pierre set six 3-lap and three fast-lap scores. Every 3-lap record achieved is top 25, but the strongest include 1:43.2 on Luigi’s Mansion and 1:11.3 on Bowser Castle 1. He also subbed 1:10 on Mario Circuit 2 with the wall ride pasta strat. Fast-lap submissions include 24.4 on Toad Circuit, 35.0 on Piranha Plant Slide, and 29.8 on Mushroom Gorge. Pierre is inching toward the crown held by LeoMK on the fast-lap chart, as well as Jack. on the combined 3-lap and fast-lap rankings. (-1.75 AF)
#12 Rukiu endured Rock Rock Mountain and managed to sub 1:59 with a 1:58.8 just shy of the top ten on MKLeaderboards, but ranked tenth on the Players’ Page. (-0.531 AF)
#13 FizzMK’s world records are impressive and are starting to reveal dominance. He extends his lead on unrestricted Airship Fortress by driving the very first 1:43.4 and 1:43.3. (No AF cut)
#18 Eric O’Young chills with his penguin brothers and sisters on Rosalina’s Ice World and proceeds to set a 1:50.4 ranked third in the world. He also subbed 1:43 on Neo Bowser City with an impressive 1:42.9. (-0.0625 AF)
#22 Hgt.. put the majority of his effort into Music Park where he subbed 1:46 and later set his first world record for this stage. He performed a faster drum strat at the end of each lap. Similar to the mushroom boost on Mario Circuit one must brake to descend to the drum faster and get a stronger bounce. Hgt also cleaned up his Mushroom Gorge time to 1:34.3. (-0.656 AF)
#36 Chilly’s activity was consistent this month. He worked on seven courses and set personal bests that rank on average around the 40s. The best of which include 1:54.6 on Airship Fortress, 1:38.8 on Daisy Hills, and 2:08.3 on Koopa Cape. (-6.44 AF)
#44 Kyle H. set a scorching 1:11.109 on Bowser Castle 1 placed third in the Americas. (-0.188 AF)
#45 Ridley Cooper achieved the first 1:26.0 on glitchless Daisy Cruiser ever! He and Shinonome are ahead of the pack with their racing lines and strategies. (No AF cut)
#50 Thinecoolcat drove the very first 27-second fast-lap on Rainbow Road ever! (No AF cut)
#69 Shy Guy submitted his 1:33.4 glitched Rainbow Road German record from May. (No AF cut)
#86 Flotenchea passes eight players through his work on eight tracks. Most results are within the top 100. He improved his impressive 3-lap and fast-lap Luigi Raceway times to 1:42.975 and 32.060 respectively. Other notable times include 2:03.1 on Shy Guy Bazaar, 1:39.4 on Daisy Hills, and sub 2 minutes on Mario Circuit with his 1:59.7. Flotenchea is rapidly approaching sub 56 minutes in total times! (-8.66 AF)

101 and beyond
#122 RusTy earned the Japanese record and third worldwide on Shy Guy Bazaar with his 2:02.2! He also set an unsubmitted 1:43.2 on Luigi’s Raceway. (No AF cut)
#172 Dannn returns to the time trial scene after nearly one and a half years. Within the same week, he subbed 2:00 on DK Pass and cut two seconds off his Pirahna Plant Slide personal best to reach the 1:50 range. He proceeds to nearly reach 1:49 in December. (-5.75 AF)
#182 Mokuren submitted scores for eight courses that are mostly within the top 150. He got well-deserved subs on DK Pass and Shy Guy Bazaar with 1:58.9 and 2:03.8 respectively. These records plus a 2:13.2 on Waluigi Pinball are just outside the top 100. (-9.12 AF)
#217 Firebro74 passed several people on Wario Shipyard with a new 1:56.7 which is top 150. (-1.06 AF)
#228 ALjC3 subbed 57 minutes in total times by racing on both Wuhu courses. The results were 1:28.1 on Maka Wuhu and 1:24.7 on Wuhu Loop. (-3.71 AF)
#264 Chloie avoided the fireballs on Bowser Castle 1 to set a new sub of 1:15.9. She also reached the 1:28 range on Daisy Cruiser. (-0.219 AF)
#278 Fesuy submitted a 1:29.4 on Daisy Cruiser which is almost top 300. (-0.813 AF)
#323 Marcel11111 sent in 17 new records to overtake 33 karters. He improved by a bit again on his specialty, Mario Circuit. His 1:14.8 on Retro Rainbow Road and 2:03.3 on Rock Rock Mountain are both above average and placed at the top 250. (-44.4 AF)
#447 Clock reported 16 scores including a 1:15.4 on Retro Rainbow Road which is both far above their average ranked at 326th and the Advanced A standard. (-6.45 AF)
#459 Alexia Roussopoulou subbed 2 minutes on Piranha Plant Slide with her 1:59.5. (-0.25 AF)
#497 Ashley Taylor set a new 1:41.6 on Kalimari Desert. (No AF cut)

Unranked
Airship Fortress joins the rankings with five fast laps and every 3-lap glitchless category filled in except for Maka Wuhu. Of course, Airship Fortress is their best time with a 342nd placed 1:57.6. Overall placement scores average around 520 AF, which would put them around 475th overall.
Chaparral had their strong 1:12.7 on Retro Rainbow Road from 2021 added.
Cheesy Chase had a solid month with his fast-lap world records alone!
Kevin Shin has a strong start with his submission of 2:02.7 on DK Pass.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to EndoMK for his insane 1.7-second world record cut on unrestricted Dino Dino Jungle. Honorable mentions go to Ridley Cooper for becoming the first person to reach 1:26.0 on glitchless Daisy Cruiser and Pierre for his activity across several categories.
POW Week 2 goes to FizzMK for improving the unrestricted Airship Fortress world record twice. Honorable mentions go to EndoMK for reaching first on total times and setting impressive subs on Mario Circuit 2 and Daisy Hills plus RusTy for improving the Japanese record on Shy Guy Bazaar.
POW Week 3 goes to Hgt.. for achieving his first Music Park world record. Honorable mentions go to FizzMK for improving on Daisy Hills, EndoMK for his climb on Rock Rock Mountain, and Eric O’ Young for getting the bronze medal on Rosalina’s Ice World.
POW Week 4 goes to Lever for improving the Waluigi Pinball Japanese and site record. Honorable mentions go to EndoMK for grinding six categories and Rukiu for getting an elite 1:58 on Rock Rock Mountain.
POM for November 2022 goes to EndoMK for his legendary activity and feats this month. Becoming the number one player is already a gigantic achievement. But to cut so many placements and seconds at a top level this quickly is unheard of. This may be a huge factor in determining the POQ or even POY, congratulations! Honorable mentions go to Chilly and Flotenchea for their consistency.

That’s everything for November. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Until next time, ciao.

Motion Gliding Across the Ages

ChrisPye @ Monday, November 28th 07:14PM [link]

Good day everyone! This is Pyeguy bringing you the October 2022 edition of the Mario Kart 7 Time Trials News. Gyro steering continues to be implemented in new ways, largely thanks to innovators like Hgt. On Dino Dino Jungle it was used to perform a tighter ending shortcut and land much closer to the geysers. On Waluigi Pinball it was used to increase the consistency of a faster double cannon boost. Additionally, the use of the bumper boost on Waluigi Pinball returns in a novel way after 8 and a half years without utilization. Kyawa’s 2:11.6 with mushroom tires was the last world record here with a bumper boost.

World Records and Site Records

12 3-lap world records were set during this period. 5 of them occurred on Retro Dino Dino Jungle. Hgt.. and EndoMK’s combined effort lead to a one second improvement. EndoMK holds the crown with his 1:47.412. Other records include:
1:44.551 on DK Jungle Glitch by Kaii..
2:10.775 and 2:10.511 on Retro Waluigi Pinball by Yacine (offsite).
1:26.109 on Retro Daisy Cruiser by Shinonome (offsite).
2:06.555 on Retro Koopa Cape by RusTy.
1:34.052 and 1:34.037 on Retro Kalimari Desert by CapriSun.

1 site record that isn’t a world record was achieved:
2:10.976 on Retro Waluigi Pinball by EndoMK.

2 new fast lap site records were set:
35.099 on Wario Shipyard by Pierre.
24.338 on Toad Circuit by LeoMK.

Players Page Activity

We saw progress from at least 28 players. 2 new faces joined but weren’t added.

Corbin H (United States)
Nicolas Chomette (France)

Top 100
#3 EndoMK pushes further ahead of former champion TAKmk by grinding three courses. His Dino Dino Jungle time nearly beat his own glitched world record. He is one of the elite to have driven a 2:10 on Waluigi Pinball. He also nearly subbed 1:43 on Luigi’s Mansion.
#8 LeoMK improved his Toad Circuit to a low 1:19.2! He later reached Jacob tier in early November with a 1:19.184.
#11 Pierre played every category of Wario Shipyard. He clutched a third-placed glitchless 1:52.2 and an unsubmitted glitched 1:50. He also improved on two other stages, notably to a clean 1:57.2 on DK Pass. This almost beats Diogo’s iconic former world record that lasted four and a half years!
#13 FizzMK set a glitchless 2:02.2 and an unrestricted 2:01.5 on Shy Guy Bazaar. Both are currently placed fourth worldwide.
#15 CapriSun extends his lead on Kalimari Desert, and is just three frames from a historic 1:33. The first 1:34 was driven by Alexony in 2012.
#22 Hgt.. used gyro steering to set gigantic improvements on Waluigi Pinball and Dino Dino Jungle. His 1:47.8 world record on Dino Dino Jungle beat his previous personal best by a second.
#29 Rjohn1277 endured the hellscape known as Bowser Castle 1, earning a 1:11.9. She cut two seconds on Neo Bowser City ending up with 1:43.6. Fantastic work!
#41 Chilly passed eight players by grinding five stages. His 1:19.2 on Toad Circuit is second place in America! He also subbed 1:37 on Rainbow Road and 2:13 on Waluigi Pinball.
#43 ShadowMK7 is the eighth person from the Americas to sub 2:03 on Shy Guy Bazaar!
#44 Kyle H. learned the wall ride pasta strat on Mario Circuit resulting in an impressive 1:58.3.
#50 Thinecoolcat deservingly reaches top 50 by playing six tracks. He drove a 1:26.6 on Maka Wuhu and 1:56.7 on Coconut Mall after achieving subs on both of them.
#72 Jaden Figueroa escapes the 2:11.6 zone on Waluigi Pinball with a .5 and potential for greater.
#94 Flotenchea passes ten people landing him well into the top 100, congratulations! He explored eleven stages where most results placed top 100. The most impressive include 1:19.699 on Toad Circuit and 1:56.805 on Coconut Mall.

101 and beyond
#114 Jason Vardy submitted two runs. He subbed 1:55 on Airship Fortress earning 71st.
#122 RusTy grabbed his first world record this month! His reaction was priceless.
#148 MKWilliam sent a 1:57.2 on DK Jungle. He is getting close to the sub!
#218 FireBro74 drove sub 1:28 and 1:39 runs on Maka Wuhu and Rainbow Road respectively.
#231 AljC3 worked on Waluigi Pinball and clutched a 2:12.8. They are approaching 56:59 in total times!
#264 Chloie set a 2:19 on Maple Treeway and completed a Wario Shipyard run using the glitch!
#356 Marcel11111 refurbished his entire timesheet and improved his supreme Mario Circuit personal best to 1:58.1.
#485 Rolf Plagmeijer earns top 500 from their effort across eighteen stages. The 1:34.1 on Maka Wuhu is 479th.
#496 Ashley Taylor passes a couple of players due to her improvements on three courses. 1:18.8 on Retro Rainbow Road satisfies the threshold for the intermediate standard.
#497 Flora Novia had a wonderful month! She zipped through the lower ranks by passing nearly forty people across fourteen tracks.

Unranked
Cheesy Chase finally joined the 1:19 club on Toad Circuit while literally being on top of the world!
Jcsn. set a 2:20.7 on Maple Treeway. Now they only need to finish the lightning cup to become ranked!
Kaii. grinded Dino Dino Jungle to 1:49.6 while improving on his own DK Jungle title. He also set several strong runs on other levels that remain unsubmitted.
KoopaCrack proceeds to sub 1:33 on Mushroom Gorge like Riccardo Cecilia did last year! He also drove an unsubmitted 2:02.8 on Shy Guy Bazaar.
Pakje Yoghurt sent us a few records. 1:28.6 on Wuhu Loop remains their strongest listed as 506th.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to FizzMK for setting top-tier times on both Shy Guy Bazaar categories. Honorable mentions go to KoopaCrack for his impressive 1:32 on Mushroom Gorge, Chilly for optimizing his Toad Circuit time to a 1:19.2, and Thinecoolcat for getting new times on five courses.
POW Week 2 goes to Pierre for achieving two worldwide tops and a fast-lap best-known time on Wario Shipyard.
POW Week 3 goes to EndoMK for claiming the 2:10 Japanese record on Waluigi Pinball.
POW Week 4 goes to RusTy for setting his first world record ever after grinding for years. Honorable mentions go to EndoMK and Hgt for their revelations on Dino Dino Jungle as well as CapriSun for improving the Kalimari Desert world record twice.
POM for October 2022 goes to Flotenchea for blasting through the rankings and reaching top 100 with his consistent activity. Honorable mentions go to Chilly for his consistency this month, plus EndoMK and Hgt for pushing new strategies into real-time viability.

That’s everything for today. Shout out to Hugo De Moya for providing some of the information that saved me time and helped avoid some of the tedium. Thanks to Noah R. for his tutorial on posting the news. Thanks to AlexPenev for giving me and others the ability to post the news. Lastly, thank you for reading.

September 30, 2022: Kleenex news

Noah @ Saturday, November 19th 12:55AM [link]

Here we are I guess…

Hey karters, Hugo/Kleenex here bringing you the September 2022 news. First of all, sorry for the delay, I don’t really have any valid excuse and as it turns out, this could’ve been done in a single day although I ended up rushing it a bit. I would’ve wished for my first news to be better, but hopefully this is good enough!

What's up?

We had 9 new WRs spread across 6 categories, and four of them were subs: 1:55 BC by Jacob, 1:05 rBC1 G and 1:09 rBC1 NG by Hgt, and 1:18 TC by Fizz. The latter is particularly notable since the TC WR had been in the 1:19 range ever since February 2012, over 10 years ago! MKWilliam released new TASes for RR G, MW G (with help from Hgt), rDC G and rBC1 G flap, while Endo also had his own contribution with a new rMG TAS. Finally, Pierre and Life Pain joined the staff team, as time updaters.

Quite a few things also need to be dealt with: forum updates have been completely stopped due to some malicious fuckers presumably trying to alt and mess with the rankings for some reason, and Jazzy stopped taking care of MKLeaderboards, which means we need another place to host the new time trial rules so they can be enforced. All of that should be sorted out soon.

New players

4 new players this month, welcome to all of them!

Alexia Roussopoulou (#460, Greece)
Dylan Lepeirtz (Unranked, Luxembourg)
Kaii! (Unranked, Japan)
Loulou Fungus (Unranked, France)

Site records

(09/01) CapriSun beat the old N64 Kalimari Desert record with a time of 1:34.056.
(09/25) Hgt.. beat the old GBA Bowser Castle 1 Glitch record with a time of 1:05.739 rBC1 G.
(09/26) Hgt.. beat the old GBA Bowser Castle 1 record with a time of 1:09.980.
(09/30) FizzMK beat the old Toad Circuit record with a time of 1:18.991.

Activity

We had 33 active players from September 1st to September 30th! Note that the charts were unfortunately not zero’d at the start of September so AF cuts aren’t accurate and I will avoid bringing them up.

#11 Rukiu kicks it off with solid times on rCM and rLR ranked respectively #32 and #23 and now sits less than 1 AF away from top 10!
#12 FizzMK had a pretty forgettable month, only setting a single PR and gaining AF… Oh wait, it’s the first 1:18 TC, probably the most coveted sub in the game’s history? Nevermind then.
#16 CapriSun also got a WR, this time on rKD. I’m particularly happy about this since it’s something he had the potential to do 7 years ago. Maybe sub 1:34 is next?
#20 Dark. cut half an AF point by improving his rMC2 to a top 20 time, pretty cool.
#22 Hgt.. smashed both rBC1 WRs using new strats, and achieving the first 1:09 NG and 1:05 G in the process. Who’s stopping him???
#31 Rjohn1277 cleaned up his TC with a top 50 time to cut some AF, but that wasn’t enough to move up any spot sadly.
#42 ShadowMK7 set a sick 1:55.888 DKJ time, falling just short of top 30.
#49 Chilly set three top 50 times as a futile attempt to break away from me. One of those was a 1:19.372 TC ranked #20 though. Nice.
#55 thinecoolcat probably just wants me to be done with the news so times can be updated already, so I’ll keep it short: he got a 5th WW time on RR, as well as a top 20 time on DKJ. I’m not jealous..
#95 MK7Liam set a 1:43.678 on rLM that sits in the top 50. He also submitted a slower rLM G time.
#104 Flotenchea is rapidly closing in on top 100, having submitted 10 new PRs! The most notable ones were probably his WL times: 1:23.670 NG and 1:18.701 G.
#106 MK7Jimmy continues to be one of the most inconsistent players around by casually setting a 1:48.872 rDDJ ranked 3rd. Pretty good I would say!
#113 Gg… aka Kirio submitted new PRs for SGB and BC, the former being his new best time, a 2:03.053 ranked #43.
#121 Jason Vardy slowed down the pace but is still going at it with a top 150 DH time.
#149 MKWilliam had a great month on the TAS side of things, but still felt like setting a quick top 150 RR time as well.
#153 Christos Karamanos set a very solid top 100 time on rMT inbetween 2 chill fap sessions.
#233 ALjC3 submitted 4 times but most notably struggled with rWP big jump to end up with a sick 2:13.426 ranked #123. Probably one of the biggest top 200 prospects out there if I’m being asked!
#260 Jotapege jotapeged quite a bit this month, setting 6 PRs including a very strong 1:56.626 DKJ, his best time ranked #106.
#264 Chloie barely cut AF despite submitting 4 top 300 times, as well as a glitch time on DKJ.
#307 Zooms only submitted 2 flaps. Can’t blame him honestly, flaps rock.
#341 Vlodymyr Vandergert had quite an intriguing month, setting both G and NG PRs on SGB but with the glitch time being over 2 seconds faster than the no glitch one, a rare sight.
#368 Alex Vigo aka HeloCitron didn’t revamp his whole timesheet like he did last month but still reported 2 times that rank pretty close to top 400.
#453 Marcel11111 continues his long journey to 1:57 MC, with a 1:58.260 ranked 22nd!! You gotta appreciate the dedication.
#460 Alexia Roussopoulou joins us with a full timesheet, her best time being a RRM ranked #395.
#536 Flora Novia submitted 10 balanced PRs and hasn’t been afraid to ask for advice in the discord server which is always very welcome! They’ve been getting noticeably stronger times lately so you can expect them to not only join top 500 but also top 400 about soon.

Unranked

Cheesy Chase, as usual, played glitch and gifted us with a remarkable RR G ranked #8, as well as a new flap SR of 26.566, just one frame ahead of me… I’ll allow it for now.
Dylan Lepeirtz joined with only 2 (pretty good) times on MP and RR.
Jcsn. seems to be filling out his timesheet by playing every track in order, and only 5 are missing so I assume he will be done soon. I expect him to be top 200 once that’s the case.
Kaii! is possibly the most exciting player to watch improve lately, as he’ll pick up a new track and casually set a top 30 time on it. This happened with TC and rAF this month. Let’s see where this goes!
Loulou Fungus, Pierre’s girlfriend, joined with a single rKTB time ranked #455. I’m not sure how often she will be playing, but surely she can climb up pretty fast with such a great player to personally coach her!
Marw05, a CTWW enthusiast just like me, submitted an SGB time that falls just short of top 400.
RealMurdoc666 has yet to submit any no glitch time, but is further cementing his status of MK7 glitchmaster with new submissions on both Wuhu tracks.
RNGシ. set a top 25 time on rLR and has shown to even have top 5 potential through their 36.3 lap 1 best split. I’m confused though because I thought having only ASCII characters in your name was mandatory to join, lol.

Awards

POW1 goes to CapriSun for reclaiming the rKD site record and getting his first WR here in the process!
POW2 goes to Flotenchea for improving 4 of his times, one of those being a french top 10 on rDC G.
POW3 goes to Chilly for his endeavors on BC, where he ended up with a 1:58.
POW4 goes to Hgt.. for setting 2 legendary WRs on both rBC1 NG and G. Truly epic.
POM goes to Flotenchea his consistency throughout the month, submitting 10 PRs and getting close to top 100!

That should be it. Thank you for reading and always keep in mind: Jack is a fraud. Happy karting!

~ Hugo

Editors note from Noah: I also believe that Jack is indeed a fraud. Still my favorite British karter not named Simon big grin

The Dog Days of Summer

Noah @ Monday, September 26th 04:16PM [link]

This is Pyeguy's second news update. Apologies for the long delay. Enjoy!

Hello again karters. This is Pyeguy with the latest entry of the news covering June to August of 2022. To quote Philip DeFranco, “let’s jump into it”!
A significant revelation on Wario Shipyard sparked a massive wave of activity that this track hasn’t had in years. With the use of gyro steering, one could make the glider shortcut viable in a 3-lap run and faster in general. Hgt.. made the discovery. He and Momiji were the first to set new personal records with it. Momiji was the first to achieve a new world record, terminating Aiguille’s 1185-day reign.

Site Records and World Records:
20 3-lap world records were set during this period. 13 of them occurred on Wario Shipyard No Glitch. The crown was passed between Momiji, Wouter Mulders, Hgt.., Gaspard Fournioux (Aiguille), and Cam.. who refined the old 1:53.317 record to a new 1:51.635. Other 3-lap world records include:

1:27.532 on Rainbow Road Glitch by EndoMK.
1:16.991 on Neo Bowser City Glitch by Momiji.
2:02.015 on Shy Guy Bazaar by Jacob (offsite).
1:42.832 on Wario Shipyard Glitch by Wouter Mulders.
1:44.554 on DK Jungle Glitch by Kaii (offsite).
1:07.276 on Retro Mario Circuit 2 by Yacine (offsite).
1:58.234 on Rock Rock Mountain by 6! (offsite).

2 site records that aren't world records were achieved:
2:02.031 on Shy Guy Bazaar Glitch by Pierre.
1:51.782 on Wario Shipyard No Glitch by Cam...

There were also 6 fast-lap world records. 4 of them were set on Wario Shipyard. A joint effort by Hgt.., LeoMK, Cam.., and Pierre resulted in the best known time being lowered from Dark.’s 36.125 to a 35.669. Other fast-lap world records include:
37.439 on Coconut Mall by Hugo De Moya.
31.873 on Neo Bowser City by Pierre.

Players Page Activity: We saw movement by at least 63 people over the last three months. Our community also grew by at least 7 who are found below. Due to inactivity updating on the forum, individuals forgetting to submit their records, and suspicion of alts, several players and times were not added.
Chase Calloway: (United Kingdom. #169)
Jason Vardy (United Kingdom, #126)
Juan_MK7 (United States, #142)
RealMurdoc666 (United Kingdom, unranked)
RNGシ (United States, unranked)
Timeo (France, unranked)
Vlodymyr Vandergert (Slovakia, #350)

These remaining 11 characters were not added but are worth mentioning for future reference. There are legitimate players in here.
Bradley Caine (United Kingdom)
Brian V. (United States)
Christian Gooding (Georgia, no records)
Dylan Barlow (Canada)
Glitch J (United Kingdom)
Kyle Jackman (Ireland)
Mark Dior (United Kingdom)
Roderick Vardy (United Kingdom)
Ross. (United States)
Storm (United States)
Travis Callaghan (Ireland)

Top 50
#1 Alpha almost has top 10 for every non-glitch track on the players’ page. He drove a lightning fast 1:36.3 on Rainbow Road ranked 9th. He has had sub 55 minutes in total times for a while and is closing in on 54:58.
#3 EndoMK made some serious strides on DK Jungle and Rainbow Road. He got 1:54.5 on DK Jungle which is the best-known time without the glidercut. He is 2nd place just .3 behind Momiji. Endo is the fourth person to sub 1:36 on Rainbow Road with his 1:35.932. He made a huge cut and jumped to 2nd worldwide. He also improved his glitch world record slightly.
#5 Jack. revealed a superb 2:06.9 on Koopa Cape during the final few days of August. How will this play out in September?
#8 LeoMK played two tracks during this period. He refurbished his old Kalimari Desert time to a 1:34.3. He proved himself to be masterclass by achieving 1:53.8 on Wario Shipyard without the glidercut or double coins. He also tried out the glider cut in a fast lap. His 1:57 on Mario Circuit from the end of May was also added to the site.
#12 Pierre blasts through the rankings, cutting over 10 AF across half of his timesheet to reach 3rd in France. Most new records are top 30, but the best include 2:02.3 no glitch and 2:02.0 glitch on Shy Guy Bazaar, 1:41.1 on Neo Bowser City, 1:57.8 on Mario Circuit, 1:42.9 on Luigi’s Raceway, 1:58.3 on Bowser’s Castle, 1:34.4 on Kalimari Desert, and a small cut on Daisy Hills in attempt for the world record. He also submitted several times from earlier this year and 2021.
#13 Rukiu continued grinding Rainbow Road glitch to set an unsubmitted 1:27.5.
#14 Cam.. spent most of his time trial endeavors on Wario Shipyard utilizing the glidercut. He set the first non-glitch 1:51 ever but would later set a stronger 2nd placed 1:51.7. Cam also drove a cracked 2:07.5 on Koopa Cape.
#16 CapriSun grinded Kalimari Desert resulting in the second 1:34.0 ever achieved! He continued to grind in hopes of claiming the world record. Sun made significant progress on Neo Bowser City where he cut nearly 3 seconds by learning the turncut. He also played Rainbow Road where he subbed 1:37 and then proceeded to jump to 1:36.6.
#21 Dark. returns after a year to get a staggering 2:14.5 on Maple Treeway, ranked 9th in the world. He also submitted a 1:55.8 on DK Jungle from 2021.
#22 Hgt.. sliced off over two seconds from his personal record on Wario Shipyard. He got the first non-glitch 1:52, and later a 1:52.3. He played three other tracks and set a 10th placed 1:54.8 on DK Jungle.
#25 I (Chris Pye) grinded to 1:57.6 on DK Pass to narrow the gap between 2nd and 3rd American by half.
#32 Wouter Mulders improved his Wario Shipyard time since his world record to a 1:52.7. His 1:42.8 on the glitch category cut over 300 milliseconds from Shinonome’s former world record.
#34 Ryan Berk worked on fast-lap and three-lap records for Toad Circuit and DK Jungle. Both fast laps are top 15. 1:19.5 from a high .6 on Toad Circuit is an impressive cut. He also nearly subbed 1:56 on DK Jungle. Don’t give up just yet.
#38 M.I.P7 improved his Rainbow Road record a bit to a 1:36.6.
#41 Esa Esa drove a supreme 1:58.5 on Rock Rock Mountain that isn’t ranked here.
#42 ShadowMK7 earned his top 50 role by playing five tracks! His 1:54.7 on Wario Shipyard without the glider shortcut, 2:08.4 on Koopa Cape, and 1:30.8 on Koopa Troopa Beach are the most impressive. He also reached the Titan standard overall.
#49 Gaspard Fournioux refuses to back down on Wario Shipyard. Within a few days of losing the title he always comes back with one or many new best-known times. He holds the current world record of 1:51.6.
#50 Chilly also reached top 50 over the summer! Strong times were set on four courses. 1:53.4 on Wario Shipyard using the glidercut and 1:34.7 on Kalimari Desert are 2nd and 9th in the Americas respectively.

51 to 100
#53 Rey78 returns to the time trial scene and shares new and old records. He got an impressive 1:43.7 on Neo Bowser City and nearly subbed 1:55 on Airship Fortress.
#56 Thinecoolcat grinded nine tracks with varying results. June was his best month. He demolished his Rosalina’s Ice World time utilizing the clip gap shortcut. The resulting record was 1:52.1 ranked 6th in the world. He also set a 1:49.7 on Dino Dino Jungle, 1:55.5 on DK Jungle, and 1:45.6 on DK Jungle glitch. In August he used Daisy on Neo Bowser City to reach 1:47.4. He earned top 100 on Music Park which hasn’t been updated.
#57 Venus shared a 2:12.2 on Waluigi’s Pinball not listed here.
#65 Hugo De Moya the goat drove a 1:56.3 on Rosalina’s Ice World, set a strong fast lap on Coconut Mall, and submitted his 1:28 Rainbow Road glitch record from May.
#70 Hydra shared a new 1:46.7 on Neo Bowser City with a 1:40.2 on Daisy Hills from March.
#72 Jaden Figueroa sent a 1:51.5 on Dino Dino Jungle listed as 60th. He is approaching 55:49 in total times.
#84 Riccardo Cecilia improved his Toad Circuit time slightly to 1:19.570.
#97 MK7Liam enters top 100 by improving on eleven courses! Some course-specific achievements include 1:45 on Neo Bowser City with the turncut, 1:43.2 on Luigi’s Raceway, and 1:54 on Airship Fortress.

101 to 200
#105 MKJimmy continues his efforts on Dino Dino Jungle. He landed in 8th worldwide with a 1:49.2! Worldwide tops here are unrecognizable compared to 2018. Jimmy also recorded new times on Music Park, DK Jungle, and Mushroom Gorge each ranked top 150. He is almost at sub 56 minutes for total times!
#107 Flotenchea barged through 26 levels and is approaching top 100 overall. Most of his personal records are now within top 150. He drove legendary 1:42.9 and 1:34.4 runs on Luigi’s Raceway and Kalimari Desert. The 32.064 and 28.943 fast laps on those same levels are also worth mentioning.
#113 Gg… (formerly ZeKirio) sends in 13 non-glitch times mostly listed ahead of 150th. His 1:45.0 on Neo Bowser City and 1:36.0 on Mushroom Gorge are the fastest ranked 74th and 92nd respectively.
#118 Sofian Ghaddhabdrove a grand but unsubmitted 1:58.6 on Mario Circuit without the wall ride strat.
#126 Jason Vardy joins with a solid timesheet. The 25th placed 1:55.7 on DK Jungle and 47th placed 1:13.4 Retro Rainbow Road are his best. He could easily become top 100 by improving some of his weaker times. He also played several glitched categories.
#142 Juan_MK7 shares his impressive timesheet composed of records from the first years after MK7 was released. He was far ahead of the skill curve for his time. His 1:36.6 on Rainbow Road was once the American record. 1:59.2 on Bowser’s Castle and 2:12.4 on Waluigi’s Pinball are currently top 60.
#143 Doremy submits a 1:56.1 on DK Jungle which is both top 60 and his 2nd best time.
#149 MKWilliam sent an unrestricted 11.634 second fast lap on Maka Wuhu.
#150 Slithers submits an impressive full non-glitch timesheet. Most records are top 200. The best ones include 1:34.6 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, 1:35.0 on Kalimari Desert, and 2:00.8 on Rock Rock Mountain which are top 100.
#154 Christos Karamanos sent us his 2:14.1 on Waluigi’s Pinball. His timesheet is consistent because everything is top 200.
#161 Neemo beat four of his personal records. 1:44.1 on Luigi’s Mansion is now his second best score ranked top 100.
#165 Noah R. specializes in DK Jungle on the no-glitch side. He got a new 1:55.5, with no plans of stopping.
#169 Chase Calloway sends a complete non-glitch resume with a few glitched records sprinkled in. 1:55.9 for Wario Shipyard, 1:51 for Dino Dino Jungle, and 1:27.2 on Daisy Cruiser are well above average.
#174 Life Pain drove an impressive sub 1:47 on Neo Bowser City with gyro steering.
#192 Mokuren (formerly Ast-mkds) cut 5 AF across four tracks. His 1:27.3 on Daisy Cruiser is top 100!

201 to 300
#224 FireBro74 worked on seven tracks over the summer. His new strongest time is a 2:01.6 on Rock Rock Mountain.
#241 ALjC3 set personal records on four tracks. Both 2:00.0 on DK Pass and 2:01.2 on Mario Circuit place top 200.
#267 Chloie returned in late August with sub 2:01 on DK Pass and sub 1:59 on DK Jungle ranked 206th and 317th.
#270 Jotapege fills in the rest of his timesheet. Most personal records are between 200th and 400th. JPG achieved an impressive sub 1:14 on Retro rainbow Road ranked 127th.
#274 Perf. submitted a 1:41.5 on the dreaded Rainbow Road.
#287 Aaron Hayer achieved at least top 300 on every mushroom cup track! The 2:04.4 on Shy Guy Bazaar is 192nd.
#298 Rocket set personal records on three tracks. 2:03.7 on Rock Rock Mountain is now his 4th best track.

301 to 400
#307 Zooms submitted a 16.2 fast-lap on glitched Daisy Cruiser.
#325 Nathan drove a 1:20.2 on Toad Circuit and a 1:44.2 on Luigi’s Raceway. Both records are better than his average!
#333 ZappZ reported seven times. Examples include 1:44.3 on Luigi’s Raceway and 1:58.4 on Coconut Mall.
#338 Alex Garcia returned after 16 months to share records from 14 tracks. These are consistently ranked in the mid to high 300s.
#350 Vlodymyr Vandergert is our first player from Slovakia. His timesheet consists of both glitch and non-glitch times. Most are ranked between 300th and 500th. 1:46.2 no glitch and 1:29.4 glitch on Neo Bowser City is an amazing start.
#369 Alex Vigo (formerly HeloCitron) transformed his timesheet by submitting several 3-lap and fast-lap times, notably sub 1:43 on Daisy Hills.
#387 Leo Perna also endured Daisy Hills to perform a 1:44.4.

400 and beyond
#416 Aquashadow set times on three tracks listed around the high 400s. The 1:16 on Retro Rainbow Road lines up with the Advanced D standard.
#420 Forti7 improved on nine tracks. New runs are mostly in the 300s range which are far above the older times. A grind on Toad Circuit resulted in a decent 1:21.3.
#453 Marcel11111 continued to optimize Mario Circuit resulting in a 1:58.2. He has potential to reach top 100 if he grinds other tracks to a similar level.
#472 Russell Horwood submitted a 2:08 on Mario Circuit and a 2:01 on Piranha Plant Slide.
#498 Ashley Taylor played Airship Fortress and Maple Treeway resulting in 2:04 and 2:28 respectively.
#511 Rolf Plagmeijer sent in 14 records that are all top 600. Many more claims were submitted without being updated. 1:40.8 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon is almost 500th.
#538 Flora Novia reported 7 new times. The strongest is a 1:40.5 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon placed exactly 500th. She is working towards having a full timesheet of intermediate times and better by 2023.
#671 Paul Allain submitted some new records including a Retro Rainbow Road fast lap.

Unranked
FeatMK had their impressive 1:57.3 on DK Pass from March added.
Momiji absolutely dominates glitched Neo Bowser City. He broke another second barrier with the very first 1:16! He also joined the world record battle on Wario Shipyard. His fastest time is 1:52.7 which was the Japanese record at the time. Some of his older times were also submitted including a 1:50.3 site record on Rosalina’s Ice World. This is a top 25 contender on the rankings.
Rafou recorded a 1:35.8 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon listed as 230th. Top 300 overall is doable if he explores the other courses.
RealMurdoc666 sent us several glitch times. The most impressive include 1:34.5 on Rainbow Road and 55.3 on Daisy Cruiser which are on the European tops.
RNGシ starts off with a bang. 1:19.7 on Toad Circuit and especially 1:43.1 on Luigi’s Raceway impressed us veterans.
RY Proer has been grinding Shy Guy Bazaar on and off for years. He set a well-deserved 4th placed 2:02.3. He also played Retro Rainbow Road which resulted in a 32nd placed 1:13.3.
Timeo joins the site with a 1:19.6 on Toad Circuit which is 4th in Europe. Fantastic start!

Awards:
First up is June.
POW Week 1 goes to MKJimmy for subbing 1:50 on Dino Dino Jungle and continuing to improve to 1:49.6!
POW Week 2 goes to Thinecoolcat for his incredible work on unrestricted DK Jungle! This is the week when 1:45.6 was set.
POW Week 3 goes to Rukiu for his bittersweet 2nd placed 1:27.5 on Rainbow Road glitch! Honourable mention goes to LeoMK for his 1:53 on Wario Shipyard that radiated dense concentrations of Gigachad energy.
POW Week 4 goes to EndoMK for his astronomic Rainbow Road highs. 1:35 glitchless should not be underestimated, but to skip ahead multiple 1:35 elites to a low .9 is supreme. The unrestricted world record is a nice bonus.
POM for June 2022 goes to Hgt.. for his innovation and success on Wario Shipyard. He discovered the modern method of the glidercut which contributed to this ginormous wave of activity on the track. He set three world records including the first 1:52 while trimming his former personal record by over two seconds. Honourable mentions go to Thinecoolcat and Pierre for their numerous strong records.

Next is July.
POW Week 1 goes to Pierre for setting his Shy Guy Bazaar glitch site record of 2:02.0 and a strong 1:58.3 on Bowser’s Castle. Honourable mention goes to Momiji for subbing 1:53 on Wario Shipyard.
POW Week 2 goes to Momiji for establishing his dominance on Neo Bowser City by subbing 1:17. Honourable mention goes to Flotenchea for achieving several good times, including 1:42 on Luigi’s Raceway.
POW Week 3 goes to Cam.. for improving his Wario Shipyard time from 1:53.0 to 1:52.4.
POW Week 4 goes to Marcel11111 for his effort on Mario Circuit that resulted in a .1 cut to 1:58.2.
POM for July 2022 goes to Flotenchea for drastically improving his timesheet and climbing the average finish mountain like a goat. Honourable mention goes to Pierre again for hustling on several tracks.

Finally, we discuss August.
POW Week 1 goes to Cam.. for achieving his first world record ever, a 1:52.1 on Wario Shipyard! Honourable mentions go to Wouter Mulders for his impressive glitched world record sub improvement and Pierre for setting strong times on several tracks.
POW Week 2 goes to Gaspard Fournioux for improving the Wario Shipyard world record three times and ultimately winning the battle.
POW Week 3 goes to Pierre for his ventures on Neo Bowser City that landed him with a 1:41.1 ranked 6th in the world and 1st in Europe. He also set his fast-lap best known times here.
POW Week 4 goes to CapriSun for his endeavors on Kalimari Desert where he set multiple 1:34.0 and 1:34.1 runs. This consistency is legendary.
POM for August 2022 goes to Pierre for his fabulous achievements across so many levels. Moving from stage to stage is extremely difficult at the top level, but Pierre managed to do it all so quickly.

That’s everything for June through August. Thanks everyone for reading. Until next time, peace!

The Mario Kart 7 TV Show

Noah @ Friday, July 1st 01:30AM [link]

Hey, it’s MKWilliam here again, back with another episode where the news was completed in a timely manner. A lot of people were busy with school and life and such, so on today’s episode we combined the news for April and May, but hopefully in the 233rd episode of Mario Kart 7: The News, we can still live up to the high expectations that the previous 232 immaculate episodes have left us with. Roll the intro!

Main Characters:

8w - Discovered the NEW Shy Guy Bazaar Glitch.
CoolNHot and MKWilliam - Discovered the NEW Rainbow Road Glitch.
CheesyChase - First person to pull off the Rainbow Road Glitch RTA
Thinecoolcat - First person to set a World Record on Rainbow Road Glitch
Hgt.., EndoMK, Rjohn1277, LeoMK, and 8w - Also set at least 1 World Record on Rainbow Road Glitch each.
Yacine - Finally made the videos for his Mario Circuit 2 World Records public.

New Characters:
We’ve got 8 new characters being introduced to the show!

Yianni Vasilellis (Greece, unranked)
Zoey Meierhofer (Switzerland, #286)
Rolf Plagmeijer (Netherlands, #528)
Matthiasgg (Germany, unranked)
RAITO (Chile, unranked)
Caeb. (Canada, unranked)
Christian Gooding (United States of America, unranked)

Main Story:
There was 1 new World Record set in April, and there were 18 new World Records set in March! By the end of May, the new World Records were:

2:00.791 by 8w on Shy Guy Bazaar Glitch, which was achieved on April 6th.
1:07.354 by Yacine on SNES Mario Circuit 2, which was made public on May 13th.
1:27.562 by EndoMK on Rainbow Road Glitch, which was achieved on May 22nd, and is also a Site Record.

Side Plots:
This episode had 57 characters! There are some pretty interesting stories to tell in this episode, so let's get straight into it!

Top 50

#3 EndoMK set the world record on Rainbow Road Glitch. They also played some other tracks, including an impressive 1:54.090 on Airship Fortress.
#8 LeoMK achieved a 1:28 on Rainbow Road Glitch, as well as new times on Shy Guy Bazaar, and Shy Guy Bazaar flap.
#15 Cam.. achieved a 2:07.854 on Koopa Cape, starting his journey towards sub 2:07.
#22 Pierre set a 1:31 on Rainbow Road Glitch, and also set the site record for the flap category of Neo Bowser City.
#24 Hgt.. only improved on Rainbow Road, setting a couple of former World Records in the Glitch category (which he didn’t submit), and also improving in the no glitch category. But they once again failed to get the sub on Bowser Castle 1.
#31 Rjohn1277 came back from retirement thanks to the new glitch on Rainbow Road, managing to set 2 former World Records on the track.
#36 Ryan Berk improved on Bowser Castle, with new times in both the 3 lap and flap categories.
#38 M.I.P7 improved on 4 tracks. They achieved times ranked around the 50th mark on DK Pass, Luigi Raceway, and Piranha Plant Slide, as well as also achieving a 1:28 on Rainbow Road Glitch.
#43 Kyle H. improved on SNES Rainbow Road, achieving a solid time of a 1:13.676.

51 - 100

#51 ShadowMK7 improved much of their timesheet, with some notable times including a 2:08 on Koopa Cape, a 1:23.5 on Wuhu Loop, and a 1:58 on Mario Circuit.
#56 Chilly improved on Shy Guy Bazaar, Rainbow Road, and Koopa Cape, with solid times in each category.
#61 Nathan Pitault improved on Piranha Plant Slide, getting very close to the sub 1:49 with a 1:49.036.
#65 Hugo De Moya also unretired because of Rainbow Road Glitch, achieving a 1:29.388, as well as forgetting to submit a 1:28. They also achieved a 26.583 in the flap category.
#68 Thinecoolcat improved on 6 tracks, including getting 6 world records on Rainbow Road glitch. Despite never holding the world record for a full day, they still have the most world records in the category.
#74 Jaden Figueroa improved on Bowser Castle and DK Pass, with 1:58s on both tracks. Honestly, this makes me wonder who has the most personal records on different tracks with the same time to the second.
#85 Riccardo Cecilia improved on 4 tracks, with a very impressive 2:11 on Waluigi Pinball being the highlight for them.

101 - 200

#107 MKJimmy had an amazing time this episode, achieving a 1:42 on Neo Bowser City, and a 2:03 on Shy Guy Bazaar, as well as improving on several other tracks.
#116 Sofian Ghaddhab improved on Toad Circuit, achieving a 1:19.879.
#120 RusTy improved on Koopa Cape and DK Pass, achieving a 1:57 on DK Pass, and a 2:06.635 on Koopa Cape, which is very close to the World Record.
#130 ZeKirio achieved a 2:03.346 on Shy Guy Bazaar. They also changed their name to gg…, but that change wasn’t done in the time frame this news is covering.
#142 Flotenchea had an extremely active episode, improving half their timesheet, with the most notable achievement on a single track being sub 2 minutes on Mario Circuit.
#149 MKWilliam achieved a worldwide top 10 time on Bowser Castle 1, which is something. They also worked with CoolNHot to discover the Rainbow Road Glitch, and created the first collaborative TAS.
#162 Neemo improved on Maple Treeway Glitch, achieving a very impressive time of a 1:46.796. I have massive respect for anyone who plays this category, for some reason this is one of the hardest glitches in the game for me.
#170 Life Pain continued to experience pain, deciding to add Luigi Raceway to the Mario Circuit 2 of last news. However, they somehow managed to get away with improving quite quickly on both tracks, which is an extremely impressive feat.
#176 Stigmou improved on Shy Guy Bazaar, achieving their first 2:03 on the track.
#187 Sien Vancluysen set some very impressive glitch times (as well as some other times), with a 1:19.1 on Wuhu Loop Glitch, and a 1:05.005 on Maka Wuhu Glitch.

200 - 300

#256 ALjC3 improved on a few tracks, but by far the most notable improvement was a 2:17 on Maple Treeway, which is significantly higher ranked than the rest of their timesheet.
#263 Chloie improved on several tracks, but the only track they left a comment on, and therefore the only time worth mentioning is a 1:05.420 on Maka Wuhu Glitch. Unfortunately, they haven’t yet achieved the prestige of a 1:09.420, but it’s at least something.
#270 Perf. submitted a bunch of times they forgot to submit from the past, as well as improving on Piranha Plant Slide and Shy Guy Bazaar.
#273 Squid improved on 6 tracks, with a strong Rosalina’s Ice World time leading their charge down the ranks. As the resident Rosalina’s Ice World Player, I have to say that I do respect it.
#286 Zoey Meierhofer joined our cast, shooting straight up into the top 300. I’m looking forward to seeing what you can do in the future.
#299 RocketMK7 had consistent improvements across several tracks, all resulting in them finally getting into the top 300.

300+

#327 BuzzyWuzzy achieved a 1:22.135 on Toad Circuit, after nearly a year of inactivity.. I want to write more so that it doesn’t look like I'm neglecting you, so you get this message to hopefully help motivate you to keep playing.
#369 Luke Norman also came back after a period of inactivity, setting new times on Luigi Raceway, Koopa Troopa Beach, and Daisy Hills.
#381 Saga. decided to play some MK7 and finally achieved a 1:58 on Coconut Mall, as well as improving to a 2:22.517 on Maple Treeway.
#382 Leo Perna improved nearly their whole timesheet, with way too many times for me to list out, so instead i’m just going to type a lot because if I type a lot, the amount of words that I am typing might get somewhere close the amount of times that they submitted. Hopefully this is enough words. Not yet? Well. We have to keep our audience engaged and move on at some point…. Eh, this is probably enough words.
#388 Walgrey improved on 4 tracks, with a 2:05 on Mario Circuit, and a 2:01.1 on Coconut Mall being among the times submitted.
#415 AquaShadow improved on several tracks, including Toad Circuit, where they achieved a 1:21.
#447 Marcel11111 improved their entire timesheet, but focused on Mario Circuit, resulting in a 1:58.386 on the track.
#481 Isabelle Weis improved on 6 tracks. I have to say, that Rainbow Road time is significantly worse than your other times, I definitely feel like you can improve it a lot more.
#492 Ashley Taylor improved more than half of their timesheet, with a sub 1:20 Bowser Castle 1, and a 2:10 DK Pass being among those times.
#497 Robin Holen improved on 8 different tracks. They have some pretty solid times, and although they only reached top 500 this news, I think there will be a lot more from them in the future.
#508 Jimmy came back after half a year of inactivity, with some decent times on Neo Bowser City and Piranha Plant Slide. Not sure why you would choose 2 of the tracks that I like the least in order to come back, but to each their own.
#509 Cederic submitted a full timesheet of flaps. We don’t get many flap players here, so it’s always nice to see more people play the category..
#514 Sizzyl Grace also came back after nearly a year of inactivity, with some new times on Airship Fortress and Koopa Troopa Beach, as well as the flap categories for both of those tracks. A 2:00.431 on Airship Fortress is pretty strong, hopefully they will come back for future episodes.
#528 Rolf Plagmeijer improved more than half of their timesheet, pulling an omega (+ 1 minute) with a 1:59.000 on Rainbow road.
#550 Flora Novia improved their toad circuit to a 1:24.448
#565 Paul Allain improved on Rainbow Road flap, and Rosalina’s Ice World. Once again, as the resident Rosalina’s Ice World player, I have to respect the choice.

Unranked

William Selner decided to improve on nearly half the tracks on the game, with their highest ranked time being Koopa Cape, ranked 354th.
Yianni Vasilellis joins the show, with the highlight of their character arc for this episode being a 2:04 on Shy Guy Bazaar. They also had a scene focused on character building, experiencing the ultimate sub troll, with a 2:00.000 on Rosalina’s Ice World.
Damon Evaldsson, who exploded onto the scene as a glitch specialist in the last episode, continues with this theme, improving in the glitch categories for Shy Guy Bazaar, DK Jungle, and Koopa Cape. However, many fans are outraged that they didn’t join the Rainbow Road craze, despite being a glitch specialist. But hopefully the 5th place Shy Guy Bazaar Glitch time will be enough to satiate them temporarily.
Aimee Scaricordi improved on 3 tracks, and was yet another character who had a troll sub, achieving a 1:51.000 on Neo Bowser City.
Zyxis improved on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, achieving a time ranked 271st. This is their highest ranked time so far.
Forti7 set some times, including a 2:00 on DK Jungle, and a 2:16 on Koopa Cape. With quite a large gap between the strength of their best times compared to their worst times, they are immediately inducted into one of the most popular clubs: the inconsistent club.
Matthiasgg only set a single time, being a 1:42 on Mushroom Gorge, ranked 440th.
RAITO joined the show with a 1:13.449 on Mario Circuit 2. As Life Pain showed us last episode, sometimes pain is pleasure.
Cheesy Chase cruelly choked, creating a chasm consuming the heart of the community (at least until Thinecoolcat got his first world record). After becoming the first person to perform the Rainbow Road glitch in real time, they would later go on to set a 1:30 on the track. They also improved their Koopa Cape glitch time, achieving a worldwide top 10 time.
Caeb. joined our cast, with nearly a full timesheet. A 1:59.475 is their highest ranked time, being 306th.
Christian Gooding also joined our cast, with only 1 time, a 1:51.537 on Rainbow Road. Hopefully we’ll see more from you in future episodes!

Emmys:

April

POW Week 1 goes to RusTy for achieving a 1:57 on DK Pass, and also getting extremely close to Koopa Cape World Record. Congrats!
POW Week 2 goes to Leo Perna for improving about 1/3 of their timesheet. Congrats!
POW Week 3 goes to Cheesy Chase, for getting world wide tops on Koopa Cape Glitch. Congrats!
POW Week 4 goes to Riccardo Cecilia for achieving a 2:11.930 on Waluigi Pinball. Congrats!
POM for April 2022goes to EndoMK for achieving a 1:54.0 on airship fortress, which is 2nd on the site, and also achieving a 2:02.360 on Shy Guy Bazaar. Congrats!

May

POW Week 1 goes to Flotenchea for improvements in more than 10 different categories. Congrats!
POW Week 2 goes to MKJimmy for achieving a 1:58.430 on Mario Circuit. Congrats!
POW Week 3 goes to Rjohn1277 for achieving their first world record in over 2 years. Congrats!
POW Week 4 goes to EndoMK for achieving the first 1:27 on Rainbow Road Glitch. Congrats!
POM for May 2022 goes to Thinecoolcat for setting their first 6 world records, all on Rainbow Road Glitch. Congrats!

And that concludes this episode! It’s been a wild ride, but I hope all of you have enjoyed it, and will tune in to see episode 234. And with all that said and done, there’s only one thing left to say: Roll Credits!

Imagine A World Where The News Is On Time

Noah @ Sunday, April 24th 01:58AM [link]

I am posting this news update on my 21st birthday instead of doing fun things with my friends. You are welcome. This is the prominent RIW enjoyer and general TASer MKWilliam's first ever news article, so let's be nice to him, shall we?

Is it really MK7 news if it gets done in a timely manner? Hopefully they will get done a little faster than this in the future though. Hey, it’s MKWilliam here. This is my first time writing news, so even though it is coming out quite late, I'll try my best to make it as enjoyable as I can.

New Players:
This month had 8 new players!

AquaShadow (United States of America, #425)
MKRider7 (Canada, #483)
Cederic (Germany, #506)
Meeraan Siddiqui (United Kingdom, unranked)
Luca Orsa (Italy, #434)
Damon Evaldsson (Iceland, unranked)
Rafou (France, unranked)
YouToo (France, unranked)

New World Records:
There were 4 new 3 lap world records achieved across 2 tracks this month.

FizzMK improved the Mario Circuit world record to achieve an incredible 1:57.027. However, this world record was beaten less than 2 hours later by
Jacob (offsite), who beat Fizz’s Mario Circuit time by just 3 milliseconds, to achieve an equally astounding 1:57.024
Momiji improved in the glitch category of Neo Bowser City twice, ending up with an amazing 1:17.006. So close to the sub!

Just a quick side note, there might be another world record to look at here, as neither FizzMK nor Momiji submitted their world records to the site. So that’s possibly a new world record for the most new world records set by players on the player’s page that were not submitted to the players page lol.

There were also 2 new flap records achieved this month.

Jacob (offsite) achieved a 11.466 on Maka Wuhu Glitch, which is currently believed to be the absolute limit for the category.
LeoMK also achieved a 11.466 on Maka Wuhu Glitch, tying Jacob's time. Congratulations to both of you on this achievement!

Activity:
This month had 38 active players!

Top 50
#1 Alpha cut -0.0938 AF, extending his lead at the top of the players page with a Mario Circuit time ranked 4th. Nice work!
#4 EndoMK gained 0.0312 AF, improving on Airship Fortress with a time ranked 11th that has a very strong lap 1, which unfortunately wasn’t enough to avoid gaining AF. But still, great job this month.
#5 Jack cut -0.3438 AF, improving by more than a second on Neo Bowser City. Congratulations on achieving worldwide tops on the track!
#8 LeoMK cut -0.1250 AF with a new Wuhu Loop time, and also achieved a tied flap world record on Maka Wuhu glitch.
#25 Hgt.. cut -0.7812 AF despite saying multiple times that he has retired from this game. With massive improvements on Music Park and Mario Circuit, he might finally not be ranked 25th for the first time in 5 months. Keep it up!
#40 M.I.P7 gained 0.3126 AF despite improving on Maka Wuhu, and achieving an amazing 1:25.998. Amazing job on finally getting the 1:25!

51 to 100

#55 ShadowMK7 cut -1.7500 AF, achieving an incredible 1:09 on Mario Circuit 2, as well as improving on Mario Circuit, and Bowser’s Castle. Great work!
#60 Chilly gained 0.1875 AF, not actually setting any times this month but submitting a Wuhu Loop time set in February that he forgot to submit. That’s one way to make me write about you this month lol.
#69 Hydra cut -5.2188 AF having come back from a 5 month hiatus, with improvements on Coconut Mall, Piranha Plant Slide, and Kalimari Desert. They also submitted some older times that they had forgotten to submit. Great work this month!
#73 Thinecoolcat cut -9.7187 AF, somehow finding time to play the game in between talking about Rainbow Road. The most notable time he achieved is a 1:33.342 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, which is ranked 12th, and his second highest ranked time on his timesheet. Amazing job!
#87 Riccardo Cecilia cut -0.7188 AF with a new SNES Rainbow Road time. He only asked for nitro twice this month though, which is perhaps the bigger story. Seriously though, congrats on your time!

101-200

#104 MK7Liam cut -0.1870 AF with a new Coconut Mall time ranked 86th. Good luck on trying to get back to the top 100 if you choose to do so!
#120 RusTy cut -2.9380 AF with a new Shy Guy Bazaar time ranked 9th. You’re so close to worldwide tops here, good luck if you decide to try and get it, I'm rooting for you!
#129 MKJimmy cut -2.3120 AF with a new Mario Circuit time ranked 32nd. Congrats on that really strong time, and good luck on continuing to cut AF!
#139 Siane cut -0.9060 AF with a new Koopa Troopa Beach time ranked 130th, and also improved on several other tracks, but sadly forgot to submit their times.
#148 MKWilliam gained 1.0620 AF due to forgetting to mark a time as a glitch run. You would think that he would be competent at submitting times by now after having done this for more than 4 years, but I guess some things are too much to ask for.
#168 Flotenchea gained 0.0630 AF, achieving a new Maka Wuhu Glitch time, and achieving a 1:04. Congratulations on achieving that incredible milestone!
#170 Life Pain cut -0.8130 AF, deciding to experience pain this month with some of the most painful tracks, Toad Circuit and Mario Circuit 2. One with an annoying shortcut, and the other with Pasta, he really lives up to his name this month.
#177 Stigmou cut -0.2500 AF, being yet another player to submit times from previous months that they forgot to submit in previous months. I’m starting to see a pattern here…
#187 Sien Vancluysen cut -0.1560 AF, with a Koopa Troopa Beach time ranked 183rd. Good work this month!

200-300

#259 ALjC3 cut -0.1870 AF, achieving a 1:58 on Coconut Mall. I’m looking forward to seeing what you do in the future!
#265 Chloie cut -2.8440 AF, improving on multiple tracks, including Cheep Cheep Lagoon, which sounded like it was extremely frustrating for her.

300+

#387 Walgrey cut -4.7820 AF, with solid times on Luigi’s Mansion, Mario Circuit, and Piranha Plant Slide. Great job!
#425 AquaShadow cut -7.9380 AF after joining with a pretty consistent timesheet. Good luck with whatever you decide to do in this game!
#429 Ultra_Pear cut -33.8130 AF, keeping with this month's tradition of forgetting to submit times. Every time submitted by him was set in previous months, resulting in a massive AF cut.
#434 Luca Orsa gained 0.8440 AF after joining the page, due to not submitting any more times after first joining. Looking forward to seeing what you do in the future!
#444 SuperSpeedRunner cut -9.0630 AF, with large improvements over 6 different tracks. Congrats on your improvements!
#445 Marcel11111 gained 443.3120 AF. Yeah, honestly, I don’t know how that happened either. Almost seems worthy of getting player of the month. Almost.
#468 Max Itzkowitz cut -17.9060 AF decided to play a different handheld mario kart, cutting a massive amount of AF with improvements on 8 different tracks. The most notable time he set was a 1:48.970 on Luigi’s Mansion, ranked 371st. Congrats!
#479 Isabelle Weis gained 4.1870 AF, making a triumphant return to MK7 time trialing. Good luck in the future if you decide to keep playing!
#483 MKRider7 gained 2.3750 AF, and became yet another player on the list of those who submitted times that were set prior to this month. Seriously though, I hope you enjoy your time playing this game, and welcome to the site!
#503 AlpineCross gained 0.8130 AF, despite improving on 5 tracks. Good work this month!
#506 Cederic gained 2.7500 AF due to not submitting any times after their first submission. Welcome to the site!
#562 Paul Allain gained 6.9380 AF, submitting times for the first time this year. The 1:55.303 they set on Daisy Cruiser this month is one of their highest ranked times. Congrats!

Unranked

Leo Perna submitted a lot of times this month, and continued to fill out their timesheet. Good luck on finishing your timesheet!
Alex. achieved a 1:59.991 on Mario Circuit this month, ranked 110th. Congrats on achieving sub 2 minutes!
Rafou set 2 times this month, on Daisy hills and Toad Circuit. Their Toad Circuit time of a 1:20.591 is the more notable of the two, being a pretty strong time. I hope you enjoy your time here!
Aimee Scaricordi submitted 4 new times this month, with the strongest being a 2:06.629 on Shy Guy Bazaar. Good work!
YouToo joined the site with a 2:15.338 on Waluigi Pinball, ranked 255th. Good luck on your future endeavors in this game, and welcome to the site!
Zyxis submitted their 3rd ever time, with a 1:20.993 on Toad Circuit, which at rank 288th, is their highest ranked time. Congrats!
Meeraan Siddiqui joined the site with some 3 lap times, and some flap times, with their highest ranked time being a 1:55.686 on Neo Bowser City. Welcome to the site, and I look forward to seeing what you can do in the future!
Damon Evaldsson joined the site with some extremely impressive glitch times. A 1:43.733 on Luigi’s Mansion glitch, and a 1:54.985 on Wario Shipyard glitch are among the most impressive times. It’s not often we get glitch specialists, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what you can do in the future!

Awards:
POW Week 1 goes to ShadowMK7 for finally achieving a 1:09 on Mario Circuit 2. Congrats!
POW Week 2 goes to Hgt.. for improving by nearly 1.5 seconds on Music Park, ending up with a time of 1:46.283, which is ranked 7th. Congrats!
POW Week 3 goes to RusTy for their 2:02.530 on Shy Guy Bazaar, which is ranked 9th on the site, and is an incredible time. Congrats!
POW Week 4 goes to M.I.P7 for achieving a 1:25.998 on Maka Wuhu, and being the 5th player to ever reach sub 1:26. Congrats!
POM for March 2022 goes to Thinecoolcat for cutting nearly 10 AF this month, as well as achieving an incredible Cheep Cheep Lagoon time which is ranked 12th. Congrats!

And that concludes this month's news! Apologies once again for the delay in news, we’ve had a bit of a shortage in news writers recently, but hopefully it won’t be this late in the future. Thank you for your patience, and good luck with whatever you choose to do next month!

Okay, Who Clicked On The Political Unrest Button?

Noah @ Monday, March 14th 09:35PM [link]

Hello there fellow MK7 time trialers! Sorry for the delay with the news everyone! Bow needed to take a break, so Login and Chloie are stepping in and doing this month's news! I'll keep the news brief, so don't expect much (sorry!). What a month February was for everyone's lives. We have countries raiding other countries, and the political world is a mess right now. I hope every stays safe and well in the mean time! Now, onto the news!

For the month of February, we had 1 new site record!

MKJimmy improved the rMC2 site record to sub 1:08 with a 1:07.895!

For the month of February we had 9 new players!
PiggyBoi (Unranked, USA)
SuperSpeedRunner (#447, USA)
Leo Perna (Unranked, USA)
TedbearFZ (Unranked, USA)
Marcel11111 (Unranked, Germany)
Marw05 (Unranked, Germany)
AlpineCross (#500, Brazil)
Bexeter (Unranked, Japan)
Alex. (Unranked USA)

This month we had 40 active players!
Activity:

#1-25

#6 Jack. cut 0.2188AF!
#12 Rukiu cut 0.0.0937AF!
#15 Cam.. cut 0.4062 AF to tie with Eric O'Young!
#24 Chris Pye cut 0.2500AF!

#26-100

#37 Ryan Berk cut 1.7188AF!
#59 ShadowMK cut 1.2813AF!
#60 Chilly cut 0.7812AF!
#85 Thinecoolcat cut 5.968AF!
#88 Riccardo Cecilia cut 0.3438AF!

#101-200

#126 Thunder gained 0.4370AF due to the activity around them!
#132 MKJimmy cut 8.3440AF!
#148 MKWilliam gained 0.4380AF due to the activity around them!
#168 Flotenchea cut 18.4690AF!
#173 Life Pai gained 0.5940AF due to the activity around them!
#177 Stigmou cut 13.0940AF!
#186 Bowtie gained 0.4380AF due to the activity around them!
#187 Sien Vancluysen cut 4.1560AF!

#201-300

#215 Login cut 6.6250AF!
#236 FireBro74 cut 0.1250AF!
#259 ALjC3 gained 0.2810AF due to the activity around them!
#269 Chloie cut 0.2810AF!
#285 Squid didn't lose nor gained any AF due to activity around them!

#300+

#321 Nathan cut 12.8750AF!
#373 UbroMk cut 47.4890AF!
#398 Walgrey cut 5.0310AF!
#447 SuperSpeedRunner joined our ranks at #447!
#500 AlpineCross joined our ranks at #500!

Unranked

Cheesy Chase submitted a Maka Wuhu Glitch flap that is our Site Record!
PiggyBoi submitted a time on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, being a 1'43"991!
Leo Perna submitted six times to join our Players' Page this month!
TedbearFZ submitted a Toad Circuit time of 1'26"964!
Marw05 submitted a Toad Circuit time of 1'22"593!
Marcel11111 submitted a Mario Circuit time of 1'59"182!
Excetra submitted a Toad Circuit time of 1'20"744!
Nikoala submitted a DK Jungle Glitch time of 1'49"739!
Bexeter submitted 5 times to join our Players' Page this month!
Alex. submitted a Toad Circuit time of 1'19"785!
Gavinj-lol submitted a Retro Mushroom Gorge time of 1'44"115!
Jcsn. submitted 8 times to keep filling in their timesheet!
Pakje Yoghurt submitted a Toad Circuit time of 1'24"829!

Awards:
POW 1 goes to Rukiu for their cuts on rAF!
POW 2 goes to MKJimmy for their AF cuts for this week!
POW 3 goes to Cam.. for their cuts on rDDJ!
POW 4 goes to Ryan Berk for their accomplishments on DH and RRM!
POM goes to MKJimmy for their AR and SR comeback on rMC2!

That concludes this month's news. Thanks for reading this, and I hope everyone stays well and safe out there! This is Login and Chloie, signing off!

Put A Little Bow On It

Noah @ Tuesday, February 8th 03:22PM [link]

Bow dragged me back kicking and screaming so this news article can be posted. Enjoy Bow's news for January of 2022!

Hey all, bow here with the January 2022 news. It was a pretty quiet month, but a few notable thing still happened:

On January 19th, TWD98 released a video showcasing and reacting to several Mario Kart 7 TASes.

As of January 30th, CTGP-7 is compatible with Pretendo, which aims to preserve online functionality in case Nintendo discontinues it. It's not perfect yet, but this is a big step towards keeping the game online for years to come.

New Players:
This month 3 new players submitted times.

Flotenchea (France, #190)
Dylan Enfield (United Kingdom, unranked)
Jcsn. (Cameroon, unranked)

Site Records and World Records:
3 world records across 2 tracks were achieved this month.

Yacine (offsite) improved the Retro Mario Circuit 2 world record twice to achieve an incredible 1:07.354.
EndoMK improved the DK Jungle Glitch world record to achieve an outstanding 1:45.191.
Riccardo Cecilia improved the Retro Mushroom Gorge Flap site record to achieve an amazing 29.252.

Activity:
This month 40 players submitted times.

#4 EndoMK set fantastic records in both DK Jungle categories this month. His 1:54.593 no glitch time is tied with Thomas for 2nd place, and his 1:45.191 glitch time is a world record! Congratulations on these phenomenal improvements and good luck on your future improvements.
#6 Jack. cut nearly an entire AF this month, achieving a 1:32.9 CCL, ranked 2nd on the Players Page.
#9 Lever set an impressive time of 1:49.6 on rDDJ.
#12 Rukiu cut a massive 10 AF and achieved two remarkable times on rAF and rDDJ this month, both of which are in the top 20. Excellent work!
#15 Eric O'Young wowed us this month with a 1:57.599 Mario Circuit, which is 4th on the Players Page and 5th worldwide! Best of luck on further improvements.
#19 Shine achieved a 1:26.5 rDC, putting them back into the track's Japan top 10 for the first time in three years.
#25 Hgt.. improved his rCM and DKJ this month, with his DKJ placing 14th. Incredible work as always, and good luck on future attempts.
#40 M.I.P7 improved their DS Waluigi Pinball to a 2:12.189, ranked 44th. Spectacular work!
#44 Kyle H. set two fantastic times this month: a 1:37.4 Rainbow Road and a 1:34.9 Wii Mushroom Gorge. Excellent work!
#60 ShadowMK7 set three times this month on rDDJ, rDDJ, and rAF, all among the top 50. Outstanding work!
#72 Jaden Figueroa smashed the 1:38 barrier on Rainbow Road, with a 1:37.7. Fantastic work!
#87 Riccardo Cecilia submitted an amazing 12th place Neo Bowser City, as well as an impressive 52 second rDC glitch. In addition, he set a site record flap on Wii Mushroom Gorge with a phenomenal 29.252, further asserting his dominance on the track.
#93 Thinecoolcat improved nearly half his timesheet with 13 new times this month. He cut over 26 AF and quite deservingly made it to the top 100. Among his best times this month were his DKJ and rDDJ, placing 25th and 16th respectively. also shoutout for helping me with rr smile

#117 Luckyo set three new times this month, most impressively in GCN Dino Dino Jungle. His glitchless time of 1:49.408 is 10th on the Players Page, and his glitch time of 1:48.013 is 3rd. Incredible work!
#128 Thunder improved their SNES Rainbow Road time to a remarkable 1:13.250. Awesome work; it was great to see your efforts finally come together in this run.
#139 MKJimmy set two very solid times this month, including his incredible 1:08.255 rMC2. Congrats on the improvement and best of luck in your further endeavors.
#148 MKWilliam improved his Wii Koopa Cape glitch time this month to a 2:08. Nice work!
#175 Big Bilfer cut 4 AF and set four new top 200 times on rWP, rMG, rRR, and MC. Keep up the fantastic work!
#187 Bowtie (me!!) set a 1:37 Rainbow Road this month, far exceeding my expectations for myself. Expect more soon smile

#188 Stigmou cut over 30 AF with three new times on WS, RRM, and MP, all with times in the low-mid top 200 range. Fantastic work this month!
#190 Flotenchea joined the Players Page this month with a full time sheet and then some, with all 32 no glitch times and 5 glitch times. All of these times are very impressive, mostly being around the top 200 range. Among the best are their rLR and DKJ, both being top 70 times! Incredible work thus far, and I can't wait to see you further improve.
#192 Sien Vancluysen improved their Wii Coconut Mall to a 1:58.1. Great work!
#221 Login improved his DS Luigi's Mansion time to a solid 1:45.211, a top 200 time.
#238 FireBro74 cut over 12 AF this month with five new times, all low-mid top 300! Keep up the outstanding work.
#259 ALjC3 set two new glitchless times this month with a 1:35 rMG and a 1:27 rDC, both of which being outstanding. In addition, they set impressive glitch times in rDC and and rMT.
#269 Chloie submitted 6 new times this month, most notably her 1:47.7 Neo Bowser City. Great work!
#279 Perf. set impressive times in rCM, MP, and rAF, all being in the top 300.
#284 "Zac" improved their TC time to a 1:21.0 this month.
#285 Squid submitted 8 new times this month to cut over 8 AF, including a very impressive 1:56 RIW. Keep up the good work!
#335 Nathan improved his Toad Circuit to a 1:20.901, cutting 2 AF while he was at it. Good job, and good luck on further improvements.
#459 Russell Horwood submitted a SNES Mario Circuit 2 time of 1:15.673, landing just shy of the top 500. Good work.
#519 Ashley Taylor submitted 25 new times this month, completing her timesheet.

Unranked Players:
KoopaCrack submitted a fantastic 1:19.956 Toad Circuit.
Cheesy Chase continues the rDC glitch grind this month with a truly incredible time of 48.220. Keep up the great work "chasing" that record, we all believe in you!
EpicJBOL set a time of 1:39 on rDC. Keep up the good work!
Marcel11111 finally got the sub 2 minute Mario Circuit they've been grinding for and went above and beyond to take it even lower to a 1:59.6! Great job, and best of luck to you on further improvements.
Krystian Bederz submitted 19 new times this month, some of the best including their 1:33 rDC and their 1:23 TC.
Dylan Enfield submitted 32 times this month, with a mix of glitch and no glitch. Some of his most notable include his RIW, rDDJ, and PPS. Good luck on improving your times!
Jcsn. joined the Players Page this month with 9 solid times. Among the best are their Toad Circuit and Mario Circuit.

Awards:
POW Week 1 goes to Jack. for his amazing improvements on CCL. He brought his time down over 30 spots to achieve this 2nd place time. Congrats!
POW Week 2 goes to Marcel11111 for finally achieving a sub 2 Mario Circuit, a goal they've been working towards for a while. Congrats and good luck taking it down further!
POW Week 3 goes to MKJimmy for his incredible work on rMC2, putting him at 2nd on the Players Page and bringing him closer than ever to a 1:07. Congrats, and good luck on the sub!
POW Week 4 goes to ThineCoolCat for having one of his best weeks yet, setting top 25 times in DKJ and rDDJ, as well a rank 116 rRR. Congrats!
POM for January 2022 goes to Rukiu for his insane 10 AF cut, taking him from outside of the top 20 to 12th, a truly remarkable cut in a single month. Congrats!
That's all for January 2022! This was my first news and it was pretty fun (but also admittedly a bit draining because I decided to do most of it in one night), and I'd appreciate any and all feedback you have. Until next time, so long from bow.

10 Years of Karting

Soup @ Friday, January 14th 04:54PM [link]

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! This is Pyeguy with the latest news for Mario Kart 7 time trials covering November and December of 2021.

December 1st 2021 marks the 10 year anniversary of the release of Mario Kart 7. It is great to see the community continuing to improve records and interact in a positive way. Congrats to everyone for their achievements over the years. On New Years Eve Gogoku7 released a 3-hour interview with top player Jacob to celebrate this anniversary. A lot of world record history and the situational context behind the records is covered here.

On December 4th the Mario Kart 7 mod CTGP-7 received a major update containing 16 new tracks, updates to older tracks, and a mission mode. Pablo and many others have worked on this mod over the years. Good work to all those who have contributed.

There has also been discussion about how the community should handle news and awards in the future. The workload that has been put into previous news entries is exhaustive and typically done by one person. Mad respect for those who have been writing and updating. Usually, they are monthly entries covering every active player. This can be a recipe for burnout for newswriters. Clearly there needs to be enhanced coordination and collaboration. Players page updates have also been delayed which creates a period of lag between a period of activity and when it gets updated or reported. Some ideas proposed include shorter but weekly/biweekly entries, covering the basics, and splitting longer projects into chunks for multiple people to complete.

Site Records and World Records:
15 3-lap world records across 10 tracks were achieved during November and December. Just over half of them were set by players who are on the Players Page.

Yacine (Offsite) improved the Retro Mushroom Gorge world record to 1:32.238.
Jacob (Offsite) improved the Retro Koopa Troopa Beach world record to 1:29.945.
Hgt.. improved the Retro Bowser Castle 1 World Record to 1:10.151.
CapriSun improved the Retro Luigi Raceway world record to 1:42.649.
FizzMK improved the Toad Circuit world record to 1:19.028.
Shinonome (Offsite) improved the glitched DK Jungle world record to 1:45.270.
Yacine (Offsite) improved the Neo Bowser City world record four times to achieve 1:39.812.
Alpha improved the Retro Dino Dino Jungle world record to 1:48.384.
FizzMK improved the Retro Airship Fortress world record twice to achieve 1:53.970.
FizzMK improved the Daisy Hills world record twice to achieve 1:37.360.

Additionally, 2 flap records were also set.

Thinecoolcat improved the Rainbow Road site record to 28.031.
LeoMK improved the Retro Mario Circuit 2 site record to 20.415.

Players Page Activity:
During this period 54 people played. Unfortunately, no new players submitted their first times.

Top 50
#1 Alpha continues to break away from former champion Loberia. His Dino Dino Jungle world record is impressive. He also got 1:57.1 on Retro DK Pass. His former world record on DK Jungle glitch 1:45.282 from September was added.
#6 Jack. cut 1 AF which is a lot at his level. He is extremely close to passing former champion Weisse in the rankings. He grinded five tracks to top ten level. Times set include 1:12.8 on Retro Rainbow Road, 1:10.9 on Retro Bowser Castle 1, 1:57.6 on Bowser Castle, 1:55.9 on Retro Coconut Mall, and 1:33.0 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon. Well done, especially on Coconut Mall!
#8 LeoMK set two strong flaps on Music Park and Retro Mario Circuit 2. He also set a 1:34.0 on Retro Mushroom Gorge.
#9 Aaron Morton grinded Retro Rainbow Road to achieve 1:12.775. Good luck to him on reaching his goal of 2nd in the world. He also got 1:11.4 on Retro Bowser Castle 1.
#10 Lever cut a hefty 0.88 AF by improving his Cheep Cheep Lagoon record to 1:33.301. Solid work!
#11 FizzMK brought world records on Daisy Hills, Retro Airship Fortress, and Toad Circuit to insane levels. Nobody expected such improvements to such legendary world records. The Toad Circuit time includes use of a glider boost strat which is extremely difficult to save time with.
#14 Cam.. achieved American records on Neo Bowser City and Retro DK Pass with times of 1:42.424 and 1:57.445 respectively. He is also the second player from the Americas to get 1:58 on Rock Rock Mountain. Well done!
#16 Rukiu blazed through the ranks cutting over 7AF and 6 spots. Rukiu set very strong records across six tracks during this period. The best of these are 2:11.3 on Retro Waluigi Pinball and 1:42.888 on Retro Luigi’s Mansion. Superb!
#18 CapriSun increased his lead on Retro Luigi’s Raceway. He also submitted his 1:11.8 on Retro Bowser Castle 1 and 1:56.4 on Coconut Mall from September.
#19 Shine submitted an impressive Retro Daisy Cruiser time of 1:26.695 near the end of December.
#22 Pierre played Rosalina’s Ice World to set a cool new flap time of 36.277.
#24 I (Chris Pye) played both categories of Maka Wuhu. The results were 1:04.5 with the glitch and 1:26.4 without it.
#25 Hgt.. set times on three tracks. The strongest includes his world record and a 2:15.4 on Retro Maple Treeway.
#41 M.I.P7 cut nearly 0.5 AF with 2:12.4 on Retro Waluigi Pinball near the end of December.
#47 Kyle H. played two tracks. He got a well deserved sub of 1:33.8 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon!

51 to 100
#59 Chilly cut 9 spots across 4 tracks to reach top 60. Chilly’s times are now all top 100. Well done! The 1:59.2 on Bowser’s Castle time is quite good.
#60 ShadowMK7 also reached top 60. He played four tracks. 2:15.7 on Retro Maple Treeway is his best time ranked at 26th!
#79 TaylorMK7 improved his Retro Coconut Mall time to 1:57.1.
#83 NueMK submitted times on 16 tracks to fill in the rest of his timesheet. He first ranked at 91st and then continued to cut several more placements. Well done! His best time is 1:34.6 on Retro Kalimari Desert ranked 30th. His other new times range from 46th to 144th.
#84 Starr played Toad Circuit, Retro Mushroom Gorge, and Retro Koopa Troopa Beach. These new personal records are top 50. The 1:30.7 on Retro Koopa Troopa Beach is ranked 27th.
#87 Retro achieved a well-deserved sub on Retro Daisy Cruiser. Congrats for the 1:26.9!
#89 Riccardo Cecilia made great progress on Retro Mushroom Gorge. The result by the end of 2021 was an incredible 1:32.525 with the big jump and gap jump strategies. This time is 3rd in the world and first in Europe. The grind was worth it! He also submitted a 2:03.2 on Shy Guy Bazaar.

101 to 200
#106 Thinecoolcat bolts towards the top 100 gang. He cut 9 spots by playing 9 tracks. The strongest times were set on Rainbow Road. He achieved worldwide tops with a 1:36.248. The 28.0 flap world record is also cracked.
#124 RusTy cut a staggering 44 AF and 42 spots by playing 26 tracks. He improved his Retro Koopa Cape time to 2:06.837 ranked 2nd. 14 records were set in week 3 of November alone ranging from 123rd on Retro Kalimari Desert to 228th on Retro Bowser Castle 1. Stronger times were set in December overall. These range from 35th on Retro Luigi’s Mansion to 155th on Rosalina’s Ice World.
#140 Doremy played four tracks resulting in subs. Some examples include 1:58.9 on Retro DK Pass and 1:40.8 on Daisy Hills. Good work!
#144 MKJimmy returned after a long hiatus and grinded Retro Mario Circuit 2. He drove a 1:08.649 ranked third on the players page and first in the Americas. Legendary! He also submitted a 2:01.3 on Bowser Castle.
#152 Christos Karamanos the Spongebob Pikachu enthusiast set 2:18.6 on Retro Maple Treeway and 1:41.1 on Daisy Hills.
#160 Noah R. drove a 2:09.991 on Retro Koopa Cape. Nice sub. Thanks to him for writing the news so many times and being a positive influence.
#185 JoshyJRC set a 1:56.620 on Rosalina’s Ice World.
#189 Bowtie played a few tracks. The new 1:55.9 on Retro Airship Fortress and 1:38.8 on Rainbow Road are top 200!
#190 Sien Vancluysen subbed 2:11 on Koopa Cape, 1:58 on Wario Shipyard, and 1:44 on Luigi’s Raceway. Good job!
#191 Ast-mkds set new records on five tracks. The strongest include 1:27.3 on Retro Daisy Cruiser and 1:19.6 on Toad Circuit which are ranked 102nd and 91st respectively.
#195 Stigmou cut a solid 25 AF and 21 spots by playing 10 tracks. Most of these submissions are top 200 and were submitted in late December. The strongest of which are a 2:18.402 on Retro Maple Treeway, 1:57.559 on Retro Coconut Mall, and 1:40.892 on Daisy Hills. He also set a Rosalina’s Ice World flap of 36.213. Congrats on top 200 overall!

201 and beyond
#221 Login improved his Retro Luigi’s Mansion time to 1:45.8.
#230 Charles Edouard played Retro Koopa Cape and managed to get 2:13.8.
#246 Firebro74 worked on Retro Mushroom Gorge and Bowser Castle 1 earning 1:37.5 and 1:14.8 respectively.
#264 ALjC3 cut 29 AF and 29 spots by racing on 7 tracks. The strongest times set include 1:48.9 3-lap and 35.1 flap on Piranha Plant Slide. 1:35.7 on Retro Mushroom Gorge is also impressive.
#282 Perf. drove on 9 tracks. The strongest time set is a 2:01.7 on Mario Circuit ranked 240th.
#288 Squid played four tracks. The strongest time is a 1:36.5 on Retro Mushroom Gorge which is near the top 100.
#301 RocketMK7 submitted a DK Jungle time of 1:58.6
#337 Nathan played Rosalina’s Ice World and got 1:57.7
#399 RougeGod submitted a 1:22.6 on Toad Circuit ranked 439th.
#459 Russell Horwood endured both Rainbow Roads in December. The result was 1:19.3 on the classic and 1:48.9 on RR7.
#507 GameON submitted 18 times in November most of which are top 600.
#535 Mattinatorr filled in the rest of his timesheet by submitting 11 times. These mostly rank top 600.
#537 Flora Novia submitted a 2:12.4 on Neo Bowser City.

Unranked
Cheesy Chase submitted a glitched Retro Daisy Cruiser flap of 14.978 ranked 2nd and a glitched Retro Koopa Cape 3-lap time of 1:59.8. Well done!
Nikoala submitted his first non-glitch time of 1:11.411 on Retro Bowser Castle 1 ranked 21st. This is an impressive start.
KoopaCrack played three tracks and set some strong times. These include 1:33.1 on Retro Mushroom Gorge, 1:12.517 on Retro Bowser Castle 1, and 2:03.079 on Shy Guy Bazaar. The Mushroom Gorge time is ranked 4th and utilized the gap jump shortcut. Good work! He could easily reach top 100 overall if he played every track.
Clock submitted 20 times ranging from the upper 300s to the upper 500s.
Ashley Taylor submitted five times each ranked top 600.
Jakey Prince set a 1:40 on Retro Koopa Troopa Beach.
EpicJBOL set a 1:47 on Daisy Hills.
Carlos set a 1:32 on Retro Daisy Cruiser.

Awards:
Let’s start off with the awards for November.
POW Week 1 goes to Thinecoolcat for his incredible work on Rainbow Road. He got his first Rainbow Road worldwide top 10 on his birthday with a 1:36.381. Then he improved to 6th with a time of 1:36.248. Honourable mentions go to Riccardo Cecilia and KoopaCrack for achieving their first worldwide top 10s on Retro Mushroom Gorge with times of 1:33.0 and 1:33.1 respectively.
POW Week 2 goes to Lever for his solid improvement on Cheep Cheep Lagoon. The 1:33.301 alone cut 0.87 AF. Honourable mentions go to Aaron Morton and Jack. for their activity on Retro Rainbow Road.
POW Week 3 goes to Hgt.. for his world record improvement on Retro Bowser Castle 1. He achieved a 1:10.151 which is nearly a .1 cut from the previous WR. This record also ties one of his tool-assisted speedruns from early 2021. Honourable mentions include Cam.. for his Rock Rock Mountain endeavors, RusTy for improving over half of his timesheet, and CapriSun for his Retro Luigi Raceway WR improvement.
POW Week 4 goes to Alpha for his World Record of 1:48.384 on Retro Dino Dino Jungle. This is his first World Record on this track and is more than a .1 improvement from the previous WR. Now the no-glitch and glitch records are only one second apart. The honourable mention here is FizzMK for his Toad Circuit world record improvement.
POM for November 2021 goes to RusTy for improving most of his timesheet and his 2nd placed Retro Koopa Cape time to a 2:06.837. RusTy is quickly approaching the top 100 and shows potential of reaching top 50.

Next up is December.
POW Week 1 goes to Jack. for his efforts on Retro Coconut Mall. He went from 1:56.5 to a low 1:56.1 this week. Honourable mentions include Thinecoolcat for the Rainbow Road flap, and Nikoala for the surprisingly strong Retro Bowser Castle 1 time.
POW Week 2 goes to Riccardo Cecilia for his impressive sub on Retro Mushroom Gorge. The time set was 1:32.7 which was the first 1:32 in Europe. He also set a 2:03.2 on Shy Guy Bazaar. The honourable mention goes to LeoMK for his flap world record on Retro Mario Circuit 2.
POW Week 3 goes to FizzMK for improving his Retro Airship Fortress world record twice. Honourable mentions go to Jack. for the big sub on Retro Coconut Mall and 1:33.1 on Cheep Cheep Lagoon, as well as Riccardo Cecilia for the 1:32.5 on Retro Mushroom Gorge.
POW Week 4 goes to Rukiu for his solid improvements on Retro Luigis Mansion and Retro Kalimari Desert. They are ranked both 5th and 12th on the players page respectively. Rukiu is quickly approaching top 15 and shows no signs of slowing down. Honourable mentions go out to FizzMK for improving the Daisy Hills world record twice, and MKJimmy for getting the American record and sub on Retro Mario Circuit 2.
POM for December 2021 goes to NueMK for completing his timesheet and continuing to pass a significant amount of people. Honourable mentions go out to RusTy for improving 11 tracks with stronger ranked times compared to November.

That’s everything for 2021. Thank you for reading this entry of the Mario Kart 7 Players Page news. Let’s keep the Mario Kart 7 time trial scene active for another decade!

All Stories Must Come To An End

Noah @ Tuesday, November 16th 12:31AM [link]

Yo, it’s Noah and it is news time. Yay. This will be pretty short and sweet, so apologies for that.

New Players
We had 6 new players this month

EpicJBOL (unranked, UK)
GeniusPied (unranked, France)
Suka. (unranked, France)
AimesSX (unranked, Malta)
Manfredi (unranked, Italy)
Ashley Taylor (unranked, UK)

New Site Records:
We had 2 new site records this month!
Cam.. improved the Maka Wuhu No Glitch record from a 1:25.984 to a 1:25.955
Hgt.. improved the Retro Mario Circuit 2 record from a 1:08.282 to a 1:08.081

Active Players: We had 48 active players this month.

1-10

#1 Alpha played rRR to begin the month, getting a 4th place time there. He also played MP, but didn’t submit, so does it really count? Regardless, good job this month!
#4 EndoMK played rKTB this month and got a very solid 4th place time. A 1:30.2 is nothing to sneeze at. Good work.
#6 Jack. is currently trying to get closer to Weisse in AF, and he did so by getting new times on rDKP and MW. Awesome job!
#8 LeoMK got 5 new times this month, one of them being a site record for rMG flap! Congrats! His other four 3 lap times were all in the top 20, cutting 1 full AF point (which is really hard to do at this level). Fantastic job!
#9 Aaron Morton got two new times in the top 10 this month, on MW and rKC respectively. Outstanding work.
#10 Lever rounds out a very active top 10 with four new PRs of their own. All of them are in the top 20, and his rKC is especially impressive, being ranked 6th. Great job!

11-20

#13 Skyfish got two new records this month, on SGB and CCL respectively. Both times are in the top 20, with CCL being ranked 8th. Exquisite work!
#16 Cam.. got 3 new times this month, and all of them were in the top 20. Cam also got his first site record on MW, getting a 1:25.955, only .05 behind the WR. Congrats on finally reaching the 1:25 and for cutting 2 AF this month !
#17 Shine got two times on rKC and DKJ this month. The rKC was a 2:07.9, so congrats on the 2:07! Keep up the great work!

21-49

#21 Pierre used his good looks to get a top 10 time on DKJ and a flap for good measure. So close to the 1:54!
#22 Rukiu cut 5 AF with three new records this month, which is nuts. All of his times are in the top 25, which is awesome. Great job on the big AF cuts and I’ll see you in the top 20 soon!
#25 Hgt.. is finally in the top 25. He improved his rMC2 SR to a 1:08.0 and got a 65th ranked time on rKD. Congrats on the improvements!
#37 Ryan Berk played some Neo Bowser City this month, and got the American Record in the process. Awesome job!

50-99

#50 Kyle H. played some NBC G flap this month, getting a nice 5th place time there. Nice to see you playing some glitch times once in a while.
#65 ShadowMK7 played NBC and rDKP this month, getting nice subs on both tracks. A 1:44 NBC and a 1:58 rDKP looks good on you.
#68 Chilly is tied for 68th, so we can technically say he is 69th on the site. Chilly got six top 100 times this month, and cut nearly 4 AF in the process. Awesome job and keep up the great work. Hope to see more of you soon!
#85 Starr cut 4.5 AF off of four new times, 3 of which are in the top 100. It’s awesome to see you living up to your potential, great job!
#86 Retro got 2 new flap times and 3 new 3lap times, all of which are in the top 100. His rLR is ranked 69th (nice). Great job and keep up the great work!
#90 Ricardo Cecilia cut nearly 10 AF this month, getting multiple top 50 times along the way. His rMG is ranked 12th and he is shooting for a European record. Good luck with that!
#92 Adam Roberts came back to TTs for a bit. My fellow Iowan got a top 100 time on rLR, and a flap to go along with it. Nice to see you playing again. Great work!

100-199

#115 Thinecoolcat is roaring his way up the rankings by cutting 16 AF this month. When he wasn’t listening to my dumb college stories, he was getting top 100 times on MC and DH. He even got a flap SR on RR, which is crazy. Keep up the great work, and I hope to see you in the top 100 soon!
#143 Doremy got a low 1:59 rDKP on Halloween. Very spooky.
#166 RusTy got a 1:55.6 rAF, which is top 150. Great job!
#184 JoshyJRC got two new PRs on rDKP and MC, both of which are 2:00.0s. Funny.
#188 Sien Vancluysen got the 2:19 on rMT this month, and had a nice TC flap as well. Great job.
#192 Bowtie got a 1:23 WL this month and a 1:45 rLM, which is very swag indeed. Very cool job my friend.

At this point, I am very tired and for the sake of time, I will just put AF cuts for 200+. You are all great, just know that I am bad at time management.

200+

#214 Tubiek -6.3440 AF
#216 Stigmou -10.7190 AF
#253 FireBro74 -2.3440 AF
#266 Chloie -6.2190 AF
#279 Luc Schuman - No AF cut
#285 Perf. -7.4380 AF
#288 Squid -8.0630 AF
#293 ALjC3 -10.7190 AF
#398 RougeGod - No AF cut
#403 Walgrey -16.0310 AF
#440 Finlay J-W -2.1880 AF
#535 Flora Areola - No AF cut

Unranked
Joe Consoli submitted four new times that hover around the top 500. Very cool.
KoopaCrack burst onto the scene with a rMG that is ranked 10th, and just .050 ahead of his Italian rival. Keep up the good work and I can’t wait to see the Italian rivalry for rMG supremacy!

☆Doge got a 2:22 on rKC, ranking in the top 500. Nice job!
AimesSx resides from the beautiful island country of Malta, and submitted some nice times. Most of them hover around the top 400. Hope to see more of you in the future.
Manfredi, another Italian, joined the site with a sole 1:20.0 on TC. How spooky….
Marcel11111 continues the MC grind, getting a 2:00.3, getting closer to the 1:59. Hope you get there soon.
Ashley Taylor is straight out of England, and submitted several times that are near the top 600. Great to see you on the site!
NueMK got solid times on MP and DH this month, tracks that both have stupid boosts that are needed to save time. How fun.
Suka. is a new player from France, and just submitted a 1:19 TC. The potential is very real. Hope you play the other 31 tracks.
EPICJbol got the sub 2:00 on PPS, which is very swag. Glad to see you join.

Awards

POW Week 1 goes to Riccardo Cecilia! Riccardo started his rMG grind by cutting nearly two seconds off his old record in just a few days. This was all he did this week, but it was so impressive that he gets POW anyway.
POW Week 2 goes to LeoMK. He cut nearly a second off his rMC2 and made a substantial improvement on MP. Congrats!
POW Week 3 goes to Thinecoolcat! Coolcat kept his momentum from week 2 into week 3, and ended up getting three really nice times this week, all of which are near the top 150. Excellent work.
POW Week 4 goes to Cam..! Cam got three new top 20 times this week, with the cherry on top being his new site record on MW. Congratulations!
POM for October 2021 goes to LeoMK! He was consistently improving his timesheet over the course of the month, and all but one of his new records is in the top 10! Congrats on a fantastic month!

Thank you all for a great month! To close things out, I have some news I need to share. This will be my last news update. I have been ready to move on from the community for a while now, but today was the day where I finally seemed to come to my senses. I learned so much from all of you over the past 7 years, and I could never thank you all enough for the wonderful memories. I will still be around from time to time, but I have no interest in coming back to the community. I love you all. EP and PY forever!

We Have A New Champion

Noah @ Sunday, October 17th 09:13PM [link]

This month's news was written by Login.

Hello, Login here again! Man, it's been so long since I wrote the news. I believe the last time I wrote it was in 2020! This month was crazy for strat developments. Since this month's news is coming out so late, there will not be any descriptions for the activity sections, only AF cuts and placements! (Sorry!)

Interesting Stuff:
Finally, after forever, Alpha has dethroned Loberia as the Players Page Champion! Congratulations Alpha! In some more exciting news, a new glitch was discovered on DK Jungle, and everyone at the high level has been hard at work trying to improve it! From Hgt.. to Alpha and Jacob, everyone has tried their hand at it, and we will have to wait and see who remains on top!

Site Records
There were 2 new site records this month!

Ridley Cooper beat his own Site Record on Retro Daisy Cruiser of 1:26.151 with a time of 1:26.111!
Alpha beat the old DK Jungle Glitch Site Record of 1:52.201 set by Momiji with a time of 1:45.613!

New Players
We had 6 new players this month!

Matthys Van Vuuren (368th, South Africa)
Flora (Unranked, USA)
Nikoala (Unranked, France)
NFC@Ruka (Unranked, Taiwan)
Zyxis (Unranked, North Macedonia)
PSR Joran (Unranked, UK)

Active Players for the Month of September
We had a total of 52 active players! It seems like this is the average for this year.

TOP 100
#1 Alpha cut 1.0938AF this month.
#4 EndoMK gained 0.1875AF this month.
#7 Jack. cut 0.3215AF this month.
#8 LeoMK gained 0.2187AF this month.
#9 Aaron Morton cut 0.1874AF this month.
#17 Shine gained 0.3750AF this month.
#19 CameMk cut 2.2812AF this month.
#21 Pierre cut 0.1562AF this month.
#24 Rukiu cut 5.0624AF this month.
#28 Hgt.. cut 9.5313AF this month.
#29 Miracle cut 1.0313AF this month.
#32 Rjohn1277 cut 9.1250AF this month.
#38 Ryan Berk cut 0.6250AF this month.
#42 Ridley Cooper gained 0.5625AF this month.
#62 Hugo De Moya cut 1.7187AF this month.
#67 ShadowMK7 cut 0.1563AF this month.
#75 Chilly cut 3.9063AF this month.
#89 Starr cut 6.9370AF this month.
#90 Retro cut 0.9688AF this month.
#98 Riccardo Cecilia cut 1.8120AF this month.

TOP 200
#119 ORANGE cut 1.5000AF this month.
#134 Thinecoolcat cut 6.6250AF this month.
#142 Nicolas "Nicomi" Minck cut 10.7190AF this month.
#145 Doremy gained 0.2810AF this month.
#146 MKWilliam cut 0.1570AF this month.
#152 Christos Karamanos cut 1.0310AF this month.
#166 RusTy Due to an AF calculation error, we do not know their AF cut.
#185 JoshyJRC cut 11.7810AF this month.
#188 Sien Vancluysen cut 0.2820AF this month.
#193 Ast-mkds gained 0.7190AF this month.

TOP 300
#219 Tubiek cut 5.9370AF this month.
#227 Stigmou cut 79.4060AF this month.
#229 ByoTai gained 0.2810AF this month.
#255 FireBro74 cut 2.6560AF this month.
#276 Chloie cut 23.0310AF this month.
#279 Luc Schuman cut 26.1250AF this month.
#280 "Zac" cut 11.5940AF this month.
#293 Squid cut 12.500AF this month.
#297 ALjC3 cut 24.2810AF this month.

TOP 400 AND BEYOND
#368 Matthys Van Vuuren did not cut or gain anything for the month of October.
#398 RougeGod cut 2.9270AF this month.
#418 Walgrey cut 20.4690AF this month.
#494 Jimmy gained +1.7810AF this month.
#509 Drakez cut 43.1880AF this month.
#550 LCTaco cut 2.7990AF this month.

UNRANKED
NueMK (Unranked) submitted 16 times.
Flora (Unranked) submitted 6 times.
Nikoala (Unranked) submitted 1 glitch time on DKJ.
NFC@Ruka (Unranked) submitted 1 time on rCM.
Zyxis (Unranked) submitted 2 times on rRR and RR.
Robert08 (Unranked) submitted 2 times on rKD and TC.
PSR Joran (Unranked) submitted 1 glitch time on rDC.

Awards
POW 1 goes to Hgt.. for setting a new site record (at the time) on DKJ Glitch and submitting a NG time on the same track ranked 2nd and 12th respectively!
POW 2 goes to Rjohn1277 for submitting 3 really strong times on rLM, RIW, and rMC2!
POW 3 goes to Rukiu, for submitting 3 really strong times on TC, rLR, and rDKP ranging from 26th to 34th!
POW 4 goes to Starr, for submitting 3 strong time on DKJ, rLM, and rLR ranging from 14th to 74th!
POM for October 2021 goes to Alpha, for finally dethroning Loberia as Site Champion!

This wraps up September's news! I am very sorry that it took this long for the news to come out. There wasn't good communication between everyone, and we are short on people who are willing to write it. As always, keep on karting, and good luck to everyone on their future improvements! With all that said, this is Login logging out.

"Use Augustus Gloop as the title, you won't"- MKWilliam

Noah @ Saturday, September 18th 12:03AM [link]

This month's news was written by Chloie. Enjoy!

Hello, good evening, good afternoon, good morning wherever you are in this hellhole that’s Earth, Chloie (a.k.a Chloroform) here. I’m writing this month’s news since other people were either too lazy or didn’t want to write the news. Huge thanks to Soup for giving me the opportunity to write the news, this is the first time I got to write something like this so this will be interesting. So August has been a very interesting, yet messy month with some interesting activity throughout the month. I’m very sleep deprived so let’s just get to it.

Some notably cool things that happened during the month of August:

Jacob went nuts on Cheep Cheep Lagoon 2 days after Endo got the first 1:32, setting 3 times, the latest time set by him being a low 1:32.7 set on the 25th of August.

A new glitch was found on DKJ by Hgt on the 29th (even though Thomas found it first using moonjump back in 2019). I’m not an expert at describing glitches so just look it up on YouTube, it’s pretty cool. A day after Hgt uploaded the video, Jacob would be the first person to implement it in a world record run beating Momiji’s 779 day old record with a 1:50.209. Him and Hgt would trade the world record back and forth for a day, the current record as of me writing the news being a 1:45.934 set by 8w. (Which will most likely be broken very soon since Hgt wants to lower his time more)

Outside of the site, Shinonome would set the first 1:03 on Maka Wuhu glitch, beating his own record of 1:04.044 set back in late December 2020. Good job!

This month had 11 new players (Jesus Christ):
Leonardo Assisi (Heh… “ass”) (Germany, Unranked)
Mikirihachimaki (What a name) (Japan, Unranked)
Dan Lewis (USA, 501 AF)
Sucato (USA, Unranked)
Nicolas “Nicomi” Minck (Luxembourg, 151 AF)
Emily (Another female? Poggers???) (Canada, 459 AF)
Krystian Będerz (Poland, Unranked)
Robert08 (Canada, Unranked)
FireBro74 (USA, 257 AF)
☆Doge (USA, 409 AF)
Drakez (Italy, 540 AF)

New 3lap Site Records:

Compared to last month, August was more active when it came to 3lap site records, having a total of 3 records set compared to July, which only had one site record.

Starting off, we have CapriSun beating Aaron’s Retro Luigi Raceway Site Record of 1:42.781 with a time of 1:42.659 on the 13th of August. Nothing much to say other than the sizable improvement by over 100 milliseconds, which is impressive knowing that it’s on a track like rLR. Good job, CapriSun!

Next a huge milestone was set on Cheep Cheep Lagoon 8 days later on the 21st. EndoMK breaks the 1:33 barrier, getting the sub with a Site Record time of 1:32.964 beating CapriSun’s 1:33.098. Very huge congrats for getting the first 1:32 on CCL! (Get it back from Jacob, Endo... please :v)

Ending off the month of August, another huge Site Record was set on Rainbow Road, fittingly set on the last day of August. Rukiu set their first world record on the track, smashing Rjohn’s already strong time of 1:35.958 with a time of 1:35.809. What a way to end off the month! In my opinion, this is definitely one of the strongest records in the game. Massive congratulations to Rukiu for the amazing accomplishment of almost getting the .7!

Activity for August 2021:
There were a total of 64 active players this month! Let’s get to it!

1-10

#4 EndoMK submitted three top 3 times throughout the month, a new site record on CCL, 3rd on DKJ No-Glitch, and 2nd on DKJ Glitch cutting a little over .1 AF, good job!

#7 Jack. achieved a top 10 time on CCL, ranking 6th place with a 1:33.3 time. Just like Endo, Jack cut a little over .1 AF.

#8 LeoMK got two amazing times this month. His first being a flap record on MW glitch, the second being a CCL time that ranked 13th (what’s with CCL this month? XD)

#10 Aaron Morton is finally in the top 10, cutting almost 3 AF. All three of his submitted times would rank in the top 25, his best ranking 9th on RRM. Good job!

11-25

#17 Shine wouldn’t disappoint despite only submitting one time this month, achieving a top 10 time on rMC2. Good stuff!

#18 CapriSun, as said earlier, has beaten the old 3lap site record on rLR… which was the only time he submitted this month. Congrats, again, on the record.

#20 CameMk set 5 PRs this month, cutting 5.5 AF. Out of his 5 times set, his best is a 1:47.5 set on MP, ranking 9th place.

#22 Pierre sent several times throughout the month, a majority of them being no-glitch 3lap times, his best time ranking 11th on RIW. On the topic of RIW, he has also sent a no-glitch flap time ranking 3rd. To conclude Pierre’s activity this month, he sent one glitch time, a rLM glitch time ranking 10th. Good job on all the amazing times, as well as cutting almost 6 AF!

26-50

#28 Rukiu would only submit one time on the site, which is his 1:35.809. (Again, one of the strongest records in the game.) Once again, massive congratulations to you Rukiu for the monumental time!

#35 Hgt. would also have several times submitted throughout the month, cutting a massive 12.5 AF. Excluding all the activity on DKJ glitch, he sent a total of ten no-glitch times, nine 3lap times and only one flap time. His best 3lap is on rDC being in the top 20. Good job on all the times and good luck on getting the record back on DKJ glitch (if you decide to grind it out again lol)

#38 Ryan Berk has sent five times, his best times being on CCL, getting 18th on the 3lap category while tying the flap record.

#39 Rjohn1277 would cut only 2.2 AF in August, submitting two times, both ranking 53rd and 47th respectively. Good stuff like always!

#42 Ridley Cooper would only submit one time, yet it’s a pretty good time (in my opinion, at least.) The time they submitted was on DKJ glitch, ranking in the top 20.

#50 Kyle H. seemed to have an addiction to NBC during the latter half of August, sending a 3lap no-glitch time as well as a glitch flap time ranking 40th and 7th respectively.

51-100

#54 Venus would improve over half of their timesheet in August, all of them falling in the top 100. His best time rank-wise was on rDKP, ranking at a solid 34th place.

#56 Daniel Pena would cut almost 2 AF in August. Despite only submitting two times, they’re pretty solid. The first being a 1:59.6 on RRM, ranking 27th place. His next time would be a good one, getting the sub on CCL with a 1:33.941. Good job on the times!

#66 Hugo de Moya decided to do a 3lap run in August instead of flaps (Thank God). He only submitted one 3lap time this month ranking pretty low in the top 100 on rLM. Still a pretty good time nonetheless.

#67 ShadowMK7 cut almost 1 AF in August, submitting three no-glitch all ranking in the lower half of the top 100. Good stuff.

#75 Hydra submitted a very strong time on rWP, ranking at 29th overall. (Nothing much else to say other than a good job.)

#78 TaylorMK7 decided to be very relevant and improve his rCM time, barely making it into the top 100. Good job, Taylor!

#82 Chilly was notably more active this month compared to most players in the top 100, submitting 7 times, smashing TC with a time that barely gets him into the top 20, cutting almost 7 AF off in the process. Good job!

#89 Adam Roberts (unfortunately) sent only flap times this month, one of them being in the top 10. Good job on the flap times (I guess)

#92 Retro submitted three times, all falling in the top 100 in the middle of August. His best time being a 1:43.8 on rLM ranking at 57th.

100-199

#102 MK7Liam , just like Taylor, improved his rCM time, which would also barely make it into the top 100 (except Liam is ranked 3 places higher than Taylor so hah). Real MK7 comeback when?

#127 ZeKirio submitted a total of 9 3lap times in August, all ranking between 50-180 (three of them strangely being the same). His best time being a 2:16.7 on rMT ranking 55th. Good job on all the good times as well as a 4 AF cut!

#138 Thinecoolcat was on a roll throughout the month cutting 25 AF, improving 11 of his times. What I find cool is that he made some good progress on the glitch on DKJ that everyone is grinding. (September’s news is gonna be fun to talk about the glitch lol)

#144 Doremy sent only five times in August, all of them ranking in the top 200, two of them being in the top 100. His best time was on rCM, ranking 49th barely getting to the top 50.

#145 MKWilliam had two times, one no-glitch and one being glitch, both being in the top 100. Goodie goodie on the times! (My brain is hurting trying to be creative lol)

#151 Nicolas “Nicomi” Minck from Luxembourg joins the site with a full timesheet, all of them being very good ranking from the high-100s to the high-200s (his rLR time hasn’t been updated since he sucks at typing, apparently). His strongest time would be on BC, being a 1:59.8 ranking at a solid 111th place. Good job on all the times, seems like you have a lot of potential to be a top player!

#189 Sien Vancluysen would (disgustingly) submit more flap times compared to 3lap times (Sien I love you, but flaps are disgusting). Her best flap time would be on rMC2, almost getting to the top 10. She would, however, submit some 3lap times, her best one being on rKC ranking at 182nd falling short of getting the sub 2:11. Good luck on rMC2 flap and rKC since I know you’ve been grinding them for the past month! Hopefully you’ll dethrone Sofie as the best female player (because sure as hell know that I can’t lol)

#192 Ast-mkds cut only 1.5 AF in August, submitting five times. Four of them ranking 150-250 while his rDKP is for some reason ranked at 113rd. Good job?

#197 JoshyJRC cut nearly 13 AF submitting nine times, all ranking in the high 100s and low 200s. Kinda cool, not gonna lie. (Running out of things to say XD)

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#224 Bradon comes back after nearly two years of no PBs, submitting a 3lap time for RR and a flap time on TC. Good to see you back and good luck on any future PBs you plan on setting! (Or see you in another 20 months :v)

#228 ByoTai would bring in two times in August, both of them ranking in the mid-200s.

#257 FireBro74 finally decided to join the site, submitting a full timesheet. The majority of his times are ranked in the 200s, his best being on WS very close to breaking into the top 200. Welcome to the site!

#286 AshMK would only submit one time on the second to last of August, the track being Rainbow Road 3lap.

#287 Perf. sent in three times, his best being a 1:55.7 on rDDJ ranking at 283rd. “Perf”ect job, Perf! (I’m not sorry.)

#295 RocketMK7 submitted a few times this month fluctuating from the mid-300s to the high-200s, his best time sent in August being on rLM. Good job!

#302 Squid was pretty inactive in August only submitting one time on the first day of the month being a 1:42.7 on DH.

#316 ALjC3 cut a good chunk of AF this month, submitting ten times, nine of which being no-glitch and the last being a glitch time. Their no-glitch times were all over the place, ranking as high as the low-200s to the high-400s. Their only glitch time they submitted was on WL ranking in the top 100. Congrats on all the times you have submitted as well as cutting almost 20 AF!

#323 BuzzyWuzzy just like Squid would submit only one time, the track being on DH.

#367 HeloCitron submitted eight times, most of them ranking in the 400s with his best ranking at 379th with a sub 2:06 on BC. Congrats!

#371 Luke Norman sent only one time this month, the track being rDKP ranking in the high 300s.

#409 ☆Doge is a new player, submitting a full timesheet. Most of their times are ranked in the 400s or 500s whereas their best time is on rBC1 ranking in the top 300. Good luck on improving all of your times!

#433 Walgrey was on a roll in August improving over half of her timesheet, cutting over 22 AF. Most of her improvements were ranked in the 400s while rRR (fittingly) was her best, ranking at 353rd.

#459 Emily is another new player to join the site, all of her times ranking in the 400s and 500s. Welcome to the site and good luck to improving your times!

#488 ADDER “added” (lol) only one time this month, being a 1:17.4 on rMC2.

#510 GameON “gamed” and submitted ten times this month. Good luck on any more improvements you plan on having!

#530 Quentin Beuriot went on a rampage this month improving their entire timesheet making them cut over 4 AF. Good job on improving your entire timesheet and good luck on any future improvements!

#542 Paul Allain was pretty active on DH, sending in times for both 3lap and flap.

#543 Lucia Norman brings in two times for MW and rKD ranking at 571st and 611st respectively.

Unranked:

Gavinj-lol played rBC1 and and rKTB in August, almost getting a sub 1:16 time on rBC1. Good job!

RougeGod submitted a few times in August, his best being on DKJ. Nice!

NueMK was on a roll submitting a few times, all of them ranking in the top 150 with his best being on rKD ranking at 116th. Amazing work!

Cheesy Chase would only submit one time in August, which was on rDC glitch ranking 6th overall.

Logical_Head had a thing for glitches, submitting five glitch times, all of them ranking in the top 100 with his best ranking in 3rd place on rDKP.

Joe Consoli added a couple more times to his timesheet, getting a mid 1:47.6 on rLR and a 1:18.0 on rRR. Good luck on completing your timesheet!

Leonardo Assisi from Germany moves from MKDS to MK7 submitting four times all ranking in the 500s. Welcome to the site!

Mikirihachimaki from Japan also migrated from MKDS to MK7 in August submitting only one time on TC, ranking very high at 126th. Seems like you have a lot of potential with how strong your TC time is, good luck!

Sucato from America joins the site with almost a full no-glitch timesheet along with a couple glitch times, their best no-glitch time being a 1:19.8 on TC. Unique seeing how most of your other times are 300+, but welcome to the site, nonetheless!

Krystian Będerz becomes the second Polish player to join the site since 2012, submitting a few no-glitch times and one glitch time. Good luck with achieving the rest of your times!

Robert08 finally joins the site this month submitting only one time, a 1:35.0 on CCL ranking at 138th. Nice work!

Awards:

The POW of Aug Week 1 goes to Hgt.! He cut 12 AF this month because he’s Hgt., nothing much to say.

The POW of Aug Week 2 goes to Thinecoolcat! He cut 22 AF this month which is insane seeing at his level.

The POW of Aug Week 3 goes to Endo! Endo got a sub 1:33 on CCL, which alone is amazing.

The POW of Aug Week 4 goes to CameMK! He set five times making him barely get into the top 20.

The POM of August goes to Thinecoolcat! All eleven of his times throughout the month were ranked somewhere in the top 200 with one being ranked in the top 100, making him cut a massive total 22 AF. Congrats!

This wraps up the news for August, sorry for the slight delay. Again, big thanks to Soup for giving me the opportunity to write the news! My brain is fried and I have nothing else to say so cya. Or not. Who knows. :T

I FORGOR

Noah @ Monday, August 16th 01:21AM [link]

Confession time: I completely forgot about writing the news until now. That is my bad, and I apologize. However, July was a pretty cool month, so at least the news will be interesting. Yes, I am old and demented.

Cool things that happened this month:

- There weren’t many world records this month, but the ones that were set were pretty lit.

- Yacine improved rMC2 after two years, improving from a 1:07.932 to a 1:07.579.

- MKWilliam and Hgt.. also decided to completely break rMC2 in TAS, creating a new strat called spaghetti (think pasta strat, but for the whole lap). Flaps and 3 lap records were destroyed, with the 3 lap BKT being a 1:02!

- There’s also a glider glitch on rMC2 now, so now people are discussing whether to split the track into two categories. This should be a painless debate (not)

- The first 47 rDC G was driven by Shinonome this month, which is pretty awesome.

- Hgt.. still hasn’t submitted his former 1:45 WS G WR onto the site, even though it’s been like 3 months.

New Players:

Joe Consoli (USA, unranked)
William Bate (Canada, unranked)
Clock (USA, unranked)
Mattinatorr (Canada, unranked)
Scoobass (USA, unranked)

Site Records:

There was one new site record this month.

Hgt.. beat the Retro Mario Circuit 2 Site Record of 1:08.585 with a time of 1:08.475.

Activity:
We had 46 active players this month!

1-10

#8 LeoMK achieved top 25 times on BC and rKC this month, cutting a small chunk of AF in the process, and increasing his lead on Fizz in the process. Nice work.

11-25

#18 Shine got four new times this month, all of which are in the top 40. His DH is the best of the four, coming in at 11th. Great job with the 1 AF cut!

#21 Chris Pye finally broke through on WS, getting a PR ranking just outside of the top 15. Congrats on finally achieving your goal!

#22 CameMK played rMC2 for the entirety of July, and came in clutch with a new American Record, and a top 10 time on the site! Congrats on the almost 1.25 AF cut and good luck on 1:08!

26-50

#26 Pierre got three new no-glitch times and a few glitch times this month, getting ever so close to the top 25. Highlights include bopping me on DKJ (a 14th ranked time of 1:55.597), getting a 2nd ranked SGB G and 8th ranked SGB NG time, and getting the 1:58 on BC. Congrats on a fruitful month, and enjoy your well deserved vacation!

#29 Rukiu got three outstanding times this month, two of which were in the top 30. PPS was ranked 12th while SGB was ranked 23rd. Nice job! As for the one time outside of the top 30, it was a rKC time ranked 31st.

#38 M.I.P7 got four new times, cutting some AF in the process. Highlights include a 1:33 CCL and improving RR to a 15th ranked time. Congrats!

#39 Ryan Berk continues to impress, reaching the top 40 this month. He got two juicy subs on SGB and MC this month, the MC being a 1:57! Congrats on a great month!

#41 RJohn1277 submitted a 20th ranked rRR that he set a few months back. That’s pretty cool. Glad to see you dominate on all tracks rainbow related!

#49 Hgt.. is now in the top 50! He played four different tracks this month, those being rMC2, SGB, TC, and RRM. He improved the SR on rMC2 and did some TASing of the track as well, helping to create the spaghetti strat that I mentioned earlier. Great job with all of your improvements this month.

#50 Kyle H. is also now in the top 50! He played some PPS and DKJ (my two favorite tracks) in order to get there. Great work!

51-100

#66 Hugo De Moya played flaps this month (boo), and got top 10 times on both flaps he submitted (yay). Good work!

#68 ShadowMK7 played SGB this month and got a 2:03.0, which I believe is regional tops. That’s pretty cool. Good luck going for 2:02 if you decide to go for it!

#71 Jaden Figueroa played some of his worst tracks this month, cutting AF by playing rBC1 and rKTB. Nice to see you TTing again!

#76 Hydra got two new times on rDC and rWP, both of which are top 50 times! rWP is on the verge of becoming his best track, ranking at 28th. Fantastic work this month Hydra!

#87 Chilly got six new PRs this month, cutting several AF in the process. All of his times are in the top 100, while TC is in the top 30. Great work this month!

#99 Graben played some NBC and got a 1:45.2. Good job and I’m glad to see you getting better over the following months.

101-199

#103 Starr submitted times set on the 1st of August, but due to timezones, I’m considering them to be times from July. Starr improved half of their timesheet this month, rocketing them towards the top 100. I’m excited to see what happens next!

#134 ZeKirio got a 1:59.8 flat on rDKP this month. This didn’t cut any AF, but it’s impressive regardless. Nice job!

#147 MKWilliam made a name for himself this month with TAS, but I already talked about that. On the RTA side of things, William played NBC G, one of his weaker categories, and got a half decent time. Good work!

#151 Doremy got a 1:56 on rCM this month, which is a very satisfying sub to get from what I’ve heard. Congrats!

#163 Thinecoolcat is doing cool cat things and cutting AF like a boss! All of his new times are in the top 200, and a few are near or in the top 100! Great work, and I’m glad to see you exploring your untapped potential!

#188 Sien Vancluysen is now Kleenex’s favorite player, due to more flaps being played than 3 laps at this point. Sien did submit three 3 lap times this month, getting the 1:57 on DKJ, a 1:44.3 rLR, and a 1:28.4 on MW. Good work!

#194 Bowtie went down to Florida this month and received ghosts from the rDC master. This meetup sparked his interest in SGB, and he ended up spending the remainder of the month turning it into one of his better tracks. Great job!

#195 Ast-mkds played rMC2 and rWP this month, getting good times on both tracks. Both times are near the top 200, and gave them a nice 1 AF cut. Good job!

200+

#208 JoshyJRC improved nearly half of their timesheet this month, cutting 20 AF in the process. Most of Joshy’s times were near or were in the top 200. Nice job and keep up the great work!

#230 ByoTai improved four times this month, getting a 2 AF cut in the process. All four of these times were pretty close to the top 250, so keep up the great work!

#267 Fesuy got nine new PRs this month, cutting 5 AF in the process. Most of these times are in the top 300, and are pretty consistent throughout, which is always a good sign of things to come. Keep up the great work!

#296 RocketMK7 cut 1 AF from two PRs this month on RRM and NBC. Great job!

#297 Stigmou propelled their way into the top 300 this month, cutting 13 AF from only 3 new times, which is pretty impressive. The most impressive time of the three is a 1:39 on RR, ranking in the 230s. Nice job!

#300 Squid entered the top 300 this month with an 11 AF cut in July. This was the result of 11 new PRs, most of them being near the top 300. Great job!

#320 BuzzyWuzzy cut 6 AF with 5 PRs this month, all of them being in the top 350. Nice work.

#327 ALjC3 improved most of their timesheet this month, and even dabbled with some flaps this month as well. All of this hard work was rewarded with a 39 AF cut. Excellent work this month, and I hope to see you in the top 300 someday!

#457 Walgrey cut 26 AF this month by improving most of her timesheet. A lot of her times are in the top 550, but her RR shines brightest, ranking in the top 400! Great work this month Walgrey!

#495 Sizzyl Grace improved most of their times in the first week of July, and also submitted some flap records, making the leader of the Kleenarchy very happy indeed. Keep up the great work!

#505 Graham Harrower submitted their first times since February, getting PRs on rMG and rLR. Good work, and thanks for being active once again!

#537 Lucia Norman is the second to last ranked player on the site, which is an impressive feat in its own right! Lucia joins the site with a lot of times in the top 600, and I can’t wait to see what she does next!

Unranked players:

Gavinj-lol played rAF this month, getting a low 1:57 and easily making this their best track. Nice job!

Joe Consoli is another new player, and has submitted about half of their timesheet. Most of Joe’s times are in the top 500, while a few times are near the top 400. Thank you for joining!

Marcel11111 improved MC once again, to a 2:00.444, ranking in at 125th. Nice job, and very satisfying digits to boot!

RougeGod submitted three new times this month, the best being a mid 1:59 on rDDJ. Nice job!

William Bate played the Mushroom Cup this month, getting new times on SGB and TC. Both of these times are near the top 600.

Scoobaas is another new player, and ended up submitting 5 times to their timesheet. The best by far is their TC, ranking at 314th. Nice job!

Clock joins with a single time on DH, a 1:44 ranking at 459th. Nice work! Clock is also the 800th player to join the MK7 player’s page, so that’s pretty neat!

Mattinatorr is another new player, with all of his times being in the top 600. Nice work, and welcome to the site! Mattinatorr was the 799th player to join.

NueMK got a 2:09 on rKC this month, and a 1:43.6 on rLR, both ranking in the 130s. Nice job!

Awards:

POW Week 1 goes to LeoMK! He only improved twice this week, but both PRs were huge: a 1:58.6 on BC and a 2:07.9 on rKC! Congrats on a job well done!

POW Week 2 goes to Rukiu! Rukiu cut nearly 3 AF from just two submissions, which is crazy at his level. Both of these times were near or in the top 30, with his PPS being ranked 12th. Great job this week!

POW Week 3 goes to Shine! Shine got two great PRs this week, a DH ranking in at 11th, and a rKD coming at 33rd. Congrats on breaking through on these two difficult tracks!

POW Week 4 goes to Hgt..! Hgt.. made big progress on SGB and rMC2 this week, getting a 2:02 on SGB after many hours of grinding, and improved his own site record on rMC2 to a 1:08.4. Congrats on a successful week!

POM for July 2021 goes to Rukiu! Rukiu cut nearly 4 AF this month, and did so in style. He got a 1:48.0 PPS ranking in 12th, a low 2:08 on rKC, and a SGB ranking in the low 20s. Outstanding job this month!

Thanks for being patient with me over the past few weeks. If all goes to plan, this should be my last news article of 2021. See you around on the flip side!

Noah didn't noif he could write the news and soup is Souper busy

Soup @ Wednesday, July 7th 05:49PM [link]

Hydra wrote this month's thingy yet again. Enjoy!

Hey guys it's Hydra here (formerly known as CT) writing the news. I wasn't meant to be writing til September news but soup is busy and Noah said I could, so here we are. Not sure how I want to write this one. Maybe Ill try a joke for all 48 players, just because I am such a nice guy (who wants everyone to suffer by my 2/10 bad jokes) idk. Throughout this news post, there will be 5 random uppercase letters that are typos. Spot them in the correct order and it will form a word. Dm me the word (Hydrā#9586) and I will give you something special (maybe even a special mention next time I write the news). I want to have fun writing this because it can be boring sometimes so without anything further to say, here we go.
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Interesting stuff that happened this month:

-some tases in rDC G, NBC G, and WS G. If I didn't give credit to the people who made these tases though, that would be pretty MKWilliame. Sorry if these jokes are already getting harOLD. For real though, nice job on Harold and MKWilliam on the great tases.

New players:

Dustin Hoag
Jotapege
Sien Vancluysen
Blackestday7
Forti7
Cheesy Chase
thinecoolcat

Site records:

The WS G sr was improved to a 1:47.511 by Cheesy Chase

The NBC sr was improved by Lever to a 1:40.363

The rRR sr/wr was improved by EndoMK to a 1:12.591

Activity
48 players were active this month. Below I mention their activity.

1-10

#4 EndoMK did nothing special this month except improve his own rRR wr, get a 1:53 on WS, and get 2 flap site records. Just the usual. Y'know. Nothing out of the ordinary. Pretty boring tbh. Ok but for real it's crazy how a player can do all of that in such a short amount of time and on 4 different tracks.

#9 LeoMK also got 2 flap site records and 13th on rWP. Very nice Leo. Just getting site records like it's nothing, very respectable.

#10 Lever played NBC getting a wr (which was shortly later beaten) and a 14th place WL. He also played rDC G getting rank 4. Very nice effort from you this month especially considering you haven't updated your time sheet in a little whileT.

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11-25(+1)

#13 Aaron Morton played 2 tracks one at the beginning and one at the end of this month. He played rDDJ barely missing 1:49 getting ranked 17th. He also played WS getting rank 10 with a 1:54.1. Nice work and good luck if you decide to go for 1:53.

#18 Shine played rCM getting a .6 and I'll let you take a guess as to whether I'm talking about 1:56.6 or 1:57.6 lol. Nice job shine. Oh yeah he also got 2nd on WS G. That's pretty cool man.

#22 CameMK came to the scene and destroyed everyone this month with 6 tracks. The best of these is a 10th place SGB. Amazing performance this month. Also if you wanna see ur name again Cam just scroll down to the awards section lol.

#25(+1) Pierre played a few tracks this months and a glitch flap that are mostly irrelevant when summarizing what he did this month. The relevant thing he did was play NBC. Alot. He got WW tops and is still continuing. He cares so much that he's ignoring the fact that he's so close to top 25 just to play NBC one of the worst tracks in the game. He's probably mentally insane, but respect anyways. Enough respect that I'll put you on the top 25 list despite being 26th.

#25 (+28) Hgt.. nah I'm kidding lol. Even though he deserves top 25 I can't put him here. You'll see him if you scroll down though

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26-50

#31 Rukiu played NBC this month getting rank 7 which is his 2nd best time. Very nice job Ruiku, especially since the track we are talking about here is NBC.

#41 M.I.P7 played 3 tracks this month the most note worthy of which being a 1:59.7 on RRM. Keep up the consistent work M.I.P7 and you might see top 25 before the end of the year.

#42 Ryan Berk only played SGB this month getting a 2:03.3 (the same as someone else got this month who's later down in this list). I like to see how you played this month Ryan even if the time isn't particularly strong you proved your dedication to the game by playing this month regardless.

#49 Kyle H. Played 3 tracks this month with the most notable being an insane 1:59.1 on BC. Kyle is really not playing y'all. Well he is playing.... Mk7. But still. He's not messing around. Only thing he messes around with is the track DN. Deez nuts.
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#53 Hgt.. played a few flaps... Played a few no glitch tracks..... Yeah normal month for Hgt. Consistently meh times. Nothing special. 1:57 rCM... 1:44 rLM.... 1:41.5 NBC. Y'know... Just normal stuff.

#70 ShadowMK7 played 2 tracks this month with the better one being a 1:39.1 on DH. Very solid time from you. Sorry if your head hurts now from hitting so many hot air balloons.

#79 GilbertMK7 the noob played SGB and rCM. He couldn't even beat a 12 year old at rCM so now he's pouting but at least he got an American top on SGB to make up for it. Very nice. It's a 2:03.002. bruh. Still nice regardless.

#80 Hydra went to China this month. He went to a cave and meditated for a long time. He finally realiWzed something. Players who's name start with the letter H are good at rBC1. Hawaado, Huinker, Hgt, etc. He knew what he had to do. He pulled out his ds and got to work. 70 hours later he had a 1:11.3. I plan to come back hopefully before the end of the month for ww tops because my run missed a glider boost though. I also got a 2:03.3 on SGB. Pretty boring oh well.

#90 Chilly played 5 tracks this month all of which are top 100. What's most noticeable is a top 40 TC time. Nice time. TC requires alot of patience.

#93 Retro thinks he's slick by playing flaps only just so he can say he's active in tts. He should realize though that flaps aren't gonna help him from the fact that he's slowly but surely getting pushed back out of the top 100. That TC flap is ranked 5th though which is cool.

#99 Graben played too many tracks this month. Go outside bro. Nah I'm kidding mk7 players don't know what outside is. Some of these times are decent but the best is a top 50 rMT. Graben finally hit top 100. His secret? Graben things. What things you ask? Graben Deez nuts. Gottem.

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101-200

#125 Starr updated 11 times this month with the best one being a 1:43.7 on rLM. Nice job on updating so many times this month and still not sacrificing quality.

#1(34) ZeKirio the goat played 3 tracks this month. He managed to get 1 of those into the top 100 at rank 95 on SGB. Solid work.

#147 MKWilliam played 2 tracks this month. 1 of them is an ASTONISHING rank 225 on NBC! The other is a measly top 50 on rMC2. What a noob! Go read a book or something! It's a U.S. top time though so nice job. He also got a 1:15 on rBC1 glitch and 1:35 on NBC G. Woohoo. His bread and butter this month was his tases though.

#167 Dannn played 3 tracks this month. His MW is close to top 100. In fact it's his new best time. Good luck on first top 100 time!

#182 Thinecoolcat submitted a full time sheet this month. His best time is a top 10 RR time. I look forward to seeing the potential in this player for years to come. Good luck.

#190 Sien Vancluysen also submitted a full time sheet this month. He has some top 200 times his best being a top 125 on MP. I wish you luck on your mk7 journey.

#194 Ast-mkds submitted 4 times this month to the players page. 2 of them are top 200 and 2 of them are top 300 but the best one is his raEnk 188 rDDJ.

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201+

#216 Login set a new best time this month on RRM with a 2:01.8 he played 4 other tracks this month getting decent times there as well.

#233 JoshyJRC played alot of tracks this month and cut alot of AF this month. His best time from this month is a mid 1:37 on rMG which is pretty good for where he's at. Nice work. Keep pushing it.

#274 Fesuy also played alot of tracks this month. His best time was on RIW which broke the top 200 threshold. Good luck on achieving more top 200 times.

#287 Perf. Played a few tracks this month. The main thing to highlight from this month for this played is his DKJ ranked 219. It's his new best time so it's nice to see a player improving so noticeably.

#284 AshMK played TC this month getting a 1:21.3 which is rank 313. I've known people who have gone from a 1:23 to a 1:20 in only a few months, so keep up the hard work and expect to see improvements fast!

(Sorry that they are out of order but I can't copy and paste to switch them because I'm on my phone and I'm not about to type that whole paragraph again lol)

#298 RocketMK7 played 10 tracks this month which is quite a nice effort. His best time this month is a 1:28 on MW. ROCKETING INTO THE TOP 300 BABY!!

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#304 Stigmou played 5 tracks all of which are in the low to mid 200 range. His best is a rank 206 on WS (1:57.7). Good work.

#308 Squid played 2 tracks this month and improved his best time (rMG) to a 1:37.6 (which is scarily close to me lol) so nice work squid. Let's see you getting more times that good, I know we will see it from you eventually. Be patient and only good times will follow.

#364 ALjC3 cut the most AF this month (69 AF) they improved most of their time sheet and their best time from all of this was a rank 257 (their first top 300 time). Good job. Keep up this pace and you'll be speeding through the ranks in no time.
They also got 58 seconds on rDC G so that's cool.

#373 Wayne Timperley played 4 tracks this month the best being a 1:12.7 on rMC2. Good work.

#476 Walgrey played 3 tracks this moRnth the best being a 1:15 on rRR.

#535 Paul Allain got rank 640 on DH this month. Fear this person. The dedication is real though. Despite being low in the ranks they continue to play and push forward.

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Unranked

Blackestday7 joined the players page this month submitting some top 700 times but his best time is rank 585 on rBC1 at a 1:37.

Dustin Hoag submitted an rRR time ranked 599 this month (1:21.8).

Cheesy Chase an MKL mod submitted alot of NG times this month the best of which being a 2:13.7 on rWP rank 136. If he gets a full timesheet expect him to be around rank 180. Oh and also he got the WS G sr this month. Crazy stuff crazy potential.

Forti7 submitted a few times this month as a new player the best of these times is a rank 400 rRR.

Gavinj-lol submitted a few times this month. While these times aren't as good as their top 300 rAF, they did get a 1:21.6 on WL G.

Jotapege submitted a few decent times this month including a 3/3 rMT glitch run ranked 26th (1:52.518)

Marcel11111 got a sub 2:01 on MC which is top 200. Nice work. At this rate you'll be getting sub 2:00 lol.

RusTy a very dedicated rKC specialist coming in with another pr of 2:07.1 which is definKitely a WW top. Good luck on a 2:06!

NueMK submitted 7 times this month 3 of which are top 100. This player will be put somewhere around top 125 with a full timesheet Good work.

Sizzyl Grace submitted alot of times this month with the best being a rank 511 PPS. Keep going and finish your time sheet!

Rogue submitted 4 times this month the best of which being a 2:02.1 on RIW. Good work.

Awards!

Special mentions:

RusTy for getting a 2:07.1 on rKC after grinding for so so long. Expect a POW award (at least if I'm writing the news that month) for when you get a 2:06!

Graben for submitting so many times this month and breaking the top 100 barrier

POW week 1 of June award goes to EndoMK for getting 3 site records in the same week. HOW? I quit the game. I can't compete with people that good.

POW week 2 of June award goes to Pierre for getting 4 PRs on the same week which is very tough at his level. At the end of the week he also started his NBC grind. Very nice work.

POW week 3 award goes to Starr! There wasn't much activity at all on week 3 which gives them this award. They tt'd 8 tracks and one of them is top 100 which is one of their best times.

POW week 4 award goes to Hgt.. for submitting 4 times this week including a 3rd place NBC. Incredible.

POM of June award goes to CameMK for submitting so many times this month including a top 10 time. Nice work!
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So that's the news guys! I hope you enjoyed reading it and I hope you found the secret word! I did the secret word to promote people to read all of the news instead of just their own name. It makes my time to write the news more worth it. I would do more trivia but I don't think soup would want to include that in his news post next month (assuming he does one | Note from Soup: not expecting to write anytime soon because of the holidays btw) so I'm gonna wait til I'm writing weekly news to do that. That's all! Bye!

New Frontiers

Noah @ Thursday, June 10th 04:03PM [link]

Hey, Noah here, and welcome back to the news. May was actually pretty exciting for MK7 TTs, so let’s jump into it!

Stuff that happened this month:

- The Wario Shipyard Glitch category got blown open this month, when Cheesy Chase and friends discovered that you can do the glitch with one mushroom. Players scrambled to play the track, with LeoMK, Hgt.., Wouter, MKWilliam, and Shinonome all getting world records.

- CF somehow screwed up twice when recording his new rBC1 G world records. On one of his runs, he forgot to record both screens, and on the other run (which was a massive WR improvement), he simply clicked on quit game instead. Thankfully, CF did get a nice run with recorded protocol a few days later (but still slower than the run he failed to record)

- Jacob is now the 3rd player to ever hold 11 world records at once, behind Somen and Thomas. Will Jacob go for 12? Only time will tell.

- In a move deemed controversial by some, Ridley Cooper is back on the Player's Page. Ridley deleted all of his times at the end of 2020, but is now back. He makes his "debut" at 38th on the site.

New Players:
LCTaco (USA, unranked)
Sizzyl Grace (USA, unranked)
Stigmou (France, 354.5620 AF)
FesuY (Australia, 317.3440 AF)
MatthewAUS (Australia, unranked)
Walgrey (Canada, 531.3440 AF)

New Site Records:
Eric O’Young beat the Rosalina Ice World record of 1:52.277 with a time of 1:50.812
Hgt.. beat the Retro Mario Circuit 2 record of 1:08.603 with a time of 1:08.585
MKWilliam beat the Wario Shipyard Glitch record of 1:51.953 with a time of 1:48.451.

1-10
#4 EndoMK was on a roll this month, getting 5 new PRs and cutting over 1 AF in the process. His PRs were the following: a 1:45 MP, 1:58 RRM, 1:33.2 rMG, 1:54.1 WS, and a 1:10.7 on rBC1. All of these times are ranked in the top 10, and three of them are in the top 4. Congrats on a successful month Endo!
#9 LeoMK had another successful month, getting 4 new flap PRs and three NG PRs. His best of the 3 lap PRs was his rDDJ, ranking at 4th on the site. Leo also decided to play WS G this month, kicking off the WS G grind that defined the month of May. He would get the first WR in the category in over two years, and improve it two more times to a low 1:51. Congrats on a fantastic month and on a new WR!

11-20
#12 Skyfish cut some AF by playing rDDJ, getting worldwide tops there and a 5th ranked time. Good work!
#13 Eric O’Young got his first PR of the year, and it was a big one: a 1:50.8 on RIW. It is a new SR and the second 3/3 usc run done with monsters. Congrats on the massive improvement and the new site record!
#14 Aaron Morton cut 1 AF this month simply by playing WS, getting a top 20 time there. Good job!
#18 Shine played some rKTB this month, getting a 1:30.8. This wasn’t enough to cut any AF, but a PR is a PR. Great work!
21-49
#21 Chris Pye played rMG this month, getting a top 20 time there. The grind was long and frustrating, but well worth it. Great work.
#27 Pierre played some CCL this month, barely missing out on the 1:33. His PR is ranked in the top 45, which is still very good. Congrats on the PR and good luck on the sub if you go for it.
#28 CameMK got two top 40 times this month on WS and TC. He got a nice round 1:19.500 on TC and a 1:54.979 on WS, two times that look really aesthetically pleasing. Nice job, and good luck on future improvements.
#31 Rukiu submitted the rest of their times to get a full timesheet, debuting just outside the top 30. Besides his 3rd ranked RR, his NBC and rMT stand out, ranking at 8th and 11th respectively. Great job and good luck on what you do next.
#41 Ryan Berk played rKD and PPS this month, getting very nice times on both. He got a 1:48 on PPS and a 1:34.3 on rKD, which is crazy impressive. He also got a new flap SR on rKD, so congrats to you!
#46 M.I.P7 got two new times this month, getting top 40 on both DKJ and BC. Both of these times are very good, so congrats on the new records!

50-99
#52 Kyle H. is roaring his way to the top 50, cutting 7 AF this month. All of his PRs are in the top 80, and he seems to have no plans of stopping soon. He also got a 1:18 on WL G, which is a fantastic milestone.Congrats on a great month and good luck on the top 50!
#58 Hgt.. is still finding ways to blow my mind, which really shouldn’t be possible at this point. He got SR and no 180 BKT on rMC2 this month, a 1:42 on NBC NG that is in the top 10, a 1:58 rDKP, and even got rMG to the top 100. Hgt.. also played WS G this month, getting the WR several times. He got a WR with �" glitches, another with �" glitches and a 3/3 glitch run (which isn’t on the PP because he forgot to submit before the deadline). Hgt.. did more this month than some players ever would in their whole TT careers, so good job I guess.
#72 ShadowMK7 got a top 100 time on TC this month, getting a 1:19.751 there. Good job!
#81 Hydra cut 4 AF on two tracks this month, getting top 60 times on rLM and WL. Great work!
#94 Chilly got six new PRs this month, 5 of which were in the top 100. His best new record is a 35th ranked TC, which is a 1:19.4. Great job!
#97 Nicholas Smith got a 1:56.8 on WS this month, ranking in at 141st. This didn’t cut any AF, but it is a good time regardless.

100-199
#100 MK7Liam played some rMT this month, getting a 68th ranked time of 2:17.227. Good luck with 2:16 if you go for it!
#101 Nathan Hayter played rCM and DKJ this month, getting solid times on each. His rCM is ranked 130th and DKJ is ranked 108th. Nice job!
#113 Graben had an amazing month, getting an astounding 23 PRs this month and cutting 26 AF along the way. Some of those times were in the top 100, such as rWP (53rd), rMT (73rd), and TC (73rd) just to name a few. Expect to see him in the top 100 very soon. Great work!
#124 Thunder played rAF this month, turning it from one of his worst tracks to one of his good ones. He also played rCM, getting a top 100 time there as well. He cut 7 AF with these two PRs. Great job!
#134 ZeKirio got 11 new PRs this month, three of them being in the top 100. The others are near the top 150 or top 200, showing that he has a lot of potential left in the tank. Great job this month!
#140 Starr got 10 new times this month, cutting 20 AF. Starr’s best time this month was a 61st ranked SGB. Expect to see Starr in the top 100 someday. Amazing job this month!
#148 MKWilliam got 3 new no glitch PRs this month, two of which are in the top 100. His rKC is the outlier here, not even being in the top 200. We all have our worst tracks, so that’s okay. William was another one of the WS G brigaders, getting a �" glitch run of his own, which is currently SR and WR for a short time. Congrats on your 2nd world record!
#151 Christos Karamanos got new times on 5 tracks this month, cutting 4 AF in the process. All of his PRs are near or are in the top 150. Nice job!
#157 Jonas Liedtke submitted his first PR in 5 years with a 1:36.948 RR. Congrats on the sub and we’re happy to see you back!
#174 Dannn got 3 PRs and a flap PR this month, all of them being near the top 200. Nice job.
#193 Gijs Vos took some time off from constantly updating times to get his first PR of the year, getting a RIW time just inside the top 200. Nice job!
#194 Bowtie would get the 2:16 on rMT this month, making this his second best time behind rBC1. Great job and congrats on the sub!
200+
#219 Login got their first PR since January, getting a 1:45 on rLM. This time
#220 Tubiek got his first new time of 2021, getting a 1:58 on RIW. It’s good to see you back, even for just a small amount of time.
#229 ByoTai got eight new records this month, all of which are in the top 300. This was enough to cut 1 AF. Nice job.
#267 JoshyJRC cut 49 AF this month, getting a bunch of new times, flap times included. Most of these times are in the top 300, and their rDC is in the top 200! Good job Joshy on the improvements!
#281 AshMK improved their NBC to a 1:49 this month. This was their only activity for the month. Congrats on the sub!
#289 Perf. improved nine of their times this month. Most of these times are in the top 350. Nice job and good luck on future improvements.
#295 Fesuy debuted on the site ranking in the top 300. Most of their times range from the 250 to the 400 range. I’m excited to see what you will do next!
#307 Squid cut 11 AF this month with 15 PRs. All of these PRs are in the top 400, with two of them being in the top 300. Great job this month!
#321 Stigmou also made their debut this month and cut 40 AF. Stigmou seems to have a lot of potential, so I’m excited to see what you can do in the future!
#331 Yathan got three new times this month, two of which are in the top 300. Fantastic job!
#369 Luke Norman got two new times, both of which are near the top 350. Nice job, and we’re happy to see you back.
#376 Wayne Timperley cut 48 AF by improving half of their timesheet. His rCM is his best time, ranking in the top 300. Nice job!
#437 ALjC3 cut 38 AF by improving most of their timesheet. There seems to be a lot of inconsistency with PRs, so expect to see a lot more of ALjC3 in the coming months.
#448 Russel Horwood got 8 new times this month, cutting a tiny amount of AF in the process. Nice job!
#480 Walgrey is another new player with something to improve, cutting 10 AF during their first month. Walgrey seems to have a lot of potential, so I’m excited to see more of them in the coming months.
#485 Kevin McAteer sent in his first PRs since 2011, which is definitely the largest gap between new records I’ve ever seen. It is great to see you again, and thanks for submitting new times!
#511 GameON submitted two new times, ranking in the top 600. Nice job and good luck on further improvements.
#533 Paul Allain set his sights on DH this month, improving both his 3 lap and flap time. Nice job and good luck on further improvements.

Unranked people:
Marcel11111 improved their MC to a 2:01.026, not only beating my own time there, but getting very close to a 2:00. Good luck on the 2:00 if you decide to go for it!
NueMK got the 2:03 sub on SGB, getting a 2:03.997 this month. This ranks in at 145th, and is pretty cool. Good job!
RougeGod added nine new times to their timesheet, with most of them being in the top 400. Nice job!
Sizzyl Grace made their debut to the player’s page with a PPS 3 lap and flap time. The 3 lap time is in the top 600, while the flap is ranked 89th. Nice job.
LCTaco took a break from playing Monopoly DS to join the player’s page, and is currently on pace to be the best mk7 Player in the world. "monopoly reference removed due to being bad"
Jakey Prince submitted a rLR time this month, ranking in at 585th. Nice job!
Gavinj-lol submitted an rAF time that is in the top 300 and pretty close to a 1:56. Nice job!
MatthewAUS is the only player I’ve ever seen with just a glitch profile. Matthew joined this month with a single NBC G time, ranking in at 72nd. Nice job and good luck on further improvements.

Awards:
POW 1 goes to Starr! Starr cut 19 AF this week with PRs on eight different tracks, solidifying their place in the top 150.

POW 2 goes to ZeKirio! ZeKirio cut 10 AF this week with 12 new PRs. Three of these are in the top 100 and almost all of them are in the top 200. Congrats on a great week!

POW 3 goes to EndoMK! Endo continued to strengthen his timesheet by getting two top 10 times this week: a 1:10.732 on rBC1 and a 1:58.993 on RRM. Congrats on a great week!

POW 4 goes to MKWilliam. MKWilliam got his second ever WR this week on WS G, with a 1:48.442. He spent a lot of hours grinding this category to get this time, so congrats to him!

POM for May 2021 goes to Hgt..! Hgt.. had a fantastic month, getting two site records and pushing the newly active WS G category to its limits. Congrats on a great month!

Okay, that is it for the news. I apologize for it being late once again. Stay cool, and don't forget to wear sunscreen. Goodnight Tri-State Area!

rDDJ made this entry pretty repetitive ngl, Nintendo please nerf the SC

Soup @ Monday, May 3rd 08:20AM [link]

The arrow's pointing in the wrong direction, Arvo. Also, I’d be lying if I said that my entries are better, but man are yours all over the place to be honest. The fact that you like that chaos so much makes you look like the type of person who’d abuse his mod powers to spam @everyone pings in public Discord servers. Oh wait...

So, what happened this month?:
(Yeah sorry, no fake news anymore since it’s become pretty cringey at this point imo so I’ll drop it. If anyone wants them back just tell me.)
- From the 10th onward, the activity on rDDJ went nuts after Endo posted a new WR which featured an improved version of the glidercut, saving the shroom and using it at the glider to cut a part of the rock instead of just the fence. After a few days, they had lowered the WR by over a second and the rDDJ WW top 10 now has 7 times which include the new SC.
- Supernal (hey that’s me!) got bored of updating on a daily basis, so he changed it to updating literally all the time. I do have to say that I prefer it like this, less records to work with plus it makes people very happy since they don’t have to wait that long anymore for their times to be updated (even though a certain MKDS player didn't like that approach very much).
- The TAS server went wild when Fishguy and _tz announced that they wanted to help the community by making a TAS-code, which would allow for inputs to be viewed and edited. After some hard work it’s nearly finished, so stay tuned for even higher quality TASes in the future!
- Paradox was the very first person to achieve a 1:51 on RIW, which is mindblowing considering the fact that it’s only 2nd WW. Jacob, the man who improved the RIW WR from a low 1:52 to a mid-high 1:50 last month has been busy on the track as well, and barely missed out on 1:49 with his 1:50.084.

Thingy of the Month

Impatient people who kept asking about the news
RocketMK7
JoshyJRC (not as much as the others but still)
Chilly
Kyle H.
(smh my head when will people ever learn rofl mao over the floor my ass)

New players
ALjC3
GameON
Gavinj-lol
Marcel11111
RoadSer

New 3lap Site Records
Hgt... beat his own Retro Bowser Castle 1 Site Record of 1:10.458 with a time of 1:10.392. Then a week later, he improved it further to a 1:10.248.
EndoMK beat Thomas S.’ Retro Dino Dino Jungle Site Record of 1:49.619 several times, finishing it with a 1:48.514.

Activity
57 people submitted a time this month, whether set or unhoarded. One of the two. I’m implementing a new writing style here, plus I’m starting from the bottom now instead of the top for a change because I thought that it’d be fun (maybe I’ll make it permanent if people like it, who knows?).

Unranked

In any case, starting off with the unranked players we have ALjC3 from the UK. They joined the server while showing some nice improvements on rDC G and MW G. After having submitted some more times, they became dormant not long after though. Hopefully they decide to finish their timesheet in the future anyway. Next up is the rKD WR holder Apollo, whose record finally seems to have been added after several months of waiting. Tension is rising as the chances of them (or someone else) getting 1:33 are becoming greater. Gavinj-lol is also a new player who joined the PP near the end of the month, having played mostly rAF with some glitch PRs inbetween. Right now their time on it stands at a 343rd ranked 1:57.910, I’m curious to see what your full timesheet would look like! Jakey Prince experimented with this game rather than PRing, finding out which tracks were possible without the c-pad/gyro. Make sure to check out his findings, they’re pretty interesting if I do say so myself. He did submit a 1:53.971 LR at the end of the month, eventually. Another new player is the German Marcel11111, who started their TTing journey off strongly with a 2:02.469 MC. After 5 days and some random respawn glitches they managed to lower their time to a now 244th ranked 2:01.981. Like ALjC3, they too became dormant after submitting the time while showing potential for TTing in general. MattDabs187 is our next subject, planning on taking the rRR record down while his irl mate Rjohn grinds the other RR. Right now his time stands at a nice 508th ranked 1:18.681. Improvements will most likely need even more proof since Retro and some others still don’t believe that either person exists. Glitchmaster Momiji’s infamous NBC G WR of 1:17.647 has finally been submitted as well, alongside a cool 18th ranked DKP and a mildly hot 16th ranked rMC2. Especially their TAS improvements have astonished the community, showing how 1:14 is probably possible on NBC G with the BKT now standing at 1:15.168. Exciting stuff, that’s for sure! Dutch Boe-Boe-Boerderij-fan Pakje Yoghurt did his best to fill out his timesheet this month, hoping to get at least one time every update. After having asked me to stop updating so much he eventually went back to MKDS, sadly. He did finally unhoard all his times there, so it worked out for him anyway. Canadian RougeGod wasn’t active message wise in the TT server but definitely submission wise, sending in 7 new records with the strongest being a 427th ranked 1:46.213 rLR. Also another promising player, that’s for sure. Our second to last unranked person is the WW player STS Silver, who submitted an improvement on his TC time, now standing at a 219th ranked 1:20.582. Apart from that time, he wasn’t that active in servers as far as I know. Ending the unranked section we have the Maltese MKW main Vittor R., who submitted 5 CRs this month of which a 2:02.000 (ouch) NBC and a 2:06.301 RRM (pretty nice).

300+

Now it’s time for the ranked players to shine! Opening the outside top 300 players is the new American #505 GameON who made sure to finish their timesheet right before the end of month. As of now, their MW is their best ranked 516th, clocking in at 1:40.214. Welcome and have fun improving those times! Over 50 spots above below GameON rests #454 Russell Horwood, who submitted a nice 2:24.729 rKC ranked 494th. He mostly spent his time playing MKDS and MKSC though, getting some very nice records there, too. That same thing applies to #422 Wayne Timperley aka Saga as well, but for MKW. While Saga spent this month grinding mostly MT G Canadian tops, he still managed to find enough time to cut 11 AF with his PRs in MK7, of which a 313th ranked sub 2 minute rCM! Following the trend of people playing MK7 as their second game we have #368 Luke Norman. Taking some time off MKDS, he improved on his weaker tracks to cut 9 AF. His rDDJ is the most notable here, having improved it by several seconds to a now 384th ranked 1:59.011. Back to people with MK7 as their main (I think) with our next French newcomer #359 RoadSer, who hasn’t said much in the server but can be added to the list of rare people who submit a full timesheet in their first submission. After some more PRs throughout the month, they ended up with some nice times including a 327th ranked 2:04.295 BC. Seeing new people is always great, but seeing older ones come back is great as well. Such is the case for #331 Yathan, who returned with some nice PRs on rKD and on several other tracks some days after, cutting almost 2 AF. After finally getting his old goal of Advanced overall, Spanish #324 Alex Garcia submitted some more PRs at the beginning of the month to advance beyond that goal. The best of these was a hot 347th ranked 2:06.985 SGB, solid work. WW’er #314 Squid continued their PR streak from the end of March with some nice new times on several tracks, ranked between 295th and 421st. Top 300 is definitely possible, but it’ll be hard given the activity around them. Which brings us to our only active Slav player #303 Dimitar Madjarov, who mostly did some F-Zero but still found some time to improve his records in here for an 11AF cut. He barely missed out on the top 300 ranked 301st though, and while he was inactive he got bumped down some spots by other active members. One of these is #302 JoshyJRC, who after a 65.7 AF cut (the biggest of this month) just barely missed out on the top 300 by less than half an AF. Still, both their TT and server activity are definitely admirable, I’ll be happy to see this person become top 300 by the next update.

300-101

Opening the top 300 to top 100 section is #293 RocketMK7 this time, who made good use of the new updating schedule by submitting as many times as possible to cut over 60 AF. Right now, their 1:58.231 RIW stands atop, ranked 231st. However, it was not enough to pass #291 Perf., who also moved up steadily with an 8.8 AF cut. The strongest out of his new times was a 2:02.224 MC, nicely ranked 269th. Further up the list we meet AaronUK7, now known as #279 AshMK. Like Saga, he managed to find some time for nice PRs on glitch tracks and his best one is now his 214th ranked 1:14.773 rRR, which gave him a nice small AF cut. #230 ByoTai on the other hand felt like cutting much more, his 31.6 AF cut puts him closer and closer to the top 200. Especially his rMC was strong this month, now being his second best ranked time on his sheet with a time of 1:12.255. Moving on to the top 200 people, we kick off with the legendary MKDS player #195 Ast-mkds, previously known as Reiaastmkds. While PRing at top 30 level in MKDS, they wanted to try out the rMT glitch in this game. Their final time was a 2:20.104, which sadly doesn’t beat their non-glitch PR and didn’t cut them any AF. From a giant AF cut from April last year to less than 1 this year we have #193 Bowtie who with the help of 3 PRs barely failed to pass me again. But! He did get a very nice goal this month, getting his very first regional top 10 on rBC1. The 1:12.332 is ranked 52nd here on the player’s page and 10th US on MKL. Congrats! Now back to bigger AF cuts again with the world’s greatest gamer #174 Dannn. With his drive to PR he cut 21.0 AF, moving him up over 20 spots! The highest ranked work this month was on rWP, where he improved his time by over 1.5 second to a now 128th ranked 2:13.696. Passing the next active player will be hard though, since Japanese player #162 Starr feels like PRing massively as well. After cutting 14.0 AF and moving up over 10 spots they find themselves in the Hero ARR category of players. Their most notable time this month is by far their work on CCL, which is now a 1:34.313 ranked 54th. That CCL is ranked literally one spot higher than #157 Christos Karamanos’ 1:34.320 time which he got this month. Sadly for cros, his improvement didn’t cut him any AF whatsoever but seeing them this close on both their best time is definitely noteworthy nonetheless. Moving on we find the highest riser in the top 200, the Italian #136 Graben. After finally finishing his timesheet only to find out that he was ranked 158th instead of inside the top 150 like he wanted, he spent the following days grinding for AF. He succeeded, cutting 23.7 AF in the process. Closing off the top 300-100 section we have #130 Thunder, who had a hard time on rRR but still managed to get some hot times out of it. The 1:13.322 is ranked 28th here on the PP and sadly misses out on European tops by just 2 milliseconds. Very nice work regardless, I’d say.

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Onto the players that have the privilege of not having to check the box to find their timesheet, starting with the regularly active #97 Chilly. He did the good thing this week, cutting 9 AF and getting out of reach from his rival Infi. His biggest improvement by far was his rMG, which he improved by almost 2 seconds! It’s now a 75th ranked 1:35.964. 2 spots above him is the not so regularly active #95 Zeko Z., who in his 2.5 years of absence wasn’t expecting to return in the first place. But alas, here he is anyway bringing a 42nd ranked 1:56.783 rCM with him. Splendid work, I’d say. Returning as well is #94 Nicholas Smith, better known as Pumick. Despite his server activity, it took him 11 months to submit 8 times. The strongest of them was his rRR yet again, a 1:13.366 ranked 30th on the PP which would also be 7th AR. Moving on we come across the mysterious #87 Mr sk71021, who finally joined the server this month. 2 new times were submitted on behalf of them, both over 2 months old and ranked around the top 20. #86 Adam Roberts found himself active in this game again too, starting a short RIW grind at the end of march up until a few days in April. The final time was a 1:54.480, which is ranked 52nd and caused him to not gain or lose any AF. Right above Adam rests CT aka #85 OBSIDIAUS, whose BC barely missed the last update but had still made some nice improvements on rWP to be included in here. The 2:12.868 is now ranked 72nd and is amongst his higher ranked times, cutting him about 0.87 AF. Another rWP grinder this month is #77 TaylorMK7, who managed to snatch 10th AR just barely with his 2:12.392. Having improved it from the original 2:13.428 at the beginning of the month, his time is now ranked 49th on the PP and cut him 1.2 AF. Up next is a mostly TAS focused player: #72 Jaden Figueroa, better known as Demon. Next to his work on lowering the NBC TAS BKT to 1:39.263, he submitted a 92nd ranked 1:11.473 on rMC2, as well as a nice WL time from March. #70 ShadowMK7 grinded 3 tracks this month, starting off with RIW (1:54.300, 45th) and WS (1:55.882, 69th) and finishing it with the new rDDJ SC, where he cut over a second to a now 48th ranked 1:51.495. More rDDJ grinders are coming up later, one of those is #64 Hgt... He cut several seconds off that time, now being a 5th ranked 1:49.313, adding another god to his timesheet. Aside from rDDJ, he did the regular monthly update on the rBC1 WR, which he brought down by over .2 this time. It looks like 1:09 NG might be possible now, huh? #63 Kyle H. worked hard as well, bringing his ARR down to below 10 and cutting 5.3 AF in the process. The biggest improvement was (unsurprisingly) on rDDJ, his 1:50.537 now being his second best time ranked 24th. He made nice improvements on other tracks as well, where he continuously missed out on US tops. MK7 community leader Kleenex (#62 Hugo de Moya) only barely managed to stay ahead of Kyle with his own rDDJ time (the new SC is a recurring theme for the next few players if you hadn’t noticed btw). He himself cut .7 using it to a now 68th ranked 1:51.839, making him lose 0.6 AF. On top of that, he improved his flap on the same track, which is now ranked 5th. Ending the section we have #52 Shy Guy who played… you guessed it… rDDJ! After some improvements and attempts with the new cut, he ended up with a 1:50 trollsub (he sadly missed it by 9 milliseconds) which is ranked 15th here on the Player’s Page and 8th ER.

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Saving the best for last, we have the legends that are our top 50 players. #45 M.I.P7 is up first, who made some great cuts on TC, rRR and especially WL. They improved that last one to a very nice 7th WW 1:23.093, and they were able to strengthen their top 50 spot with the 1.6 cut the records brought. Entering the top 40 is #40 Ryan Berk, who cut 1.25 AF with his work on rDDJ (ok this is getting repetitive ngl). In fact, he got his very first WW top on there! The 1:49.300 can be found in the 5th spot. Apart from that, he also suffered on RR a bit, where he got 9th US. Interestingly enough, RR’s WR holder #37 Rjohn1277 mostly grinded the other RR this month. Between the normal drives from home to school that don’t feature angry-faced floating rocks that crush cars and create trickable waves in the road, he managed to get a 1:13.282 on the track which is 4th WW. Following our journey of improvements of flat tracks with crushing inanimate objects we come across #35 Sir Aizen’s improvements on rBC1, who got his first PR in almost 2 years again. The 1:12.341 gave him a nice 0.5 AF cut, landing in the 53rd spot. #28 CameMk played some rDDJ, which he did before the SC was found in fact. The discovery rid him of his chances of getting a WR sadly, and it didn’t take long for his old SCed 1:49.875 to be kicked out of WW tops. He improved his rWP at the end of the month to minimise the damage, eventually gaining 0.2 AF. #27 Pierre on the other hand, had the time of his life (but not really) trying out the new SC and continuously failing on it. He eventually made it, improving by several seconds to a 10th WW 1:49.652. Between the rDDJ improvers above and below them, rMG god #19 Shine felt like doing some RIW instead. After some small improvements with 1.5/3 USC, they hit it big eventually with a 1:52.394, which is 4th WW. Back to rDDJ players we find the legendary #16 Dark., who submitted his first time in months again. His own spin on the track gave him a generous 0.2 AF cut and the 1:49.485 is now ranked 7th Worldwide. Opening the top 10 this month is #9 LeoMK, finally getting in there after 6 years of TTing with 6(!) PRs! The highest ranked among these isn’t rDDJ for a change, but his 9th PP ranked 1:42.595 instead, which barely misses out on WW tops. Congrats on the top 10 overall nonetheless! #7 Jack. hasn’t moved for months however, but still got a decent AF cut through his work on rDDJ. His final trollsub time trumps Shy Guy’s, missing out on 1:48 by only 3 milliseconds. It still is 3rd WW however and he’s happy with the time, luckily. And now: #5 EndoMK. The inventor of the new SC, showcased through their very first WR on the track. After only a few days, the record had been lowered by over a second to 1:48.514, meaning that the world record time save of this year has already passed last year’s! Very very nice indeed. And finally we finish with the European champion #2 Alpha. With several cuts on several tracks he inches closer and closer to Roa, having subbed 6 AF this month. Between the older times he submitted this month was an rDDJ yet again, ranked 4th WW. Will he overtake Roa soon? Who knows. Good luck!

Awards
The POW of Apr Week 1 goes to Hgt..! He continued to show his strength on rBC1 with yet another WR, almost beating his own TAS with the first RTA 1:10.3. He wasn’t even finished there, as he continued to mid .2 a only a few weeks later. Congrats!
The POW of Apr Week 2 goes to Graben! After finally finishing his timesheet and finding out that he was only eligible for the ugly orange top 200 role in the TT server, he grinded the game for a few days to unleash enough PRs to get him into the top 150, cutting 23.675 AF. Congrats!
The POW of Apr Week 3 goes to Ryan Berk! After the discovery of the new SC, he steadily improved his own time to inside the Worldwide top 10s, his very first one! Nice work, keep it up!
The POW of Apr Week 4 goes to LeoMK! After having been so many years in the community, he entered the top 10 and not just barely. After another month of TTing he cut 2 AF and ended up 9th. Congratulations mec, FOT!
Honourable mentions: RocketMK7 (for their 65 AF cut and top 300) and Bowtie (for getting his first US top 10)

And now: the POM of April goes to... EndoMK! The entire community went wild thanks to their discovery, and Endo themselves have set some insane times as well. After almost 6 years of not being even close to 1:48, they managed to get it in a few days, bringing the possibility of a 1:47 as well maybe. Congrats!

And that’s April. Have a good day seeya.