Originally Posted by Dorikin

My name is Derek. Im 16 years old. Im young, but I look like a teenager. On the net, many people think Im older, and at the track, where I attend track days as pit crew for my friends, many people ask me if I want to take their cars out for a few laps. I dont know if its because I come off as more mature or, I know quite a bit or what.

I have always been into cars as long as I remember. My dad had an NSX for a while when I was a toddler untill age 4, and that sparked my interests in cars. The sound of the engine roaring in the cabin was a rush for me. My dad worked for Honda, and would bring me brochures and other materials. I learnt to read at age 3 because of them. That passion has never died down, and I love reading anything and everything I can get my hands on.

I also would watch OPTION and other videos from Japan, which has sparked my other love, drifting. Despite its recent trendiness, Ive loved it for a long time. Ive read numerous books on race theory, turbocharging etc in the hopes it can agument my little hands on experience. I am fascinated by cars and each day I learn something new. Im self-taught as my dad has no mechanical inclination aside from oil changes. My grandpa was a big MoPar muscle freak so I think I get it from him.

My political views are generally liberal as far as social policies go. I belive in the right to an aborition, gay marriage(or some form), and health care and education should be where the money goes.

On issues such as defence and foregin policy, Im more aligned with george bush. I think we are dealing with a new breed of enemy here, and we must use new methods to fight them, even if they are not the most honourable and cannot always be justified.

I am pro-Iraq war simply because I want to see Saddam gone. No more, no less. Even if we didnt go to war, innnocent people would still die, so to me, why not put an end to the cause even if the penalty is greater.

I am a jew, and although Im not religious, I belive in the Jewish values, such as helping your fellow man, giving to charity, and having an overall positive outlook and trying to make the world a better place by being a decent person. I am an ardent Zionist, and support Israel adamantly.

I am disgusted by the new wave of anti-zionism/anti-Israelism that is being used as a front for anti-semitism. I cannot fathom why anyone would support an establishment that uses its own people for political pawns.

I cannot stand the people who are whiney ultra left wing and their antiestablishment conspiracy theoriesabout corporations and oil companies. They do nothing but make the people spouting them look like morons.

Right Now, Im in high school. I aspire to get an MBA so I can provide for my family and keep up my car hobby.