Gran Turismo 3 Personal Biography

Name: Richard Nguyen	AKA: Gumby	NickName: Dick
Age: 25	Height: 5'4"	Weight: 170 lbs	Top Speed: 140 mph

Ride:	1984 Toyota Corolla, almost GT-S. Still got the Black 1998 Acura Integra GS-R complete with Gold Rims and Battery. It's my commuter now.
Dream Ride:	Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT), 1981 Pontiac Trans Am T-Top with modified body, bowling ball hubs, and modified interior that can talk.
Racing Background:	Does video games count? Upgraded to track racing, damn it's expensive. From 0 dollars to $$$.
Hobbies:	Blowing up computers, fixing other peoples cars, RC Cars(Go Team Associated), Ping pong of course, Gran Turismo 2(PS), Gran Turismo 3(PS2).
Origin:	Conceived in Bellflower, CA moved to Anaheim Hills near the end of grade school. Guess you can call me a Southern Californian.
Current Racing Status:	Both cars have been tracked. Verdict - Integra, major understeer, due to poor driving. Corolla, still unknown. Due to raining conditions on the track it was hard to tell what the Corolla could and could not do... It's got a long way to go though..
Goals:	Win some Autocross's, but mainly drift the canyons. Poor Integra will have to be in the garage for that.

Racing Crew (If Applicable): Late Night Espe-c-i-a-l
Racing Crew Logo:

Tickets: 3

Clocked Speed for Ticket: 47 in a 35 limit

Penalty for ticket (Optional): Way too much... what was that $100 lab fee..?

Worst Accident Story: This one time in band camp.... Actually, I was out driving with a buddy in his Infiniti G20 who will remain nameless (cough), Thomas Rau. Well down in the hills near the canyons of Stage Coach doing 60 in a 25, under-steer right into a curb. BAM 2 flips into the ravine. Luckily a tree caught us or else it could have been worse. If I had another quote, it would be seat belt save lives...

Ride Modifications:

External -

Rims: Integra - SSP(Racing Civic type C), Corolla - Tanabe Imitations, get this 13X8 Body Kit: None Stickers: Integra - None, Corolla - Had some, removed them. Some Electric tape where I saw holes. Wing: Integra - Stock spoiler, Corolla - Removed by previous owner Exhaust/Muffler: Integra - Stock GS-R, Corolla - Previously R-1, now a black smok'in 5-Zigen Border III Miscellaneous: Integra - I had clear corners but they were stolen, just some fogs. Rims are 6 spoke Gold with a silver lip. The gold rims give my car 50 extra HP : ) Corolla - H4 Conversion Headlamps with yellow bulbs

Internals -

Springs/Shocks: Integra - Eibach Pro Kit Springs/ KYB AXB 4 way adjustable Shocks, Corolla - Eibach Springs, Front Camero shocks, Rear KYB MR-2 shocks Additional Suspension: Integra - Ingall 3 degree adjustable Camber Kit.(Don't get them they are too noisy) Air Intake: Integra - Bone Stock, Corolla - Ram Air with Mushroom sponge Header: Integra - Bone Stock, Corolla - Soon to be 4-2-1 TRD style Header Heavy Motor Modifications: Integra - None, due to the commute factor, also low funds. If you want to donate to the Richard - Better Your Car Fund, please email [email protected]. Corolla - It's got a 1989 Toyota MR-2 Motor with the Stock Supercharger. Electrical: Integra - Additional Grounding Wires, Corolla - I don't know where the plugs go but the car starts pretty much all of the time. Other Modifications: Corolla - Cam upgrade, Pulley upgrade, Super Charger boosting around 14 - 16 psi..., ? Fuel Pump, GT-S Transmission.

Interior -

Dash: Integra - 3 color Indi-Glo Reverse Display, Corolla - Couple cracks, and holes. Broken Switches, and a Boost Gauge. Seats: Integra - Stock Leather, Corolla - I assume cloth System: Integra - Alpine Head Unit, with 6 disk Alpine MP3 Changer in the rear, Corolla - Came with a Panasonic CD Player and 2 tweeters that some how drown out the exhaust... Rollcage: Integra - N/A, Corolla - I'm still thinking about it. Color Scheme: Integra - Black with Baby Blue, Corolla - Don't care but basically grey and black Miscellaneous: Integra - Razo Blue Steel washed Racing Pedals, Type R Shift Knob, Corolla - Cheap pedals I found for 10 dollars, Momo Racing Wheel, Sparco Shift Knob, and a Man's Horn, not the sissy Honda/Toyota one...

created 10/13/03
updated 01/13/04
updated 03/17/04