Say hi to Tim Burdick. Tim joins the small but growing group who advanced from lurkers to commenters to TTAC writers. As usual, please show your hospitality by warmly welcoming Tim. 

I have been called a lot of things in my life.  Some good, some not so good.  Some labels I have grown into, and some I have grown out of.  Recently I have become a redneck (more on that later).  But one thing I have always been is a car guy.  One of my earliest memories is my dad buying me my first Matchbox car.  It was a red Porsche 911, and he handed it to me with such reverence and ceremony, I knew right then that cars had just become an important part of my life.  Ever since that day I have been obsessed with them.  My story is probably like yours – squandering enough money on go-fast parts and flipping rides every year or so, that I could probably bail out the economy of Greece today if only I had gravitated to a more sensible hobby like spoon collecting or shuffleboard.  But I chose cars. (Read More…)