Nickname:     Shiv"- This name was derived from my original pod name
                                  (SHIVAN MAN), not only because of the name of the
                                  Shivan Car that I used, but also because of the similarity
                                  to my last name. In game service nobody ever called me
                                  SHIVAN MAN but always typed in SHIV when talking with
                                  me. After Fuego came along I stopped using SHIVAN MAN
                                  and the Shivan as well and stuck with SHIV"(the " was the NastyBoys team symbol)

Alternate nickname: JETZ, ZOOM----, ZIP, WHO1, BREEZE

Date of birth: 04 July 63
Age: 35
Weight: 175 lbs.
Height: 5'9"

Where I was living before coming to IO: St.Petersburg, Florida,USA

My Nationality: I am American from POLISH/IRISH/ITALIAN descent.

Hobbies beside pod: Graphics, web page design (http://villanomusic.com/shiv/). Music Composition and
                                  performances (piano, harmonica, vocals)

About me: Married since '95 w/2 children.  Working at: Custom Kitchen and Bath Cabinetry.
                                                                                                      (manufacture and repair)

Favorite music: Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Metallica, George Jones,
                              Hank Williams Jr., Korn, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Jackson Brown,etc....

My PC: Compaq 200MMX, 64MB RAM, Monster3D2 12MB,
              CDR 16X Sony,  Compaq 15" Monitor,

My ISP: Roadrunner (Time/Warner) Cable connection (500kb/s). 50 dollars per month/ unlimited
               access, 5MB webpage space.

Steering:  Wheel- Thrustmaster Gran Prix 1 (pedals on the wheel)

Playing POD since: February 21, 1997
My favroite car: 

Least favorite car: the boats, the F1 cars and the witch
                                (Banana is obviously not even considered a pod car among podheads)

Favorite track: Plant 21
Least Favorite track: Babelweb

Favorite Opponents: VinceF, Rince, Groove, Spart, Rudi, Phoenix, Raistlin,
                                 Glide, Mach4, Badboy, Ricochet, Impaler, Stealth, Leadbest,
                                 BigTwin, Weewoo, GSHOST3(EMIL), BASTORA, GIGI, CLUNE, Blackwolf,
                                 Phazorrz, Coney, Lyrad, Zarbin, Atomic, Kruel, BUZZ, DERF, Casper,
                                 Murray, Bealz, Fanlabiz, Indy, Erin, Valis, Norrit, Naraka, Snakeeyes
                                 (got me into game service)
                                 All of Podboq team, All Vigilantes, All Black Knights, all people who love Pod.

Pod claim to fame: Placed 12th (final) in American $10,000.00 Pod Contest with Joystick and no 3dfx.
                              One time record holder for most hours on podnet (gotta still be up there pretty high).
                              Over 2,500 races logged with this pseudo. (and hundreds with other names)

my best race results,...
SINGLE results: Plant 21 on Game Service 1 - 5'06"27 GS points, Up to 2230 at one time.

TEAM results: First Place TeamPod Season 1,
                       Second Place TeamPod Season 1, Second Place TeamPod Season 2.
                       (TeamPod Season 1 - Nastyboys divided into 2 seperate teams and competed
                       against each other and the other teams and won first and second place.)

POD Team Memberships: Nastyboys   Member since - The beginning of Game Service -July, 1997