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About Us

Our beautiful new 11,000 sq foot shop is stocked with all of the latest diagnostic tools. We specialize on European cars and we service ALL makes and models. In addition to normal preventative maintenance, we offer hi performance setup and tuning your vehicle including corner balancing, performance alignments and aggressive street or track set ups.

We carry a full line of Red Line products, Royal Purple products and Motul Brake fluid.

Click on one of the names below to view their bio.

Fifth Gear Automotive staff

Name:

Bill Bernick

Age:

52

City of birth:

Buffalo, New York

Relationship Status:

Married

Children

Two—a boy and a girl (the millionaires family! One in college, one about to be in college!—both who love to play soccer.

# Years in the Automotive Field

6 (but it has been my passion all my life!)

# Years with Fifth Gear:

6

Responsibility at Fifth Gear:

Co-Owner of the business with Rick Jordan

Hobbies:

Amateur Car Racing, Snow skiing, Reading, working out, boating and watching my kids play soccer.

Favorite Car:

1961 Lincoln Continental Convertible

What I would be doing if I did not work in the automotive world.

Cruising the Virgin islands in a 60’ sailboat.

Fifth Gear Automotive staff

Name:

Richard Campbell

Age:

50

City of birth:

Shreveport, Louisiana

Relationship Status:

Single

Children

None

# Years in the Automotive Field

12

# Years with Fifth Gear:

This is my first year.

Responsibility at Fifth Gear:

Shop Maintenance and everything else that needs to be done!

Hobbies:

I love to build and restore old motorcycles and I love spending time with my daughter.

Favorite Car:

Any Porsche Turbo!

What I would be doing if I did not work in the automotive world:

I would probably be working in the shipping business. I spent some time traveling all over the country transporting vehicles and it gave me a chance to visit many new cities that I have never been to before!

Fifth Gear Automotive staff

Name:

Chris Chambers

Age:

27

City of birth:

Corona, California

Relationship Status:

Married

Children

3 year old son

# Years in the Automotive Field

6

# Years with Fifth Gear:

1

Responsibility at Fifth Gear:

Customer Service, Accounting, Service Writer

Hobbies:

Baseball and Football, Camping and Fishing and spending time with my family.

Favorite Car:

Impossible to choose just one!

What I would be doing if I did not work in the automotive world:

I would like to own my own small business.

Fifth Gear Automotive staff

Name:

Rick Jordan

Age:

55

City of birth:

Relationship Status:

Married

Children

Two. My son works here with us and Fifth Gear as our service manager. My daughter is studying to be a teacher at the University of Arkansas.

# Years in the Automotive Field

35

# Years with Fifth Gear:

6

Responsibility at Fifth Gear:

I am the Co-Owner of the business with my partner Bill Bernick.

Hobbies:

Vintage Motocross Racing, gardening

Favorite Car:

What I would be doing if I did not work in the automotive world:

Fifth Gear Automotive staff

Name:

Ricky Jordan

Age:

27

City of birth:

Little Rock, Arkansas

Relationship Status:

Married

Children

We are expecting our first child in June of 2010.

# Years in the Automotive Field

10

# Years with Fifth Gear:

6

Responsibility at Fifth Gear:

Service Manager: I am the interface with the customer!

Hobbies:

Motorcycle Racing, Music

Favorite Car:

1986 Porsche 944 Turbo

What I would be doing if I did not work in the automotive world:

Fifth Gear Automotive staff

Name:

Scott Key

Age:

39

City of birth:

Dallas, Texas

Relationship Status:

Single

Children

Two boys.

# Years in the Automotive Field

15

# Years with Fifth Gear:

3

Responsibility at Fifth Gear:

Technician—specializing in Domestic cars and trucks.

Hobbies:

I love to Drag Race.

Favorite Car:

Old school Camaro

What I would be doing if I did not work in the automotive world:

I would have loved to have played football!

Fifth Gear Automotive staff

Name:

Dong Nguyen

Age:

50

City of birth:

Saigon, Vietnam

Relationship Status:

Married

Children

Two children.

# Years in the Automotive Field

32

# Years with Fifth Gear:

This is my first year with Fifth Gear.

Responsibility at Fifth Gear:

Technician.

Hobbies:

I love travel, hunting and the Arts!

Favorite Car:

What I would be doing if I did not work in the automotive world:

I would retire and do a lot more traveling, hunting and going to the Arts.

Fifth Gear Automotive staff

Name:

Nathan Jack Wagner

Age:

20

City of birth:

Nogales, Arizona

Relationship Status:

Single

Children

None

# Years in the Automotive Field

5

# Years with Fifth Gear:

5

Responsibility at Fifth Gear:

Alignment, Oil change and race set up technician

Hobbies:

hanging out at the track and hangin' with my family and friends.

Favorite Car:

Porsche 964 911 RS America or Porsche 356!

What I would be doing if I did not work in the automotive world:

I would probably be in the military or back in Arizona working the family floor business.