Drivers Sign Ups

Basically the way this works is... you will sign up a driver with the following criteria in mind. 

ALSO EVERYONE GETS ONE DRIVER! 

Driver Name: 
Age: 
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 
Nationality: ONLY 2 DRIVERS PER COUNTRY MAXIMUM (I know the United States is already taken!)
How many wins do they have: 
Championships?: List year anything smaller than 2016.
Driver Number: Like Formula 1, the drivers get to pick their number and that number stays with them their entire career. 
Driver Background info.


Also, you do need PRIOR approval for Championships. I will be doing this. 

Once I have a working history of the field. I will complete a write up of the history of PWCOM. 

Teams will ALSO sign up drivers from THIS thread!

Johann Arndt
19
2 years of experience going into his sophomore season
Germany
1 win in PWCOM, dozens in karting and touring car races in Europe from his younger days
2 karting back to back karting championships for his age group from 2013-14
#05
Johann Arndt has been driving his whole life. His father, Johannes Arndt, knew at a young age his son should get into racing. And that's what happen. Got him a go-kart at 4 and sent him off. He joined a karting league and went off at it and just about destroyed his competition. He got to where it mattered in 2013 and 2014 and finally won a championship before moving to touring cars, where he found success there. Then, in 2016 he found himself in the penicule of racing in a world wide series, the PWCOM. In his rookie season, he got a surprise win in his home country of Germany and caught the eye of his distant uncle, John Arndt. Arndt, now helping his nephew is his driving coach and is making him a better driver. He's hoping this next season is better than the year before and not getting a sophomore slump. His father also told him to go find his own team at this point and not race for Flying Aces Racing, where Johannes works as the team manager.

Driver Name: David Lublin
Age: 34
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 2nd Season
Nationality: Ireland
How many wins do they have: 0
Championships?: None
Driver Number: 21
Driver Background info: David Lublin is an Irish Racer, however before this the man was an accountant at the Irish National Bank. He did however, ran local go-kart races. At the age of 33 he got a chance to run in the PWCOM when a small British team signed him. It was a random signing since most didn't know the man. He did a pretty roller coaster season. Coming 2nd twice but usually finishing mid pack in most races. He finished in the middle of the standings, now he is looking for a new ride after being released.

Driver Name: Erzhan Zhumabekov
Age: 35
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 15
Nationality: Kazakhstan
How many wins do they have: 35
Championships?: 3 (2004, 2006, 2014)
Driver Number: 37
Driver Background info: Zhumabekov is a veteran in the series. 15 years of competition. He won the championship 3 times, all with Benziger Autosports but he left after 2015 due to a dispute they had. Some say there's still a chance he could win the championship once more before retirement if he's on the right team.

Well since the US is taken I have to enter Lafter Stucolé.
Age: 25
4 years
Spain
10 wins
2nd in title in 2014.
Has a title in Spanish Road Racer Lites.
Number: 79
Stucolé is a very well-known road racer from Barcelona, Spain who loves to race at every chance he gets.
2012:
Stucolé has tremendous success on a Spanish road racing series and gets into talks with an upstart team owner.
2013:
Stucolé goes to Jon's upstart team and gets no wins. His best finish was a 3rd, and she came up a disappointing 14th in points. She becomes a free agent.
2014:
A larger team picks up the rising star Stucolé, who pops out of her slump of 2013 and gained 5 wins, 3 of which were on ovals. She finished 2nd in points, and was so happy she signed a one year extension with the team.
2015:
Stucolé's second season at that team came on the brink of barely missing the title. She gained 3 wins, of which all were on road courses. She once again has a high points finish in 5th.
2016:
Things went down hill for Lafter at her old team and she began to look for other rides. Finding none, she goes back to Jon and asks for another chance. She gets signed back on with Jon, gaining two wins and once again 5th in points.
2017:
Stucolé did not resign with Jon, and thus Jon closed shop. Stucolé is in hopes of a good ride so she can get another shot at the title.

Driver Name: Kyle Collins
Age: 24
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 4
Nationality: Canada
How many wins do they have: 1
Championships?: None
Driver Number: 41
Driver Background info: Collins started 4 years ago at the age of 20. He really flip flopped through teams. But in 2015 he won again, based purely on talent in the round of Canada. He's been mainly a mid pack driver who's shown some promise, he's just looking for that right team. He's also prett consistent. No idea to where he'll end up for 2017 yet.

Driver Name: Takumi Hirano
Age: 25
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: Rookie
Nationality: Japan
How many wins do they have: 0
Championships?: N/A
Driver Number: 46
Driver Background Info: Hirano used to drive for test driver for F&S in the Orion Elite Series, but both parties agreed to part ways after contractual disputes. Hirano saw his sights on the PWCOM and hopes to make it big in the league.

Driver Name:Lucia Delacroix
Age: 28
Experience: 5 years ( This will be her 6th)
Nationality: Italian
Wins: 5
Championships: None  
Number: 22
Background: Lucia Delacroix has always had one love in her young life: To race. She remembers as a child watching PWCOM on a small TV in her childhood home in Milan. She says of this: "My father always loved to watch the races on TV. I guess I started watching to spend more time with him, it bought us closer together. I always wanted to do that myself. I ended up leaving home at 18 to chase my dream. I took some money I had made working at a fancy restaurant  in Italy, and paid for driving school . I got finished at 19, and took three years to get my PWCOM license, and it has been my life ever since.

Lucia has gotten a win in each of her first five years of competition, in her first year she finished 9th in points, her 2nd, 8th, her 3rd, 5th, in her 4th, and she finished in 4th again the next.

Flying Aces Racing owner Frank Vogel has announced interest in Kyle Collins, Takumi Hirano, Erzhan Zhumabekov, and Lucia Delacroix. They are getting contacted at this moment.

(OCC: What type of contact would they like. It'll be easier through Discord)

Driver Name: Audra Baranauskas
Age: 23
Nationality: Lithuania
Years of Experience: 5
Wins: 7
Championships: 1 (2013)
Driver Number: 10
Driver Background: Audra Baranauskas has always been fascinated with the world of Auto Racing; she grew up watching motorsports with her father, Zydrunas, it inspired her to enter into the racing world. Audra began racing go-karts at the age of 7, capturing 10 victories and  5 junior go-kart championships. At 16, she began racing open-wheel cars, edging her way into 5 victories, 3 podiums and and capturing the TRC Formula A championship. Then at the age 18, it was time for Audra to enter in the Prytech World Cup of Motorsport. She raced her way into seven victories, and in 2013, becoming the first and only Lithuanian driver to win the Prytech World Cup of Motorsport Championship. With this kind of resume, Audra truly has what it takes to become one of the greatest drivers in PWCOM history.

Driver Name: Chris Dodd
Age: 25
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 6
Nationality: Puerto Rico
How many wins do they have: 8
Championships?: 1, 2015
Driver Number: 8
Driver Background info: Chris Dodd's childhood history is relatively unknown. He was born in the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, and is the oldest of 2 children that his parents had. One of the big things that Dodd has told is how he was homeschooled. His Parents taught him how to speak English, Spanish, and some Hebrew at a very young age. He is single, and is waiting "For the one that God has for him". He currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, however during the Offseason he visits his friends and family in Melbourne, Florida.

From the time he was 6 years old he loved watching race cars. But while his love for speed was prominent early on in his life, he didn't actually get his first chance at racing until he was 13 years old... But boy, once he got started, there was no stopping him. From Go-Karts to Quarter-Midgets, and everything in between, he was winning left and right. He loved working on his own cars, and was respected by many in garages across the Country for his hard he worked. By the time he was 17, he was a Champion in 4 different racing series, and was well known throughout the Eastern USA, as well as in Latin America.

In 2010, he made his PWCOM debut at the Patriot 800, and boy what a debut it was, with Dodd running inside the Top 10 all day long before a loose lugnut on his final pitstop derailed him and his team. But because of that race, several teams offered him a ride, and in 2011, he started his Rookie Campaign, where he racked up 3 Top 5's and 7 Top 10's, including a 4th place finish in the Patriot 800. His 2012 season was a bit of a difficult stretch, with 3 blown engines in the first 4 races, and a flat tire late in the going that cost him a shot at the 2012 Patriot 88.

But then came 2013-2015, where Chris Dodd would really come on the scene. He won his first race in Mexico, to the delight of the Latino fans, and a near win at the Season Finale at Yas Marina that put him in a great position for 2014... And that he did, when he came to the 2014 Patriot 800 and ran up front all race long, and with 4 laps to go, took the lead and went on to win the race! He also would end up winning at Belguim and the Season Finale at Yas Marina, finishing 2nd in the Points behind the 2014 Champion Erzhan Zhumabekov.

But in 2015 was the Season of Chris Dodd, where he racked up 4 wins including in Mexico, Brazil, and the Season Finale at Yas Marina in dominating fashion, and bringing home a Championship to his homeland of Puerto Rico, and showing that he is truly one of the best in the PWCOM.

2016 was a bit of a letdown for Dodd, where he only won one race(in Japan), and finished 10th in Points. It didn't help that the team he was on had major management reshuffling...

But now comes 2017, with Dodd refocused and ready to go after another Championship. But he has an even bigger goal in mind: To win the Patriot 800 and the PWCOM Championship in the same season, something that has only been done once in history. Can he accomplish that feat, or will his bad luck of 2016 continue?

Driver Name: Max Anderson
Age: 21
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have:1
Nationality: British
How many wins do they have:2
Championships:none
Driver Number:32
Driver Background Info: Anderson was considered a racing prodigy obtaining a few wins in one season in the Whelen Euro Series before deciding to join the PWCOM.

Persona40 wrote:Driver Name: Audra Baranauskas
Age: 23
Nationality: Lithuania
Years of Experience: 5
Wins: 7
Championships: 1 (2013)
Driver Number: 10
Driver Background: Audra Baranauskas has always been fascinated with the world of Auto Racing; she grew up watching Formula One with her father, Zydrunas, witnessing greats like Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, drive their way to victory, and it was all of this that inspired her to enter into the racing world. Audra began racing go-karts at the age of 7, capturing 10 victories and  5 junior go-kart championships. At 16, she began racing open-wheel cars, edging her way into 5 victories, 3 podiums and a Formula Junior championship. Then at the age 18, it was time for Audra to enter in the Prytech World Cup of Motorsport. She raced her way into seven victories, and in 2013, becoming the first and only Lithuanian driver to win the Prytech World Cup of Motorsport Championship. With this kind of resume, Audra truly has what it takes to become one of the greatest drivers in PWCOM history.

They don't exist in this canon...

Driver Name: Sebastian Maynard
Age: 23
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 2 
Nationality: Great Britain
How many wins do they have: 4
Championships?: 2016
Driver Number: 9
Driver Background info: Maynard was born in Stoke On Trent UK. Maynard got into karting at a young age simply because his father wanted him to. He worked his way up the ranks and eventually got to PWCOM. In 2015, Maynard put on one of the most impressive rookie campaigns of all time. He won on debut at Barbagallo Raceway in Australia. Maynard then went on to nearly win the American 700 that year only to lose it in a last lap duel with American stock car driver Sean Perkins. Maynard ended up 4th in points in 2015 also picking up another win in Bahrain. 

2016 saw Maynard grab the World Cup of Motorsport. After winning the races at Toronto and Michakovo, and narrowly winning the title.

Driver Name: Nicolas Lothaire-Irvine
Age: 23
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 1
Nationality: France
How many wins do they have: 1
Championships?: 0
Driver Number: 42
Driver Background info. Nicolas Lothaire-Irvine was born in France twenty-three years ago. He was the second child and had two other brothers. Nicolas got into racing at the age of five by watching Super Junior Championship (SJC). At eight, he raced in karting series until he was seventeen, winning four championships from karting. Nicolas was accepted into SJC by a mid-funded team because of this. After three years of SJC, Nicolas would go on to win a championship in SJC. After two more years, he would be offered a ride by (insert under-funded team here) to race in PWCOM for the team because of his performance in SJC. Nicolas was unaware of the series, so he was about to decline the offer before he saw it on television when searching through the channels. Nicolas found the channel holding the series three rows down from the recorded SJC race. He clicked it and watched the last race of the season. He was instantly addicted. After the race, he signed with the team. During his rookie season, Nicolas was doing pretty well for the team other than some incidents during the season. The second-to-last round for Nicolas, though, has been his favorite. Nicolas would qualify 17th in the race. Nicolas was 14th when a major pileup occurred in front of him, collecting twelve LEAD cars. Coming to the final lap, Nicolas passed the driver in front of him and came across the line. His crew was jumping up-and-down, which confused Nicolas until he heard the news that he won. He started jumping after he got out of his car because of excitement.
Right now, Nicolas has left the team and looks to go to a better team to have a good career.

Driver Name: Ryder Smith
Age: 22
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 2
Nationality: Great Britian
How many wins do they have: 3
Championships?: None/ 3rd Place In Points (2016)
Driver Number: #3
Driver Background info:
Ryder Smith, Not a Newbie to the Prytech World Cup, Coming into his third season as a driver in this series, Smith looks to improve from his Podium season. Smith is 22 Years old, Entering the PWCOM at the age of 20. Being the Rookie of the year in his debut season. Winning 3 Events that all came by amazing pit calls by his crew chiefs.
Smith has been in the league for two seasons already and has cosistently put up some really good numbers. Although he did struggle a bit near the end of the 2016 Season. Hence why Sebastian Maynard was able to pull ahead of him and win the championship. Smith is coming into this season with one goal; to win this championship.

Driver Name: Zachary Fitzwater Sr
Age: 26
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 9
Nationality: Australian
How many Wins do they have: 0
Championships: 0
Driver Number: 59
Driver Background Info: Zachary Fitzwater Sr the Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Native who is know for his Road Courses in his native Country of Australia came in the scene in 2008 with a career best 10th place in Germany. In 2009 Fitzwater Sr ran his 2nd full season and finished a career best finish of 5th in British Columbia. With no such luck going his way in his next couple of Seasons Fitzwater Sr decided to take a full season off to rejuvenate his career. Last Season in 2016 Fitzwater struggled early in the Season almost grabbed his 1st Win in Belgium but horrible luck got him to a career best finish 4th place at that race. Fitzwater Sr is looking for a quality ride to give him a chance to Win he has talent, speed, and Potential

Driver Name: Luca Fontana
Age: 18
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: Rookie
Nationality: Italy
How many wins do they have: 0
Championships?: 0
Driver Number: 27
Driver Background info: Races all around Europe through formula 3000 and European Formula 3 and wants to make the move to stock car racing. He is a champion in kart racing and Formula 3000. Sadly he came runner up in European F3, but considering it was his first year shows how he is able to compete in a racecar. He is a champion in the makings.

Red Bull has shown interest in Luca Fontana, Max Anderson and Sebastian Maynard

MrKyleBusch1 wrote:Red Bull has shown interest in Luca Fontana, Max Anderson and Sebastian Maynard

Anderson has also shown interest in driving for Red Bull

Driver Name: Seppo Näre
Age: 20
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: Two races
Nationality: Finland
How many wins do they have: 0
Championships?: 0
Driver Number: 86
Driver Background info: At the age of 18, Seppo got the call to race full-time in the PWCOM, to run for Rookie of the Year in the 2015 season. He quickly showed speed and raw talent, finishing eleventh in his debut after starting third. However, after qualifying third for his second race as well, Seppo's car would have a parts failure during the race, which sent him careening into a wall head on at a high speed. After being struck by a competitor and barrel rolling, Näre was forced to be cut out of his car in a very intense moment. After being airlifted to a hospital and receiving treatment, it was announced that Seppo would not return to his car due to injury.

Näre looks to make a return to PWCOM and again take a stab at rookie of the year this season.

Lightning Bringer wrote:

MrKyleBusch1 wrote:Red Bull has shown interest in Luca Fontana, Max Anderson and Sebastian Maynard

Anderson has also shown interest in driving for Red Bull

Maynard is driving for my team...

Driver Name:  Kitsune Hashimoto
Age: 18
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: Rookie
Nationality: Japanese
How many wins do they have: 0
Championships?: None
Driver Number: 33
Driver Background info: Has been racing in Super Formula and Formula 3000 for many years. Recently, he raced part time in Super GT with a win in the series. Hashimoto looks foward to experience how the PWCOM cars are going to run.

Driver Name: Scott Roush
Age: 20
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 0
Nationality: American
How many wins do they have: 3 in the GSWT
Championships: 0x German SuperWagon Tour Champion
Driver Number: 28
Driver Background info.
Scott Roush began racing when he was 12 in go karts when his family was forced to move to Germany due to military reasons, for his father and 3 years after, when he turned 15, moved up into a latemodel series. After that for 1 year he rose to the GSWT where he would stay a driver for the BMW Factory team until last year, where he would win 3 times in the closing races in a tight points battle with Luka Visser and Rikard Kruger, Roush would crash out of the championship race with Kruger, giving Visser the title

Driver Name: Noah Hart
Age: 34
How many years of PWCOM experience does he have: 0
Nationality: USA
How many wins do they have: 0
Championships: 0
Driver Number: 18
Driver Background info: Noah Hart is a very successful stock car driver in America. However, with no top ride available after Hart's team in America went out of business, Hart looked in all areas of Motorsports for any options of a competitive ride. Hart got the call to come drive overseas in the PWCOM. Hart plans on making his debut.