Hey! I need your help! I have been currently dabbling in my NASCAR Winston Cup AU and I can't decide on a few things. So, I've decided to have YOU guys decide for me. Smart idea, eh? :}
But FIRST, I'm gonna give ya some info on the NASCAR AU BSB. You never know, it may influence your decisions. This is just some character info. It kind of gives you an impression of their personalities in this AU. Well, here they are:
Name: Kevin Richardson Age: 32 Info: Kevin is a former driver that retired early for personal reasons. He has missed the racing scene immensely since his departure, so he has convinced his wife Kristen to use their savings to start two racing teams. He was scouting the tracks when he came across AJ McLean, a dirt track sprint/stock car racer with some experience on pavement. Kevin was impressed by AJ's ability to make the car do things it shouldn't be able to without wrecking and approached him for the job as one of his drivers. AJ accepted, on the condition that his long-time friend and crew chief, Howie Dorough, came with him. Kevin agreed. For his second driver, Kevin came across a very young driver by the name of Nick Carter. He saw him sub-driving for someone in an ASA stock car race in Daytona, FL. Kevin was impressed with his talent for such a young age and convinced the youngster to drive for him. For Nick's crew chief, Kevin went after his cousin Brian. Brian was currently a mechanic for Jeff Gordon, but he decided to leave Gordon to help out his cousin. Now, Kevin has his two teams. He is confident they are winning material, but he knows that if they don't get a permanent sponsor for each team by the third race, Kevin will have to sell out the team.
Name: AJ McLean Age: 23 Info: AJ has been racing since he was 9 years old. He mainly drove open wheel sprint cars, but he did drive an occasional stock car. He raced on dirt tracks mostly, but has raced on pavement a few times and felt he adapted quite well. His racing style is a little wild and risky. He likes to push the limit and go to the edge. That fact sometimes left his car in the wall more than in victory lane. So far, only his long-time friend and crew chief, Howie Dorough, has been able to tame his wild side to the point that he finished the race. As AJ grows and matures, he should be able to put his wild side to good use and become a stock car superstar.
Name: Howie Dorough Age: 27 Info: Howie has known AJ all of his life. The two are extremely close friends and when AJ went into racing, Howie went with him. He coached AJ and helped make AJ the talented driver he is today. Howie is a little reluctant to join Kevin's team, but since AJ wanted it so bad and would only go if he did, Howie accepted the offer. But, Howie knows, this racing deal in the biggest racing market of the day was going to be extremely difficult. He only hoped he could keep AJ patient enough to wait for their success to come. It was going to be a long, hard road to travel.
Name: Brian Littrell Age: 24 Info: Brian loves racing. He could never bring himself to drive, but he loved working with the cars and people. He has an incredible knack for making a race car go faster and how to change a bad racing car into a good one with a certain finesse. Brian just had a feel for the stock car. He got a job working for Jeff Gordon and loved it, especially everytime that number 24 car went into victory lane. He had a part in that happening, he loved that feeling. Then, when Kevin approached him to be a crew chief for one of his teams, Brian didn't want to leave Jeff Gordon's team. Although, when Brian heard Kevin out and really looked at his cousin, he knew he couldn't say no. Kevin really needed him. So, Brian quit Gordon's team and joined Kevin. Now, all Brian had to worry about was meeting his driver and making his team a winner for his cousin. He needed it.
Name: Nick Carter Age: 21 Info: Nick was always facinated with racing. He started driving when he was 5 years old. His dad was the main person that influenced him and went to the trouble of dedicating to the sport. That soon became Nick's entire life. Nick's racing style is kind of an enigma. He never really settled on one certain style. He did like to make noticeable moves and he liked to be smooth, but he sometimes fell victim to a short temper. Some things would just set Nick off and it took something special to get him cooled down. Anyways, once out of highschool, Nick went into racing full time, subbing for drivers or whatever he could. He was shocked when Kevin approached him for a position as one of his drivers. Nick loved racing, but he didn't think highly of himself at all. In a sense, Nick was quite modest and didn't think he was all that good. Now, Nick was going into the Winston Cup Series. He couldn't believe it. That was HUGE! He wanted to tell everyone he knew, but in reality, he only had his family to tell. Nick had never made any real friends. It was always racing, racing, racing throughout his school years. He had made some general racing buddies at the tracks, but he has never experienced a true friendship. Maybe now he could.
Okay, here's where I need y'alls help. Help me make four decisions for this AU. They ain't huge, but they're important to me and I hope you care enough to have an opinion. Thanks for the help!!