Artturi Pekkanen

Artturi Pekkanen
Nationality: Finnish
Birthday and Age: December 3rd, 1986 (29)

Stats:
Skill: 20 / 30
Consistency: 5 / 15
Preservation: 3 / 15
Tenacity: 8 / 15
Initial Hiring Cost: 450,000 CR
Experience Level: 36 (Total of Stats - 4); BRONZE Driver Classification
% of Earnings Taken Per Race: 20%
Specialties: Pro Tuned

Earnings:
EVENT & SEASON - PLACING - CR EARNED
Earnings for Season X = X CR
Lifetime Earnings = X CR

Summary:

    Born in Turku, Finland, Artturi was always quiet. He didn't have many friends, but the ones he had were serious car enthusiasts. They only talked about cars and aftermarket companies, even if Artturi didn't care. When he was in high school, his friends started talking about cars, how they drive, how to be fast around a track, and how fast they were on Racing Passion. Eventually Artturi gave in and joined them in playing Racing Passion. Even though he didn't necessarily care, he was listening to his friends. He remembered what they said about cars, and annihilated them in every race within a couple laps of practice. Artturi later bought himself a gaming console along with Racing Passion, and slowly became a petrolhead.

    At the age of 17, he got his first car, a good ol' Honda Integra. It was slow and had over 150,000 km clocked in, but Artturi fell in love with it. Every sunday, he would take it out west to Alastaro Circuit with a jerry can of fuel, and drive until he was out of gas. He saw what other people drove, and what they did to their cars. Splitters, wings, diffusers, canards, stripped interiors, the whole lot. He mimicked this (to his parents disapproval) and slowly upgraded his Integra. He took this knowledge with him, and pursued a job in the auto industry. He got lucky with his first job, as his boss owned a car that was setup for rallycross. Artturi was able to become good friends with him, and asked if he could drive in a race. After a month of convincing, his boss let him, and Artturi destroyed the competition. 

    Fast forward to 2008, he entered the Finnish Touring Car Championship. He raced in a Seat Toledo partially in 2008, and was able to get a full ride in 2009. He may have dominated the amateur rallycross scene, but now he was with the pros. He struggled in his first three races, finishing below 12th in all tries. However, in the last two races, he finished 5th and 4th, respectively. This impressed his current team, and they offered him a contract for a full ride in the 2009 season. He finished 8th place in the championship, even scoring two podiums during the season. Unfortunately, the FTCC folded after 2009, and his only door into the motorsports world was closed.

    Artturi hasn't been able to get a ride since, but he still maintains himself as a free agent. He went back to the rallycross world to help maintain his skill, and he is still yet to finish last in any race. He's just as fast as he was in the FTCC, and will surely be the star driver for any team.

Roleplaying Notes:
-Quiet. Doesn't say much in Press Releases.
-Does whatever the team says to do, he isn't quick to rebel.
-Barely able to speak English, his grammar isn't the best. It's almost non-existent.
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