ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL RACING LEAGUE
MEET THE RACERS
DRIVER INFO AND BIOS
GET TO KNOW SOME OF OUR DRIVERS FOR THE LEAGUE. BELOW YOU WILL FIND SOME FUN FACTS FOR EACH RACER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE PART OF AATWRL? WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GOOD RACERS SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN US FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US. AATWRL IS OPEN TO ALL RACERS REGARDLESS OF SKILL LEVEL.
5 - ELKOCHICOACH
Coach is an Illustrator and Graphic Artist. He has his custom made rig and uses the Thrustmaster T150. He likes to use shoes when he is racing and has been racing Gran Turismo since the first version.
El Kochi Coach is our League's Technical Director. He started with the league in 1998 and joined us for the first GT Spree in which he finished second overall. From there he joined us in our first Mazda Cup Series. Coach hung in there and finished in 3rd overall. He has continued with us in GT Spree II and placed 2nd overall. Lastly he raced in the Mazda Cup 2 series and finished 4th overall.
Coach also enjoys playing Fortnite and Tekken. Some other hobbies are drawing, photography, and playing sports like Soccer & Basketball.
IG: @elkochicoach | twitch: @elkochicoach
73 - MARIOCH73
Mario is one of our newer drivers. He started his journey with us in Mazda Cup 2. He is a Quality Assurance by day, and a Sim Racer by night.
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Mario is currently using the Thrustmaster T300. He likes to race in his racing socks and has been playing Gran Turismo for 22 years.
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Mario also enjoys racing in the game BurnOut Paradise Remastered. His other favorite games are GTA V, Air Combat, Arkham Knight, & Star Wars: Squadrons.
Some of his other hobbies are fiddling with auto mechanic, cooking, airguns and handyman stuff.
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Mario is currently racing in our GT Spree II and his choice of vehicles are the Porsche 911 RSR and the Corvette C7.
97 - WALKTALLRACER
Richard has been racing with us for a bit, starting with the Mazda Cup 2 and now with the GT Spree III. He is using the VW Beetle and the DBR9 GT1.
His daily hustle is working as a Truck Driver. He is currently using a controller to race with us and likes to chill in his comfy socks when racing. He has been racing Gran Turismo for about 13 years. His racing rival in the league is BlueMoose65.
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Richard also likes to race in F1 and Assetto Corsa. Another favorite game is Madden NFL. His other hobby is something a lot of us envy which is racing in real life.
56 - CHEFGONWAR
Joshua is a talented driver that is in his second series with us. He does own a wheel but is mainly using a controller for racing. When he races, he is in fancy socks. He has been playing Gran Turismo since 2001.
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He competed with us in the Mazda Cup 2 and is also racing in the GT Spree III. He is using the Gr3 Jaguar and the Supra.
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Some of his other racing games are Dirt Rally 2, AC, ACC, Dirt 4 and F1. He also really enjoys playing Open World Games.
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He is a Chef by trade so he loves cooking but also enjoys woodworking, gardening, skateboarding and playing the guitar.
74 - YUNGPDK
Niko better known as YungPDK is a newer member to the league. He raced in the Mazda Cup 2 in which he finished as the 3rd Place Pro Division Champion!
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He hung around and is participating in the GT Spree III. His choice of race cars are the Gr3 BMW M6 as well as the Toyota Supra. He considers SimLegion and Blkstig as his rivals.
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He works as a consultant by day, and by night he is whooping us in Gran Turismo. Niko has been playing this game for three years but has been playing mostly Forza before making the switch.
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Niko uses a Fanatec Wheel and Pedals to race with us. Other games he races in are Forza, F1 and ACC. He also enjoys Ches Ultra, CoD and GTA. When not playing these games he plays basketball, golf and also tennis.
3 - ASAP_SMILEY16
DeShawn is an amazing driver that has been racing Gran Turismo for 2 years on controller. He has recently made the switch to wheel using the Thrustmaster T150. He likes to wear his slippers while racing and considers himself his biggest rival.
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Smiley has been racing with us for four series, Mazda Cup, GT Spree 2, Mazda Cup 2, and now the GT Spree III.
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He is a real life Competitive Kart Racer. His hobbies include growing Mary Jane, walking his dog, exercising, studying kart racing and staring at his Tacoma.
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Some other games he enjoys are Rocket League, Apex Legends and FIFA.
21 - EDA_DUSTINHOWE
Dustin made his debut with the league in the Mazda Cup 2 in which he finished 1st Place AM Division Champion. He is currently racing with us in the GT Spree III. His choice in Gr3 cars are the Toyota Supra and the Aston Martin Vantage.
His day job is working as an Electric Motor Rewind Technician. He has been playing Gran Turismo for 10+ years. Dustin races on a wheel and likes to wear shoes while doing so. He considers his rival in the league to be H2O_ProSports.
Some other racing games that Dustin plays are F1 and Nascar. He also enjoys playing the Gran Theft Auto series. Outside of gaming he enjoys doing graphic design, drumming, and smart home tech.
IG: DUSTINHOWEESPORTS