Hope Arden, drives the #68 car for the Imperial Racing Organization (IRO), Team Crimson. During pre season races she won or placed in the top three in all she participated in. As of posting this updated picture, her pre season luck followed her into the start of the official season. Winning Event 1, Race 2 at Hawkheim Circuit (Team Event), starting her first season. Prior to joining IRO, she raced other armature race circuits with her, at the time, boyfriend Lang Axtin. Who came in second at Hawkheim. Her joining IRO was by pure chance. She went to the tryouts with Axtin, and due to them being short drivers, due to injures, one of her driving friends convinced them to let her drive at the last second. Even though they both qualified Axtin was a little bitter for awhile, but after a month or so they reconciled. When the day came that they saw they were going to be on different teams, they mutually agreed to break up for professional reasons. Yet they still have strong feelings for each other. Arden runs in Group A, while Axtin runs in Group B, so the only time their paths cross on the track are team events, if randomly drawn, and at the final race at Marshovo.