Dwayne Carson is an African American born Midwest of the United States, specifically the outskirts of Detroit Michigan. Throughout his childhood, Carson was raised in cars, having a father who drove many classic cars, more specifically American Muscle. His mother was also a car junkie during her time with Carson's father back in the late 70s to 80s mostly getting into muscle car drag races on the 8 mile Road north of the city. It was a hotspot for street racers at the time and still is for the modern racers in the area. Carson's father owned a 1967 Shelby Mustang Cobra GT500 in the home garage, stored there for him when he turned 16 and is able to modify and restore it himself. When Carson was a teenager he almost got into gang activities in the bad parts of Detroit. However, his time in the garage and spending time with his father at a local track to race got him out of trouble of the gang life his father didn't want to get into. Still, that didn't stop Carson from joining a motorclub gang that grew from the ruins of the industrial parts of Detroit.

In his early 20s in 2008, Carson joined the 5-10 Motorclub. At the time he had already moved out of his parents' home, having a girlfriend as well as taking his father's GT500. However, he'd earned himself another American muscle car during local street races at meets with the 5-10s, and from his garage the GT500 stayed covered under a sheet as his "precious baby" for real competition. For the average racers in the city, Carson switched from a classic muscle to a modern, riding a black 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. The 5-10s were already spreading out of the Midwest but yet to take over the main cities of the different regions. Carson earned his original ink of the usual street racer prowess including transporting passengers. Aside from being a racer, he was the motorclub's transporter and courageous driver. More specifically, he became an outlaw to police, causing the most damage in property and picking a fight with the system along with other outlaw drivers of the 5-10s, even so he has earned reputation of being a crew leader for his own group of 2 drivers.

Carson's crew including his girlfriend were a band of outlaw drivers. Most of their time out in the streets was only at night as they took advantage of the less dense traffic streets and cops. Still, the Detroit police were always on the motorclub's case of their activities, as well as outside the state spotting them crossing state borders. Before becoming a criminal syndicate two years later, the motorclub were a band of organized drivers compared to amateur street race gangs in the US, most of their crimes at the time were reckless driving as well certain gun crimes on darker parts of city districts and crews. Still, certain crews went their own ways outside the motorclubs ordeals which would end up with consequences. Carson was aware of the problems that were plaguing crews of the 5-10s but kept his crew sticking to just driving or picking races. The crew would then leave out of Detroit and cross the heartland of the country until reaching St. Louis Missouri. From there, they recruit a new driver to the crew/motorclub.

Riding as a crew of 3, they met a young driver during car meets around the city. Barely turning 20 this driver came up to Carson and his crew noticing the 5-10 tattoos on their necks, knowing who they were. This young Caucasian driver would do anything to join the 5-10 motorclub, witnessing their races beforehand in the city and their driving at meets.

Carson, who was promoted to V2 gives out the details: "You wanna join the 5-10s, kid, you gotta prove you could drive like us, deal with the risks, and getting your hands dirty. If you wanna earn this (Points at neck tattoo), then impress us."

The young driver had a car that can show a first impression with the 5-10 crews at the meet, a Chevrolet Corvette C6, decently modified. "The driver was busy earning cash." thought Carson. He then asked for the driver's name and where he got the car. The young driver introduces himself as Logan Callahan, getting his car as a "barrowed" gift.

Logan was no stranger to crime as well as street racing, and judging by the car and owning the keys, he somehow earned it. Logan looked like he was raised in the streets and living off causing trouble, but the driving was what Carson wanted to see out of him. A race was about to happen with Logan taking part against 3 other racers. The race was a few blocks going around a circuit as drivers only had three laps with low traffic and zero cops signaled by spotters. Carson and his crew kept an eye on Logan including other 5-10 drivers that surrounded the race path. A race starter signaled the drivers and gave the order to go with the vehicles screeching out of the starting line.

Logan brief backstory

Logan was waiting for this moment; having a lot of experience since his first encounter with the 5-10s a year back, he taught himself how to drive in certain parts of St. Louis being born and raised here testing his skills with amateur racers, as well as betting. His Corvette was also won from a bet by a driver at one of the meets, though at the time he had driven a stolen vehicle (Honda CRX) earning parts and experience with underground chop-shops and races. Street racing began rising as 5-10 crews showed up and how Logan was inspired to drive like them. Raising more of his driving skills with local racers including being chased by police at ambushed races, he proved he could drive as well for still being a teenager. He had driven cars when he was 16 but had no license for that matter, running away from his abusive parents' home to live out in the streets. When the time came to find a new car running into a corvette owner during a race meet, Logan proved he could drive from his original vehicle despite looking like it could not keep up with even a hybrid. But despite its looks, it was somewhat a sleeper car. Logan earned his upgrades stealing from rival car shops when making deals with shady shop owners, proving also his rat like thieving ways when he was a kid shoplifting and sneaking out of high school. He gets the Corvette owner's attention, but was skeptical that Logan could beat him with his modded CRX. Logan was cocky though, thinking he could challenge the driver for his car. The driver just laughs at him over his car, but seeing that Logan was serious, the driver challenges him for pinks. However, Logan didn't have a pinkslip for his car considering it was stolen in the first place. The driver took the challenge anyway only to leave him with nothing if Logan loses. Logan was taking a risk of losing his only vehicle with the driver scrapping it if he wins. As the race-meet turns its attention to the two with Logan being the underdog, he was confident that he'll overcome his challenger.

The race took place on a gritty part of St. Louis at dead midnight. Logan may have had the laughable car against the corvette, but by revving the engine of his "earned" parts under the hood prove he could take on his opponent. They set up a ½ mile drag race on a long stretch with other racers monitoring the route for traffic or cops. The racers were ready at the start, but at some point the corvette driver had little anxiety when continuing to rev the engine over Logan's CRX. The driver had some upgrades, but the revving sounds of the CRX gave the driver the thought it may have more under the hood than he thought. He remained optimistic as he decided not to waste his nitrous fuel for this race. It took Logan a while to receive his upgrades, from the crimes he had committed to earn them, he had also killed for them. A Race starter gives the go with the two cars launching off the sprayed line. The driver in the corvette took the lead first with Logan barely falling back giving the driver confidence that he had already won the race. Once he reached third gear, Logan started to gain more speed until reaching the same speed as the Corvette. With the driver overconfident to use his nitrous on the last quarter, Logan launches his, sneaking up on the corvette. The driver suddenly notices Logan catching up and decides to use his nitrous boost, but it was already too late. At a close finish, The CRX crosses the finish first barely. Spectators were shocked, even upset due to losing bets over the Corvette. The driver was humiliated; Logan abandons his CRX and takes the key/pinkslip for the black Corvette, leaving the driver with nothing but. For the first time he now owned a car, and still kept the CRX as he forced the driver to take it back to a garage and to take a cab out. Logan would replace any parts from the CRX to the Corvette and immediately scrapped the stolen car from his garage dealer for extra cash.

Dwayne's backstory

Dwayne accepted Logan's offer and had him race along with his 5-10 crew, hoping to keep up with them. Of course, Logan stayed alongside during the sprint race only for police to tail them to the finish as they got closer. There was no earning money for the race due to crowds fleeing the scene, but the 5-10 monitors saw who crossed first, only now for Dwayne and his team to flee the city along with Logan earning their respect. They escaped from the heart of St. Louis and to the outskirts of open fields to hide out at an abandon barn. Losing attention, they continued driving down a highway to the next city. Logan had proved himself but still needed to win territories with the 5-10s if he was going to be a member of Dwayne's crew and the 5-10s. The 5-10's initiation for new drivers at the time was to transport passengers from city to city or town to town completing contracts for the motorclub. The V2s including Dwayne and V4s would be informed of a new driver, getting news from a 5-10 crew he's in and deciding if he/she will earn his/her 5-10 mark. Usually these jobs are a grueling task to drive hundreds of miles day and night to another major city within the region on time. Usually, passengers were carrying special cargo or information along the way and was when illegal trafficking started to rise within the motorclub. This would only escalate as the 5-10s began spreading out in the US and authorities taking notice. Even for true drivers like Dwayne would realize the soul of driving/racing would begin to lose some of its meaning to the old 5-10 name. Dwayne however didn't mind until it started to effect his crew years later.

The years soon follow as the 5-10 motorclub was conquering the Midwest and into the East Coast. As power began to rise, the jobs got more serious, including a new V8 taking power and making new deals/changes. The 5-10s were becoming a growing network for trafficking in the US, and by taking over New York City they were receiving illegal imported trade from Europe from drugs, weapons, counterfeit goods, including high value cars. The FBI was now on their case, only for the 5-10s to move their network underground. Dwayne and his crew got involved with the jobs, receiving more paid rewards and new cars/upgrades but was something they were not proud of. By this time, their new driver, Logan, was already an elite driver for the 5-10s and the crew itself. He could move on to form a crew himself as well as a V2 rank for a territory, but stuck with Dwayne's crew until reaching New York. From there was when things got dangerous. 5-10 crews were now carrying armed weapons dealing with rival clubs within the city territory as they were not street racers at all. A Gang war was taking place over business deals in parts of New York City. The 5-10s wanted more even if they had to go up against mafias for goods being delivered at docks. Hardly there was ever street racing for Dwayne's crew with meet-ups turning into traffic dealings requiring their assistance. Very valuable cargo was shipped in their rides, and instead of police to worry about, it was the rival gangs. Dwayne looked back at the product and thought to himself and his crew. "We didn't join the 5-10s for this bullsh*t." What they didn't know however, Logan was sort of setting them up behind their backs.

Logan was made co-lead for Dwayne's crew which meant he had some insight from the high Vs as well. Logan had begged for higher ranks in the motorclub given his skill in driving and criminal past. The motorclub's V6 saw potential from him even informing the V8 and was where things would get screwy within the hierarchy. Their V8, Shiv, would reward high valued potential drivers to continue taking over the United States as long as they stay under the ranks of the V6. Logan was promised to be given a whole region to take control eyeing the West Coast as long as he led crews to all the regions and take control every major city becoming a V4 in the West. Since Dwayne also questioned the higher Vs of their operations, Shiv wouldn't mind if his crew siding with him were dealt with, knowing they plan on going rogue from observers that rode with them. It was at this time Dwayne and his crew were also purposefully failing the 5-10s, losing products or letting people go when demanded to eliminate, including their own members. Dwayne couldn't handle it. For a V2 this was too much challenging his morality. He didn't want to kill his own 5-10 brothers/sisters nor get in deeper trouble with the authorities. If Dwayne was to get busted by police, he didn't want to be remembered as a murderer or trafficker, but rather a street racer. Logan would snitch from his crew and inform the V6 and V8 taking their side for power and fortune in the motorclub. If Logan could lead them to a trap, he will be handsomely rewarded with a very valuable import super car and taking Dwayne's V2 Rank. Logan would agree to do so, secretly stabbing Dwayne and the rest in the back for it. The crew was set out to deliver products to a buyer with 5-10 associates to a shipping rig on the borderline between the Midwest and East to take west. It was a long drive but the job was already set. The crew agreed after doing this job they will go rogue and flee from any 5-10 activity to drive freely around the US. At some point on the journey they were given chase by rival car gangs from New York as well as being fired upon. The crew makes a detour on a dirt road to evade the pursuing vehicles despite not having the right tires to drive on the terrain. Once they evaded their followers in the forest, it was clear that they must end their support with the 5-10s. Even if they'll end up being traitors of their operations, it was a risk they're willing to take.

The crew took a route away from the highway to avoid more followers until reaching farmland. Despite taking days and all night on the detour route, they finally reached the Indiana border leading into the Midwest and their destination. There was an old farmhouse where the 5-10 associates led them to a big rig. Packages of products were filled in the container and Dwayne's crew were the last to fill the shipment, ready to move out. But as the packages were already filled in and had moved out, the associates block their path out to the road by getting out of their cars and drawing their guns, aiming their SMGs at Dwayne and his crew. The 5-10s knew what they were gonna do, with Dwayne stomping on his V2 rank as they were told to have their hands up. Logan then steps back siding with the associates, admitting of ratting out his crew.

Logan: "Sorry bruh, but I want your V2 ink, since you're not gonna need it anymore."

Dwayne: "Logan? You ratting son of a bitch you called us out?"

Logan: "I made a deal with the King V, Carson. You questioned the V8's motives, sabotaging his business, and now he has sent me to silence your knowledge of the 5-10s if you were to break away from it all. And we all know what happens to backstabbers, do ya?"

Dwayne: "Backstabbers like the rest of the 5-10s that betrayed its own members. They got killed because of rats like you"

Logan: "Things have changed, man. When a new V8 takes the throne, a new establishment takes place, and members would kill to have some of that power. It's not about driving or street racing anymore like it once was. And to tell you the real truth it was never like that at all when you first came in, at least from what I heard. Nowadays,… I like the new 5-10s, a little more exciting especially when it's a free-for-all. If the boss promises me a piece of the higher steps, then your crew means nothing to me anymore."

Dwayne: "You weaseling motherfu-"

Logan: "Ah don't jump to conclusions just yet, dawg. We'll give you a chance to live for a few minutes. As for the rest of your crew, you'll watch them die in front of your eyes, and it'll be all your fault for having them side with you. And the best part, I get to do the honors."

Dwayne: "God-damn you, Logan."

Dwayne was restrained by one of the associates as Logan took out a gun to take a shot at his crew members. Logan also explained his criminal past that he didn't tell to Dwayne before as he took a shot on his mechanic with no remorse and killing him. The next was his girlfriend as he was force to watch.

Logan: "This is what happens when you try to betray your own team."

Dwayne apologizes to her for the last time as he saw his girlfriend get shot in the head. Seeing her get knocked down to the ground, he became enraged and suddenly broke away from the associate's grip. Using him as a quick meat shield, Logan quickly tried to take shots at him not caring if he hits the associate. Dwayne pulls out the SMG out of the person's hand and tried to aim for Logan as he quickly ran out of the way with other associates getting shot and back. Logan makes his escape from the farm house as other 5-10 crews nearby came in to take down Dwayne, preventing him from catching Logan as he drove off. Picking up ammo off of the few bodies, he tries to survive the firefight on his own, killing the remaining crews on his way out. With all the guys dropped, he made his way back to his Challenger and tried to go after Logan. Unfortunately, he was long gone. Not knowing which way he went, Dwayne didn't bother to chase him down. He immediately drove away from the area, unable to check on his crew's bodies as he didn't want to stay long for crews or cops to find him. Dwayne was on his own, but he was not going to run away just yet, wanting payback.

Dwayne tries to drive back up to Detroit, but he knew he was probably wanted in his hometown as well as his Dodge Challenger. Making it back and to his home he quickly hid his car and switches back to his Shelby Mustang. He gets out of town once again and drives far west in the mountain region states living on the road there. Meanwhile Logan was back at the East Coast. While he presumed that Dwayne was dead when he left the scene back in Indiana, word came out from the aftermath that everyone there was shot dead with Dwayne's body never found to confirm his death. Logan failed to kill Dwayne and didn't receive his V2 ink. However, the V8 gave him another chance to earn it again by helping other 5-10 crews take control of cities down the Southern region and west. Given a new crew of the best single drivers from the other regions, Logan swore he would not disappoint again, doing whatever it takes to expand the 5-10 network across the country. Surprisingly, he still received his supercar reward. Imported from Germany and shipped at the Bayonne docks of New Jersey, Logan received an outstanding gift for his journey; a Novitec built black Ferrari 458 Speciale. Logan's Crew was now set out to conquer the south, now with word that a certain ex 5-10 controlling the region was out of the way for the motorclub to move in.

Back in the mountain region of the US, Dwayne still continued to drive west till reaching Las Vegas. On the way, he barely had money for more gas and stopped around Salt Lake City in Utah. Racing there was almost rare and it was hard to find race meets to earn little cash. However, Dwayne didn't want to keep running, if he wanted to take on the 5-10s and their business around the region, he needed to build a motorclub himself as small as it may turn out. At some point a race meet took place around town and was not run by the 5-10s. Showing up there he was taken notice by some drivers, mostly by his 5-10 tattoo on his neck. They asked if he was a member but told them he was not a part of them anymore, explaining they were not a motorclub to join with if they wanted to get in serious trouble. Still it didn't stop drivers to see how he could drive. While it was a risk for 5-10s in the region to find his location, Dwayne needed money for gas, food and sleep at motels and entering in races where he was the hotshot from the lineup. As expected he won a number of races from the amateur race meet taking some bets from overconfident racers. When the race meet was over after midnight, a number of drivers still came up to him in offer to join. Dwayne refuses until the drivers had shown what was underneath their turtlenecks or upper chest. They were former 5-10s, outcast or gone rogue. They knew the motorclub had dark intentions, how corrupt they've gotten and what criminal trouble they were now getting into to the point of getting high attention from the FBI. For Dwayne he knew there were rogue members just like him scattered around the US and gone to hiding from the motorclub. When the drivers offered to ride with them, he agreed and drives off in the outskirts of town. Sure enough he revealed to them that he was a former V2, having some knowledge and proven to be a leader. The group he rode with had no lead, but with Dwayne, they'll do or go which road as he wishes. Dwayne however, did have a plan.

Dwayne's new crew eventually found a temporary spot to set HQ at an abandon warehouse outside Salt Lake. He wanted to get a group together, finding more outcast 5-10s or drivers that were willing to cripple the 5-10s' operations. A social account was made on the internet calling out for drivers, spreading the word that there are others that want to oppose the 5-10s and band together with crews spread across the nation. Secret signs and passwords were established to deter actual 5-10s from finding their outcast drivers and headquarters. Either way, the outcast 5-10s were always on the move. For more than a month, there were more than a hundred followers seeking rebellion against the 5-10 motorclub and growing, some of which were never members of the 5-10s, mostly by motorclubs that were broken apart and or ran down from their towns seeking vengeance of their lost territories. Eventually they had drivers that could infiltrate the 5-10 motorclub acting as agents. This once small group of outsiders now becomes a splinter faction of the 5-10s. Unlike the regional factions, these drivers could be anywhere in the US with region leaders looking after the crews. As for Dwayne, he was leading his own crews in the mountain states.

It didn't take long for the 5-10s to notice the faction group trying to sabotage their operations in the regions. Having their own region factions to try and repel off the crews, they also changed their courses on highways or routes to keep off from the rebel drivers. Any shipments that get captured by the outsiders are quickly destroyed. As for car parts and kits they keep for their own. For the infiltrators they also seek out for new members in the 5-10s having information of drivers that were recently accepted, most of which don't know what they're getting into or forced to stay with second thought. They hope to convince new drivers to run away from the 5-10s, otherwise it'll be too late to turn them and are considered enemies to the Outsiders. In this case was what happen with Dwayne now in Las Vegas a month later, and to him it was personal. Carson received word of 5-10s moving close to the West Coast, one of which was run by his arch nemesis, Logan, riding with a new crew. However, one of the crew drivers was a recently new member. Though possibly already have gotten involved in jobs on the way, this female driver was young, and possibly unsure of the actions she was involved in when receiving her ink back in Chicago. Undercover drivers kept an eye on her from cities the crew went to, though unfortunately, she has already done the initiation to receive her Tattoo. It seems too late, but Dwayne wanted to try and save her considering who she was with. They were about to do a raid job outside the city, having an undercover contact leading the job. Given radios on their path, Dwayne was also listening to their chatter close by, hoping the contact would assign her to a lone meetup leading to him.

Going through the hills outside of Vegas, Logan's crew were following the contact bringing along a special cargo they were told to deliver to a small plane at an airfield. The undercover contact led them to the destination, unaware they were giving the cargo to the rebel faction holding intelligence of the 5-10s traffic routes. For Dwayne however, he wanted to convince the young member to meet at a secret location staging a special task for her to do alone. The contact was the one to give her the details hoping she'll accept and leave her crew for awhile to meet who she thinks is the Las Vegas V2. However, Dwayne was taking a big risk of revealing himself to Logan if she notifies him. If successful, she would run away with him, otherwise she'll have to take in the truth while still traveling with her crew, hoping she'll escape on her own without the possibly of getting killed by the 5-10s or Logan himself. For worse, she was already committed to support their operations.

Dwayne soon drove to the location where the female driver was sent. On the way he began to have second thoughts, thinking it was pointless and dangerous to grab new drivers off of the 5-10s before they were committed. He was already given complete details of the driver, how she looks like and knew her name, "Alicia Garcia". He reached the location at a gas station near the LV strip where he saw the driver parked outside, driving in a red Alfa Romeo 8C. Dwayne parked and got out to meet her; she was petite size, young, innocent looking and confused. At first to Dwayne she looked like a young teenager, shocked that drivers like her would be accepted to do dangerous jobs for a dangerous motorclub. Looking at her she looked like she had no idea what she was doing here until Dwayne asked for her if she was the one that was sent. Alicia said yes, wondering who he was thinking he was the Las Vegas V2. Dwayne was ready to explain everything to her, including who Logan was.

Dwayne tried to make sense to Alicia telling about the past 5-10s as well has himself once driven for them as a V2. Eventually he explained what happened to him and his old crew, how they were shot and killed in cold blood by Logan himself and barely escaping. Alicia was very confused and didn't want to believe that Logan, her new boyfriend had a violent past and betraying Dwayne. He got to the point and started to tell her what she was doing, what trouble she was about to commit to riding with Logan and the 5-10s. She admitted that she only joined to be around Logan and was skeptical of doing high stakes jobs including how it gave her her ink on her upper right chest. Dwayne continued telling her how driving and racing was being abandoned and having her admit it was her first intention when joining. He told her that she must run (drive) away and to drive with the outsiders of the 5-10s to keep herself safe. Unfortunately she couldn't due to her relationship with Logan, admitting that she just got with him when coming to Nevada. Dwayne thought it was too late for her, only to tell her to think over what he had said and having it be up to her to try and leave the 5-10s. Dwayne gives his contact to her but has her promise not to reveal to Logan otherwise she could get killed/interrogated if he found out he was trying to help her. Alicia promised, but was still unsure to leave as she drove off into the night and back to a motel where her crew stayed. Dwayne was unsure if he would ever see her again and hoped she will not be harmed by Logan or the 5-10s in general, trusting her. He still stays around Nevada supporting the outcast drivers in the state.

A number of days had past with Dwayne continuing to lead crews to counter-attack on operations from raid runs to finding stock houses of products and upgrades to destroy or keep. They avoided as much conflict with the 5-10s as possible, and at the same time trying not to get into a firefight with them on the road or hidden locations. While crews did carry firearms as a last resort, they rather avoid killing any members from the 5-10s despite the motorclub wanting blood for their losses in product. While it's too soon to negotiate races by either side, the outcast drivers would rather get their attention and avoid any casualties from both sides. With the 5-10s, that was up to the V8 to decide how things should be settled, but currently the 5-10s were focusing on the showdown eventually happening in the west coast, challenging their best Vs to go head to head with each other. Between all this however, Logan and a number of 5-10 crews were still trying to dominate the west, and so far, the 5-10s have dominated Los Angeles and heading for San Francisco. At this moment, Dwayne was thinking about the female driver, he was unsure if she managed to drive off or continued on with Logan and crew up northwest. Suddenly a call came in on his cellphone. It was the driver, Alicia, managing to drive away from her crew and went rogue against the 5-10s. What Dwayne didn't expect from her however was that she was bringing a driver along that could use help finding a new car and a standalone crew. He gave directions where to meet up to talk with this driver calling himself Jake. To make things more interesting, he has met Logan, cheated from his LA territory and taking his car, wanting revenge. To all 3, it was now personal, Dwayne heads to the high desert in California to give a fresh start for the two. Dwayne's adventure with a new crew begins here.