FWCC. "It’s Been a Long Drive Without You" (2000 Rookie Edition)

When Donovohn Fifth-William stepped onto the open-wheel circuit in the spring of 2000, the world had no idea it was watching the start of a dynasty. His rookie season was chaos and poetry all at once—rain-soaked races in Rio, midnight test runs through Staten Island’s forgotten industrial streets, and a battered black helmet that hid a 19-year-old with nerves of steel.

This logo, It’s Been a Long Drive Without You, became the heartbeat of his debut merch run. Printed on tees, hoodies, and crewnecks that sold out in parking lots before the engines cooled, the phrase carried double meaning: a nod to the long road to his first podium finish and a tribute to his late mentor, King James Fifth-William, who had passed just months before Donovohn’s debut.

The red “without” streak slicing across the text? That was lifted straight from his rookie car’s livery—an accidental tire mark across white paint that became legend after Donovohn took third at the Tokyo Grand Prix. Only 250 pieces of the original run exist, each one a relic of the season that turned a rookie into a myth.

“Rookie Year. Racing Through Grief. Built for Legends.”