October 7th - Season 1

After a week of waiting, Moodswing and Glenwood Jacobs finally announced the next pay-per-view as HALLOW’S EVE.

While the previous PPV was a success, there has been an undying unrest in the Formula-X social media regarding the previous pay-per-view being a little too short. While the co-showrunners promised that they are working on hiring new up and coming racers to join the roster, HALLOW’S EVE won’t suffer the same problems.

Firstly, they announced that there would be a Trick-or-Treat event right after, where the F-X racers would indeed dress up and fans would be allowed to go up to them and trick or treat. The announcement, which was made at the top of the show last night, proved popular when the audience responded positively and fans on F-X social media gave positive reactions.

The duo also announced the name of the new titles that will be contested at HALLOW’S EVE: The Relay Baron/ess title which will be held by a team of two racers who can each call themselves baron or baroness. 

While this announcement was also met with positive reactions from the capacity crowd, there were some opinions on social media that wondered if these titles were supposed to be the Formula-X equivalent of tag team titles (yet another element shared with wrestling).

However Glen would go onto to explain on social media with a tweet that the title is actually the closest that Formula-X has been to Africa’s Auto 1 and its more popular overseas equivalents F1 and IndyCar in that those leagues compete exclusively with teams.

September 30th - Season 1

CORONATION OF THE KING

“AND THE NEEEEWWW FORMULA-X KING…” Those were the words that boomed across Ngelosi as the winner of the Royal Tourney and of the F-X Crown crossed the finish line. Like something only worthy of pay-per-view the crowd was on their feet cheering as Thorne Oberhauser came out victorious over Solo Magubane.

It had been a long and grueling race as the two competitors faced off in the F-X series’ first ever 20 Lap Match Race. While many expected the longer-then-usual race to be a boring affair in the later laps, nothing could have proved more false.

Like an action-packed movie, the race flowed from beginning to middle to end like a theater performance. With the connections to wrestling being more abundantly clear on the day, it was fascinating to see the two F-X racers put on the racing equivalent of top wrestling match all without a script.

After the race, Thorne Oberhauser took his rightful place on the throne that had been placed atop the podium (in place of the customary 1st place position) and was awarded the golden racing helmet known as the Formula-X crown.

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While ARBOUR GAMES boasted Thorne’s success, he would continue the festivities on Monday Night Fuel when he had himself coronated right in the middle of the infield and made a speech that once again had all the hallmarks of a wrestling promo.

September 23rd - Season 1

THE ARBOUR GAMES STREET CIRCUIT

The Arbor Games Circuit has officially been laid and the F-X reporters have the scoop. In an official statement, F-X Racing Club President confirmed that the Arbor Games track had been officially authorized by the city and that work on the track would begin Friday morning.

This statement made via video which can be found on social media was swiftly followed by a map of the route which looks to curve in and out of the outskirts of Ngelosi City. Now that the track has been released, F-X racers will be looking to study the quick turns and long stretches with their managers and coaches in an effort to gain an advantage on the day.

The track has been said to resemble an upside-down cowboy boot and has been nicknamed by some: the “the Falling Boot Track”. While the name might be catchy, you best believe none of the racers officially on the racecard are taking any of this likely. With extremely sharp bends and common asphalt streets to contend with, the track might be more than these racers can chew.

Fortunately, on the other side of the barrier, the event is already looking to be a massive success with the number of subscribers doubling while the pay-per-view orders are on the upswing. As for the live attendance, the presale tickets for grandstand seats have already been sold out leaving many a patron to have to wait to buy theirs on the day.

With only 6 days left to go until Arbor Games, it looks mike the hype is at an all-time high.

September 16th - Season 1

ARBOUR GAMES

It’s official… the first ever Formula-X pay-per-view finally has a name: and it’s ARBOUR GAMES. The name was officially announced at the top of the hour when showrunners, Moodswing and Glen Jacobs addressed the capacity crowd and the viewers at home that ARBOUR GAMES was officially 13 days away.

To officially kick off the run up to ARBOUR GAMES, a press conference was held with the two men who will meet in the feature-race. It was also announced later that day that the other race on the racecard would be the first ever drag race between Darcy “Stevie” Stevens and Touch Mkhize. Mkhize had laid down the challenge last night live on Monday Night Fuel in a dramatic segment caught on tape.

Little has been revealed about the rest of the racecard, but fans can rest assured that the F-X series will have a show in store  for the people. In other news regarding the event, it has been revealed that a special race track will be built especially for the event and that this track will be a street circuit. The Formula-X Racing Club has already gotten permission from the local Azania Municipality to close off the street so keep your eyes peeled as it looks like the F-X series is about to take the entire city of Ngelosi by storm.

September 9th - Season 1

WHERE SPORTS MEETS ENTERTAINMENT
After the amazing success of the premiere episode of MONDAY NIGHT FUEL, the Formula-X Series looks to continue the streak with last night’s episode. But while the racing continues on the Fuel Speedway, the F-X reporters decided to do some digging into the expression “sports entertainment”.

In the past, the term sports entertainment had exclusively been used by the wrestling industry to describe their place in the world of sports. While the expression has been adopted by other professions like Roller Derby and American Gladiators, it has yet to reach the world of motorsports… until now.

“We felt that it was important that we call our brand of racing sports entertainment because we created it to entertain people.” These words were spoken by Vice President of the Formula-X Racing Club.

After doing more digging, the F-X reporters discovered that the expression sports entertainment is simply the combination of athleticism and showmanship which definitely fits the brand of racing sports combined with entertainment.

Despite all these definitions, there is one sore point that plagues the sports entertainment label: which is the legitimacy of the race outcomes. Well not only have Moodswing and Glenwood Jacobs gone on record to say that the races are real, but the racers themselves have expressed similar sentiments during interviews off the track.

So perhaps, as it stands, the Formula-X Series can go a long way to legitimize sports entertainment beyond the squared circle.