January 20th - Season 1

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Starting Positions

In preparations for the upcoming pay-per-view: THE SCRAMBLE, last night’s episode of Monday Night Fuel took a very different feel as it forewent it’s usual one-on-one races to instead have qualifying sessions for each F-X racers participating in the feature-event.

As you know, THE SCRAMBLE taking place in 6 days time will be a unique event in that the feature-event of the racecard won’t be a one-on-one race for the Formula-X Crown, but rather a race with multiple racers.

As such, the starting positions of all the participants is of high importance and all F-X racers will be looking to capture that coveted 1st Position on the Starting Grid.

Last night on Fuel, we saw each F-X racer entered into the Scramble Race take to the track in individual fashion with an effort to achieve the best lap. At the end of the night, the racer with the best lap went on to take the 1st Position in the starting grid. (Turn to Pg 2 to see the starting grid line up.)

One of the bigger stories going into the PPV is what exactly the winner will receive as it was mentioned before that there was a points system in place.

“Look, the point system is something that we’ve been looking into for a while as a means to measure performance of a racer against their drawing power,” said Glen Jacobs. “However at this time, we are nowhere near figuring out how to execute that system. As such, we have decided for now that the points awarded for ranking in the Scramble feature-race will go towards booking spots in PPVs for racers who would otherwise have been playing reserve.”

While this might not sound lucrative on the surface, we know that it’s a great incentive for racers who had missed out on PPV races.

January 13th - Season 1

Getting Ready for the Scramble

Happy New Year ladies and gentlemen and welcome back to Monday Night Fuel.

Not wasting any time at all, Club President Moodswing announced that the year’s first PPV will be taking place in 2 weeks time and will be called THE SCRAMBLE.

In an unprecedented move, the showrunner also announced that this pay-per-view will take place on the brand new and rebuilt Fuel Speedway.

“We felt that with the new home circuit being unfamiliar to the F-X racers, it was actually quite perfect for our upcoming PPV. It will also give a whole new feeling for preparations as we’re still going to allow the racers to compete on it for the next two episodes of Fuel before the PPV.”

When we asked him whether or not it concerned him that the fans would basically be getting their monies worth for free, Moodswing assured us that the Scramble feature-race would be different enough that the PPV will still be something to behold.

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In an interesting twist which seemed to be a direct response to Touch’s accusations on Talking with Touch, Moodswing announced that Glen would be appearing on the talk show after the episode to explain the nature of the Scramble feature-race and what made it so special.

We certainly look forward to that installment of Talking with Touch as will everyone with the talk show having lived up to it’s reputation.

December 9th - Season 1

The Number One Claimant Calls Out the King

Last night’s episode of Monday Night Fuel saw some hype going into the event when Moodswing announced on F-X social media that the contract signing between King Thorne Oberhauser and Mandla Xulu would take place on stage at the top of the hour.

True to his word, Moodswing was on stage when Fuel started streaming and invited the Number One Claimant onto the stage and then the King himself. However the King failed to show up.

Moodswing was quick to ensure the fans in attendance and those watching at home that this did not mean that the race was null and void but rather that the contract would have to be signed at the YEAR END BASH.

Before Moodswing could have the stage cleared though, Mandla took the microphone and proceeded to address his followers. He told them that he’s not someone to mince words and that he was sick and tired of King Thorne walking around F-X claiming to be the best when he was not.

He continued by saying that Thorne was the exact kind of person that  he was talking  about regarding entitlement. Thorne somehow believes that he’s entitled to days off and working whenever he feels like it and that he was bad example to South Africans about how to get things done.

Mandla went on to say that when he dethrones the King, he will show the world on behalf of all his people, his followers that there’s nothing to be feared from hard work and that there was no feeling like earning something the hard way.

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While this earned an almighty roar from the crowd, it did not go unnoticed that Moodswing was smiling from ear to ear as he listened to Mandla taunt the King.

December 2nd - Season 1

The Circuit of the Year End Bash

After the announcement that the Fuel Speedway will be expanding, it was also announced that the next pay-per-view would be called the YEAR END BASH and would take place in 2 weeks times — instead of the usual 4 weeks in an effort to allow the F-X racers to have a Christmas Holiday.

As such, the YEAR END BASH has become highly anticipated as it will serve as a mid-season finale of sorts. Everything about it is hotly anticipated so it was a thrill when the YEAR END BASH circuit was released a mere 8 days after the previous PPV, Show-Down.

During the announcement for this new circuit, it was revealed that the circuit will be a precursor to the new Fuel Speedway as not only a means to foreshadow the facelift to Fuel’s new home circuit but also to test the waters so to speak and see how the fan base reacts to the nature of F-X racers driving around an L.

The track will see a return to the outskirts of the city of Ngelosi as it seems to bend around the location of Show-Down’s track. There is a notable and extreme kink on the northern most side which should definitely test the skills of all the drivers on the racecard.

While it didn’t receive it immediately, the track eventually earned its nickname on Monday Night Fuel and is affectionately known as “the elbow” due to it’s very elaborate bend from a Northerly/Southerly direction to a Westerly/Easterly direction.

It’s hard to say which racers have an advantage on this type of track but whoever manages to come out on top will surely look to rule the Fuel Speedway.

November 25th - Season 1

Who Holds the Crown after Show-Down?

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King Thorne reigns supreme after yet another successful title defense  at Show-Down. Twenty-four hours later on Monday Night Fuel, King Thorne took to the stage following a chorus of boos which he was quick to take exception to. He explained that he read a lot of the comments on F-X social media about his race and saw that most of them weren’t about the race itself but rather about  the frequency of his races on Monday Night Fuel.

“Quite frankly as King I shouldn’t have to appear at all until pay-per-view but I do anyway. So I think that you guys should be grateful."

He went on to say that  he’s addressed this issue directly by saying that he won’t be on Fuel for the next two weeks and will appear again at the next PPV which he announced as the YEAR END CELEBRATION.

We would find out later that King Thorne had not been authorized to announce the title of the next PPV and that in fact the title he’d announced had only been a working title and that they had instead decided to call it the YEAR END BASH.

King Thorne would also respond to one of the most talked about moments of the night: the challenge laid down by newcomer, Mandla Xulu, saying that if he wanted a shot at his Crown, he’d have to go to the back of the line.

We would find out later from Glenwood Jacobs that  King Thorne had been correct as the feature-race of the night was going to be Mandla Xulu going up against Darcy Stevens.

November 18th - Season 1

The Down Town Circuit

It’s less than a week before the pay-per-view and you know what that means… it’s time to look at the circuit for SHOW-DOWN.

The third PPV track released on F-X social media by Club President Moodswing has quickly been named the ‘must-see track of the year’ with many calling it a masterpiece. The ‘Glue Gun Track’ as it’s been named by the fandom on social media is the first track to take place slap-dab in the middle of the city.

It is clear right from the get-go that by the looks of the track, it has clearly been well thought through. With it’s long stretch making for some interesting drag action and curvy bends making for entertaining maneuvers of skill.

It’s not surprising that this track has it all as it’s been well documented that showrunners Moodswing and Glenwood Jacobs have been wanting to stage a PPV track in the down town metropolitan area for months now. And with the help of the local municipality, they’ve managed to pull through.

It has been noted that there has been an increased interest in this event in particular mostly due to it taking place in otherwise busy area of Ngelosi. It wouldn’t be strange to imagine that this is exactly why the showrunners wanted to have a track in the middle of the city… to garner the interest of those that have yet to be exposed to the Formula-X series.

We shall have to wait and see if this increased interest translates into box office success.

November 11th - Season 1

And with just under 2 weeks to go, we have officially got a title for the next pay-per-view: SHOW-DOWN. And what an apt name it is.

As we mentioned last week, SHOW-DOWN will take place in the down town metropolitan area which should introduce some interesting twists and turns with this mysterious route. Already on the racecard are sure to be spectacular races including  the feature-race for the F-X Crown between King Thorne Oberhauser and #1 Claimant, Darcy “Stevie” Stevens.

SHOW-DOWN will also have the distinction of naming the first ever Duke (or Duchess) of Drag in an epic drag race.

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But the race that seems to befit the title of the PPV the most is the first ever  One KM Derby between John Kloof and Jim Kieck which will see both racers putting everything on the line to see who the better racer is once and for all.

But no matter who comes out on top there is no denying that the F-X fan base will be the true winner of the night with all this action that’s sure to be pulse-pounding and absolutely exhilarating and will undoubtedly put you on the edge of your seat.