Motorsports: X-Kart series returns August 3

The fourth leg of the first season of the X-Kart Race Series in Nigeria returns to the Work and Play Arena on Abeokuta Express Way, Ogun State, on Saturday, August 3, with a new team joining the challenge.

Team Larry was announced as the 12th team for the season, and they believe that joining the fray at the fourth race has nothing to do with their chances.

“I believe we have more chances as our racers are fresh and benefit from incorporating the weaknesses of all the other teams into their game plan. We are better prepared,” said the captain of the new entrant, Larry Bakare.

President of one of the two promoters of the X-Kart Series, Work and Play, Adeoye Ojuoko, said that the momentum being generated and the growth of the motorsports community has exceeded the expectations of Work and Play and its partner Metallic Horses.

“We started this project out of pure passion and as a way to encourage Nigerian youths to express their passion for Motorsports, especially aligning with international best practices under the laid-down rules of the FIA and other regulators.

“Now we are having inquiries from new entrants despite having gone mid-season already, and some sponsors are also showing interest when they saw the level of professionalism we are deploying at the event,” he added.

Despite defaulting in the last race of the series, Team X is still in the pole position with 40 points from two clear victories in races 1 and 2 of the series.

Team Work and Play, who lost the opportunity to move ahead of Team X on the ranking table, in the third race will be hoping for a redemptive performance. Team Harmony, the surprise entrant at race three, zoomed into fourth place (out of 11 teams), courtesy of their maiden win.

Other teams lurking to take their chances are GN128, Metallic Crushers, Naija Gear Heads (A and B), Elizade, OYSBA, TOSETT, and FAME.

Each race so far has been a 35-45 lap event held between the purpose-built racing tracks, the Work and Play Race Arena on Abeokuta-Shagamu Expressway, Abeokuta, and the Smokin Hills Golf Resort Racing tracks in Ilara Mokin, Ondo State.