“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.

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