October 26th - Season 2

 Long Live the King

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To say that the anticipation was high going into Hallow’s Eve would have been an understatement. The
feature-race of the pay-per-view saw King John Kloof take on #1 Claimant Mandla Xulu in a race where power-boost was banned.

With both of them going into the race with a loss a piece in races against Thorne Oberhauser where power-boost was banned, it was clear that the playing field was level and that the race would be anyone’s game.

The action was fast and it was furious. After the last two episode of Monday Night Fuel, it was anyone’s guess as to what would happen after the 15th lap.

As the lap approached, it was Mandla that led the race. Making no mistakes this time, Mandla maintained the lead and looked to keep it. Unfortunately, the resourceful King had other plans as he managed to hold his draft around the last corner of the Bicep Track and slingshot past the challenger sweeping past him to take the win and retain the Crown.

With this win, not only did King Kloof put a rest as to whether he was the better racer but he also assured that Mandla Xulu would not be in the feature-race of the upcoming PPV. That spot has been booked by the new #1 Claimant (see below).

While King Kloof’s victory proved decisive for many fans, there are still those opposed to the decision as DM Xulu could once again be seen crying foul play. Only time will tell what the politician has to say.

While this may be the end of Mandla’s time as the #1 Claimant, it does not look like it’s the end of the arc known as Amandla’s Rebellion.

 

October 19th - Season 2

 The Highest Drawing Reserve in F-X History

In an interesting turn of events, Thawn Oberhauser has found himself playing reserve on HALLOW’S
EVE.

In a special edition of Touching Base that saw the talk-show take the middle-stage at the top of the hour for only the 2nd time in the history of Monday Night Fuel, Touch invited his 1st guest for the night: Thawn Oberhauser to join him.

While Touch was quick to explain to the egotistical Thawn that the only reason he was his guest was because he was one of the few F-X racers that could be trusted to be on stage with a microphone unescorted, he quickly upped the ante by getting back in the swing of things and creating drama like only he could.

Touch proceeded to provoke Thawn by asking if he really thought he was better than everyone else on the roster. When Thawn told him he was, Touch goaded him by asking why he wasn’t on the racecard for HALLOW’S EVE yet and wondered whether the showrunners had any faith in him.

It was at this point that Thawn dug his own grave by suggesting that the showrunners would be idiots if they didn’t give him free pass onto the PPV. When Touch mentioned the No-Holds-Barred management, Thawn said it was nonsense and was just an excuse to keep him away from the Throne because otherwise he’d be King forever. He then proceeded to say that when he defeated the King tonight, he should be added into the feature-race on Sunday.

Unfortunately for Thorne, Moodswing and Glenwood would take exception and while they admitted that Throne was one of their biggest draws of Formula-X, no one got free passes especially after insulting them and they proceeded to place Thorne on reserve for the PPV.

 

October 12th - Season 2

The Wrath of Moodswing

No one has ever accused Moodswing of being a fair person. Everyone knows that his decisions are based purely on what he believes would be best for business. However last night on Monday Night Fuel, we may have seen the showrunner at his angriest.

The subject of his anger was none other than Touch Mkhize. It appears that Moodswing was not amused by Touch’s actions or words on the last episode of Touching Base. According to our sources, Moodswing felt that making fun of the Commissioners of Fuel was an ungrateful action on his part.

To make things worse, Touch had also recently secured his spot in a #1 Claimant’s Race for the F-X Crown meaning there is a possibility for Touch to become Duke and King at the same time in next month’s PPV.

Unfortunately for Touch, Moodswing was not having any of that and announced on Feeder  that Touch would be defending his Duke of Drag title against the #1 Claimant that night.

While the series of events was very entertaining, a few people pointed out that it was also unfair. They felt that Moodswing had waited until the last possible moment to inform the Duke that he would be defending the title when he could have done it at any point during the week, preferably before his clubhouse training session.

There are many that believe Moodswing’s actions are actually a way to get back at Glenwood and that the two are upset with each other. After all, it was Glen that placed the Duke in the #1 Claimant’s race only after Moodswing had allegedly and autocratically named Mandla still the #1 Claimant. See the Page 2 Racing Results to see how Touch performed against Penny.

 

October 5th - Season 2

 Three Times the Charm

After the longest week in the history of Formula-X which saw the Commissioners of Fuel defending their power-boost system, we saw a resolution that would pit Mandla Xulu and King John Kloof to face off once again, this time with a special stipulation.

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In an effort to prevent the banning of the power-boost feature in the F-X Series  while also giving the very vocal Mandla Xulu fandom the even match race that they want, the Commissioners of Fuel reached a compromise. Club President Moodswing announced on Feeder that King John Kloof and Mandla Xulu would race each other again in the feature-race of HALLOW’S EVE where power-boost will be banned from being used.

While the decision proved to be so logical that it was accepted across the board by all members of the fandom, there has been debate all week as to whether the whole Club Committee made the decision or if Moodswing had decided this on his own. After all, the people calling for the ban were most definitely in the minority.

Either way, there is no denying that regardless of whether the means by which this decision came by were fair to the King or not, this new stipulation for their upcoming race will definitely be very exciting. Even those that feel King Kloof legitimized himself twice over with his victories, they are sure as hell looking forward to seeing if he can do it again without the aid of his power-boost.