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Taking further steps to penetrate deeper into the country and make motorsport accessible for all, X1 Racing league has come up with a new initiative – a virtual racing competition. It will be held in eight major cities in India to find out the next racing driver. Christened as ‘X1 eSports League’, it will give an opportunity for youth and aspiring racers to showcase their talent and if shortlisted, try their luck on professional racing.
The eSports League will be held in colleges and malls of the respective cities to get the target audience. Individuals will compete on an esports racing simulator over the span of seven days in each city. After the competition is over, 50 individuals will be selected from each city based on best lap times to participate in the finals. The top five winners with the best lap times will be announced at the end of the competition and will bag a chance to be part of a professional racing team and test drive the X1 Racing League car. Winners will also get trained as professional racers under the guidance of country’s top international car racers Armaan Ebrahim and Aditya Patel.
Registrations will open (online and offline) one week prior to the commencement of competitions in each city. The competition will be open to anyone above the age limit of 15 years, irrespective of their profession. To make it accessible for all, the registrations will be free of cost and will be done on first come first serve basis. Registration details will be announced soon, so stay tuned for updates.
“Esports is certainly getting bigger and bigger and has become the go-to hunting ground for young and aspiring race drivers. We are seeing Formula 1 integrate Esports and there are certainly immense possibilities for this in our country too. There is a huge potential untapped in our country when it comes to esports racing or even real track racing. With the inception of our India centric esports competition, X1 Esports we are moving a step towards filling that void.”
“We are delighted to announce our Esports competition as a part of X1. I believe it is the dream of every youngster to be a professional race driver, all geared up in a high-speed racing car. With the onset of X1 Esports in India, we are not just aiming aim to give recognition to the esports culture and e-racers/gamers, but we also try to bring out the best of the talents and train them to represent India in real racing on a world level.”
X1 Racing league was founded by Aditya Patel and Armaan Ebrahim to promote motorsports in India and the league is backed by FMSCI. Both former national champions are currently racing internationally representing Audi and Lamborghini India.
