Vrooom-oOo-oOh… pa-tack! Tack! Litty weekend, I must say again at The Fearless Showdown. Loud revs, white puffs, and fair vixens.
Oh my, that aura at Carpark B, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos was erratic on this particular sabbath.
Time on the clock? 6:37 p.m. and TOR’Q auto show had started properly.
I’d seen a skilled lady drift a 1990s Mercedes-Benz E-Class (probably W210) and the doughnuts were eccentric, daring even.
On the adjacent side of the park, expensive motorcycles lined up with hot chicks striking a pose or riding in the passenger’s saddle. I turned up early, reaching the venue in the early afternoon after an hour-plus voyage from Lagos Mainland.
To be honest, it took a bit of legwork tho.
I got in through the Eko Hotel & Suites pedestrian entrance leading to the arts and crafts store – big mistake! It was a long walk from the secured gate to the spacious parking lot. With excitement, I headed to the spot with a bottle of Fearless Energy Drink in my grasp, after a helpful staff of the hotel corrected me.
Enjoy Side Attractions in this TOR’Q slideshow
Same November 26, 2023, Basketmouth, a prolific Nigerian comedian act and ‘LOL: Last One Laughing Naija’ headliner, had an ‘Unprovoked‘ show at Eko Convention Center! It sold out what local comic aficionados would expect. It was a shutdown by dusk.
Back to motorsports affairs, the kickoff was displaced with guests queuing at the commandeered entrance. It took a couple of minutes, BMW turnovers, and the ushers let us in with a simple black wristband.
Wanna know the first thing I did inside?
Oh well, I scouted the venue.
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There was a food vendor corner, drifting barricade, VIP booth, well-lit stage, ATV circuit, video gaming center, several photo props, and a slot for hot wheels for days.
Omah Lay’s ‘Ye’ was playing loudly in the background and I began to admire BMWs and other creative set-ups. “She say I keep it spinning like that Lekki roundabout.”
A band with violins and strings backed up the DJ. Carpark B, Eko Hotel was electric on that day, simply put.
The early birds
As the cars and motorbikes continued to accentuate the location, pilots ensured they made loud revs! Few came in sirens, while others did burnouts, that is, stationary spinning of wheels before hitting the curb.
I felt ALIVE! And the hypeman did a good job with announcements and chants.
But it wasn’t all jubilee, unfortunately.
I witnessed a femme in a non-fatal accident after choosing to ride behind a guy in the makeshift ATV circuit. This didn’t end well. He revved and the four-wheeler growled above the curtailment, damaging lined-up motorcycles in the process.
Ah, like I said. Non-fatal, even for the seductive machines.
Since there was an Incident Response team on the ground, the injured lady was swiftly evacuated and treated. An ambulance was also not too far off.
Very thoughtful if you ask me.
It didn’t take time to rearrange the scene and the panicky crowd dispersed.
Back to the FUN, music continued to serenade Carpark B of Eko Hotel & Suites, live from the Band and playlisted Afrobeats songs from the Disk Jockey.
It was getting late – 7:00 p.m.-ish and food vendors got busy with sales and plates. Many petrolheads gravitated to the chips and chicken, I wonder why.
At the center attraction – Drift Arena, the two main drifters came out to play. One in a Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the other in a BMW 3 Series. I preferred the BMW.
With the German engineering duel, the driver of the BMW seemed to have better control of his car, plus he didn’t hit a cone or tire. Furthermore, the driver totally burnt out a wheel, leaving shards of orange sparks as he accelerated still.
After the demonstration, both came up to the excited audience for high-fives.
And you know what? I personally thought I’d seen the BEST of the high-octane event until the motorbikers took the central stage.
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The riders did their rear wheel burnouts, wheelies (front and back), close calls, and circling, and I admired the strength of a rider who stood next to his motorbike, held the handlebars and accelerated for a burnout effect.
White loud smoke everywhere and this man managed to keep his grasp firm!
Hype?
Musicians Brymo and 9ice also blessed the crowd with stage performances much later, but I was already on my way to Lagos Mainland.
Leaving Eko
Since it was a soft prelude to the anticipated 2023 Xmas season, Zenith Bank PLC decorated the entire length of Ajose Adeogun Street and Eko Hotel Roundabout with lights and charms, an unmissable sight. It was something to look at while waiting for the danfo to fill up beforehand.
I closed out with a tasty meal of catfish pepper soup, reflecting on the actual array of events Fearless Energy Drink pulled off at the international 5-star hotel’s car park.
In a trance, I thought of the car lineups, risky wheelies, video games, photo props, and ear-ringing doughnuts.
Anticipating a sequel to this explosive adrenaline-pumper, I said to myself as I gulped the soup, I will be there no matter what!
ERICOTRIPS 
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