Why race if you don’t have money?

Chapter 13 It turns out they are all acquaintances
"Who said racing engineers can't vomit?"

Liang Chi turned his hand behind his back and gave Chen Xiangbei a middle finger. He never expected that he almost vomited out last night's supper while riding the bus.

But having said that, this kid is really something. He can drive a Subaru Impreza at such a speed for the first time. No wonder Qin Lianjie is so eager to race with him.

After vomiting almost everything, Liang Chi stood up and wiped the corner of his mouth, then walked to the Subaru Impreza and opened the hood, revealing the iconic red-top EJ20 engine inside.

"Kid, when you skidded while cornering at high speed, besides the tires not being able to grip the ground, you also pushed your head."

"Ah."

"The problem lies in the overall structure. This car is made or broken by racing!"

Liang Chi said this with great emotion.

The Subaru Impreza's glory originated from rally competitions, but the overly extreme competition-oriented weight-reduction design resulted in the first-generation chassis code-named "GC" lacking rigidity and a crumple design to protect the driver, making it difficult for its safety to pass the increasingly stringent civilian car tests in various countries.

After all, even if ordinary people play with performance cars, it is impossible for them to fully modify them and weld a roll cage on them like a real rally car. If any accident occurs, the consequences of the Subaru Impreza's "paper-mash" frame will be very serious.

In order to improve safety issues and expand market sales, the Subaru Group has completely redesigned the Impreza, resulting in the eighth-generation Subaru Impreza, whose chassis represents "GD".

The eighth-generation Impreza has significantly enhanced its frame rigidity, with the hood alone being one millimeter thicker. To meet the needs of both ride comfort and family use, the car's dimensions have been increased to expand interior space, while more electronic assistance systems have been added to reduce driving difficulty.

The price paid for this market-oriented compromise is that the vehicle weight has increased to 1390kg, a full 150kg heavier than the previous generation model. It also disrupts the original vehicle weight balance, with the front weight significantly exceeding the rear.

For a racing car, a heavy front end means it is easy to push the front end, just like Nakazato Takeshi's GTR. Facing the sharp turns of Akina Mountain, it would push the front end every time it entered the turn, and was forced to constantly adjust the turning route.

Even if each corner correction only wastes 0.1 seconds, it will be as much as one second after ten corners, which is enough to determine the winner in racing.

This is why Takahashi Ryosuke confidently stated that as long as Nakazato Takeshi's GTR cannot overcome the problem of pushing the head, Akina Sandao will definitely not be able to beat his Mazda FC!

Subaru Impreza gave up its racing pedigree, which is equivalent to giving up its WRC professional results and falling from the altar of the former Triple Crown.

He only won three race championships in a few years and finally chose to withdraw from the WRC event in 08. The reigning king came to an end in such a sad way.

"Uncle Liang, then why did you choose this car for me?"

Chen Xiangbei asked back, Liang Chi clearly knew the shortcomings of the Subaru Impreza, but still made this decision.

"The first racing car I came into contact with was the Subaru Impreza. It was a kind of sentiment."

Chen Xiangbei could understand what Liang Chi said. Everyone has his or her own Dream Car.

"However, the Subaru Impreza's chassis is well tuned, which can offset the head-pushing phenomenon to a certain extent."

Every car has its limitations and flaws. Relatively speaking, the Subaru Impreza was born for rally racing after all, and its foundation is there, so the head-pushing phenomenon is actually not that serious.

The reason why the car drifts sideways on the road is probably because the operation is too extreme and exceeds the grip of the tires.

"Chassis tuning can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. If you want to eliminate the problem of push head, you have to rely on lightweight modification."

Hearing the word "lightweight" coming out of Liang Chi's mouth, Chen Xiangbei couldn't help but think of the conversation with Zhou Yanjing in the classroom during the day. He stayed up late last night with the forum experts to model and customize carbon fiber parts for a Subaru Impreza.

Although Guangzhou and Shenzhen are already considered international metropolises, the number of imported Japanese performance cars like Subaru should not exceed three digits, and even fewer have undergone lightweight modifications.

Chen Xiangbei couldn't believe it was such a coincidence that the owners of the two Subaru cars came up with the idea of ​​lightweight modification at the same time.

"Uncle Liang, are you planning to customize the carbon fiber parts for your lightweight modification?"

"Well, the quickest and most effective way to lightweight this car so you can drive it up Nanyun Mountain on Saturday is to replace the carbon fiber parts to reduce the weight of the front end."

"So, did you find a young man on the forum last night and spend the whole night working on a 3D model of this car together?"

Hearing Chen Xiangbei's question, Liang Chi asked with a puzzled look on his face: "How do you know?" Damn, the forum god that Zhou Yanjing mentioned is really this Lao Deng!

For a moment, Chen Xiangbei didn't know whether to say it was a coincidence or fate. As expected, the real hidden master, the Sweeping Monk, usually does not show his ability.

"That young man is my classmate."

After Chen Xiangbei said this, it was Liang Chi's turn to look at him with surprise.

After a long pause, he blurted out, "No wonder you two can't study well. You're wasting your time on things that aren't your real job."

"No, anyone can say this. Uncle Liang, do you have the nerve to say it?"

"During the day, they exploited me, a child laborer, and at night, they took advantage of that illegal worker, Zhou Yanjing, for free. Now they're saying we're not doing our jobs properly?"

Chen Xiangbei has never seen anyone as shameless as Liang Chi. It’s a shame that Zhou Yanjing still worships him as a forum god. If he knew that he is such a person in reality, his filter would be shattered and he would never believe in the Internet again in his life.

But it’s okay, at least I won’t be cheated in online dating.

"Boy, let me correct you again, you are already over 18 and you are not considered a child laborer."

Considering the old saying that when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head, Chen Xiangbei did not continue to complain about Liang Chi, the "black-hearted capitalist".

Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "Is the Subaru Impreza only modifying lightweight components? Are you considering modifying the engine?"

"Lightweighting isn't enough, modifying the engine is free!"

Liang Chi replied angrily, this kid doesn't know how expensive food and fuel are. It sounds easy to modify the car, but in fact it is just burning money.

"What else can I modify? 280P is enough for mountain driving. On the contrary, too much horsepower will transfer pressure to the tires."

"Nanyun Mountain Road is not short, and there's a double M-shaped steep corner combination at the end. If your tires are too worn, you won't be able to hold onto the ground when drifting on that last stretch of mountain road."

When Liang Chi was explaining the characteristics of the Nanyun Mountain Road, he finally showed some of the shadow of a racing engineer.

"Uncle Liang, you seem quite familiar with the Nanyun Mountain Road. Have you ever run there?"

"I'm not a driver, why should I run?"

Having said that, Liang Chi lit a cigarette for himself before answering, "That kid Qin Lianjie said so."

"So Uncle Liang, you and Qin Lianjie are very familiar with each other."

Chen Xiangbei suddenly understood. No wonder Liang Chi was the first to know the news that Qin Lianjie was going to run for 30,000 last night.

I guess Qin Lianjie wanted to ask Uncle Liang to come forward and persuade him to agree to run this game.

"Consider it familiar."

Liang Chi took a puff of his cigarette and said calmly, "Qin Lianjie is actually quite talented, but he's not fully focused on racing. He just wants to run street races for fun. In the early years when I was still at the Huasai, I invited him to participate in the CCC professional competition, but he refused."

"I didn't expect that Uncle Liang, you also played the role of a manager to discover racing drivers."

Facing Chen Xiangbei's teasing, Liang Chi exhaled a puff of smoke and said solemnly, "The reason I joined the China Racing Championship is because it has the goal of allowing Chinese drivers to stand on the world stage."

“Whether or not I succeed, at least I have tried hard for this goal.”

After that, Liang Chi put on a lewd smile again, raised his eyebrows at Chen Xiangbei and said, "Boy, I think you have amazing talent. Do you have any thoughts on becoming a professional racer?"

Liang Chi must have thought that his smile was full of "charm", but in Chen Xiangbei's eyes, he felt that Lao Deng's smile was very similar to the beggar selling martial arts secrets in the movie "Kung Fu"...

(End of this chapter)