Why race if you don’t have money?

Chapter 19 Help me to fight Han Han
Chen Xiangbei was speechless at Liang Chi's recharge logic, and he didn't want to get involved in his "love affair" with technician No. 38 in the bath center across the street.

So he got straight to the point and asked, "Uncle Liang, is there any news from the professional racing scene?"

"I asked someone and I'm trying to find a channel, but it's a bit difficult."

Liang Chi did not hide the fact that he had never received any karting training at the age of 18. In addition, China was not a well-established automobile industry power like Japan with a formula engine foundation, so it was difficult for China to replicate an opportunity similar to that of Sato Takuma.

"I see."

Chen Xiangbei nodded. To be honest, if he had not been a driver in his previous life, as a mere organizer of the event or manager of the team, he would not have wanted a Chinese newcomer with no experience at all.

"But Uncle Liang, as long as I can get a test drive opportunity, I can prove myself."

Chen Xiangbei said this with a very firm tone. He lacked nothing now, but only an opportunity to show his skills!

"But Formula One racing is completely different from mountain track racing. Even if you have unparalleled talent, it's still difficult to show yourself."

Liang Chi didn't want to undermine Chen Xiangbei's confidence. He knew very well what absolute confidence meant to a driver, especially a young man whose mind was not yet fully mature.

He also recognized Chen Xiangbei's talent, which was comparable to those of the professional drivers he had met before. However, Formula One racing was a very special kind of racing, fundamentally different from ordinary mountain roads or even circuit racing.

Chen Xiangbei had no experience with karting, so he was rejected. Liang Chi didn't know how to convince others to give him a trial opportunity.

Seeing Liang Chi, who was always frivolous, saying such euphemistic words, Chen Xiangbei knew that it would be difficult for him.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Uncle Liang, I don't know who you asked, but the best way to convince someone is to let that person witness your strength with their own eyes."

"If I can outrun Han Han, will that be convincing enough?"

Outperform Han Han?

Hearing Chen Xiangbei's words, Liang Chi put down the car repair tools in his hand and looked at him with surprise.

"Why are you running away with Han Han?"

Liang Chi asked back, young people's thinking is always jumping.

"Han Han will come to our school to give a lecture next month. Uncle Liang, you can help me get him and me to race around the Haizhu International Circuit."

"You used to be a racing engineer for Huasai Sports, and Huasai also won the right to host the CCC event. You should be quite familiar with the Volkswagen 222 team and Han Han."

As early as when Fatty Wang and Zhou Yanjing instigated him at school, Chen Xiangbei had already thought about running a match with Han Han. After thinking about it, he thought that Liang Chi's past experience at Huasai Sports might be able to bring them together.

Now it seems that it may achieve two goals at once.

After hearing Chen Xiangbei's explanation, Liang Chi looked pensive.

It is true that many things cannot be proven by words. If you want to get the full support of your former friend, you must let him see the talent and strength that Chen Xiangbei has shown.

Han Han is undoubtedly the most popular driver at the moment, and his strength is unanimously recognized. If Chen Xiangbei can beat him on the track, many things will not need to be explained anymore.

However, there was a very realistic question facing Liang Chi, and he asked.

"Can you outrun Han Han?"

"can."

Without any hesitation, Chen Xiangbei gave his answer.

Liang Chi expressed his doubts about this. You know, Han Han just won the national championship in the 1600CC category of the track race this year. He can't say that he is the best in the same class. At least except for those top masters who have run Formula One abroad, he should have few rivals in China.

Chen Xiangbei is a guy with some ability, but isn't it a bit of an exaggeration for him to say that he can outrun Han Han?

"Boy, you'd better outrun Qin Lianjie first."

After thinking for a moment, Liang Chi still couldn't believe that Chen Xiangbei could outrun Han Han. After all, for a high school student to run against a national champion, wasn't that just a fairy tale?

"Okay, if I beat Qin Lianjie, how about you contact Han Han, Uncle Liang?" "Sure."

This time Liang Chi agreed. He had been paying attention to Qin Lianjie for a long time. This kid's driving skills on Nanyun Mountain Road have at least reached the level of a professional goalkeeper.

If Chen Xiangbei could outrun him, he might be able to compete with Han Han.

"A word is settled!"

After getting Liang Chi's promise, Chen Xiangbei immediately got up and prepared to go home.

Seeing Chen Xiangbei about to leave, Liang Chi immediately shouted, "It's still early, why don't you stay and lend a hand?"

"Is there overtime pay?"

"Get lost. I've done my best by not charging you the interest for repairing the car, and you're still asking for overtime pay."

"Forget it, I have things to do when I get home."

"What's the matter?"

“Exercise!”

After saying this, Chen Xiangbei started running home.

In fact, judging by the standards of high school students, Chen Xiangbei's current physical fitness is very good.

A height of 175 cm is not considered short in eastern Guangdong Province, a weight of 67 kg is within the standard range, and a low body fat percentage shows obvious muscle lines.

Chen Xiangbei always gets excellent results in various training items such as long-distance running, short-distance running, sit-ups, etc. in physical education classes. He is also one of the main registered athletes in the class for the annual school sports meeting.

But for a driver, especially a top driver who sets his sights on F1, this is far from enough.

What Chen Xiangbei lacks most at the moment is not conventional strength or endurance training. After all, he has not yet participated in top professional competitions, and the pressure he needs to withstand does not meet particularly high-intensity standards.

The first thing he needs to do is to strengthen his shoulder and neck muscles as quickly as possible!

Many people have experienced the feeling of being pushed back when the vehicle accelerates, and the inertial dive caused by sudden braking.

However, few people have experienced the lateral acceleration force brought about by cornering at speeds exceeding hundreds of kilometers per hour.

When sitting on a racing car, the body can be fixed by a seat belt or a bucket seat, but the neck cannot be fixed, not to mention that the driver has to wear a racing helmet on his head.

When accelerating or turning, each racing car often generates up to several G-forces depending on the speed. This feeling is equivalent to the head being pulled by a weight of dozens of kilograms.

If the neck is not strong enough to withstand the G-force, it may at best affect the blood supply to the brain, causing black vision, and then the whole person may pass out.

In severe cases, the lateral acceleration force or centrifugal force can directly break the neck!
Ordinary people may not understand why just sitting and driving a car requires such high physical fitness, or why there is a risk of breaking the neck.

Let’s use a more understandable phrase to describe the intensity of an F1 race.

F1 is the only exercise in the world that allows you to lose kilograms while sitting in two hours!
As for shoulder muscle strength training, it is relatively simple to understand. The stability and precise steering of a racing steering wheel both require strong shoulder joint strength to maintain.

On the road, the steering wheel shakes, and at slow speeds, it sways a bit at most. But on a racetrack, even a slight difference in steering angle can make a world of difference in the resulting line.

A curve that you could have navigated at your maximum speed might result in you losing control and crashing into the wall.

In addition, the arms are also affected by the G-force of the car, and are one of the parts of the driver that are most vulnerable to injury. Every year, countless drivers suffer from shoulder dislocations or muscle tears.

Normally, physical training for teenagers rarely includes shoulder and neck muscle training. If I were to run a near-regular track race with Han Han at the Haizhu International Circuit, there would inevitably be high-speed cornering at speeds approaching 200 km/h.

Chen Xiangbei's current physical fitness is far from reaching the F1 level standards of his previous life, and is even far behind that of ordinary professional drivers.

He must seize the time to carry out targeted training, otherwise it will be useless if he can't put his driving skills and sense of the car to good use.

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