Why race if you don’t have money?

Chapter 35 Gemini Mitsubishi EVO
At this moment, the entire space of Haizhu International Circuit is filled with the roar and roar of engines. One racing car after another whizzes past, speeding and setting new records for their fastest lap times.

In the stands above the professional maintenance area, Qin Lianjie and Cao An, the captain of the Light Spot Racing Team, had already arrived here in advance and were waiting.

They chatted while watching the professional riders running laps.

"I don't know what that high school kid Chen Xiangbei was thinking. He actually chose to race against Che Laoquan. Didn't you tell him that his opponent was a professional racer?"

Cao An asked Qin Lianjie a question, he felt unable to understand.

The track is the home ground of professional drivers. Since its completion and commissioning in 96, Haizhu International Circuit has basically become the main practice track for drivers in the Pearl River Delta region.

Not only that, there are also Hong Kong Island Professional Championship, Macau Grand Prix, Asian Le Mans Series and so on.

All training and testing bases are located at the Haizhu International Circuit.

Even though Che Laoquan is a driver who traveled to Germany, he has raced on this track many times when he was racing Formula One in his early years.

In comparison, Cao An suspected that Chen Xiangbei was not only not familiar with the Haizhu International Circuit, but he might not even have been to a regular racing track many times.

A street racer has little chance of winning against a professional, and he even goes to the opponent's home turf to fight. Does Chen Xiangbei think he is not losing fast enough?

"He not only knew that Che Laoquan was a professional driver, but also knew that he drove dirty."

"As for why they had to run the race, it was said that Sha Minghui paid 100,000 yuan to let Chen Xiangbei run this race."

Qin Lianjie was just a bystander in the feud between Sha Minghui and Chen Xiangbei.

Although he and Sha Minghui are teammates, he looks down on those second-generation rich men who use racing cars as a tool to pick up girls and look cool. In fact, the two of them have no personal relationship at all.

But there are only a dozen or twenty people in the team, and with Sha Minghui's big mouth, it is difficult to get any information.

"Chen Xiangbei can afford a Subaru Impreza, even got a carbon fiber weight reduction modification. Is he really that short of money?"

Cao An asked in return, even if we don’t talk about the Subaru Impreza, just to master the driving skills, I don’t know how much money it would cost.

One hundred thousand yuan may seem like a lot, but for an expert like Chen Xiangbei, it may just be a fraction of the cost of playing with cars.

"That Subaru Impreza isn't actually his. Chen Xiangbei doesn't even own a car."

Qin Lianjie replied with a smile. Sha Minghui had been mocking Chen Xiangbei about the Corolla incident before, and he was listening on the spot.

"Are you kidding me?"

Cao An was not there when he first went to Nanyun Mountain, so he naturally didn't know about the grievances between Sha Minghui and Chen Xiangbei.

"Of course not. This kid's driving skills seem to have appeared out of nowhere. Maybe there really is such a thing as giftedness in this world."

Qin Lianjie felt somewhat helpless when he said this, as if all efforts were worthless in front of a genius.

Just as the two were discussing Chen Xiangbei, a Mitsubishi EVO sixth generation drove into the maintenance lane, and the driver sitting in the driver's seat was Che Laoquan.

Qin Lianjie and Che Laoquan didn't have much of a relationship, but the other party's Mitsubishi EVO6 was a performance car that was widely discussed in the underground racing circles of Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Mitsubishi EVO and Subaru Impreza STI are collectively referred to as the "Rally Twins", which means that it is also a performance car with pure racing pedigree.

And compared with Impreza STI, Mitsubishi EVO has even greater fame and modification potential.

The reason for its fame, in addition to the Mitsubishi EVO's own outstanding record in the rally arena, is another factor similar to the Civic Type-R, that is, the hot sales of the civilian version of the car, which has made the name of the performance version popular.

In the early days, Southeast Motor and Mitsubishi Motors produced a number of models such as the Lionsail, Lancer, and Lancer. They all had one thing in common, that is, they could be transformed into "EVO" through simple modifications to the exterior parts.

At the most exaggerated time, Mitsubishi EVOs were everywhere on the road, but in fact none of them were genuine... As for its great potential for modification, it is that Mitsubishi EVO is equipped with an engine code-named 4G63. The cast iron cylinder block is extremely tough and durable, and it is very playable.

The only car that can be compared with it is probably the Toyota Supra (Bull Demon King), which is equipped with a 2JZ engine. Both of them are called the generation of god engine heads in the domestic car modification industry.

It is rumored in underground circles that Che Laoquan's Mitsubishi EVO6 has been modified to be close to the racing level, with the horsepower alone exceeding 400.

However, this is far from the limit of the 4G63 engine. If you squeeze it hard, it can reach over horsepower.

Yes, you read the number right, it can exceed 1000 horsepower, which is a blast to drive!
Qin Lianjie is very familiar with performance car modification. Many times, he can roughly guess which parts have been modified just by listening to the roar of the engine.

Chen Xiangbei's Subaru Impreza looked impressive because of the replacement of carbon fiber parts, but Qin Lianjie knew very well that the power system had hardly been touched.

In other words, if there is no surprise, Che Laoquan's sixth-generation Mitsubishi EVO, just by virtue of its leading power system, can surpass Chen Xiangbei's Subaru Impreza by more than 100 horsepower.

If you run on a mountain trail, especially downhill running, this power difference will not have much impact.

After all, whether it is 300 horsepower or 400 horsepower, it is redundant in a sense, and you don’t need so much for mountain running.

But on the racetrack, even a few horsepower, or even a dozen horsepower, may be the key to victory or defeat.

Comparing the two cars like this, the gap is quite big.

"Haha, Che Laoquan is really shameless. He even relies on the performance of his car to bully a high school student."

When Cao An saw the famous Mitsubishi EVO sixth generation in the car circle, he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

Che Laoquan is a professional driver living in Germany after all, and he is racing on a home track where he has an advantage. Isn't it obvious that he intends to rely on performance to defeat his opponents by driving this car here?

"I don't think his inner thoughts are about bullying."

Qin Lianjie shook his head and replied.

"what is that?"

"He's scared."

afraid?
Hearing Qin Lianjie's words, Cao An's face showed surprise. As a professional driver, is it necessary for Che Laoquan to be afraid of a high school student?
But before he could ask, a flatbed truck slowly drove in from the pit parking lot in the distance. On it was the blue and black Subaru Impreza STI, announcing the identity of the driver.

Chen Xiangbei jumped down from the passenger seat of the cart and looked at the Haizhu International Circuit in front of him. He felt a sense of both familiarity and strangeness in his heart.

He had also trained and tested on this track in the early stages of his career in his previous life. Now he was "revisiting the old place", but things and people had changed.

Liang Chi, who was in the driving seat, naturally didn't know what Chen Xiangbei was feeling. He started the hydraulic device of the cart and lowered the Subaru Impreza down the car first.

As for Zhang Zhicong, he drove the Audi A6 directly into the maintenance area of ​​the professional team. As a former organizer of the CCC event, he is very familiar with the management of domestic professional teams.

To be honest, if it weren't for Zhang Zhicong's face, even with Liang Chi's guarantee, Han Han might not necessarily run a race with Chen Xiangbei, a high school student, as a champion. The two sides really don't seem to be on the same level.

Just as Chen Xiangbei and Liang Chi were unloading the truck, a Mercedes-Benz G55 drove over with "old acquaintances" Ma Minghan and Sha Minghui sitting in the car.

In order to let Chen Xiangbei run this game, these two guys "swallowed their anger" everywhere, and finally waited for the time to show off. How could they miss this good show?
Seeing Chen Xiangbei unloading the car, Ma Minghan immediately started to mock him, "Did you see that, Sun Minghui? This poor guy can't even drive on the road, and he's trying to learn to drive professionally off the track."

"Today I'm just waiting to see how this idiot Chen Xiangbei loses!"

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