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Chapter 39 Incredible Speed
Hearing the exclamation of race engineer Wang Xiao, team manager Ye Yong turned around and looked at the data on the computer screen.

Ye Yong also saw the scene at the start, and could clearly see that Chen Xiangbei had pressed Han Han's car halfway when he started.

But Ye Yong did not think that this was because Chen Xiangbei had better driving skills. Instead, he judged that Han Han was a little lax and careless, which led to small flaws in operation, resulting in the "illusion" that Chen Xiangbei started faster.

You have to know that reaction speed is indeed a decisive factor in nature. However, many people are unable to fully utilize their talents throughout their lives, and they still need to rely on acquired training to improve.

Even if Chen Xiangbei, an ordinary high school student, was gifted and often engaged in street racing, possessing excellent driving skills, it would be impossible for him to surpass the reaction speed of a true professional racer without professional and systematic training.

To give a simple example, just pick a few street racers and ask them if they often do ball-throwing and catching reaction training with others?

Ye Yong dared to bet that out of ten street racers, at least nine had never been exposed to reaction training, let alone a high school student!

But the problem is that the data doesn't lie. The computer screen clearly shows the starting reaction time, which has indeed reached the level of top drivers.

What made Ye Yong even more unacceptable was that Han Han's 0.3-second reaction time was actually not slow, and was even above average compared to his previous reaction time.

Even without any distractions or flaws, he was still overtaken by Chen Xiangbei. This only proves one thing, that is, this high school student is indeed faster!

"Principal Wang, is it possible that Chen Xiangbei made a false start?"

Ye Yong proposed a possibility, that is, this kind of professional lights-out start method, even in the F1 arena, there have been many drivers who made predictive false starts to gain a leading advantage.

"Impossible, the system now turns off the lights at random times."

Wang Xiao shook his head. The loophole of predictive false start was no longer about turning off the lights for a fixed number of seconds. Instead, the system would turn off the lights and start the race within a random number of seconds.

Even in the F1 arena, in order to prevent the team from intercepting the starting light signal and letting the driver know the exact time to turn off the lights, it has returned to the scene of manual randomness.

All kinds of defensive measures eliminated the possibility of Chen Xiangbei making any predictive start. His reaction speed was faster than Han Han's!

To be honest, Ye Yong knew these principles very well. The reason why he asked this question was more to find an "excuse" for himself.

After all, this kind of thing goes against common sense. How could a high school student surpass the CCC national champion?
Chen Xiangbei on the track naturally didn't know what was being discussed in the P room. His attention was now entirely focused on Turn 1 of the track.

Che Laoquan, leveraging the Mitsubishi EVO's horsepower advantage, accelerated from the back of the starting straight and edged out Han Han's racing-caliber Volkswagen Polo. But Han Han was no pushover either, and while there wasn't an absolute performance gap between the two cars, each had its own strengths and weaknesses in certain characteristics.

As the car entered the corner, Han Han immediately leveraged the traction provided by the custom four-wheel drive system to cross-corner with Che Laoquan. At the same time, as the two cars staggered past the apex, the car's light weight and responsive power were demonstrated, and with a single step on the accelerator, he overtook the opponent.

wonderful!

Chen Xiangbei, who was at the back, saw the two drivers' line-tracking operations. This was the kind of driving skills competition that professional drivers should have.

However, the more exciting scene appeared on Chen Xiangbei. He did not slow down at the conventional braking point on the curve, but tried his best to maintain the high speed brought by the long straight road, and then delayed the timing of entering the curve by braking hard.

This operation method is called "late apex" in racing terminology.

The advantage of cutting a corner late is that the large-angle turn makes the exit route straighter, thereby increasing the maximum speed at the end of the next straight.

Chen Xiangbei was very clear about the difference in handling and power response between his Subaru Impreza STI and a professional-level racing car like Han Han.

If you completely commit to the curve, even if you're a skilled driver and can lead the curve, you'll still end up like Che Laoquan, who was overtaken by Han Han's cross-line. The mechanical power of a racing car is unstoppable, allowing it to do whatever it wants!

There was no other way, Chen Xiangbei could only choose to do the opposite, that is, just like Che Laoquan's Mitsubishi EVO, he relied on the horsepower performance advantage to catch up with Han Han's Volkswagen POLI in a straight line.

Finally, you can rely on late braking to enter the corner first, and then block or block the opponent's cornering route to complete the lead.

So now there is such a scene on the track. Although Chen Xiangbei is still at the end, he has miraculously closed the distance with the two cars in front. After exiting the corner, he caught up with the rear of the Mitsubishi EVO of the driver Quan.

You have to know that in common sense, Chen Xiangbei is the weakest. Even if he wants to close the gap with professional drivers, he should rely on the performance advantage of the car to catch up.

After all, everyone can step on the accelerator, just floor it and drive forward on the straight road!

As a result, in the curve where the distance between cars should be widened the most, Chen Xiangbei actually shortened the gap on the starting straight.

This proves a fact, that is, Chen Xiangbei's cornering speed is faster than Che Laoquan and Han Han!
At this moment, Zhang Zhicong and Liang Chi were already standing in the stands of the maintenance area, witnessing everything that happened at Turn 1.

Although Zhang Zhicong is a racing manager by profession, he is also an avid racing enthusiast with a racing license. As the organizer of China's top touring car race, his understanding of racing technology is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary company owners.

The corners are where the driver's skills are truly demonstrated. There is no possibility of coincidence that Chen Xiangbei can shorten the distance between cars. It can only be that his hard power far exceeds everyone's expectations.

"Many professional drivers wouldn't dare to take this kind of high-speed, heavy-braking, late-turning gamble. How does Chen Xiangbei judge the cornering limit?"

Zhang Zhicong asked Liang Chi, if a high school student has such driving skills, he must have been taught by someone.

There is no doubt that this person can only be Liang Chi.

Heavy braking and late cornering seem to result in a straighter exit line, or the highest speed at the end of the following straight.

But in fact, the driver's heavy braking force and timing are extremely demanding!

It's like an ordinary person driving a car around a corner. Would you choose to slow down in advance, or would you choose to slam on the brakes and turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction?
I believe that drivers who choose the latter probably had to get slapped twice by their instructor when they took the driving test...

The same is true for racing cars. If you brake hard, the tires will lock at best, which will not only damage the tires but also slow down the speed.

In serious cases, the car may run off the track and cannot be saved.

Chen Xiangbei's late cornering operation, at least in Zhang Zhicong's sight, did not produce any smoke from the tires locking, which meant that he had extremely precise control over the braking force.

Moreover, when entering the corner, he still accurately cut into the center of the bend on the inside of the track, which indirectly confirmed that he also had ultimate control over speed and turning timing!
This kind of judgment and driving skills are simply impossible for a high school student, at least not for a high school student who has not received professional racing training since childhood!

"Do you think I can teach a driver of this level?"

Liang Chi smiled bitterly, thinking that Zhang Zhicong really overestimated him.

Han Han, a top domestic touring car driver, can't even outrun this kid around corners. As a racing engineer, how can I be qualified to teach Chen Xiangbei driving skills?

　The green line in the illustration is the late braking cornering line, and the purple line is the normal cornering line. After passing the center of the curve, the acceleration after the green line is faster.

　　
　
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