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Chapter 41 Absolutely gifted driving sense

The Subaru Impreza's engine was roaring wildly. Even if Che Laoquan didn't look at the rearview mirror, he could tell from the roar of the opponent's vehicle's engine that Chen Xiangbei was chasing at full throttle.

After all, he is a driver who drives a Mitsubishi EVO, and he is all too familiar with the roar of the Subaru Impreza, his mortal enemy in rally racing.

Turns 6 and 7 are high-speed right-hand combination bends, not typical overtaking spots on the Haizhu International Circuit. Yet, Che Laoquan could sense the invisible pressure of Chen Xiangbei sweeping over him.

His intuition told him that the high school student would definitely choose to overtake here!
A driver's intuition is often very sharp. Feeling threatened, Che Laoquan no longer cared about catching up with Han Han, and even gave up his best line into the corner.

He had only one thought in his mind, and that was to stop Chen Xiangbei from overtaking at all costs!

At this time, Chen Xiangbei's car speed was getting faster and faster. He downshifted and accelerated at full throttle, causing the engine speed pointer to exceed 7,000 rpm and was about to reach the edge of the red line.

At the same time, the centrifugal force caused by the C-shaped curve at a speed of up to 180km/h caused Chen Xiangbei's facial muscles to deform, and his neck and shoulders were under tremendous lateral G-force.

But Chen Xiangbei was still accelerating, and his attention at the moment was not on Che Laoquan, but he was concentrating on feeling the dynamics of the Subaru Impreza and driving as close to the grip limit as possible.

The term "car feel" is often used in racing, but many people often cannot clearly explain what it is, as if it is a metaphysical belief.

But in fact, the feeling of the car is not something metaphysical. On the contrary, it has rich theoretical basis and scientific foundation.

To put it simply, when the driver is driving, he or she feels the "weight transfer" of the vehicle while driving.

Or to be more precise, it is to know the pressure distribution of the four tires.

For example, even if an ordinary person is driving a car and steps on the brake suddenly, under the action of inertia, he will definitely feel the car body leaning forward, and thus know that the pressure on the front wheel at this moment will be much greater than that on the rear wheel.

On the contrary, if you accelerate at full throttle and the horsepower is large enough, you may still cause the car to tilt when you floor the accelerator. At this time, the pressure on the rear wheels must be greater than that on the front wheels.

This is the vehicle weight transfer that the average person can perceive.

In professional competitions, the range of perception that drivers need to have is much more complex than simply braking or accelerating.

Just like when a car is turning, the pressure on the tires will vary depending on the speed and the angle of the turn, so the grip of each tire will naturally change accordingly.

What the driver has to do is to accurately feel the dynamic process of weight transfer and keep the grip of the four wheels as balanced as possible to prevent slipping or loss of control.

As for how to feel it, it depends on talent or long-term driving training.

This ability to judge is called car sense!
Chen Xiangbei's talent for car sense has reached the top level in his life. He can clearly capture the grip limit of this Subaru Impreza.

Just like that, on the verge of losing control at any time, Chen Xiangbei used a faster cornering speed than Che Laoquan and caught up with his Mitsubishi EVO in a high-speed curve. The two cars seemed to be running side by side.

Through the car window, Che Laoquan could already see Chen Xiangbei's face, but the high school student's expression did not change at all, as if overtaking at such a speed was a matter of course for him.

What is more painful than being looked down upon is being ignored. Che Laoquan has been involved in professional karting competitions for more than ten years, and has never been ignored like today!

Anger instantly filled Che Laoquan's heart. He wouldn't tolerate being underestimated by Chen Xiangbei, let alone losing to a high school student. Furthermore, Che Laoquan had previously agreed with Ma Minghan to pressure Chen Xiangbei into causing an accident on the track. Even though he was now being pressured, causing an accident was still easy.

A cruel and ferocious look appeared on Che Lao Quan's face. When Chen Xiangbei's car had already passed him, he turned the steering wheel sideways.

He planned to use the front of his Mitsubishi EVO to hit the rear of the Subaru Impreza, completing a standard "American-style interception" scene!
It is also normal for the wheels to lose grip on the ground and slip when taking turns at high speed on the track. No one can blame you for this.

"Okay, okay, let's kill this idiot!"

Ma Minghan, who was sitting in the stands, saw Che Laoquan changing lanes and instantly understood that this was a sign of his intention to take action. He almost cheered on the spot.

But Ma Minghan's excited smile didn't last long, and soon froze on his face. Then it turned into an expression of disbelief, a vivid performance of what is called "face changing" stunt.

Just as the driver Quan's Mitsubishi EVO turned around on the track, Chen Xiangbei seemed to have predicted the other party's action and braked hard in advance to slow down. The two cars passed each other by a hair's breadth.

However, when driving at high speed, turning the steering wheel sharply to change lanes is not as simple as just avoiding a collision.

Without Chen Xiangbei's Subaru Impreza's rear end to provide a cushion, Che Lao Quan's Mitsubishi EVO's front end immediately lost control and slid sideways, and the entire car spun like a top on the track.

Faced with this out-of-control situation, Che Laoquan's face showed panic, and he frantically reversed the steering wheel in an attempt to save the car. However, it should be noted that before he changed lanes, the tail speed had exceeded 190km/h, and any attempt to save the car at this speed would be futile.

Soon the Mitsubishi EVO rushed into the gravel buffer zone of the track, instantly raising a cloud of dust.

Even so, the kinetic energy from the high-speed driving couldn't be fully absorbed by the gravel. Che Laoquan's Mitsubishi EVO slid all the way to the edge of the paddock, then crashed heavily onto the outermost tire, causing all the airbags in the car to deploy!

Everyone in the paddock was shocked by this. No one had expected that in such an "entertainment race", the person who had the track accident was not Chen Xiangbei, a high school student, but Che Laoquan, a former Formula One driver.

The cause of the accident was that he lost control of his car while changing lanes.

"Che Laoquan is such a loser, he can't even drive better than Chen Xiangbei?"

Ma Minghan stared at the scene on the track with wide eyes, feeling both astonished and angry at the same time.

If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, he really couldn't understand why Che Lao Quan, a professional racing driver from Hong Kong, couldn't just be beaten by Chen Xiangbei on the track, but also played dirty and crashed himself!
Is it that Chen Xiangbei is not good at talking, or is it that Che Lao Quan is really good at talking?
"Damn, this kid Chen Xiangbei has been playing the pig to eat the tiger. We've all been fooled by him!"

A look of sudden enlightenment appeared on Sha Minghui's face. No wonder Chen Xiangbei kept adding money and was so confident about running on the track.

It turns out this idiot's true level is so high that even professional racers can't beat him. What's the point of running?

While Ma Minghan and Shai Minghui were extremely excited, Chen Xiangbei on the track just looked at Che Lao Quan's car accident indifferently in the rearview mirror.

This is what it means: in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are nothing.

(End of this chapter)