Why race if you don’t have money?

Chapter 42: Born Racing Machine

"Hang your mother! People like this should be banned!"

Liang Chi, who was watching the race on the side of the track, was far less calm than Chen Xiangbei. He stood up and started cursing in the direction where Che Lao Quan crashed his car.

As a former racing engineer, he knew exactly what the driver was trying to do by changing lanes.

He's a professional racer after all. It's so damn shameful that he resorts to such despicable tricks on the track when he can't win!
"Lao Liang, when Chen Xiangbei dodged it just now, was it luck or was it prediction?"

Zhang Zhicong next to him was more shocked by Chen Xiangbei's control. This reaction speed was simply unbelievable. Under normal circumstances, the driver would not be able to dodge in time.

In other words, Zhang Zhicong has only seen this kind of extreme maneuvering to avoid accidents in F1-level competitions.

"If Chen Xiangbei slows down, that's called luck."

"But now look at the distance between him and Han Han's car. Is he getting further away, or is he getting closer?"

Whether it’s luck or prediction, the best reference is Han Han who is running in front.

Chen Xiangbei's sudden braking operation just now was not just to avoid the collision with Driver Quan, but to use the "late cornering" method again in the high-speed corner, but this time he delayed the braking point more extremely.

Through this extreme curve-cutting route, Chen Xiangbei recovered some of the distance that was left behind by Che Laoquan, and came to a position less than 30 meters behind Han Han's Volkswagen POLO.

With this set of operations, he was able to avoid a collision while also closing the distance to the car in front. Zhang Zhicong felt that neither luck nor prediction was enough to describe it.

After a moment's silence, he replied with an exclamatory tone: "Lao Liang, I believe it now. You may have really met a talented driver."

If Zhang Zhicong didn't have much hope for Chen Xiangbei before, then after witnessing all this with his own eyes, he understood why Liang Chi was so sure that this kid could solve the equation.

Unparalleled speed, amazing car sense, and calm response.

All signs indicate that this guy is a natural driver!

At the same time, in the P room of the Volkswagen 222 team, the crew members had seen the scene of Che Laoquan's car accident through the track monitoring equipment.

Race engineer Wang Xiao shouted on the spot: "There's a racing accident at Turn 7. We have to stop the race!"

After saying that, Wang Xiao put on his earmuffs and prepared to remind Han Han to slow down and return to the maintenance lane through the team's voice system.

"Wait a moment!"

At the critical moment, team manager Ye Yong held his wrist and shook his head.

"Manager Ye, are you still running after an accident?"

Wang Xiao looked a little shocked. Liu Shaoquan's Mitsubishi EVO was not a racing-level vehicle, which meant that it did not have any professional modifications such as a roll cage.

At this speed, crashing into the tire wall, even wearing a helmet and a five-point safety belt with a bucket seat, still cannot ensure the driver's personal safety.

No matter what "dirty" actions the driver did on the track, as the only professional racing team currently in training, Volkswagen 222 must assume the humanitarian responsibility of this rescue.

"The track medical team has already gone there. Besides, Han Han and the high school students are only running one lap. They won't pass by the accident site again."

"It only takes 40 seconds to decide the winner of this match!"

Even an investment bank manager who changed careers lately like Zhang Zhicong could see Chen Xiangbei's racing potential. As a professional manager of the Volkswagen 222 team, how could Ye Yong not see the speed and talent displayed by Chen Xiangbei?
If Chen Xiangbei could catch up to Han Han in the final 40 seconds with his Subaru Impreza, even if he ultimately failed to overtake him, he would still be the de facto winner of the race. Ye Yong had a premonition that he might be witnessing the rise of a new star in Chinese racing!

Seeing Manager Ye's persistence, and considering that if he only ran one lap, he wouldn't pass by the accident site and cause secondary injuries, Wang Xiao finally sighed solemnly and lowered his right hand that was about to press the call button.

Chen Xiangbei on the track naturally didn't know what was happening off the track. At this moment, his eyes were fixed on the racing-level Volkswagen POLO in front of him, calculating the best time to overtake in his mind.

Compared to a standard F1 track, the Haizhu International Circuit is shorter, and by now, most of the distance has been covered. Just as Ye Yong had said, Chen Xiangbei only had 40 seconds left, leaving him with little time to overtake!
Turns 8 and 9 of the track are two connected -degree left-turn combination turns. Their shape is roughly similar to the Chinese character "匚", but the angle and direction are different.

This type of curve requires extremely high line control from the driver. If the driver can find an excellent curve route, the 30-meter gap will be instantly eliminated.

The "匚" curve can no longer be passed by the late-cutting method. After all, it is a straight road after passing the curve. No matter how fast the speed at the end is, you have to brake hard to slow down before the next curve.

Chen Xiangbei turned the steering wheel directly to the outermost side of the curve, intending to use the F1 method of riding the curb to draw an arc without slowing down in the "匚" curve, and pass the two -degree left turns in one breath!
When the Subaru Impreza entered the corner at a speed of more than 130km/h, although the speed was not as fast as the previous high-speed corner, due to the larger steering angle, the lateral G value brought to Chen Xiangbei was far greater.

Without the modified racing bucket seat, the three-point seat belt could no longer secure Chen Xiangbei's body, and he fell to one side.

To be honest, this was an oversight during the modification process, mainly because the modification time was too tight, so the limited resources had to be invested first in improving the performance of the car.

In addition, Liang Chi had not anticipated that Chen Xiangbei would make such intense and crazy driving maneuvers on the track, which was completely beyond his cognitive limit!

At this moment, Chen Xiangbei could only rely on the strength of his shoulders to hold the steering wheel firmly without any changes. Otherwise, even the slightest shake would cause the entire car to completely lose control and run off the track.

"Chen Xiangbei can't handle this cornering speed."

Wang Xiao, a racing engineer of Volkswagen 222 Team, stared at the speed detected by the track sensor with a worried look.

Chen Xiangbei's cornering speed exceeds the limit of most RVs. Even Han Han can only achieve a speed of similar level when he performs exceptionally well.

But you have to know that Han Han is a professional driver and drives a professional racing car. The two are completely incomparable.

There had already been a racing accident, and it was still unknown what happened to Che Laoquan. If something happened to Chen Xiangbei again, the negative impact on a high school student would be far greater than that on a professional racer.

Wang Xiao had already determined in his mind that Manager Ye had made an impulsive decision!

However, what happened next completely overturned Wang Xiao's cognition. Chen Xiangbei not only passed Turn 8 at this speed, but also passed Turn 9 smoothly with an extremely perfect posture.

Moreover, during the entire process of cutting the combination curves, Chen Xiangbei's brake lights did not light up a second time. His choice of curve route and driving control can be described as "monstrous"!
The extreme cornering brought extreme speed. When the Subaru Impreza came out of Turn 9, it had already caught up with the rear of Han Han's car and was within the attack range where it could overtake at any time.

"Did you really catch up with Han Han?"

Someone in the P room read this sentence, and then the entire crew stared at the camera screen in amazement.

The Volkswagen 222 team is already the top professional team in domestic touring car racing. They have seen the top drivers in Chinese racing, but they have never seen an -year-old high school student who can achieve such extreme control and line tracking.

You have to know that the person he caught up with was the national champion Han Han!

What's even more terrifying is that, whether in terms of driving style or psychological quality, Chen Xiangbei did not show any of the awkwardness that a newcomer should have.

It was as if Chen Xiangbei was a precision-operated racing machine, with the only thing in his sight being defeating his opponent, and everything else had nothing to do with him!

PS: Guys, this is the protagonist's first time on a racetrack, so I've taken some time to consider the new readers who are reading racing novels for the first time. I've spent a lot of time explaining the track rules and how to race, so the plot is naturally a bit slow. But there's only one chapter left, so please bear with me and read on.

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