Why race if you don’t have money?

Chapter 68 Renault Winter Tour

Is there finally any news?
Seeing this text message, Chen Xiangbei felt relieved.

Although Liang Chi did not tell the Japanese side the content of the reply, if the other party had rejected it, there would not have been the words "reply quickly" at the end.

There is no doubt that the racing data produced by Chen Xiangbei has passed the assessment of Honda Suzuka Racing Academy!

"Boss Peng, something's going on at Huasai Sports. I need to leave first."

"Okay, leave me your contact information and we can talk about sponsorship when we have time."

Peng Sheng nodded. The brief contact made him feel that Chen Xiangbei was a straightforward person and there was no need to rush the sponsorship contract.

Just as the two sides were exchanging contact information, a Civic Type-R and a Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle drove over.

As soon as Qin Lianjie got out of the car, he said in an extremely amazed tone, "Xiangbei, this is the first time I've seen brake discs brighter than brake lights. Did you know that in the dark, the four wheels of the Impreza STI turn into Hot Wheels?"

Qin Lianjie wasn't exaggerating. Aggressive driving put a lot of pressure on the brakes, and the entire disc burned red. The pitch-black night magnified the visual effect, and from the outside, it really did look like four hot wheels.

Chen Xiangbei didn't have time to joke with Qin Lianjie. He just replied, "There's something going on at the Huasai base. I'll go back first."

After saying that, Chen Xiangbei got into the driver's seat of the Impreza STI, stepped on the accelerator and sped away.

Qin Lianjie hadn't reacted to Chen Xiangbei's lightning-fast action yet. He stood there in surprise until the taillights of the Impreza STI disappeared from his sight.

At the same time, Peng Sheng also had a doubt in his mind. How did Chen Xiangbei know that he liked Formula One racing?

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The outer ring closed road and the Huasai base are both located in remote areas of the East China Sea, and the straight-line distance is not far.

After driving for only ten minutes, Chen Xiangbei returned to the racing base. At this moment, the office building was brightly lit, and all the members of the racing team gathered in the lobby waiting.

As soon as Chen Xiangbei walked in, Lu Xiaoman clapped and congratulated him.

"Xiangbei, congratulations on passing the Suzuka Racing Academy review. They invite you to come to Japan immediately to compete for a spot in the Renault European Tour!"

The Formula One ladder system developed by the FIA ​​(International Automobile Federation) is divided into five levels, the first of which is the F4 formula of a single country.

The second tier is regional formulas, such as the North American Ford Formula, the Asian BMW Formula, the European Renault Formula, etc.

The remaining three gears are F3, F2 (GP2) and F1.

Because F4 cars often have poor performance and cannot compete with super karts, most early formula drivers chose to skip it and directly participate in regional formulas as the starting point of their careers.

At the same time, among many regional formula events, the European Renault Formula has the highest overall level and the highest attention, and its performance is generally recognized by the formula teams.

For example, F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen relied on the European Formula Renault championship title to skip F3 and GP2 and make history by becoming an F1 driver!

Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult for Chen Xiangbei to directly participate in the European Formula Renault. They would not accept a driver without a karting championship title, not to mention that this driver is a Chinese who is over the age limit.

You have to know that for a long time, Formula One racing has been an "aristocratic sport" dominated by white people, and invisible discrimination has actually always existed to some extent.

Not to mention that Chen Xiangbei has no achievements, even if he has achievements, as long as he does not crush everyone, he will often not be given priority.

However, due to the "winter break" tradition in Europe and the United States, in order to increase the overall popularity of the event, the FIA ​​will hold a winter tour to give drivers from the Asia-Pacific region the opportunity to participate.

The 08 European Formula Renault Winter Tour was held at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan. Promising drivers from the Asia-Pacific region competed for a spot, with the winner ultimately heading to Europe to compete in the Formula Renault race.

In other words, this is equivalent to a springboard leading directly to Europe!

"Congratulations, Xiangbei-kun." "Xiangbei, congratulations."

At this time, other team members in the hall also congratulated Chen Xiangbei.

They all knew how rare this opportunity was. Considering the disadvantages of age and nationality, it can be said that Chen Xiangbei created a small miracle with his training speed.

"Thank you, this is everyone's credit."

Chen Xiangbei nodded in thanks. At this moment, he felt mixed emotions. Perhaps this was the touching feeling brought by the team.

"Okay, this is just the beginning, don't act like you've never seen the world before."

"It's not too late, you should rest now. Come and congratulate us when you really make it to Renault."

Zhang Zhicong waved his hand to signal everyone to disperse. He still had some things to discuss with Chen Xiangbei.

After the team members had left, Zhang Zhicong finally spoke, "Xiangbei, Honda Group has sent an invitation letter. I will help you apply for a tournament visa in the name of Huasai Sports. You may have to leave as early as tomorrow."

Zhang Zhicong gave Chen Xiangbei a reminder to prepare him mentally.

The reason why he acted so decisively was that Japan stated that after Chen Xiangbei arrived, he had to participate in an internal trial at the Suzuka Racing Academy, otherwise he would not even be eligible to participate in the tour.

The reason is simple. Some people at Suzuka Racing Academy don't quite believe the racing data transmitted by Shio Miyamoto.

They believe that either the racing data is wrong or the Chinese company Huasai Sports has falsified the data.

Of course, Zhang Zhicong did not intend to tell Chen Xiangbei about the disputes between these companies to avoid causing him any psychological burden.

Although Liang Chi always said that this boy was extremely emotionally stable, in Zhang Zhicong's eyes, Chen Xiangbei was still a young man who had not experienced much of the world.

"Uncle Zhang, no problem."

Chen Xiangbei naturally didn't know what Zhang Zhicong was thinking about him, but even if he knew, he wouldn't have any psychological burden.

He had experienced too much similar suspicion and contempt in his previous life, so he no longer cared about it.

"By the way, Uncle Zhang, how do we deal with the issue of our racing license?"

Zhang Zhicong's statement reminded Chen Xiangbei of another important event, that is, he did not yet have a professional racing license!
You don't need a racing license to do trial runs and training on the track as a student, but once you are ready to participate in a formal competition, you will not even be eligible to register if you do not have a racing license level that meets the FIA ​​regulations.

The FIA ​​divides racing licenses into six levels: G, E, C, B, A, and S according to standards from low to high. Among them, the S level is the legendary super license, which is exclusively for F1 drivers.

To participate in regional events such as the European Renault Tour, drivers must at least have a Class C racing license.

But the problem is that Liang Chi and Chen Xiangbei's original plan was just to take advantage of the remaining resources before Huasai Sports went bankrupt to receive karting training and acquire the basics of driving a formula car.

I never thought I would be recommended by Japanese technicians, let alone compete for the qualification to participate in the Renault Tour.

It can only be said that Chen Xiangbei’s training progress is too fast, and many things make the plan unable to keep up with the changes!

Just when Chen Xiangbei was confused by such a big mistake, Liang Chi smiled and took out a Class C racing license from his arms and handed it to him.

The photo and name above clearly show that it is Chen Xiangbei himself.

At this moment, Chen Xiangbei was even more confused. He had not even submitted an application to the FIA. Where did Liang Chi get the racing license?

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Xiangbei said with a complicated expression, "Uncle Liang, you didn't find a small advertisement on a telephone pole and made a fake certificate for me, did you?"

(End of this chapter)