Why race if you don’t have money?

Chapter 80 She is just my sister

After returning to his apartment in downtown Suzuka, Chen Xiangbei took a shower as usual, then turned on the TV and sat on the sofa, watching a Japanese program that he could not understand.

Actually it doesn’t matter whether I watch TV or not. The main thing is that I am alone in a foreign country and I am used to having some sound company.

Taking advantage of this free time, Chen Xiangbei sent the news that he had passed the tryout to Liang Chi.

Liang Chi might have been influenced by Chen Xiangbei and wanted to show his calm side, so he only replied briefly with the word "I know".

Seeing how pretentious Lao Deng was, Chen Xiangbei couldn't help but smile, then threw his phone aside.

After watching for about half an hour, I felt sleepy.

Chen Xiangbei knew his physical fitness was his biggest weakness, so he deliberately increased the intensity during physical training. Even at a young age when his resilience was at its peak, he couldn't resist the fatigue whenever he had some free time.

After turning off the TV, just when Chen Xiangbei was about to go back to his room to sleep, his cell phone rang. The name on the caller ID was Qin Lianjie.

After pressing the answer button, before Chen Xiangbei could speak, Qin Lianjie's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Xiangbei, I'm sorry, I may need to ask you a favor."

"Tell me what's going on."

Chen Xiangbei agreed without hesitation.

Qin Lianjie's apartment has been of great help to him. Interpersonal communication requires empathy.

You can't be a friend when you need someone and then find ways to shirk your responsibility when others need you.

"My sister will be in Suzuka tonight. Could you please help look after her?"

What?
When Chen Xiangbei heard about this, he was a little confused.

"No, I don't even know your sister, how can I take care of her?"

"My family bought two apartments in this building, and the one next door belongs to my sister. She and I have different fathers, so we don't communicate much. Now that she's entering her rebellious phase, it's even harder to communicate and discipline her."

"Then I can't watch it either."

Chen Xiangbei was somewhat speechless. Although they lived next door, she was a rebellious little girl, and even her older brother Qin Lianjie couldn't handle her. How could he be so worthy...

"I'm not asking you to keep an eye on her, but if there are any unscrupulous people looking for her, just stop them for me."

"alright, I got it."

Chen Xiangbei responded. In his previous life, when he was practicing driving overseas, he came into contact with many young international students. Because their parents were away from them for a long time, they gradually became rebellious and difficult to discipline. He could understand the helplessness of the elders.

"Thanks. I'll meet you in Japan when I'm done here."

"Okay, you're welcome."

After talking for a while, they hung up the phone. Chen Xiangbei hadn't figured out how to take care of the child yet, so he went back to his bedroom to sleep first.

After a night, Chen Xiangbei simply washed up and prepared to go to Honda Suzuka Racing Academy.

Although the college does not provide accommodation for junior students, nutritionists are still there to prepare meals for them, which saves Chen Xiangbei the trouble of cooking.

Chen Xiangbei put on his shoes and walked out of the room. Just as he was about to close the door, the door of the apartment next door opened with a "click".

A girl with trendy clothes, purple hair and heavy makeup appeared in Chen Xiangbei's sight. Her eyes and eyebrows vaguely resembled Qin Lianjie.

The two looked at each other, and the purple-haired girl spoke first: "Are you my brother's friend Chen Xiangbei?"

"Ah hello."

"My name is Qin Qiuyu. From now on, we'll keep our distance. Don't try to control me, and don't tell tales."

After saying this, Qin Qiuyu turned around and left.

【Hey, quite unique. 】

Chen Xiangbei was a little amused. It seemed that Qin Lianjie also called his sister to give instructions, but judging from the effect, it seemed to be of no use.

However, Chen Xiangbei had no intention of intervening at all. As long as nothing particularly outrageous happened, it would be fine to just keep to oneself.

After arriving at the Suzuka Racing Academy by shuttle bus, Hiroki Sawano immediately gathered the students and announced that the main training content for today would be racing simulator practice.

After saying this, Hiroki Sawano looked at Chen Xiangbei meaningfully. He wanted to know what kind of results this Chinese kid could achieve on the racing simulator.

Then the students came to the simulator hall. In the center was a four-axis cockpit, and on the wall was a huge curved screen.

Not to mention the technological content, you can feel from the appearance alone how different it is from ordinary home racing simulators.

The simulator at the Honda Racing Academy is a device retired from the Honda F1 team. The cost of the entire system is even far higher than that of an ordinary F1 car. Without the support of a large automobile manufacturer, it would be impossible to produce a simulator of this level of realism.

Compared with it, Huasai Sports’ racing simulator is really a children’s toy.

However, compared to the most advanced six-axis simulators of later generations, which could achieve movement in any direction in three-dimensional space and control speed and accuracy delay within 3 milliseconds, the four-axis simulators of this era also seemed outdated.

"Now, you will all begin simulator training in order of your student numbers. Today's track practice maps are Suzuka and Fuji!" Fuji Speedway is Japan's second Formula One track to meet FIA standards. The 07 and 08 F1 Japanese Grand Prix were held at Fuji Speedway, and it currently hosts the Super GT and Asian Le Mans events.

Hiroki Sawano added this track mainly to test Chen Xiangbei's versatility.

You should know that although Fuji Speedway has been the venue for the F1 Japanese Grand Prix in the past two years, it has actually been years since it last hosted the event. Most Formula One drivers don't know enough about this track.

Since Chen Xiangbei can drive well on the Suzuka Circuit with the help of the simulator, he will try the Fuji Speedway.

If the Chinese kid can handle this unpopular track without any problems, it means that his Formula One track proficiency will not be a shortcoming. If he has the opportunity to enter the European Renault Grand Prix, he will also be able to speed on an unfamiliar track.

Hexagonal Warrior is the highest expectation for a driver!
"Yoshino Eiji, conduct a simulated test drive."

"Yes, Mr. Sawano."

The student who was called responded, and just as he was about to sit in the four-axis cockpit, the door of the simulator hall was pushed open from the outside.

What caught everyone's eye was a man in his fifties, followed by a teenager. The two walked into the hall one after the other.

"Principal Nakajima!"

Before Chen Xiangbei could figure out what was going on, everyone, including Hiroki Sawano, bowed and shouted in unison.

Is he Nakajima Satoru?

Chen Xiangbei came to his senses. His impression of Nakajima Satoru was that he had only heard of him but had never met him in person.

I didn't expect to meet this Japanese national hero-level F1 driver today.

"Director Zeye, I just came to take a look. You guys can continue training."

Nakajima Satoru smiled and waved his hand. Compared to Sawano Hiroki's seriousness, his first impression was that he was very easy-going.

Come to think of it, most strong parents would not be able to accept their son's decision to "surrender to the enemy" according to his own ideas.

After he finished speaking, Nakajima Satoru said to the young man behind him: "Hoshino Yoshi, you go over too."

"Yes, Principal Nakajima."

The young man responded and stood beside Chen Xiangbei.

With a hint of curiosity, Chen Xiangbei looked at the driver named Hoshino Yoshi for a few times. His first impression was that he looked very similar to Shun Oguri in "Crows Zero", who also had long wolf-tail hair.

In response to Chen Xiangbei's gaze, Hoshino Yoshi just glanced at him, and then looked ahead with an expressionless face.

[Yes, even colder than me.]

Chen Xiangbei muttered to himself and also looked away.

Nakajima Satoru took in all the little movements of the two people, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

He watched Chen Xiangbei's driving videos and racing data overnight last night. As a former F1 driver, Nakajima Satoru could tell at a glance that Chen Xiangbei's line-laying and driving skills were far more proficient than those of entry-level Formula One drivers.

It can even be said that he has reached the level of strength that only F3 or even GP2 level drivers can possess.

Apart from some minor flaws in the car's line in high-speed corners, there is nothing to complain about in the choice of braking points and routes in low-speed corners.

There is no doubt that Chen Xiangbei's performance deserves the title of talented driver!

In the racing world, geniuses need to collide in order to squeeze out more potential.

Just like the fate of Senna and Prost, the duel between Schumacher and Hakkinen, the red and blue battle between Alonso and Schumacher, and so on.

Nakajima Satoru specially recruited Hoshino Yoshi back to the academy. He wanted to see what kind of sparks would be created between the new generation of talented teenagers in Japan and the emerging talented drivers in China!
The simulator training continued as usual. The first person to take the field, Hideshi Yoshino, had a very average performance. Even when driving on the most familiar Suzuka Circuit, his fastest simulated lap time was only 2 minutes 08 seconds 233.

Hiroki Sawano shook his head inadvertently at this result.

It should be noted that the simulator cannot simulate the long-term lateral G-force pressure in high-speed corners due to the relatively static platform. In addition, there is no damage to the car and no dangerous factors, so it is often easier for drivers to find the limit of the car.

Theoretically, breaking the track record is not too difficult, not to mention that this is two or three seconds slower.

The results of the next few students were much better than Yoshino Hideshi, and one of them even ran 2 minutes and 05 seconds, which was close to the track record.

But when we move to the less familiar Fuji Speedway, the single lap speed is a mess, and the slowest gap can be as high as 10 seconds!
"Chen Xiangbei, you drive!"

In this situation, Hiroki Sawano finally couldn't hold back anymore and called Chen Xiangbei out directly.

"Yes, Mr. Sawano."

Chen Xiangbei responded and then sat in the four-axis simulation cockpit.

To be honest, Chen Xiangbei had never driven a racing simulator of this era. He could only follow the operating steps of other students and then set the parameters based on his experience in his previous life.

His unskilled appearance immediately raised a question mark in Hiroki Sawano's mind.

Didn’t this guy say that his racing skills came from the simulator? Why does he still need to figure out some basic settings? Is the information from Miyamoto Shio wrong?
But the problem is, if Chen Xiangbei has never driven a racing simulator, then where did he learn his driving skills, or just as Miyamoto Shio originally said.

A self-taught genius?
(End of this chapter)