The car is going very fast, please bear with it.

Tucker 480.

The route is almost entirely through desert, with an average temperature of over 50 degrees Celsius.

Sand dunes, shifting sands, uninhabited areas.

It looks dangerous, but it's actually not safe at all.

"The desert in the middle and later stages will significantly affect speed. The friction decreases too much, causing the tires to spin and slip a lot, and the speed will drop very noticeably."

Gan Ning flipped through the homework he had done before: "In addition, almost all cars are equipped with six-cylinder twin-turbo or higher configurations, resulting in very high fuel consumption."

"Unless you use an entire auxiliary fuel tank, you simply can't get to the finish line with just one tank of fuel. But with an entire auxiliary fuel tank, the weight of the car increases significantly, which is not conducive to acceleration. It's a completely unnecessary modification. Except for the Tucker 480, it would be superfluous on other tracks."

"So there is a gas station at 280 kilometers."

She turned her phone screen towards Liu Jun: "Right here."

"We'll definitely need to refuel, so we don't need to worry about fuel consumption or limit power output the whole way. We can just go all out."

Liu Jun nodded: "No problem."

Ten minutes until departure.

Old Wu contacted Liu Jun via the car radio: "Liu Jun, you lack experience in major competitions, especially in this kind of desert off-road section that is nearly 500 kilometers long and most of the way is uninhabited."

"It's too dangerous. We absolutely cannot be greedy for quick success and act rashly."

"My advice is not to rush too hard in the early stages. It's best to stay at the back of the first group or the front of the second group, and follow the wheels in front."

"It can prevent unexpected situations such as getting stuck in quicksand."

Liu Jun smiled and said, "I understand."

In fact, he understood the principles. In terms of experience, he had no less experience than Lao Wu in participating in various rally races in his previous life, but he couldn't say these things and could only pretend to be a complete novice.

"besides."

Old Wu added, "They're definitely going to cause trouble over there. I'll try to contact one or two old friends to help you. Once we set off, you'll rush out with us. You absolutely can't let them hold you back."

"There are too many of them. Once you get entangled with them, you'll never have a chance to get a good ranking again."

Liu Jun, embarrassed, said, "How could I possibly accept that?"

"Stop talking nonsense, I've been annoyed with those guys on the ladder for a long time." Old Wu laughed and scolded, "Just treat us to a good meal after the competition, nothing bad."

Liu Jun: "No problem!"

"By the way, Lao Wu."

Old Wu: "What?"

Liu Jun smiled and asked, "Shall we fight hard in this match?"

Old Wu: "..."

"Since we're already here..."

Liu Jun laughed loudly.

Yes, we're already here.

······

One minute countdown.

As the roar of engines gradually rose, seventy-nine participating vehicles lined up in front of the starting line, their exhaust pipes blowing out gusts of wind and kicking up clouds of dust.

In desert areas, there's not much else, but there's plenty of "territory".

Unlike the previous two races where cars started at intervals, the Tucker 480 had all cars start at the same time!

Although some areas only have one road for traffic, most areas can accommodate a large number of race cars starting and competing at the same time!

Gan Ning craned his neck to look, and after a moment his brows furrowed.

"Those guys are crowding around."

"I saw all five cars on the Sky Ladder except for Huang Sichen's; they were not far to our left and right."

"I expected this."

Liu Jun narrowed his eyes slightly.

The feud between the two sides had been brewing for a long time.

The format of the Tucker 480 tournament doesn't even require special arrangements in the ladder system; it's perfectly reasonable, legal, and compliant to target oneself.

However, getting entangled in something isn't so easy.

Liu Jun leaned his right foot slightly forward.

boom!

The panda roared, and the car shook, as if it couldn't wait any longer.

"10!"

The countdown was broadcast throughout the stadium via loudspeakers.

"9!"

「···」

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"drop!!!"

Buzz!

All race cars launch simultaneously.

The panda "ran" forward, but at the same time, four cars on the sky ladder approached from both sides!

Two in front, two behind, and constantly making minor adjustments to their positions, trying to occupy positions in all directions to forcibly control and kill the panda!

Surrounded by billowing yellow sand, Gan Ning couldn't help but complain, "Is this really not against the rules? A convoy of five vehicles."

"Some races have restrictions on team vehicles, some don't. It's not a violation; you can only say they're 'rich'," Liu Jun chuckled.

Normally, it's quite common for a team to have two or three cars, since there's a carry and a support. And if they perform well enough, they might even be able to compete for the top spot, or even sweep the top three positions.

But five cars...

It's completely unnecessary and wasteful.

If all five cars are modified normally, plus all sorts of miscellaneous expenses, even if they sweep the top three spots, they'll still lose money!

Therefore, for the vast majority of races, there is no reason to limit the number of riders per team, unless these guys are all committing violations such as crashing into other riders.

Normally, those convoys wouldn't do that.

Who would do a business that's guaranteed to lose money?

"The Heavenly Ladder, Zhou Qingsheng."

"I'll remember this old bastard."

Liu Jun muttered, "I'll teach that old bastard a lesson sooner or later."

"Push it up!" Old Wu's voice came over the radio.

"I brought two people with me. We'll work together initially to get between the first and second groups. These guys can't stop us!"

On Liu Jun's left side, slightly thicker, Lao Wu's Lynk & Co appeared.

They also brought two vehicles, kicking up clouds of dust as they rapidly approached this area.

"Okay, let's all support this!"

With four against one, Liu Jun was confident he wouldn't be locked out by the ladder, but that would be troublesome and waste a lot of time.

Four against four requires almost no effort; even a fool would know which option to choose.

When they met up and the four cars pushed forward side by side, all four cars on the ladder were stunned.

"What the hell?!"

"We've reached the top!"

"How do we surround this?!"

"Holy crap, they kissed my ass!"

"They're covering for each other, what do we do?"

"Damn it, they're flashing their high beams from behind!"

Four cars were parked side by side, forcibly pushing the two cars in front of them forward. The two cars behind could either catch up or force themselves to slow down.

The two cars on the left and right sides of Liu Jun and Lao Wu's team will accelerate instantly, flanking the cars from both sides and trapping the cars from Tian Ladder.

The strategy is very simple.

The four of them kept their parking spaces close together at all times, and separated the four cars on the ladder into two pairs, making it impossible for them to meet up.

This made them extremely uncomfortable.

The flashing lights that appeared from time to time clearly and unambiguously conveyed a message: slow trains, give way.

"Damn it, we can't hold them off!"

"A fatal mistake! I never expected that kid to have such connections, getting three cars to escort him!"

"We had thought of the Lynk & Co car, after all, they had worked together on the Sichuan West 320, but we didn't expect them to bring in two more cars to join us."

"Is it worth offending our Heavenly Ladder for that kid? Damn it!"

"No way, can you even look at yourself before you speak? There's Lynk & Co, a rising star in the domestic market, Mitsubishi, and even an Audi—do you think they need to defer to Tianlai?"

"Then what the hell is the point of saying it?"