God of Speed

Xia Qing watched the group of people bustle while eating, and couldn't eat or drink, so he turned on the projector in the reception room to watch the live broadcast of the Dakar race.Of course, this kind of live broadcast is not live broadcast by TV stations, but live broadcast on the Internet.Zhang Xin was very considerate and equipped a computer in the reception room.

Xia Qing's family also had this kind of projector that could be connected to both TV signals and computers. He adjusted the signal by himself and watched the live broadcast by himself on the sofa in the corner.

Over there, Chen Mo and his gang continued to make trouble. Chen Mo and Zhang Xin met. They were fighting for beer. Head gurgling and pouring vigorously, as always, as bold as a man.

Huang Xu cheered the two of them by tapping on the side of the bowl with chopsticks, while Mu Zixuan listened with earphones.

As for Qian Duoduo, he was still holding the pot of thirteen-flavored crayfish. Compared with the previous wolfing down, he was now eating more delicately. He pinched the crayfish with his slender fingers, slowly dismantled it, peeled it carefully, and patiently tore the sand thread.

"The eighth stage of this season's Dakar Rally has begun. This stage requires contestants to drive through the salt lake and the huge desert around the salt lake. The entire stage lasts for three days. At present, the number one in this stage is Summit's ace driver Lang Yan is also No.1 in the overall standings. Unlike Summit's other ace German driver Model, he is a Chinese player."

"Well. Lang Yan's driving style is cool, handsome and heroic, and he himself is rebellious. Of course, it corresponds to his driving style and personality. He also looks very manly. He was hired as a cover model by a famous men's magazine. Abs..."

In the picture, the rebellious, masculine Lang Yan with eight-pack abs drives a very handsome black Mitsubishi Pajero and leaps across the sand dunes, blowing up long yellow sand.

On the small screen at the bottom right, two hosts, a man and a woman, are evaluating the racer Lang Yan who drives this pajero.

"We know that Lang Yan's car is a Mitsubishi Pajero, which was the car he drove to win the Dakar championship in the last year's Dakar race. We noticed that the appearance of this car is the most eye-catching The most striking thing is the logo on the car body, which is different from other teams that are full of sponsor logos. This car has only one English letter, namely summit, which also proves its uniqueness—it belongs to the world-renowned modified car factory summit. "

"Well, what are the unique features of this car's accessories? We have invited a guest, Technician Li from the Blue Wolf Racing Team, to introduce it to us."

"Well, I don't think it's an easy task to comment on the uniqueness of this car. We know that it is the leader in the car modification industry, and there is probably no car modification more professional than them. Dakar race The situation of each stage is different, so the vehicle accessories are also different, I think Summit must also be able to prepare multiple sets of spare parts suitable for each stage, there is no doubt about it.”

"Then ask Technician Li to introduce to us what modifications need to be made to run the desert cross-country race."

"If you want to comment on the desert off-road modification of summit, I think it is unlikely, because it is a commercial secret." Technician Li said with a simple and honest smile: "Generally speaking, we must modify the following parts, the first It is the tire, which increases the width and diameter of the tire and reduces the flat ratio of the tire; the second is the weight of the body, removing unnecessary parts to make the body lighter. The purpose of these two points is to prevent the body from falling into the sand pit. In addition, there are changes Suspension system, increase the distance from the ground, change the air filter device, change the air intake to the top of the roof, the purpose of this is to reduce the inhalation of sand and dust."

The host persevered: "Then what do you think is the most distinctive part of Lang Yan's modified Mitsubishi Pajero?"

Technician Li scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "I think it should be on the lightweight of the body and the tuning of the suspension system. First of all, let's talk about the suspension system. The tuning of the suspension system needs to be adjusted in different styles according to the models with different configurations. The adjustment of characteristics, this is more complicated.”

The host nodded.

"However, the idea of ​​the summit on the weight reduction of the car body is relatively clear. The common method of car body weight reduction is the hole punching method, that is, holes with equal diameters are made at scientific positions. This method can effectively reduce the weight of the car body. But we think its disadvantages are also the biggest, which affects the safety performance of the car body. The second is the most commonly used method, and it is also the method adopted by most domestic teams, that is, the aluminum alloy frame. The third is the most effective and the least used. That is, the car body is made of noble carbon fiber parts."

"Can I ask Technician Li to explain this carbon fiber for us?"

"Yes. Carbon fiber material is half lighter than steel and 30% lighter than aluminum alloy when the maximum tensile strength is the same, but its production cost is about 50 times that of steel..."

Xia Qing was bored listening to the interaction between the technician and the host. These things were nothing new to the drivers of the team.Tuning is to look at the material in a big way, and look at the experience in detail. It's cars are very popular. One is that they dare to use and are willing to use expensive materials. The other is that they have the car tuning experience accumulated by many top technicians for hundreds of years.

"When it comes to summit, we have to advance the event that Chen Mo, a golden racer who has been hyped up in China, was given a supersport. Recently, it was reported that this car was given by the boss of Summit, which caused car fans to complain about Chen Mo's departure from the team. A lot of speculation..."

The host gossips on the Internet, and the person being gossiped here is having a beer fight with the manager, even taking off his clothes, and yelling with his shirt off, the scar is really healed and he forgets the pain.

When the host was gossiping, the screen switched to the maintenance area, where dozens of planes painted with their respective team logos were parked together, but only one plane was different, with a single letter summit on it.A small black spot appeared on the screen, and the small black spot gradually enlarged. It was Lang Yan's Mitsubishi Pajero.

He was the first driver to reach the pit lane.

The Mitsubishi Pajero stopped under Summit's plane for maintenance and resupply.After Lang Yan restarted the car and left the maintenance area, racing cars appeared one after another in the distance.

There are a total of more than a dozen of these cars, and the distance is not very wide. They drove into the maintenance area and parked under the wings of the plane rented by their own team. The scene was quite spectacular.Sharp-eyed spectators noticed that almost all of these cars belonged to foreign teams, but the proud Twelve Star Team of the country was not in this echelon.

It wasn't until the second echelon set off one after another that two cars finally appeared in sight.

The two cars approached gradually, and Xia Qing, who was familiar with racing cars, recognized the racers of the competition and the wolf from the body paint and logo.This year, it is still Li Kun and Lin Xiao who compete with Canglang to participate in Dakar.In previous years, Chen Mo must have followed the second echelon closely, with the other two behind, but this year... Xia Qing glanced at Chen Mo, who was shirtless and drinking, and picked up the remote control to turn down the volume.

"Don't!" Huang Xu, who was knocking on the side of the bowl, hurriedly stopped Xia Qing. Although his interest in Dakar was not as good as in previous years because of his master's absence, he was a veteran racing fan after all. , got excited and shouted: "Brother Xia, turn up your voice."

Xia Qing glanced worriedly at Chen Mo who was drunk, and turned up his voice a little.

"There is a saying in the racing industry that wolves can't win. I don't know if the wolves can gain something this year..." The supporters cited Li Kun and Lin Xiao to enliven the atmosphere.

The two cars drove into the maintenance area and parked under their own planes respectively, while the planes of the Sovereign Motorsport beside them were empty.Sovereign technicians stepped out of the aircraft, stood under the plane anxiously looking at the long distance of yellow sand.

In the distance, the wind blows up the sand, flying all over the sky, but the long-awaited logo does not appear.

"Chen Mo's departure from the team is a heavy blow to Sovereign, and it is also a heavy blow to the domestic players participating in Dakar."

"Well, the reason why Sovereign didn't send Liu Xin to participate should be because Liu Xin lacks actual combat experience, so he resolutely gave up letting him directly participate in this year's Dakar. The Dakar event is very difficult. Sovereign made such a decision out of worry. The young eagle broke its wings, and it can be seen from this point that the actual Junhao's expectations for Liu Xin are not as high as Chen Mo's."

"Indeed, it was the same when Chen Mo joined Sovereign as a rally driver. He took part in Dakar in the first year. Although there was an accident in the desert marathon, it also cultivated Chen Mo's perseverance and the spirit of never giving up... "

The two hosts commented on the incident of Chen Mo leaving the team and the current situation of Sovereign.

Shortly after Li Kun and Lin Xiao left the maintenance area, the medical vehicle in the maintenance area rushed into the desert.

A male host stopped the broadcast and covered the microphones on his ears, and said after a while: "The latest news, Gu Shen, a contestant of Sovereign Team, stopped the competition due to heavy stomach bleeding."

Chen Mo frowned and looked at the screen while holding a beer bottle. What he was worried about finally became a reality.

Although everyone never knew about him and Gu Shen, there must be something wrong with his sudden departure from Junhao. They wanted to comfort him but were worried that they would accidentally step on a landmine. Therefore, everyone looked at Chen Mo silently, and the banquet was silent. .

"Drink! Drink!" Chen Mo raised the bottle, "Today is a big day for our team! Good day! Not drinking is too disappointing. Come, come! Get drunk!"

Behind them, on the TV screen, members of the medical team were connected to Gu Shen's car, and the car had been driven by the navigator.Gu Shen was reclining on the co-pilot seat, his helmet had been taken off, his face was pale, his eyes were closed, and blood was spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"We know that Sovereign's second runner-up, Gu Shen, has always had a serious stomach problem. It is a desperate move to let Gu Shen compete this year, especially in a season like this year with a marathon stage."

"Well, judging from the state of Gu Shen vomiting blood, the amount of bleeding is huge..."

Chen Mo lifted his head from the bottle and drank vigorously. Behind him, Gu Shen was put on a stretcher and carried into the dispatched medical helicopter.