Chapter 292： race track

Chapter 292 Track Showdown

After the break, An Feng took Wang Le to run as the front car, let him drive behind, and taught him the skills through the wireless walkie-talkie. Of course, it is only within the scope of amateur driving, and it is still far from racing.

The race track will hold three groups of competitions. The first two groups are mainly for leisure, more for training and entertainment, and the speed will not be too fast. The last group is worth watching. The first place is 1 million dollars, the second place is 600,000 dollars, and the third place is 400,000 dollars. Although all of them will be donated, they will be donated in the name of the drivers.

To put it bluntly, donations in their names can be deducted from personal taxable income.

On the afternoon before the race, the racetrack reserved a practice area for drivers who wish to participate in the charity race. An Feng also participated, but he had to wear a professional racing suit and accept the safety knowledge assessment of racing. If he dared to participate in the advanced group competition, he must be familiar with the rules and have technical guarantees.

Game day morning.

The Amoeba International Speedway, located at the intersection of SLO County and Santa Barbara County, has been bustling since yesterday. There are constantly outstanding sports cars appearing on the streets, and many rare cars are brought by special trailers. Everyone has the same purpose - to participate in the opening ceremony celebration and competition.

There was also a local press vehicle at the scene. This luxurious racing track covering an area of ​​more than 2,000 acres was very mysterious. It was built in a low-key manner throughout the entire process. It did not receive any government sponsorship and was a private act. Its establishment did not have a clear goal. It is considered for private use.

These mysteries are enough to arouse people's curiosity.

It even attracted the attention of the neighboring Santa Maria city government. Although they are in Santa Barbara County and the racetrack is in SLO County, it is obvious that the racetrack is also very close to them. Tourism economy and city popularity are both important.

Amoeba Circuit has no restrictions on tourists today. You only need to collect free electronic tickets on the website or at the on-site ticket office to enter. We started to promote the charity competition ten days ago, and we have issued more than 30,000 tickets so far. Everyone is very interested in the competition.

In order to maintain law and order, security guards wearing coats of coat of arms also appeared at the scene.

Today happens to be Sunday. The weather is fine and the temperature is suitable. All the nearby residents who have nothing to do come to have a look. Anyway, the tickets are free, and you can also enjoy a feast of sports cars. When An Feng arrived at the scene, he saw a crowd of people, which was unexpected.

Stop in the pit lane and meet up with some friends.

Wang Le looked up at the auditorium on the opposite side of the track, and said, "There are so many people, I thought there were only a group of drivers and wives watching the race."

"You underestimated the charm of racing." An Feng said proudly.

While talking, a white and blue Maserati MC12 drove up, and Roger in casual clothes and Miranda in beautiful clothes got off the car.

An Feng went to greet him: "Hey!"

Roger bumped fists with them one by one, took off his sunglasses, and looked at the beauties around him: "It seems that the ladies are not to be outdone!"

In addition to eye-catching sports cars, there are also wives who can steal the limelight of sports cars.

The well-dressed ladies are equally powerful, each competing for beauty, with short skirts and high heels standing next to the sports car, which is more eye-catching and temperamental than some of the display models invited at the scene. The ladies don't plan to drive, and Joanna doesn't like wearing a helmet because she wants to look good.

More and more friends came later, and all kinds of rare sports cars also joined the battle. Three LaFerrari appeared in one go, and two Lamborghini Reventons came, which made An Feng's wish to be the only one. There are also many valuable supercars, which are extremely attractive.

Hundreds of supercars filled the starting area, and the powerful sound of the engine echoed on the field.

There are six large LCD screens on the opposite side of the auditorium, and the staff is rebroadcasting the captured images to the top, so that the audience can see the whole situation of the field more clearly and capture the details of the car chase. This is the opening ceremony of the circuit operation, and it is also a practical test of operation.

So far, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

As the starting signal came down, a Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG safety car ahead took the lead, and all sports cars started to catch up with the safety car. After the SLS runs at a constant speed for a certain distance, it will gradually increase its speed. After leading a lap, the safety car withdraws, and the supercars perform their respective functions.

Hundreds of sports cars are just a hot spot. Due to too many vehicles and drivers of different levels, overtaking is not allowed on the track, so they ran for three laps while keeping the distance. Then there will be competitions in different groups.

The participating sports car models are very complicated, and the basis for grouping is mostly voluntary. The first two groups are not for the championship, and everyone does not come with a competitive mentality. They just compete with friends on the track and discuss technology with each other. Only the last group mixed with professional drivers will fight it out.

In the anticipation of the audience, the first group of cars was ready, a total of 16 cars, all with V8 or higher engines, acceleration from 100 kilometers in 4 seconds, top speed over 300, Wang Le's Porsche was also among them, just like the previous car Based on the single-lap results, this guy is ranked eighth, and the overall performance is not bad.

A simple race only needs to run five laps. According to the actual performance on the spot, an average lap takes more than two minutes, and the whole race takes about 12 minutes to complete. Although it is not intense, there are also sports car performances used to stage straight overtaking and cornering. Chasing and other scenes, the atmosphere is not bad.

After the first group runs, it will eliminate the bottom eight, and then let the top eight go to a final with a slightly higher level, and the first can participate in the charity competition. Wang Le was also on the list for the finals. He had learned a lot from the two days of training. When he got off the car, he held his head high, as if he regarded No. 8 as the champion.

Seeing Wang Le who hugged Lisa and cheered to celebrate, everyone laughed.

The rules of the second group are similar, except that most of the participating cars are V12 class, with larger displacement and faster speed. They also run for five laps. Roger's MC12 is in this group. He wants to go to the first group, but everyone thinks that road racing is bullying, so he can only participate in the second group.

In the second group, famous cars such as Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg and Pagani appeared. The track version of MC12 dominates the GT race. Although the speed is not outstanding, the track performance is very strong. The race was carried out at a faster pace, with an average completion time of five seconds faster than the previous group, and some laps were completed within 2 minutes.

After the mild preliminary competition between the two groups, it was An Feng's turn.

They only have qualifying, and the grid position is determined by the fastest lap speed. An Feng wants to synthesize the best P1, Duke intends to lie to the end, and the 599XX is unveiled; Howard drives the F12; in addition, there are Ferrari LaFerrari, two Porsche 918, and two Lamborghini LP740-SV (unreleased, guess).

Although the previous two supercar confrontations were lively, they were not exciting enough. The two games failed to arouse the enthusiasm of the audience. After the qualifying session of the advanced group started, everyone cheered for the excellent start and the roar maintained at more than 200 when cornering.

The main event is coming!

An Feng drove the P1 with all his strength. From the start to the first corner, the speed of the sports car has exceeded 300. The first is a high-speed corner. Downshifted to a speed of about 240 and passed steadily. Then it was a straight line, followed by several A hairpin bend, the speed is maintained above 210.

He has run hundreds of times in the past ten days and is very familiar with the road conditions.

Looking at the others, the skills are obviously higher than the previous two groups, and the racing skills are also proficient. They all ran within 1 minute and 50 seconds in the lap speed. Duke's performance this time is very eye-catching, scoring 1 point in the lap. The good result of 38 seconds, when An Feng felt that he played perfectly, it took 1 minute and 40 seconds.

Compared to the mild competition in the previous group, the best result directly opened up a gap of 20 seconds.

The result was the same as two days ago. Everyone’s best time was under 1 minute and 50 seconds. Among them, Duke’s 599XX was the most fierce and won the first place on the grid, followed by Howard. His modified F12 was able to reach 350 seconds. , achieved a slightly faster speed than An Feng and ranked second, and An Feng was third.

The future results are also very good, with 1 minute and 42 seconds.

The qualifying session is over, the morning schedule is also over, and the final will not be held until the afternoon. Now this free time becomes free practice, or stunt drivers invited by the organizer to perform motorcycle and car acrobatics. In addition, the Automobile Museum is open for everyone to visit Anfeng's collection.

An Feng and seven other drivers got together to discuss the afternoon race.

Obviously, their group is the most concerned. When discussing cornering and braking skills, some TV stations came to interview them. As the most eye-catching Ferrari owner, Duke proudly talked about his racing experience, and then publicized the rules of the racetrack for charity.

An Feng gave him a thumbs up, this guy is interesting.

afternoon.

The competition of the advanced group started amidst much anticipation. Considering the capacity of car tires and fuel, the race schedule is 25 laps, with a total of more than 140 kilometers. According to the slowest lap speed just now, this race will take about 45 minutes, and the whole process will be filmed by TV stations and official stadiums.

After being kissed by Joanna, An Feng got in the car and got ready.

There are eight cars in total, and An Feng is in the third place. After waiting for the green signal light to turn on, he stepped on the accelerator and sprinted.

Due to the uneven performance of the racing cars, there were also many overtaking situations on the straight section. An Feng passed Duke just before the first high-speed corner, but was snatched back by him in the next few hairpin turns. Naturally, the track is not as naive as who is faster in acceleration, the test is the performance and the driver.

After the first lap, the ranking did not change much. The top three are still 599XX, F12 and P1. They have run on this track for more than a hundred times in the past few days. The first place maintains a dominant lead, has no opponent for the time being, and runs faster and faster. The competition for the second and third places is serious, and the positions of the fourth and fifth places are often changed.

An Feng's P1 and F12 kept competing for the second position, and the camera lens chased them.

Howard's F12 uses a racing kit. When it brakes at high speed, the brake disc turns into a dazzling orange red like a burnt iron sheet.

The audience cheered for this frequent overtaking race, and the wives who watched the race became cheerleaders, although many women did not know the drivers on the field.

An Feng didn't know that the outside world was so lively, he was engrossed in racing.

After the fourth lap, he had to change his strategy. If he continued like this, he would always be second and third. When driving, my mind is quickly sorting out the experience of each corner. The track has eighteen corners, most of which are high-speed corners, and there are also low-speed corners that require a sudden drop in speed. But these two kinds of corners, the driver can deal with it very well.

The most difficult parts are several hairpin turns and a high-speed corner.

Facing continuous hairpin turns, An Feng kept following the F12 at a high speed, and used the acceleration of the sports car to overtake from the inside when tangential to the apex of the bend. Slow, but will take away the best lines of the F12.

Sometimes, occupying the opponent's line is also a strategy for overtaking.

After overtaking, in order to prevent Howard from playing the same way, An Feng gave up the principle of "outside and inside" and adopted the "outside and inside" cornering method. From a macro perspective, it is also a kind of "outside and inside", but it will be more Go deep into the inside of the curve, and then tangent to the geometric apex in a nearly straight line.

To put it simply, An Feng blocked the car behind and prevented him from overtaking.

An Feng glanced at the rearview mirror, and saw that the F12 was unable to overtake Xiao Xiaoxuan. His wonderful performance was also appreciated by all audiences on the big screen.

After a few more performances on straight roads and high-speed corners, I faced the second difficulty.

There is a high-speed corner ahead, if it exists alone, it is easy to pass, but before reaching the high-speed corner, the speed of the car is maintained at around 260, it is impossible to turn at a high speed, and if you step on the brakes to slow down and turn, you have to downshift. Downshifting causes the engine's revs to drop.

Once the speed is slow, the exit speed will be slow, and if you accelerate again, you will feel that the power of the engine is not used for the key.

So An Feng adopted a new cornering strategy—braking with his left foot.

As we all know, when learning to drive or driving in a driving school, the coach emphasizes that you must use your right foot to control the accelerator and brake, and you cannot use your left foot to step on the brake.

But in a racing car, left-foot braking is an essential quality for a driver.

Like this high-speed corner that An Feng is facing, he doesn't want to downshift, and he can't turn at high speed, so he has to step on the brake with his left foot and hold the accelerator with his right foot at the most appropriate time. The braking process is very short, and the speed of the car slows down. But the speed of the engine is maintained, and it can still maintain a high speed when exiting the corner!

Braking with the left foot is very particular about timing and strength, and requires hard work by racers. It is difficult for ordinary people to change the inherent thinking of braking with the right foot, so it is not easy to learn. An Feng is deftly using it skillfully.

On the sixth lap, he was able to secure the second position, and turned to bite the **** of the 599XX in front, threatening Duke's first throne.

The 599XX is a track car, lightweight and specialized, and it was born only for the track. It is not easy to surpass it, but the P1 has the latest aerodynamic technology. With its excellent straight-line acceleration and high-speed corners, a large number of With the left foot braking strategy, each lap can be at least 0.5 seconds faster.

20 laps down, at least ten seconds faster, what does ten seconds mean?

Running a lap on the track, with an average speed of 205 kilometers per hour, can run at least 560 meters in ten seconds, which is a very obvious gap on the track. Therefore, An Feng used the technique of pressing step by step and accumulating more to deal with 599XX. Finally completed overtaking on the 24th lap, leading all the way to the last lap.

In the last displayed lap time, 599XX is 1:39.9, while P1 is 1:39.2.

There is only a small gap, but the gap is a tragedy. The audience saw that the first to cross the finish line was the McLaren P1, which won the championship.

(end of this chapter)