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Chapter 563 563. Hands-on ability

In fact, it's not that Xu Jia underestimated the difficulty of pulling force, but that his requirements for himself were too high.

At least in the eyes of the old drunkard, the ability Xu Jia showed today is already regarded as a genius among domestic geniuses.

He has been in the industry for more than ten years and has seen countless newcomers to rally cars, but no one who has just started can reach Xu Jia's current level, even if they have a foundation in track racing.

Therefore, Xu Jia's current "newcomer" performance is already terrifying in the rally world, but he hasn't realized it yet.

Thinking of this, the old drunkard couldn't help but think of his championship request when he was discussing the conditions for modifying the RX7, and Xu Jia agreed without hesitation.

At the time, I thought it was the self-confidence and frivolity of young people. Looking back now, I realize that the potential this kid has shown could really make him a future champion.

Of course, it was impossible for the old drunkard to tell Xu Jia about this kind of shock in his heart. Because this kid is already confident enough now, and he will lose control if he continues to perform.

Not long after Xu Jia got off the car, Brother Niu drove the event transport vehicle to the location of the "accident". Looking at the scarred Mitsubishi EVO, he understood what happened almost instantly.

"Xiang Bei, you jumped in the first rally?"

"Well, I didn't control the posture of the car properly in the air, and it ended up like this when it landed."

Xu Jia spared his head and replied a little embarrassedly.

I didn't even complete one lap of this base today, and ended up crashing twice. If this frequency continues, Brother Niu may have to repair from morning to night in the future.

But now Xu Jia also understands why rally cars are often repaired in such simple and crude ways.

It’s because the frequency of accidental damage is so frequent that it’s too late to repair it slowly!

"Awesome, I jumped straight away in the first practice!"

Brother Niu raised his thumb upright, praised Xu Jia, and then continued.

"I have seen other newcomers training before. They would stop accelerating and slow down before going uphill, or even brake to the ground. They never jumped."

"is it?"

Hearing what Brother Niu said, Xu Jia turned his head and looked at the old drunkard suspiciously.

When the old drunkard shouted the word "jump" before, he didn't hesitate at all. Xu Jia also thought that his failure to land well was due to his own level. It turned out that novices couldn't jump at all, so no wonder he couldn't bear it and twisted his waist!

Faced with Xu Jia's gaze, the old drunkard simply ignored it. Instead, he got out of the car and said to Brother Niu: "When the car is being repaired, let Xiang Bei work with you."

After saying this, the old drunkard passed by Xu Jia and added something strange.

"It doesn't matter that you are young and in poor health. If your hands-on ability is not good enough, it will be useless."

I rely on!

This time Xu Jia finally couldn't help it and pointed his middle finger at the old drunkard's back. This guy really couldn't treat him with the same mentality as his elders!

"Xiang Bei, Uncle Xu actually means well. Rally drivers must be proficient in racing car maintenance, otherwise they will not be able to deal with faults during the competition."

Brother Niu explained to the old drunkard at this time.

In fact, no need for Brother Niu to tell Xu Jia that the real intention of the old drunkard is to let him learn racing car maintenance, because this is almost equivalent to a necessary skill for a rally driver.

You must know that a rally event is different from a track event. It divides the entire event into many small segments and then completes them within a specified time.

Due to the distance of the race and other reasons, it is impossible to drive the car into the maintenance station at any time when a breakdown occurs, like on the track. Rally races will only set up maintenance areas at fixed locations. If a breakdown occurs outside the maintenance area or outside the "repair time", only the driver and co-driver can repair the vehicle.

If anyone else just helps open the cover, they will be complained and punished, which can range from a time penalty to an immediate cancellation of results.

Therefore, rally drivers and co-drivers must have the ability to repair their own cars and complete the repairs as quickly as possible. The old drunkard asked Xu Jia to repair cars with Brother Niu to cultivate Xu Jia's repair ability in advance. This is another difference between rally drivers and F1 drivers.

As an F1 driver, you pay more attention to theoretical knowledge. You need to understand tires, suspension, steering, aerodynamics, and even further engine working principles, such as Otto cycle and related parameter knowledge, which are necessary for top F1 drivers. Knowledge points.

As for the hands-on aspects, they were all handed over to more professional maintenance technicians. Therefore, Xu Jia knew the principles of modifying the RX7 before, but he was a bit behind on the hands-on work.

Rally drivers are just the opposite. They don't have to understand the working principles of engines and aerodynamic design. But if there is any minor problem with the car, you must be able to fix it as quickly as possible.

It doesn't matter how you repair it, as long as it can run again!

After installing the Mitsubishi EVO again in the racing transport truck, Xu Jia and Brother Niu came to the abandoned factories they saw at the beginning.

Pushing open the long-dusted iron door, the first thing you see is a mountain of old tires and various damaged coverings. Then you can also see a maintenance lift and several oil drums tumbling on the ground.

Obviously, this used to be a maintenance area, but it had been abandoned for a long time, causing it to look dilapidated.

"This is the maintenance room where Uncle Xu ran the Dakar Rally for the last time. He originally planned to compete as an individual driver, so he had this Guangzhou-Shenzhen base for training. As a result, we later got sponsorship from the Nissan Paladin, and we went to Zhengzhou, so here It’s been vacant for the time being.”

"I thought that after running Dakar, I would come back here again to prepare for the WRC. However, the accident that year made Uncle Xu feel guilty and chose to retire, and we never came back."

"If it weren't for your appearance to the north, this Guangshen base might have been abandoned forever."

Brother Niu said a long paragraph very sadly. With his taciturn character, it was not easy for him to say this.

However, it can also be seen from the side that Brother Niu is emotionally turbulent at this moment. He may not have thought that he would return to the place where the dream started in this way after so many years.

"It's okay, I will make this place shine again in the future!"

Xu Jia patted Brother Niu's shoulder angrily, preparing to brag a few words about himself.

As a result, the movement was a bit too big this time, and it involved the waist injury that he had sprained before, causing Xu Jia's pretentious mentality to plummet.

"Xiang Bei, are you okay?"

Feeling that Xu Jia's expression suddenly became a little strange, Brother Niu asked inexplicably.

"You're kidding, how could anything happen to me?"

"Okay, let's get started."

Brother Niu was very nervous and didn't notice anything wrong at all. He drove the Mitsubishi EVO off the event transport vehicle and parked it on the maintenance lift. While quickly repairing the car, he told Xu Jia what to do.

It took less than ten minutes to complete the flat tire, replace the bumper, and adjust the impacted suspension. This is the efficiency of a professional maintenance technician.

"Xiang Bei, are you very hot? Why is your forehead covered with sweat?"

After repairing the car, Brother Niu finally discovered that something was wrong with Xu Jia. He was sweating profusely in less than ten minutes.

Xu Jia also felt unspeakable pain. When he first got twisted, he didn't feel much. But now, as time goes by, especially with Brother Niu bending down to repair the car, he feels that his "sickness" has gotten a lot worse.

I really feel like I got off to a bad start at the start of the rally. Not only was the car hit, but now someone is also injured. It’s impossible to lie down on the first day, right?

(End of this chapter)