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Chapter 607 607. The Essence of Racing
"I'm holding it in my mouth. What kind of situation is this? Can the Mountain Dao King be launched and fly away instantly?"

An audience member standing nearby said something incredulously when he saw Wu Yaohao looking at the taillights of Xu Jia's car as he started.

Although rally races are not like track races, if you start slowly, you will be blocked by others. Especially at the first corner, it is easy for more than a dozen cars to block the queue, and the drivers in the back row will be greatly stretched out at once. difference.

However, this scene of looking directly at the car's taillights is still a bit exaggerated. It means that Xu Jia controlled the engine speed very well on the gravel road, and did not let the torque greatly exceed the tire grip and slip.

"Huh, that's it, I haven't won. I'm just racing to find the road, just to satisfy the vanity of being ahead."

"Just wait, Wu Yaohao will catch up immediately."

Another spectator sneered. In his opinion, this was not a big deal. It was just that the driver did not show his full strength while surveying the road.

However, after being "provoked" by Xu Jia, Wu Yaohao will soon speed up and let this mainland boy understand what it means to be the top professional driver in Hong Kong Island!
"Right 6, curve 50 meters."

Li Wenfeng began to pilot according to the official road book of the track organizing committee, and then after Xu Jia passed the node, he checked whether it needed to be modified based on his own control habits.

"Third left corner, heavy braking!"

The Subaru GE was speeding to the left corner, but Xu Jia did not stop the gas. He directly pulled the handbrake and drifted through the corner. In an instant, a cloud of dust rose up from the rear of the car. This was a scene unique to a rally!

"No need to brake hard, just stop the gas."

Xu Jia replied calmly. He did not follow the steering instructions in the official road book when cornering, but started to speed up within his own capabilities.

After hearing Xu Jia's feedback, Li Wenfeng immediately crossed out the word "heavy braking" in the official road book, and then replaced it with a special symbol to indicate cutting off the gas and cornering.

On the other side, Wu Yaohao's Focus RS was chasing Xu Jia crazily on the outer road. The dust raised had already made his front windshield gray. This was the real way of following behind and eating exhaust fumes!
He really never thought that he would look at the car's taillights as soon as he started. Although Wu Yaohao didn't go all out for this kind of road exploration circle, but with the mentality of adding some color to Xu, he didn't either Treat this completely as a road survey lap.

"Lu Lu is very fast. Ah Hao, you have to speed up to catch up with him so that you can pass the switching node faster or at the same time."

The track layout of the Hong Kong Island Short Track Rally is adjusted and changed every year to prevent the home field advantage from being too obvious. However, there is still no way to completely change the switching node and frame layout, so Wu Yaohao and the navigator, who have been running for several years, know very well at what speed the two vehicles will arrive at the switching node at the same time.

Xu Jia's speed was somewhat beyond the expectations before the game. If he did not show the all-out attitude as in the official competition, it is very likely that the inner track car would pass through the exchange node first. That would be a humiliation for Wu Yaohao, a double champion. .

"I see."

Wu Yaohao also knew this very well. He kicked the oil on the floor and made the Focus RS start to accelerate crazily.

I have to say that the Hong Kong double champion does have a great advantage on the home track when it comes to serious matters. Coupled with the faster cornering speed on the outer road and the wheelbase advantage of the Focus RS in such sharp turns, especially on short tracks, Wu Yaohao began to catch up little by little with the distance he had lost at the start.

Around 2000, WRC basically used mass-produced versions of four-door performance cars for modification. For example, Xu Jia's last-generation Subaru GE still maintained its four-door shape.

With the rise of Loeb's dominance in recent years, Peugeot and Citroën two-door short-wheelbase racing cars have begun to occupy a dominant position. The more complex the track terrain is with curves, the more suitable the short wheelbase is for high-speed steering in rallies.

At the end of the WRC, Subaru was indeed struggling to keep up with the world's top camps in terms of funding and R&D. So in a sense, Xu Jia's seemingly powerful Subaru racing car is a slightly outdated racing design.

"The man named Wu is catching up." Li Wenfeng saw the dust rising from the heretics out of the corner of his eye and said.

"Ah."

Xu Jia responded lightly, and then kicked the oil directly on the floor. With the engine roaring and roaring, the Subaru GE began to violently accelerate!
This is indeed just a pre-match route survey, but even so, Xu Jia still doesn't want anyone to run ahead of him!

There was a mound of dirt between the two racing cars, and they were speeding crazily on the short track, sending up clouds of dust that floated over the track.

However, this kind of scene, for the live audience, stimulates the passion and blood in their hearts. Especially standing on the edge of the track, feeling the rally car flash past me like a phantom, the sense of on-the-spot impact is simply unparalleled!
"Uncle Xu, you are heading north too fast. There is mud ahead. At this speed, the all-terrain tires will slip."

In the pit area, Le Zai said something. It was obvious that Xu Jia was affected by Wu Yaohao's pursuit. His speed exceeded the normal road survey by a large margin, and the two began to enter a racing state.

However, this time the short track is not only a gravel road, but also a specially modified mud track. If Xu Jia goes too far, all-terrain tires will rush into the mud track without slowing down, and the skidding will be light. Immediate loss of control is the correct adjective. .

"This kid has chosen all-terrain tires and needs to deal with these problems himself. I'd like to see how he fares."

The expression on the old drunkard's face was very calm, and he had no intention of giving instructions through the radio.

Moreover, the rally test is the ultimate on-the-spot reaction. If he can't handle it well, no one can help him!

"A hundred meters straight line collects oil and enters the mud."

Li Wenfeng on the Subaru GE also reported the next node information.

At this time, Xu Jia glanced at the Focus RS on the left out of the corner of his eye. The other car had already slightly passed him.

Without responding to Li Wenfeng, and without slowing down too much, Xu Jia just rushed into the mud.

The rear wheels rotating at high speed immediately rolled up a ten-meter-long mud rain at the rear of the car, which meant that the Subaru GE was experiencing a slipping situation, and at the same time, the entire body of the car was constantly swinging left and right.

"Buzz~~buzz~~buzz"

The roar of the engine resounded throughout the track. Xu Jia did not choose to release the accelerator, but used extreme control to fight against the pendulum effect caused by wheel slippage.

Not to mention the pendulum rescue of the F1 car in his previous life, even the practice of controlling the center of gravity of the vehicle in this life is the top priority of Xu Jia's several months of training. He wants to challenge his ultimate control ability!

Damn, this kid is going crazy again!
Feeling the crazy swing of the car, Li Wenfeng completely shifted his gaze from the front to the road book. After several months of training with his partner, he already knew the radicalness and madness in Xu Jia's bones.

And even if they have been partners for several months, Li Wenfeng still sometimes cannot suppress the inner fear of sitting in the passenger seat. So the solution he gave himself was to not look at the road ahead. No matter how Xu Jia drove, he would put his life in the hands of the other party!
"Go straight for 50 meters and turn right!"

A second or two later, the Subaru GE "glided" directly through the turnaround like an ice skate. The rear of the car was so close to the line marked on the edge of the track that even the few spectators standing on the edge stood there in shock as they watched the car "colliding" towards them, eating a mouthful of mud.

This scene was repeated several times in the following corners. Many people felt that Xu Jia was only one step away from running out of the track and hitting someone, but this step was like a natural chasm, blocking him tightly. .

This is the essence of professional racing. There is no absolutely safe speed and control, and you are always on the verge of losing control!
(End of this chapter)