He rode a motorcycle and crashed the plane.

Chapter 624 624. Standard racing car
"Xu Jia is very confident, much like a driver who has been trained abroad."

Chen Congfu listened to Xu Jia's answer and said something to Han Han next to him.

Because mainland riders are relatively familiar with each other, they are less likely to say such direct and arrogant words. They are more likely to say things like everyone working together to achieve better results.

Even if you are not familiar with it, your answer will be relatively restrained. Only drivers with flamboyant personalities who have been trained abroad can answer so affirmatively.

"You are more familiar with foreign countries. Have you ever heard of such a No. 1 driver like Dong Hebin?"

Han Han also asked a question at this time. Apart from running Formula BMW abroad in the early years, he has competed in domestic competitions in recent years.

On the one hand, it’s because Formula BMW’s performance was so poor that it was obvious that the career path of Formula BMW was not going to work.

On the other hand, it is too expensive to run the formula, even with Han Han's income from publishing fees, it is a bit unaffordable.

According to his later interviews with the media, Han Han’s copyright fees in the first few years of writing books were only more than 3 million yuan. In the early 2000s, with a high school diploma, he could earn more than 3 million yuan in his twenties. , In fact, it can be regarded as a genius boy level.

But if this little money is put into the equation, it really won’t even make a splash.

Moreover, Han Han was picky about advertising endorsements in his early years, or he has always been picky about advertising and variety shows, so his income in this area is relatively small.

Taken together, like many Chinese formula drivers in later generations, touring cars became the best escape route. It's just that Han Han does have some racing talent, and he just managed to pull it off and became the only driver in the country to win the double championship.

"No, otherwise he would definitely be on the A1 national team roster."

The so-called Formula A1 is the only national competition in formula racing. In the past few years, it was favored by the China Automobile Federation.

Because with the popularity of the F04 Chinese Grand Prix in 1, the formula has attracted the attention of many Chinese people, and they hope that a Chinese driver will appear on the top track.

But given the conditions back then, it was obviously unrealistic to enter F1. Let alone F1, it was difficult to even gain a foothold in GP2.

Commercial racing is the law of the jungle, and it’s all about survival of the fittest. If you can’t run good results, and you can’t bring sponsorship revenue to the team, you can become a paid driver.

Then the ending waiting for you is to be eliminated.

The nature of Formula A1 is similar to the Olympic Games, and business does not occupy the absolute dominant factor. Therefore, even if Chinese drivers are weak, they can still occupy a spot in the national team.

Just like many small countries that can't win medals in the Olympics, you can't just not allow others to participate because they are weak, right?
Therefore, the A1 formula is dominated by the China Automobile Federation. As long as the FIA ​​nationality is registered in China, the driver will definitely receive the attention of the China Automobile Federation.

Since Xu Jia does not appear in the A1 driver list, it is unlikely that he will train abroad. Is it really like Han Han said that such a person appeared out of nowhere?

Perhaps because the leader was still there, the reporter did not pursue the question too much. Similarly, even if other riders were a little unconvinced, no one took the initiative to stand up and refute Xu Jia.

It's just that his "sharp-edged" character has left a very bad impression in the minds of the domestic drivers at the scene. Many people are even vaguely looking forward to tomorrow's main game, so that this young boy can understand what it means to be humble and low-key!
With the draw ceremony over, the participating drivers came from the press conference room to the main venue of the Bird's Nest.

Although Xu Jia briefly took a look at the Bird's Nest when he came in, when he stood in the center of the venue again, the momentum and glory brought by the National Stadium still had a great psychological impact.

After all, it was once the main venue of the Olympic Games, and it also held a grand opening ceremony here. Even now, Xu Jia can recall many scenes from 08 in his mind.

A temporary maintenance area has been set up next to the track, and there are more than a dozen standard racing cars placed on the channel.

Although the ROC Nations Cup uses standard racing cars with the same specifications, it does not mean that there is only one standard racing car, but there are five different specifications of racing templates.

The purpose of this is to take into account professional drivers from all different racing disciplines and put them in a relatively fair duel environment as much as possible.

The first is a ROC-specific racing car. From the appearance, it can be roughly understood as a super kart equipped with a roll cage. It is obvious that formula drivers have an advantage in driving this type of racing car.

The second model is the Volkswagen Scirocco, and it is not a modified version for the track, but an original mass-produced model that can be seen on ordinary streets.

The reason why it can appear in the Bird's Nest is because one of the Chinese sponsors of the ROC Nations Cup is the Donghai Volkswagen Group, and it is promoting the Volkswagen Scirocco Cup in 09, which is equivalent to the advertising fee of the sponsor's father.

The third model is a special racing car modified by SolutionF Company. Its appearance and power layout are very close to the control of a DTM touring car, so this car is equivalent to being prepared for touring car drivers.

The fourth car is a bit weird. It’s called KTMX-Bow and it’s a four-wheeler built by an Austrian motorcycle company.

This car is a bit hard to describe in terms of appearance alone, because it is so unconventional. If I had to find an abstract example to describe it, it would be an electric toy car driven by a kid in a park. If you enlarge it and make it look sharper, that's what this car looks like. And in terms of practical use, KTM is indeed a toy for rich people. As a "true convertible" four-wheeled vehicle, it becomes blistered when it rains, and it is like bacon drying in the sun. The turnaround on the road can reach hundreds of miles. One ten thousandth!
Ferrari, Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, all have to be beaten by KTM in terms of temperament!
To be honest, Xu Jia did not expect that the Chinese organizer would choose this car. The reason I can think of is probably to take care of the feelings of the motorcycle racers. After all, no matter how much fairness is ensured, it is impossible to allow four-wheelers to compete on two-wheelers. That is really incomparable.

The last car is called RX-150, a single-seat retro off-road vehicle. Needless to say, this car is purely prepared for rally off-road racers.

During the official competition, the drivers will be randomly selected from these five cars. Therefore, in theory, the ROC Nations Cup is not necessarily won by the strongest driver, but may be won by the most versatile driver!
But it's just a trial run now, so drivers can drive any car on the track to get familiar with the track's alignment and layout.

Xu Jia has a good understanding of these processes. In his previous life, he ran an F1 race. As a test driver, his job was to test the track and adjust the car before the official race.

So when other drivers were still hesitating about which car to try out, Xu Jia simply got on a Volkswagen Scirocco and used the most basic touring car to get familiar with the entire Bird's Nest track.

"Old Xu, the newcomer you taught moves very quickly and has the vigor of a young man."

Seeing Xu Jia get into the Volkswagen Scirocco, Lu Ningjun, the oldest driver in the competition and the title of "Chinese Car King", said something to the old drunkard.

Lu Ningjun can be said to be the first generation of professional drivers in China. He entered the professional racing world more than ten years earlier than the old drunkard. The beginning of professional racing in China, the Hong Kong-Beijing Rally was represented by Lu Ningjun in 85.

Even at the end of the Hong Kong-Beijing Rally, Lu Ningjun and the old drunkard competed on the same stage, but at that time the old drunkard was just a newcomer.

Faced with the teasing of old acquaintances, a smile appeared on Xu Lang's face.

"This guy has always been quick-witted and very efficient."

This is not because the old drunkard praises Xu Jia in front of outsiders. In fact, in Xu Lang's career, he has never seen a second newcomer whose efficiency can reach or even come close to Xu Jia.

Whether this kid is training or studying, his growth rate is astonishing, otherwise he would not be qualified to stand on the Bird's Nest track today.

"There are not many newcomers that you can be so optimistic about, but sometimes young people are too sharp and can easily offend others."

Lu Ningjun is over 50 years old this year and has seen too many ups and downs in most of his life.

He knew Xu Lang's character and conduct very well. He was also young and frivolous in his early years.

Now this young man named Xu Jia feels younger and more energetic than Xu Lang back then. This is not a good thing in the eyes of older generation drivers like Lu Ningjun.

Hearing this, the smile on the old drunkard's face became even wider.

"Brother Lu, you should know very well that there is no such thing as arrogance for a winner, while humility for a loser will only become a symbol of cowardice."

"As long as you can win, there is no such thing as too much edge!"

"This is a track match after all. Are you so sure Xu Jia can win?"

"It's precisely because of the track competition that I think he can win."

The old drunkard said something that Lu Ningjun couldn't understand. Why would a rally driver win just because of a track race?

But just as Xu Jia drove the car to the starting line, another Volkswagen Scirocco parked next to his car and hit the accelerator twice hard.

The roar of these engines immediately attracted the attention of all the drivers in the field, and soon some playful expressions appeared on their faces.

Because parked next to Xu Jia was his opponent No. 6, Ren Zhiguo, the 07 national track champion. Obviously, this kind of champion who has won the highest honor in track racing in the country cannot accept a rookie acting rampant in front of him.

Previously, because the leaders of the China Automobile Federation and reporters were present, it was impossible for Ren Zhiguo to argue with a newcomer and junior in public. So now on the track, respond to Xu Jia's "confident" remarks in a driver's way.

"Old Xu, it's not that I question what you said, but I really want to see how this newcomer you brought out can win the 07 CTCC championship in the track competition."

To this sentence, the old drunkard did not answer. In fact, he had the same doubt in his heart.

Is Xu Jia's talent in track competitions that he has vaguely shown before truly talented enough to win the national championship?

(End of this chapter)