Beyblade: You call this a four-wheel drive vehicle?

Chapter 159: Competition on the City Wall
"Let me give you some basic information here. Neon's year-round competition system is different from China's. They hold four season competitions a year that are similar to the national tournament. The top three in each season competition will qualify for the final, and most important, Super Cup of the year. In other words, including the Super Cup, Neon has five national-level competitions a year. It was under such circumstances that Lin Che won all five championships this year. So, his strength should not be underestimated." Although his main job is not a mini racing commentator, Su Fan, who had done his homework in advance, introduced it to the audience. At this time, a close-up of the Lightspeed War Dragon appeared on the TV screen.

"Okay, we can see that the car in the picture is Lin Che's car, the Light Speed ​​War Dragon, which uses a rear-mounted motor design. The unique dragon head and phoenix tail are integrated with the body of the car. In the group match of Group A that ended earlier, Beijing driver Chen Xiaohu, who had an outstanding performance and won the first place in the group, used this configuration in his car, the Jingtianhu. Dr. Chen, is there any explanation for this configuration?"

"When the dragon head and phoenix tail are integrated with the body, the surface of the body is a complete whole, which can greatly reduce the air resistance of the car. However, this design requires the driver to have a higher understanding of the aerodynamic structure of the body. After all, this design has not yet been mass-produced. At present, each mini racing car with this design is unique in the world. For the driver, how to design the aerodynamic structure is starting from scratch. In addition, this design also has high requirements for the material of the body." Dr. Chen said, "The material used for the Jingtianhu of Chen Xiaohu, who won the first place in Group A, is 0T carbon fiber, and this Light Speed ​​War Dragon is made of ZMC material, which is known as the dream material of mini racing cars."

"ZMC material? Is it the material used by Scorpio, who performed extremely well in Group B before?" Han Qiao asked curiously.

"Yes, it is the same ZMC material as the Scorpio," Dr. Chen nodded. "Although the ZMC material used in this car is still a long way from the most perfect original ZMC of the Scorpio, the performance of this car is also extremely good. The fact that it was able to win the final Super Cup championship of Neon is enough to show the strength of this car."

"Okay, we can see that all the contestants are ready at the starting point." In the broadcast footage, the competition was about to begin, and Su Fan also shifted the topic to the competition itself.

“5！4！3！2！1！”

The countdown ended, Changan’s local four-wheel drive fighters waved their flags vigorously, and 13 racing cars rushed out.

The Wild Antelope with a high-torque configuration rushed to the first place and took the lead at the start. Behind it was Xie Peng's Konglong, and then two Ares 600s modified with high-torque configurations.

"We can see that the players in the high-torque group took the lead at the start. The Wild Antelope driven by Li Jialiang, the favorite to qualify from this group, came in first. The performance of the Konglong with a balanced configuration was also quite good. It did not lag far behind the high-torque racing cars that had a starting advantage, and even surpassed the two Ares 600s with high-torque configuration." Su Fan quickly described the situation after the start.

Among the super-fast cars that were temporarily lagging behind, the Light Speed ​​Dragon was the first to exert its strength. After accelerating, it overtook two cars in succession and began to approach the leading group in front.

"The Speed ​​Dragon is starting to exert its strength! What a powerful acceleration ability!" Han Qiao said at this time, "The Charge Eagle is following closely behind him. These two super-fast cars with the best performance in the field are beginning to show their prowess, but it is obvious that the Speed ​​Dragon is better. While catching up with the high-torque cars in front, it also left the Charge Eagle behind for a distance."

"This speed is too outrageous." Li Jialiang said helplessly when he saw that the Charge Eagle could not catch up with the Lightspeed Dragon no matter how hard it tried. In last year's competition, he fought against Huo Yuesheng's alien, who was arguably the strongest among China's super-speed express cars. At that time, he had never experienced the despair of getting farther and farther away no matter how hard he chased. This year, he and his car have become stronger. He thought he could show his skills this year, but he met Lin Che in the group stage.

In fact, this buddy's strength is already very good. He can adjust this car to a speed that is not inferior to Victory Charge. If the great god hadn't intervened and brought the Neon drivers along, Xiao Hao would probably be at this level now. However, this speed is not enough in front of the Lightspeed War Dragon, which can be said to be ahead of a generation!
"Lin Che's ranking is rising rapidly, and he soon surpassed the other players and came in third place. At the same time, Xie Peng's Sky Dragon also surpassed two Ares 600s and came in second place." Han Qiao explained, "Compared with the Wild Antelope and Sky Dragon, it is incredible that the Light Speed ​​War Dragon can get this ranking at the very beginning of the race with its ultra-high speed configuration. The Light Speed ​​War Dragon lives up to its name of Light Speed."

"The three leading cars have passed through the Suzaku Gate and the Hanguang Gate, and will soon reach the first big corner of the city wall and enter the section of continuous serpentine bends. On this section of the track, the high-torque racing car Wild Antelope and the balanced racing car Sky Dragon don't have to worry too much. But for the super-fast express car Lightspeed War Dragon, this section of the track is a big test, because the rules specify maintenance points. If you run off the track or break down in other places, you will be eliminated directly!" Su Fan said.

"Okay, we can see that the three vehicles have turned the 90-degree bend one after another and entered the serpentine runway on the west side of the city wall." Su Fan said, "The Wild Antelope relies on the larger diameter guide wheels to move forward in an orderly manner along the wall on one side. Although the speed is a little slower, it is extremely stable."

"As a well-balanced racing car known for its ability to adapt to any track, the Sky Dragon did not perform as stably as the Wild Antelope on this series of serpentine curves, but it did not show any risk. What about the Light Speed ​​Dragon? It seems to have run into some trouble."

After entering this section of curves, the speed of the Lightspeed War Dragon did not decrease at all. The moment it entered the first small curve, the left front wheel of the Lightspeed War Dragon floated up slightly, but was quickly pressed down. However, at the second curve, the right front wheel was lifted up again. In several consecutive curves, the Lightspeed War Dragon was testing back and forth between overturning.

"Although the Light Speed ​​War Dragon is not much behind the two cars in front in terms of speed, this way of running with repeated tests after the overturned car made the audience sweat. Didn't contestant Lin Che adjust his equipment according to the conditions of the track before the race? This serpentine track is three kilometers long, and there have been several dangerous situations in less than 200 meters. Can he persist in running this track?" Han Qiao said with some concern.

Contrary to what the commentators and spectators were worried about, Lin Che, who was running alongside the Lightspeed War Dragon beside the track, did not seem to be in a hurry at all. With the downhill force brought by the aerodynamic chassis, the Lightspeed War Dragon just couldn't accelerate while turning like the Swift Cobra and the Tiger when facing this kind of runway. Although the Lightspeed War Dragon looked like it would flip over at any time, it was actually quite stable. The silver dragon behind Lin Che even had time to have fun. It was obvious that it was very excited to have come to the place where the ancestor dragon of China was.

Li Jialiang and Xie Peng, who were closest to Lin Che, were the first to notice something was wrong. Although the skills displayed by the Light Speed ​​War Dragon on this bend were extremely crude, its speed was not slow at all. The two of them were simply unable to shake off the Light Speed ​​War Dragon's pursuit. The most important thing was that they had run almost 500 meters and passed so many bends, but the Light Speed ​​War Dragon was still in this state of being unable to flip over. This could be considered luck for one or two bends, but the Light Speed ​​War Dragon had been running for so long, it couldn't be relying on luck.

Xie Peng, who was not far from Lin Che, noticed that every time the Light Speed ​​War Dragon showed signs of taking off, it would forcibly stabilize the body of the car under the action of the downhill force. He couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "What downhill force is this? It's too exaggerated. However, its body is obviously the most extreme super-high-speed express car with ultra-low wind resistance." The commentators in the studio also found something wrong. In the previous studio, Han Qiao had already begun discussing with Su Fan how long the Light Speed ​​War Dragon could last in this state without overturning.

"Can you hold it?"

"You can't hold on."

"Still running?"

As the Lightspeed War Dragon continued to move forward, the surprise on the two people's faces became more and more intense. However, Dr. Chen Sanyuan, who was in the professional field, was the first to discover the clues. He took the initiative to open the registration information of the Lightspeed War Dragon. When he saw the wind slots on the chassis, he suddenly realized, "So that's it."

"Did Dr. Chen make any discoveries?" The professional commentator offered a timely comment.

"We can see that in order to minimize air resistance, the body shape of the Light Speed ​​Dragon adopts a design with almost completely identical front and rear heights. This design is very similar to the full-speed posture of the Golden Armored Dragon used by Lin Che in the Shanghai trials." Dr. Chen said, and the full-speed posture of the Golden Armored Dragon in the trials appeared in the broadcast. "Such a design can greatly reduce the air resistance of the car during running, but the weakness that comes with it is that this design will greatly reduce the downhill force of the car, thereby reducing the stability of the car and the grip of the tires."

"But this Lightspeed Dragon uses an ultra-low wind resistance body and entrusts the downhill force to this special chassis," said Dr. Chen.

"Special chassis?" Su Fan asked curiously, "Dr. Chen, can you explain it to us?"

"Generally speaking, the chassis of mini racing cars are almost flat, so as to reduce the wind resistance at the bottom of the car body, but the chassis of the LightSpeed ​​Dragon has many special wind slots that guide the air flowing through the bottom of the car. Under the guidance of these wind slots, a unique Nuber force effect will be formed at the bottom of the car to firmly adhere the car to the ground, greatly improving the downhill force. This is why although the LightSpeed ​​Dragon looks extremely thrilling on this section of the track, it can steadily pass the test of these bends." said Dr. Chen.

"Is that so? It seems that the Lightspeed War Dragon is even stronger than we thought." Although Han Qiao didn't quite understand what Dr. Chen said, he still nodded and said.

"We can see that the three leading drivers all chose to skip the first maintenance point when they passed the Anding Gate. Behind them, cars came in to replace parts one after another. We can notice that most of the cars entering the maintenance point are racing cars with ultra-high speed configurations. What is the reason for this?" Su Fan asked.

"It's probably because the guide wheels and handlebars of the super-fast cars are under too much pressure on the curve ahead. Compared with the high-torque racing cars, which corner steadily along the track, the super-fast cars mostly adopt a reckless passing method like the Lightspeed Dragon on this serpentine curve. However, the continuous collisions caused by this method put too much pressure on the guide wheels and handlebars. I think the chassis of some players are about to collapse, so they must replace new parts here." said Dr. Chen.

"But the dragon head of the Light Speed ​​War Dragon is integrated with the body of the car because it is made of solid ZMC material, so there is no such problem, right?" Su Fan drew inferences from one example.

"That's right." Dr. Chen nodded.

"In the maintenance area, there is still a gap in the proficiency of the contestants in the speed of changing parts. He Qiang, a contestant from Shu Province, changes parts very quickly. Relying on this speed, he overtook two places when he started again. On the contrary, Liu Minghao, a contestant from Jin Province, was the second to arrive at the maintenance area, but he has not started yet. His speed of changing parts is quite similar to that of the legendary Ferrari team in the F1 arena." After Han Qiao finished speaking, Su Fan and Dr. Chen Sanyuan on the side could not hold it anymore.

Compared with Lin Che's previous life, the popularity of F1 events in this world has increased more than 10 times, and the scale of Iron Buddha Temples has naturally increased more than 10 times. Su Fan saw that Han Qiao's old habit of talking nonsense seemed to be coming back, so in order to prevent him from being blasted, Su Fan quickly changed the subject.

"Wang Lintian, another well-known player who was highly expected in this race, did not perform as well as expected in the first half of the track. Although he had surpassed some high-torque cars in this section, it was still a little lacking compared to the Lightspeed War Dragon, which also had an ultra-high-speed configuration. I hope he can perform well in the next half of the track."

"The three cars in the leading group have now entered the second section of the track and arrived at the north side of the city wall, a difficult straight track full of jumps and saddles. After entering the straight line, the Wild Antelope's weakness of insufficient straight-line speed as a high-torque racing car began to show, and it was gradually left behind by the Light Speed ​​War Dragon and the Sky Dragon, and the Light Speed ​​War Dragon also won the first place here! Now it is about to enter the first jump, and the Light Speed ​​War Dragon flew up! Landed smoothly! Beautiful!" Han Qiao said passionately.

(End of this chapter)