After half a year of preparation, the team finally set off, the vehicle was still cleaning up the small problems before the race, Shi Hui proposed before departure, this time we drove all the way over, saying that it was to continue to familiarize ourselves with the vehicle along the way, with the team on a DMAX car, a Grand Cherokee.

The trunk of the car was full of supplies, and the Grand Cherokee, in addition to a team technician and a team manager, was also full of various supplies.

Xing Yu knew in his heart that his Shihui also wanted to save some budget this time, after all, the sponsorship was not completely full at the last moment, and he originally thought that if the competition achieved results, there would be other sponsorship rewards, which could only become the goal of the next time.

Choosing to participate in the T2 group competition, another advantage is that the vehicle can still be on the road normally, the organizing committee has the most modification requirements for the T2 group, the engine, suspension installation position, must be the original car.

There should be a roll cage and other safety measures can not be missing, there is a car company, want to take advantage of the loopholes, engine, chassis and other reinforcements, only deduct an original shell to run this group, of course, the organizing committee is strictly handled.

In the end, the car dealer can only go to the T1 professional tuning group, of course, the layman, may think that this is a factory car.

But he no longer meets the legal requirements of our country and can no longer go on the road normally.

If he wants to go to the race, he can only rely on other vehicles to ship to the race.

Shi Hui's DMAX is a regular brand, on the way to the registration place, but also by the way to participate in a silver crcc event, this time the participation is just for the sake of testing, Shi Hui did not play the best level, just after the race to Xing Yu said: "When we finish the ring tower, you come here to participate in a race, and it is very simple to get a ranking." ”

The other Xing Yu was so busy that he forgot it, but he wrote down this sentence, and wondered in his heart, is it better to go back to run a few more CRCC events in this race, and earn a little racer points for himself to play?

The ring tower is still held in the border province as always, G30 Lianhuo Expressway, Xing Yu has walked countless times, but driving a racing car, it is the first time, the racing seat can not adjust the backrest angle, the soft bag on the seat is also pitiful, plus all kinds of soundproof interiors in the car have been completely dismantled, this road is enough to suffer.

Fortunately, there is also a big Cherokee with good comfort and performance, and after almost three or four hours, Xing Yu will change to drive the Grand Cherokee for a while, or sleep on the co-pilot of the big cut for a while.

More than 3,000 kilometers of road, I ran for two days and one night before I arrived.

The base camp reported that there was still one day, Xing Yu had already thought about all kinds of food in his hometown, so he found a hotel and fell asleep all the time.

Along the way, Xing Yu and the other four people boasted about the food in their hometown, but when they really arrived, everyone was the same as Xing Yu, and they all wanted to sleep well......

The base camp reported by the organizing committee is not far from the suburbs of the city, and this year's stage design starts from Pegatron, sparing half of the border province, and the receiving point is less than 100 kilometers away from Xing Yu's hometown.

The race lasts for 13 days and has nine stages with a total length of 5,500 kilometers, including 3,000 kilometers of special stages, of which the ultra-long marathon stage is expected to reach 600 kilometers.

By the time we arrived at the camp, heroes from all over the country had already gathered, and the total number of cars participating this year was 176, the highest number of cars in the history of the Tour de Tower Rally.

In terms of participating teams, all the old domestic teams were present, and strong teams such as Haval Racing Team and Panda Racing Team were also absent, including Dakar-level cars with an investment of tens of millions of yuan, and there were also spectacular scenes of more than ten cars of a single team.

In terms of the T2 mass production group, which few people have talked about before, due to the fact that Zhengzhou Nissan's "mass production racing car + user driver" participation concept has been recognized by more and more people, especially automobile manufacturers, this year, from the current situation, a total of 5-6 automobile manufacturers, a total of more than 20 racing cars poured into the T2 group.

On the surface, it seems that the cost of participation in the T2 group is low and it is easy to produce results, but in fact, it is likely that Chinese automakers are quietly changing their attitudes towards the marketing of automobile events, as well as their ways and methods.

There were so many production cars participating in the competition, which made Shi Hui a little surprised, originally he thought that there were few cars in this group, and the pressure of the competition would be much less, but now it seems that his plan has failed.

Looking at the camp setting, Xing Yu used to think that he was already good, he could have his own car dealership in his twenties, and his income was considered a wealthy class, but now it seems that Xing Yu just wants to scold himself in his heart for being a frog at the bottom of a well.

Look at the race cars, look at the cars of the various driver owners, there are people pulling private jets over, and here you want to sell a pencil case and you will soon be slapped in the face.

Before the game started, Xing Yu had already lost a little confidence. Although the T2 group is a production group, DMAX is still very advantageous in terms of vehicle performance.

But look at other people's logistics teams, four or five technicians are circling around a car, and there is only one technician on his side, and Xing Yu still has to go up to help check the vehicle at every turn.

From a logistical point of view, this competition was already doomed before it even started.

Only Shi Hui is still in high spirits and has been encouraging the team. The inspection of the vehicle was very smooth, and the vehicle was not affected in any way to complete the administrative inspection.

The special stage of the first day of the race was only a dozen kilometers, and the qualifying session was just for the warm-up of the riders.

The stages are very comfortable to run and there is nothing too difficult, but the road is a little narrow and it is a little difficult to overtake other cars.

For tactical and test purposes, there were plenty of drivers who had room in qualifying, and Shi Hui ran into the top 30 grid.

You must know that this is the top 30 in the overall ranking, and the value of any car found in front of you is more than two or three times that of Shihui Racing.

determined the starting order, Xing Yu went to find a few stars who participated in the competition and asked for an autograph, and began to prepare for tomorrow's road book.

The first official stage is less than 200 kilometers long and consists mainly of pasture roads, plains, riverbeds, etc., surrounded by mountains and valleys.

The difficulty is moderate, and it is also very suitable for pulling high-speed, but there are many forks, which tests the racer's ability to control the car and the navigator's ability to navigate.

Shi Hui must have a good rest, but Xing Yu must eat the road book thoroughly, although he does not have to memorize it backwards, but he must also pay attention to the signs and angles of each fork in the road, in case he runs the wrong way, he must also find the track in time to reduce mistakes.

In the morning, the sun had just risen, and the moto group had already started, and by the time the motorcycle group had all set off, the first driver to qualify yesterday had rushed to the track.

There were 9 riders from foreign countries in this race, and a big foreign beauty set off early on a motorcycle. The first to start the car class was also a foreign player.

Xing Yu, who was sitting in the racing car and constantly adjusting his seat belt, wanted to find a relaxing topic and thought about it for a long time, and only said a word that made Shi Hui cry and laugh.

"What, if we catch up with Xiao An, can we escort her for a while. ”

Xiao An is the only foreign female rider in this race, and she still competes on a motorcycle.

During yesterday's race, many drivers would go to enjoy the model contest held at the same time as the opening ceremony, but Xing Yu's eyes have been focused on Xiao An.

The female driver, who is also running a long-distance rally for the first time, has previously focused on track cross-country racing.

"What, do you still have thoughts about other people?" Shi Hui was also trying his best to calm his excitement, and talked about something else while waiting for the car to start, which helped to relax.

"That's not it, I just think it's not easy for people, and besides, I don't like foreigners, looking at the skin is quite white, if you look closely, the hair is more lush than me......" Xing Yu said with a haha......

Soon it was Shi Hui's turn to set off, and Xing Yu, who was wearing a helmet, didn't want to be a beauty at this time, looking at the road book and rally watch with one eye, and looking at the track through the windshield with one eye.

Single-mindedly and with two eyes separated, it is no longer difficult for Xing Yu.

"Fork in the road, second from left, gravel road ......" The content of the road book was reported by Xing Yu in more concise language.

This is also the fact that Xing Yu and Shi Hui have cooperated many times, and they have a tacit understanding with each other, and another person may not understand what Xing Yu means at all.

Xing Yu and Shi Hui no longer need to say how much speed they can run in any road conditions, except for some speed limits, or when Xing Yu feels that the speed is too slow, or when there are more curves ahead, Xing Yu will no longer say anything.

Although it was the first time to participate in the top domestic competition, the tacit understanding between them was enough to cope with the first stage.

The bumps caused by the gravel road were extremely uncomfortable, and halfway through the stage, Shi Hui suddenly found that the brakes of the car had become very hard, almost unable to step on them, and the braking distance had also been lengthened a lot.

When he overtook a motorcycle, he had to run off the track because he was too fast, and he went around from the side, and the splash of stones made the motorcycle keep waving his left hand in protest.

glanced at the number, it was not Xiao An, and Xing Yu didn't say much.

At that time, Shihui began to deliberately control the speed of the car and the distance between the vehicles in front and behind.

The 36th start, the 42nd arrived at the camp, slightly behind in the position. As soon as I arrived at the camp, I checked it as soon as I saw it, and found that it was a problem with the brake booster pump.

In addition to the booster pump, there are eight shock absorbers that also need to be replaced, this stage is mostly the Gobi section, the bumps are too violent, and the shock absorbers have no effect when there are more than 20 kilometers in the stage, and there is a metal collision sound all the way.

The shortcomings of the lack of logistics are also fully shown, now Xing Yu and Shi Hui can no longer care about the fatigue of the game, and immediately join in the vehicle maintenance, there is a track of more than 480 kilometers waiting for them early tomorrow morning, if the vehicle is not repaired now, there will be problems tomorrow, and the race may have to be abandoned.

In today's stage, there was a big hole that was not marked by the organizing committee, and the first driver on the grid played the role of scavenger along the way and did not achieve any good results.

Several riders were injured by this inconspicuous ditch on this section of the road with a straight distance of more than four kilometers, some overturned and some with flat tires.

The motorcycle group was even worse, and the first person who started pulled the First Army to run all the wrong ways and get lost.

These were all overtime maintenance until midnight, and Xing Yu, who received the road book for the next day's race, listened to what other drivers said.

Shi Hui fell into a deep sleep early after repairing the vehicle, and today's braking problem made him highly nervous, and now he relaxed, and went directly to the tent and began to sleep......