Chapter 232: NASCAR
After dinner, everyone packed up their gear and headed back.
This bachelorette party was very good, Roger invited a large group of strippers to cheer them up, and even Joanna, who has always been serious, had fun with change...... The rest of the story is also happy, and Roger's sincerity wins Miranda's forgiveness.
As always, the carport is open and the music is played. Walking and stopping on the road, the ladies also asked to stop and take a group photo, which was messy, and Wu Chao, who was walking in front, also took the wrong way...... It's just that the highways in the United States are too complicated, the street signs can't be understood, and many novices have highway syndrome, and they are a little afraid of the high speed of the American pen. As they walked around, they realized that there was a small town ahead.
Wu Chao was stunned: "What about New York?" β
An Feng smiled: "Wu Chao, you don't deserve to be the leading party!" Let's hurry up and look at the GPS! β
Everyone was not in a hurry, they took up most of the time, and then turned around, Roger said that he would take them on a small road, interspersed all the way, the road conditions in the east were more complicated than those in the west, and they didn't return to Manhattan until the evening, An Feng and Wu Chao and others lived here first, and Wang Le and his wife went back to Long Island.
An Feng had nothing to do at night, playing poker with Wu Chao and Roger, and the three women who had nothing to do went to talk about what clothes to wear...... When the commotion was in full swing, a call came in, and An Feng looked down at the number, it was Duke, a car friend he met at Monterey Speedway last time.
"Hey, Duke?"
"Bruce, how are you doing? Do you have time to talk? The other party said.
"Of course, what's the matter?" An Feng said.
"There was a NASCAR national event recently held at the most iconic Indianapolis speedway, I wonder if you are interested?"
An Feng remembers that last time he said that he wanted to find a chance to meet Nazca, but Duke was really enthusiastic. "When," he asked, "exactly?" β
"Three days later, morning, Indiana." Duke said.
An Feng thought for a moment. There was no itinerary, so he agreed: "It's good, I'll show up on time when the time comes." β
Putting down the phone, An Feng asked everyone: "Are you interested in watching a car race?" β
"Nazca?" Roger asked.
"You know?" An Feng was surprised.
He undoubtedly received Roger's intense contempt: "Oh, please! The hottest motor race in the United States, second only to football in the ratings. Every game is broadcast live on TV, you say? β
An Feng smiled embarrassedly, Wu Chao was also interested: "I want to go and see it, I saw it on the TV in the hotel last time, and I hit a few cars in a row, which is very exciting." β
An Feng was speechless: "You look at the car and go to the purpose of crashing?" β
Everyone laughed.
An Feng continued: "The competition was held three days later, and the plane went to it on the same day, and the luxury private cabin was denied. β
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The next morning. The wedding of Wang Le and Lisa was held in the church on Long Island.
The parents and friends of the two newlyweds were present, and the process was not lacking in excitement and grandeur, because Lisa's parents also have Chinese ancestry, so the exchange was quite smooth and there was no need for translation. I heard that both families are very good, and they are not bad money, so it is a good thing to be right.
After a solemn oath. It is a buffet, that is, for both parties to get to know each other. An Feng didn't do anything, but there were some people who knew him, and when he spread it in the circle, someone took the initiative to come over to say hello and chat about where he had met last time...... An Feng smiled, but who remembers?
An Feng has a lot of entertainment. After all the ceremonies were over, they could finally lie down comfortably in the guest room specially left for them by the Li family, and sleep until dawn. During the day, he chatted with Wang Le about some plans, and he planned to walk around after marriage. North America or Europe.
An Feng poured some truth into him: "Take it easy, life is long, be careful of kidney loss, we will go fishing together when we have time in the future!" β
"Soul light, you think I'm like you?" Wang Le said disdainfully, touching his biceps, "Just these two pieces of meat, it's no problem to catch sharks!" β
"Just wait for your words, see you next time!" An Feng fisted and hugged him.
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Early the next morning, the plane rushed to Indiana, more than 1,000 kilometers away.
After arriving, waiting at the airport for a while, Duke arrived as scheduled, An Feng was responsible for introducing several friends to each other, Duke counted the heads, took out his mobile phone and called an MPV, and loaded everyone away at once. On the way, he said that he was one of the team sponsors, and it was easy to get in and out.
The airport is not far from the velodrome, which can be reached in about 10 minutes. But Duke didn't mean to stop, and drove directly into the arena, parking in the special area, and the sponsors were treated well. After getting out of the car, Duke asked, "There's still a little time before the race, shall we go visit the museum?" β
Everyone agrees that there are big people who are familiar with the road anyway, and they don't have to worry about not being able to find a place when the time comesβbut when they go to the audience at the end, they know that they have to find their seats among 200,000 people, and even if they know the direction of Lu Road, it is not so easy.
On the way, Duke said: "The track in Indianapolis is mixed, with an oval part, which mainly hosts NASCAR and Indy 500 events; The complex has previously hosted many F1 races in the United States, but F1 is not popular in the United States and has been cancelled in the last two years. β
"In addition to the oval track, the track can be rerouted to include a large number of corners and straights to meet European racing standards, with a total area of about 350 acres and a circuit capable of accommodating 250,000 spectators, or 400,000 if there is a grand event."
An Feng compared it with his own racing track, and found that 2,300 acres was a little too big compared to 350 acres...... However, it was built to the standards of a European autodrome, plus a lot of ancillary facilities, and the F1 track here is 4.2 kilometers long, and the Anfeng is expected to be 5.5 or more, and there are also circuits capable of quarter-mile, half-mile and one-mile acceleration races.
Come to think of it, maybe the next time the Formula 1 World Grand Prix is held, you will have to apply for your own racetrack, and it should be easy to get the right to host it - after all, there aren't many circuits in the United States designed for high-speed F1 racing, and they mostly have a somewhat silly oval track.
Talking and laughing, we came to the Racing Museum.
βF1οΌβ Wang Le looked at the row of cars in front of him that looked like Formula 1.
Duke laughed and said, "No, they're similar, but these cars are the cars used in IndyCar. There is still a difference with F1. β
An Feng asked: "IndyCar racing is also the kind of running elliptical track?" β
Duke shook his head: "Not really, but that's the case with the Indy 500, and in IndyCar, the oval track is only about a third of the way. β
An Feng had a close look at the racing cars on display in the museum, not only modern vehicles, but also some old-fashioned. Back then, classic cars were also racing fiercely, and the V12 engine in the 60s could easily reach more than 220 kilometers, and he even found a rarity, a "Mercedes" in 1886!
But at that time the brand "Mercedes" had not yet been established, and this should have been Karl. The horse-drawn carriage designed by Benz is a three-wheeled car, very antique. An Feng specially stood aside to take a photo with it, leaving behind a vulgar scissorhands...... Everyone also took pictures with the fetish.
After the tour, there was still half an hour left for the game to start, and Duke took them in.
The auditorium was full of fans. There are spectator seats on both sides of the oval track, looking at the past flowers and greens, dazzling, the race has not yet started, nearly 200,000 spectators with their terrifying base, to the United States in the most intuitive way to announce the grand occasion of the event!
After looking for seats for a long time, everyone finally sat down.
In this sunny weather, it is obviously best to stay under the canopy. The location chosen by Duke is very good, and there are both male and female fans around. Like the ladies in An Feng's line, they are the simplest hot pants with a cool T-shirt, or a more enthusiastic upper body bikini.
Duke grabbed a handful of things in his hand and sent them to the ladies one by one: "Pay attention to the earplugs, otherwise you won't be able to bear the sound!" β
The man also asked for earplugs, but before the game started. They need to listen to the sound of the cars and feel the sound of the cars...... There were about 40 cars in the race, with the main models being Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Toyota Camry, Ford Thunderbird and Pontiac.
But it doesn't matter, because all cars have the same appearance and the same performance.
"The national race is the second largest event under NASCAR. Compared to the top-of-the-line Sprint Cup, it has a bit less horsepower, using a small displacement 5.8-liter engine, with a maximum horsepower of around 650-700 horsepower, while the top class has more than 860 horsepower. β
Duke pointed to several cars on the field: "Do you see those two cars in front of you?" Joe. Team Gibbs! It's all sponsored by my family, don't look at the fact that there are so few advertising spaces on the car and there are other businesses, but with so many viewers and TV broadcasts, its advertising effect is very strong. β
With all the cars ready, the roar of the first round of engines sounded, making everyone who didn't wear earplugs frown, this sound is not comparable to ordinary street supercars, what is a racing car? It's a bunch of crazy mechanics who destroy engines in exchange for the highest performance.
So don't think about what kind of silencer will be installed in its exhaust pipe, don't think about it at all, the most primitive engine roar comes out, when the car is running at high speed, it will reach about 130 decibels, comparable to the loud sound of a cannonball, close listening, enough to deafen the ears!
The start of the race starts under a frenzied soundwave, most of the people have already put on their earplugs, and all the cars accelerate along the oval track, compared to other races, because of the simplicity of the track, the Nazca overtakes are very frequent, perhaps this is how to stimulate the adrenaline of the spectators.
When the first lap of the lead car passed, An Feng and the rest of the people who didn't wear earplugs couldn't stand it, the sound was too loud, much more serious than his usual shooting without earplugs, and then he felt unprotected two or three times, and his ears would be buzzing for a few hours in the future.
It's a lot easier to put on the earbuds, and although the sound is still strong, it's enough to be acceptable enough to watch the cars sprint and overtake, although some F1 drivers describe this as a silly lap around an oval track. But in reality, it's quite interesting.
The enthusiasm of the audience alone is enough to prove that there are tens of millions of viewers behind the TV station?
An Feng watched the cars and their sponsor advertisements constantly sweeping in front of him, and suddenly had an idea: GP Energy may also be able to advertise. Although it is famous enough, sponsorship of racing advertisements can reflect more high-tech connotations.
GP Energy can print its logo on these cars for spectators to know, and can prepare them for the development of higher performance batteries in the future, such as racing batteries, which are so strong that cars don't have to burn oil, right? (To be continued......)