Chapter 220: Friendly Match
Joanna has a strong interest in the racetrack, and there are many ideas that An Feng can't think of and can't think of, seeing that she is so keen on this, An Feng completely handed over the decision to her. But her mind is very useful, unlike someone.
Including the layout of the racecourse, the creativity and the level of design team to hire, and then what breed of racehorses to buy later, the quantity, etc., all decided by her - in fact, it is a special position of the shopkeeper, which is very easy, and An Feng used to do it often.
He didn't have anything to do, so he walked around, and the helicopter flew to San Jose to get the robot company done first. According to Guri, the idea of building a building is very good, because there are many directions that robot companies or industrial companies can develop in the future, and there is still a long way to go.
So he sent John over and specifically looked for land, building contractors...... It was initially expected that the building wouldn't be too tall, but it wouldn't be too low – because his helicopter needed to dock, around 12 to 15 floors would be a good fit. What's more, it has to be built in a short time.
If it is dozens or hundreds of floors, I am afraid that it will not be built until the flowers are gone. An Feng told John about his thoughts, and let him and his assistant team torture their brains. Land in this part of Silicon Valley is not cheap, and given the cost, it is appropriate to stay away from the city.
Then there's the R&D issue of robotics companies.
Since the theft, An Feng has stopped the development of exoskeletons. At present, Hoffman just has nothing to do all day, according to small reports from other departments, he has continuously damaged the bionic machine module of the robot group, demolished a wall and modified the wiring, and now aims at the company's computer.
This guy doesn't seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp either. An Feng had no choice but to call Hoffman. Give him a difficult task: "From today onwards, the company will arrange for you to go to the UK, you can bring your two assistants, and there will be room and board all inclusive, in addition to a generous subsidy......"
I don't know if Hofmann didn't understand, he only asked, "What for?" ”
"Develop a booster system. It's more energy-efficient or simpler, and once you've got things done, you can go back to making a production exoskeleton. ”
Hoffman did not hesitate: "Agreed!" ”
I knew that it was so easy to do it, An Feng said bluntly, it is a waste of feelings to put so many benefits, this guy receives an annual salary of more than 100,000 yuan a year, and it is estimated that he doesn't know how to spend it, I heard that he takes out or something every day, and the consumption is very simple. And living in the company, the rent is estimated to be saved.
An Feng sent this super nerd scientist away, and when the UK can win the patent for the booster system, how to develop it when he comes back, anyway, in addition to the power-assisted system, the robot company does not take other patents, maybe the Americans need to pay patent fees for making these!
Two days later. An Feng's sports car arrives.
It costs a lot of money to fly it from the UK, but for more than four million legendary sports cars. Worthy of this pomp. Seeing the beast in an iron cage at the airport of SLO, An Feng surrounded it and admired it, paid the money, and drove F1 out of the road, carefully all the way.
He had to be careful, as long as the car crashed a little bit, he would cry. McLaren has long since stopped providing repairs, not to mention that there are no spare parts, right? As soon as he crashes it, other collectors will definitely open champagne to celebrate. So he was very cautious in piloting this untamable beast.
There is also a basis for saying that it is difficult to tame, because there is no electronic assistance on the McLaren F1, not even the hydraulic assistance of the brakes! Driving it is very technical. It can be said that the moment you step on the accelerator, it may lose control on the road and hit the guardrail or something.
Fortunately, I have driven a Ferrari before and used the ESC-OFF mode, which turns off any electronic assistance, and the safety assistance equipment such as the vehicle stability system and traction control system enter a dormant state, and only the ABS is still working when it returns to its most primitive and manic state.
Non-professional drivers driving supercars are actually helped by various electronic assistance systems, starting from the start of the vehicle, and the stabilization system works - if not, the car will shake its head and tail with a big foot throttle, and the driver will be stunned. When accelerating, the traction must also evenly distribute the fuel supply, and the tire speed is poor, otherwise ordinary drivers can't control it...... That's what a sports car will have in comfort mode.
If you don't choose comfort mode, most drivers won't be able to play it, not only Ferrari, but also supercars like Lamborghini and Porsche, you can control it at your own discretion - it's all fake! It's all assistance systems that are helping you, and they're trying hard to pretend you're doing it yourself.
The McLaren F1 is more extreme, not only is there nothing, but in order to save weight, it is not even equipped with ABS...... To deal with this beast, you can't use it on the road, you have to drive it on the track...... After spending two days figuring out its character, Anfeng drove it to Monterrey to prepare for the Laguna-Seca circuit.
In accordance with the needs of safety management, any driver on the track needs to be equipped with a safety helmet and, if necessary, a professional fireproof racing suit. However, this time it was exempted, An Feng put on a helmet, passed the inspection of the staff, and got into the car in good condition.
I'm pretty sure he's drilling and not sitting - it's a three-seater sports car, with the driver's seat in the middle, and whether you're on the left or right, you need to step over a passenger seat, so the position is weird. An Feng concluded that the car was very cool – as long as you didn't get in and out of the car.
The Monterey track Anfeng has run a few times before, and it's not easy, with elevation differences, uphill and downhill, and very challenging "spiral" corners – S-shaped corners with elevation differences. It brings an environment of reduced altitude, no buffer zone on the side of the road, and sand at any time.
So the challenge of spiral bend is super big.
An Feng sat firmly in the driver's seat and gained a view of the center. Starting this primitive beast, the sound of the engine is not enthusiastic, compared to the few Ferraris speeding by, it is very low-key, like an old man with little strength, but really stepping on the accelerator...... The beast is activated.
The track is not long, the whole course is 3.6 kilometers, and there are many long and compound corners on the road. But the longer the corner, the more the high-speed car is disturbed by centrifugal force, and the more difficult it is to pass. If you don't slow down, consider hard skills. It just so happens that An Feng is the one who does not admit defeat, and the front of the car is also a little floating through the spiral bend of the height difference, next to it is the sand and anti-collision tires, if you want to be negligent, the car of more than 4 million yuan will have to be scrapped!
After the pass. An Feng's back was also sweating, and when he turned from high to low at high speed, there was a section of the road ahead that was invisible! At the critical moment, there is a blind spot in the field of vision, which if the driving track cannot be distinguished, the acceleration will often become a tragedy of rushing off the track.
After a few laps, a lot of water is consumed due to excessive input. The most test of the performance of a sports car is not the simple data, even if it can accelerate to 100 kilometers in 2 seconds and the top speed of 400. If you can't conquer the track, you'll always be a speed toy rather than a performance killer, wouldn't it be better to have a rocket thruster?
After the last stop, they stopped in the pit, and there were some riders who came to play next to them to rest and discuss, and when they saw this extremely rare McLaren stop, they saluted in unison, and when An Feng opened the door and drilled out, a guy came over. It was a tall, white, brown-haired man who greeted, "Hi." Nabs! ”
"Hey!" An Feng took off his helmet and said.
"The car is very nice!" The brown-haired white man said, holding out his hand to him: "My name is Duke, I came here today to have a game, and I saw your lap time, which is quite fast!" ”
"Bruce." An Feng shook hands with him, "But you guessed wrong." This guy is on this track for the first time today, and he was in the UK a few days ago. ”
"Oh? Then you're really talented! Duke said with some surprise.
An Feng looked at them: "You are also here to play with the car?" Tell us about the model? ”
Duke turned to look at the orange sports car and said, "This is the Saleen S7 I brought with me, and I'm getting it moving." ”
“Wow!” An Feng let out a sigh of admiration, "It's a really good sports car." Speed Beast! Is it turbocharged or naturally aspirated? ”
Duke laughs: "Naturally aspirated V8 engine." ”
"It's rare!" An Feng stepped forward to take a look, there are not many people who know the way of this car, but to be honest, it is very fierce, in addition to the naturally aspirated model, the twin-turbocharged S7 100 kilometers acceleration only takes 2.8 seconds, and the top speed exceeds 400 kilometers, which was once a powerful muscular beast.
Duke was obviously happy with the appreciation, but politely said, "Your F1 is more classic, it's rare to see it on the track!" Can I take a photo? ”
"Feel free, I'm going to take a picture with your car too!" An Feng said with a smile.
"Let's swap photos!" Duke laughed.
They took a few photos with their mobile phones, and when another batch of sports cars returned to the pit area, Duke said to An Feng: "Bruce, are you interested in running a few laps?" ”
"Just the two of us?" An Feng said.
"Of course not, and a friend of mine. Look, he's coming! Duke looked in the other direction, and a metallic silver sports car drove up.
Far from vulgar either, Koenigsegg CCR models. Production is scarce, that is, it and Bugatti broke the McLaren F1 world record for several years, and now they meet on the same field, plus the same Saleen S7, which is also not weak, and other drivers who want to go to the track have stopped, leaving space for them to compete.
A middle-aged man with short black hair got down from Koenigsegg, Duke shook his hand with a smile, and then introduced: "His name is Howard, he used to be a rally driver, driving an RV, and now he has retired and switched to playing cars." Sorry to mention, I also attended the NASCAR a few times. ”
An Feng Khan, you are clearly bullying, a crazy rally driver, a person who has played the hottest NASCAR race car in the United States, are all professional drivers, and he is an amateur, compared to an egg...... He put his feelings on his face completely: "Are you sure? ”
Duke looked at it and smiled and said, "Don't worry! We haven't played for a long time now, and our skills are not as skilled as we were back then, and we don't run this track very often, so we may not be able to run it just now based on your lap speed. Wouldn't it be nice to have a friendly match and let everyone have a good time? ”
An Feng turned his head, and more and more spectators came around, all encouraging them to duel.
"Okay, but you'll have to let me follow!" An Feng said that it was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, so he could only face it head-on.
Howard smiled and said, "Maybe it's us following you?" (To be continued......)