Chapter 430: Parade Ground
Blue Sky Racecourse has been mentioned a lot lately.
Although it does not have an FIE sanctioned competition class, and the competition is amateur and professional competition, it has a huge prize pool that is very attractive!
There are almost no equestrian competitions in the world where the prize money is so high, and it is called "money-burning entertainment".
Joanna decided to participate at the beginning of the year, four years ago she achieved the star certification of a professional rider, and with the talent of her horse "Gina", coupled with the acquired biological improvements, in the last dressage competition, almost all the way to the opponent, the horse performance was impeccable.
Also benefiting from Anfeng's friend, Matthew had long been thinking about improving the horse, and Anfeng later kindly presented him with a five-year-old horse, and he won the honor in the competition. The later events became popular, and their circle was all joining in the fun, and the bigwigs had more or less appearances.
Matthew said, "Let me see, this year me, Joanna, and Lisa will be participating, what about you, Bruce?" β
"I don't participate, I work as a cheerleader with my kids." An Feng said.
Matthew looked at him: "You were the same from the last event. β
An Feng smiled and said, "Let Joanna appear, I won't be ugly." β
An Feng is not interested in participating, he is a cheerleader with Alice every time he competes, since the addition of Fred as a small member of the family, the cheerleading team has expanded to three people, plus other relatives and friends, the number is considerable. Do this again this year, let the child's mother be in the limelight.
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The competition was planned to be held in early June, with more than a month left, and Joanna often found time to train at the manor, and An Feng brought her children to cheer her on. Equestrian sports can best show her sassy demeanor, which has a unique charm, and it is also the reason why An Feng likes to watch it.
However, for the sake of entertainment, she did not spend all her time in this area.
Equestrian competitions can be promoted. According to Joanna's idea, dressage and show jumping were held at the racecourse, but the cross-country race was set up at Ann's Winery, which has hundreds of acres of green space and is surrounded by lush vineyards.
Play in this kind of manor environment. Very elegant.
The organizer of the race did what the female boss wanted, there was no problem in the racecourse, and what needed to be paid attention to was the winery, that is, to reflect the image of the winery as much as possible. After eight years of precipitation, the brand of "ANS" has gradually been recognized by the society, and its own value has also increased.
So the environment of the game will be reported and recorded by the camera.
In addition to caring about some equestrian events, An Feng also has things to do with himself, and the upcoming FIA-EGT event at the Amoeba Circuit is. This year's game is a little late. The reason for this was that the FIA had a disagreement over the horsepower of the cars, but it was eventually resolved peacefully, with the second stop in California.
The Amoeba Circuit is home to the GP team.
The GP team is one of the most well-known in motor racing in recent years, with more than 300 employees and participating in a number of electric car races, from formula racing to premier touring car racing to electric rallying. The best of all is the Formula E, ace driver John Brown. Cooper has won the championship five years in a row.
And at the EGT event. The GP team also has an ace, and the talented driver Zhou Hang, who is of Chinese descent, is also a dazzling new star. Although his star was overshadowed by the "five-time champion" Cooper, he was also very powerful, a two-time EGT champion, and a considerable number of Asians among his many supporters.
The event was held on Sunday afternoon, and in the morning An Feng wanted to go to the racing track. Then Alice pestered him: "Daddy, I'm going to see the car too." β
An Feng looked down at her: "Didn't you promise to accompany Fred to the beach yesterday?" β
"But Fred didn't want to go to the beach." She said.
"Really?" An Feng looked at the cute little son next to him who opened his mouth to express his dissatisfaction, and probably didn't think of words yet.
"Fred told me." She lowered her head and played with the corners of her skirt. Twist and pinch.
Joanna came over at this time and said, "Does Fred really not want to?" β
βYesοΌβ She showed her feet.
"Are you really sure?" Joanna looked at her, "Look into my eyes." β
Alice dodged, then stomped her foot: "Okay, it's me who wants to see the car......"
"That's what I'll say in the future." Joanna reminded her, "If you want to go, let Daddy take you." Don't use Fred as your shield. β
"I'm sorry." She bowed her head and said.
Joanna looked up at An Feng: "It's okay if you take her out, right?" β
"It's okay, I'll take care of her." An Feng said that it makes sense that the child likes him so much, his father is very loose, but his mother is dignified.
"Don't let her run around." Joanna came over and helped An Feng straighten the collar of her shirt, "Look at you, I didn't help you once, and I forgot about it." β
"I'm used to having you." An Feng hugged her waist, Joanna smiled sweetly, and slowly helped him tidy up.
"Don't look!" Alice went to cover Fred's eyes.
An Feng turned his head to look at the bear child: "I think you are too conservative, it is okay for me and your mother to put these actions on the street, right?" β
"Don't you want to kiss?" She pouted.
"We're just saying goodbye and hugging, not kissing." An Feng obeyed her, kissed Joanna on the cheek, and then stretched out his hand to Alice: "Let's go, let's go see the car." β
"Goodbye Mom! Goodbye Fred! Alice was held by An Feng's hand, turned around and waved to them, and then jumped up and down to keep up with her father's footsteps.
Taking care of the children, An Feng drove a four-door car, and the children sat in the back. After driving, the bear child said, "Dad, I'm going to play in a small house with lots and lots of cars." β
"That's the Automobile Museum." An Feng said.
"Then I'm going to see the Automobile Museum." She learned new words.
"Okay." An Feng's plan was ruthlessly crossed out, and there was always some sacrifice to bring the children out, even if they hadn't thought about it at all.
It took more than an hour to drive from Santa Barbara to the speedway. In the morning, the qualifying race is being held here, the number of spectators is not very large, about more than 20,000 points, it is estimated that the main race in the afternoon will be more, Anfeng's car is equipped with a chip, and it can enter directly after scanning through the entrance.
Drive through the track from the underpass. Come to the middle of the racetrack.
The event is taking place, and spectators can add an additional two dollars to their tickets to access Anfeng's private racing museum. There is an introduction board at the entrance to the museum, which has two floors and a large area that can accommodate more than 200 vehicles at most. At present, there are more than 140 vehicles in the collection.
There was also a brochure at the entrance, and Alice tiptoed to get one, opened it, and pointed to one of the words: "Dad, how do you read this?" β
An Feng glanced at it and said, "In Spanish, Murcielago, which means bat." β
"Is it a critter?" Alice pointed to the car in the picture.
"It's not." An Feng said, "It is the model name of the car. Of course, bats in nature are small animals. β
"Will it fly?" Alice asked.
"Yes. It has wings. An Feng said.
"You lie, the car can't fly." Alice said with a frown.
An Feng stopped, smiled and pinched her face: "Are you waiting here for me to step on the trap?" β
"Daddy is stupid." Alice said with a smile.
"Alice is the smartest." An Feng took her hand and followed the crowd of visitors, but there were many people who came to visit, and many people were taking pictures and taking group photos.
In the past five years, An Feng's collection has been extensive, some of which have been directly bought by private museums, and the largest transaction has reached $120 million. Buying twenty-eight classic collections is this way of burning money. Make it another holy place for car fans in addition to watching the auto show.
"Daddy, I saw it!" Alice pointed to a black LP640 parked in the Lamborghini booth with an introduction sign next to it.
"Yes, that's it." An Feng took her over to see. There were also some fans around who admired it, and some people skillfully said: "It's a 2006 model, it's 20 years old, and it was a very outstanding supercar at that time." I didn't expect to see something so well preserved. β
"Dad, I want to take pictures." Alice ran to the car, but she was sensible enough not to cross the line to touch the collections, and although she was lively, she behaved very well.
"Step back a bit...... That's right, that's it. An Feng took a few photos of her with his mobile phone. The child ran over again to see the effect.
"Looks good, right?" An Feng said.
"Beautiful." She nodded, "Let's move on to something else." β
An Feng had no time to watch the qualifying races and communicate with the team in the morning, and spent all his time visiting museums with his daughter. She doesn't know much, she likes to ask An Feng about everything, he can only patiently explain to her a little bit, the history of this car, its glory, and how Dad bought it.
More than 100 cars, priceless, the most expensive more than 50 million, the cheapest only more than 200,000, show everyone in addition to the wealth of the museum owner, there is also the persistent pursuit of cars. In the back, you can also witness his personal wall of honor, as well as his former royal race car.
"Dad, have you received an award before?" Alice's question interrupted An Feng, who was looking at the trophy in a daze.
"Yes, there wasn't Alice then." An Feng pointed to one of the pictures, "Look, that's Dad and your Mom, who were in Florida at the time." β
"Daddy didn't have a beard." She touched her chin.
"That's right." An Feng smiled, and when he turned around to take the child away, a man hesitated and said, "Mr. An, hello!" β
"Hello." An Feng nodded.
"Excuse me, can I ask for an autograph?" The other person said, "I like your car. β
"Okay." An Feng took the other party's pen, "Where to sign?" β
"On the clothes!" Alice said actively.
An Feng smiled, and the other party nodded: "It's on the clothes." β
An Feng signed his artistic English name on the other party's clothes, and then returned the pen to the other party: "Few people will remember these anymore." β
The other party was very excited: "You and Cooper are my most supportive drivers, if you hadn't retired back then, the current Formula E would definitely be a two-man situation." β
"It's a pity I'm old." An Feng said with a smile and chatted with the other party for a few words, because Alice was hungry, he politely said goodbye.
"Dad, you're a big star." Alice said, "You're amazing. β
"Daddy has always been great, hasn't he?" An Feng picked her up, "Let's go, let's go eat something, and then watch the afternoon game!" β
In order to take care of Alice in the afternoon, the afternoon race was watched in the audience, but the little girl did not have racing blood, and fell asleep in her father's arms halfway, An Feng hugged her to watch the whole race, and the ace of the GP team, Zhou Hang, won the championship of this station, and did not deserve the advantage of fighting at home.
Until he drove away, An Feng did not communicate with the team, and now the state of the GP team is no longer the novice at the beginning, all events have pillars, and they can be responsible for their own profits and losses every year, and even the big events are profitable. As a fan and owner, it has been impeccable. (To be continued......)