The New Year passed quickly, and it was as lively as in previous years, and there were many people, so it was naturally lively. Chinese New Year, in addition to reunion, isn't it just a lively and festive picture?

Another year has passed so lively, all the members of Alice's "Snow Leopard" team, except for the Chinese who went home for the New Year, are still in China, for this group of foreigners who have not seen the Chinese New Year, the excitement and joy of the Chinese New Year make them admire, I don't know who said fifteen days later, when the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, its liveliness is no less than the Spring Festival, there are white rice balls to eat, and there are beautiful fireworks to see, A group of foreigners refused to leave when they said anything: the dumplings are delicious, what does it taste like to eat the dumplings that are almost the same as the dumplings with filling? Isn't it delicious?

The members of the Alice Motorcycle Team have had a good year as well, finishing second overall in this year's World Superbike Championship, behind No. 1 Ducati – whose 10th year has won the event – with Japan's "Four King Kongs" under their feet.

For the Alice Motorcycle Team in the World Superbike Championship results, both Zhang Lan and the Alice Motorcycle Team sponsors are very satisfied, but Ducati is a little unhappy, because they always think that Alice Motorcycle Team, their own strong competitor, is their own Alice Motorcycle Team and Alice "Snow Leopard" Team The members of the two Alice Group teams gathered together, and with such an opportunity, everyone will naturally communicate with each other. Especially with Peter Hansell, a guy who is equally good at both motorcycles and cars, the communication between the two sides has become more frequent.

Peter Hansel suggested to Zhang Lan more than once: "Is it possible for Alice Motorcycle Design to come up with a Dakar rally version of the motocross bike?" ”

"This model is being studied, and the project has been in place since last summer." on this issue. Zhang Lan didn't hide it from him, "It is estimated that when you participate in the Dakar Rally next year, the Alice Group will have two participating teams, one in the car group and the other in the motorcycle group." Congratulations in advance on the company you have in the Dakar! ”

"Really?" Peter Hansel's face was excited, "Can I try it?" ”

"Huh?" Hearing Peter Hansel's words, Zhang Lan looked vigilant, "Tell you." Let's be honest in the car group, the motorcycle group, this is not a problem. ”

Just after the New Year, plus the various things that piled up at the end of last year, the group's various things are still a lot of things, and the working group that went to various parts of the world and China to inspect the site selection project of Alice Aircraft Manufacturing Company has rushed back a year ago, but Zhang Lan has not had time to read the report until now. The placement of the machine manufacturing company abroad Zhang Lan was only a pretense as a bargaining chip with the government, and he had no intention of placing the factory abroad. There are many suitable places in the country that have been inspected. But from all aspects, there are not many places.

Zhang Lan is also ambitious. It is not generally large, and it will not be satisfied with only manufacturing small private helicopters and small private propeller aircraft, nor will it be satisfied with manufacturing business aircraft, so there is also a matching land use area for the goal in mind.

Approval of such a large area of land. It's no longer the local government that can do the main thing. Land is the foundation of all production and construction, and there is no land. Nothing can be done. Thankfully, on the land side. Alice Group and the top government officials have already reached a consensus: as long as the Alice Group places the aircraft manufacturing company project in China, land is not a problem.

This is the most worrying thing. Rather, it is not the biggest problem.

Aircraft manufacturing companies can take their time. This matter is under the current national conditions in China. I can't even hurry up if I want to. Now Zhang Lan is most concerned. It was a few years ago that Xie Fei, a special ceramics research and design company, was instructed to produce the 100 250 cc twin-cylinder air-cooled ceramic engines in their production site.

The design of the car has been completed by the Racing Design and Development Center. It is still the chief designer Chen Xiaofeng who is worried about it. The production line has also been completed, and the motorcycles need to be adjusted accordingly. Considering the extremely high rpm of these engines. Ordinary ground instruments can no longer meet the requirements of this batch of engines. These motorcycle floor gauges do not use the traditional pointer gauge. Instead, it adopts a more advanced liquid crystal display instrument system, which is only used in the company's high-end luxury cruisers and luxury cruise princes.

Even in order to match 100 motorcycles equipped with unprecedented engines. A number of appearance molds that need to be changed are also specially ordered. Fortunately, it is just a redesign based on the Alice-Ducati Diana Mark-5S. The main molds do not need to be replaced. It's just a few different cosmetic molds - it's a good thing. Otherwise, it is just the cost of custom-made molds. It's quite expensive.

Everything is ready except for the engine. Now Zhang Lan is most worried. It's a matter of engine: I hope nothing goes wrong at this point.

"How's the engine ground ready?" Zhang Lan personally went to the special ceramics research and design company to ask Xie Fei.

"It's ready," Xie Fei took Zhang Lan to the product showroom, and the current product showroom is like a small engine warehouse, where hundreds of ceramic engines of the kind Zhang Lan saw last time are densely arranged. It's just that unlike last time, this time the engines are all painted in mysterious black. "For the sake of the company's publicity, Miss Alice instructed us to produce 20 more units, and now there are 120 units in total. In the afternoon, the engines will be delivered to the production department, and it is estimated that the models equipped with these engines will be produced tomorrow. ”

Alice asked for 20 more engines? Zhang Lan was stunned in her heart: Does this girl have any other plans? Why didn't you tell me beforehand? Shook her head gently: This girl, what kind of mystery is she doing this time?

Although he thought so in his heart, Zhang Lan didn't say anything, and nodded, "Yes, have all the engines been tested?" Can you be sure that every engine is free of any problems? If there are no problems after testing, then get the production department personnel to come and pick up the engines as soon as possible. ”,

"It's all tested, and it's all the best." Xie Fei nodded, "This boss, don't worry, I guarantee that there will be no quality problems." ”

Hearing Xie Fei say this, Zhang Lan was finally relieved: the company has a strict product quality inspection and assessment system, and if something really went wrong, and the quality inspector did not detect it. Then this dude is out of luck. Alice Group is so well treated, no one wants to get along with their own jobs, they are all cautious and cautious at work, so far, all the products that have passed the quality inspection, there has been no problem. Well, what, the one with the number 1 and the commemorative model, how can you do it without leaving one as a souvenir?

Sure enough, by the afternoon of the next day, Alice had informed Zhang Lan that all 120 motorcycles equipped with ceramic engines had been produced and placed in a special warehouse.

Since the first day of the design of this car, Zhang Lan has never seen the appearance of this car, Chen Xiaofeng didn't even show Zhang Lan the design drawings, Zhang Lan could still hold back his curiosity at that time, and now he heard Alice say that the car has been produced, Zhang Lan finally couldn't hold back his curiosity, and went to the warehouse with Alice to find out about these cars.

Take a closer look, these cars are a collection of prototype car "Alice - Ducati Diana MARK-5S" and the company's previous series of high-end sports car design elements, fashion technology, full of the sense of the future of the LCD instrument, except for the main headlights, all the light groups are used in the luxury car market is also rare, almost become the Alice motorcycle synonym for the LED light group, by the simple and abstract geometric lines outlined by the body line is unforgettable, the silver fuel tank borrows from the "future car" The design concept, but on the basis of the "future vehicle" has been modified with some details, the silver fuel tank is matched with a black engine, and the strong contrast between the black and silver colors makes it look more impactful.

In terms of the design of the saddle, Chen Xiaofeng is abnormal, not using the "Alice-Ducattidiana MARK-5S", but using the double saddle design on the "Future Chariot".

Zhang Lan was a little puzzled at first, and then thought that in this displacement class of models, it is generally not the choice of those heavy-duty motorcycle enthusiasts, but is used by car owners as a daily means of transportation, so the two-seat design can be said to meet the needs of users to the greatest extent - although users who use this displacement engine, under the same displacement conditions, have never seen such a high-power engine.

The exhaust pipe of the body is also borrowed from the design concept of "future chariot", and the exhaust pipes of two turbojet vector engine jets extend obliquely from under the saddle, which is full of domineering and full of sense of technology! Even in order to mimic the design of the full-motion nozzle of the jet engine vector jet, the vent of this exhaust pipe even borrows from this, with a lot of small ceramic patches on it, which looks like a small jet vector engine jet port that has been reduced countless times.