Chapter 873 of the text Goodbye, Mr. Honda

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The cost of participating in the 1st event is very expensive, and ordinary car manufacturers can't afford it, so Lin Qiangsheng also made a lot of determination to decide to enter this arena.

According to statistics, the price of a 1 race car that can be raced is around 980,000 euros. The price is only to assemble a car that can be driven, and if you want to run a car worth about 980,000 euros for a year, you need to have a lot of accessories. Add to that the hiring of the world's top racing drivers, team managers, coaches, maintenance staff, and the total cost of a team to compete in the whole year reaches 9 million US dollars, not to mention other operating expenses, which is the world's top auto race.

It's no wonder that only a few car manufacturers can afford it, and among the world's top sports car manufacturers, only a major manufacturer like Ferrari can stick to it. Lamborghini is a small factory, and the annual sales of one civilian model of Ferrari exceed the annual sales of all Lamborghini models.

Toyota once invested a lot of money in 1, but in the end it also ended miserably, Honda McLaren was once brilliant, but after quitting for a while and then joining, it was difficult to keep up with the pace of 1 development.

Honda Hiroshi's Infinity N Tuning Car Company has a strong technical background of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., they have been participating in various automobile competitions since 1973, and Honda racing cars equipped with Infinity Engine have won many honors.

Hirotoshi Honda revealed to Hayashi that his company will start working on 3 events and will also develop 3 engines.

However, Hiroshi Honda still said: "If Mr. Lin wants to develop motor racing, he must first strive to promote motor sports in China, establish a foundation for automobile racing, and focus on cultivating a group of racing teams. Many famous car dealers in the world have their own car races, such as the Ford Karting Championship and Formula Ford, which has the advantage of establishing a foundation for motor sports in China and cultivating a motor sports culture! ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said: "You are right, we need to cultivate China's racing culture, otherwise participating in world automobile events is just to join in the fun, and there is no foundation in itself, just like a castle in the air." ”

"As a partner, N Motors can help your team compete in some of the major cars held in Japan, and this year N and N will be competing in the Japan Touring Car Championship for the first time, which is a shame that you might have been able to participate in this event if you had decided a year earlier," Hirotoshi Honda said. But it's not too late, there are car competitions almost every year, which can give you plenty of time to prepare. ”

Lin Qiangsheng thought about it instead, in fact, it is too early to promote automobile events in China, except for his own company, there may not be manufacturers to participate. In fact, for the automobile factories under Dongxing, there is not much substantial benefit, and Dongxing's car brands have not entered the Japanese and European car markets, and may only be able to increase some experience.

However, he nodded and said, "Mr. Honda, then please help introduce my team to the event organizers in Japan, and I will also apply to the organizers to participate in the competition." ”

Hirotoshi Honda happily agreed, attracting other car manufacturers and sponsors from all over the world to participate, which is still good for the influence of the Japanese race.

Then the two discussed the development of the engine, and N is developing a 20 engine based on the 3 engine on the Honda R.

The Honda R is a high-performance coupe with a 20 engine with a displacement of 1.8 engines, while the 3 engine is usually a 2000 engine with an output of about 300 horsepower.

Lin Qiangsheng hopes that Dongxing's technicians will participate in the development process of the N3 engine throughout the process, Honda's precision manufacturing and innovation level are beyond the reach of Dongxing, and he also hopes to get technical support from N in the manufacture of the 3 racing car.

The cost of participating in Formula 3 is second only to 1 and belongs to a type of automobile track race. 3 The car must be manufactured in accordance with the procedures specified in the technical regulations for vehicles formulated and issued by the FIA, including the body structure, length and width, minimum weight, engine working volume, number of cylinders, fuel tank capacity, electronic equipment, distance and size of tires, etc.

Wanting to build the world's top racing car is like completing the most difficult and complex scientific research project, and Dongxing is extremely inexperienced in this area. You must know that the major automobile manufacturers are to fight in many events for many years of experience and technology, devolved to civilian cars, rather than accumulated years of experience in civilian cars to use in racing, can build cars is not necessarily the same as can build top cars!

Honda Bojun thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed to Lin Qiangsheng's request, and the two sides cooperated in engines and racing cars, and Honda Technology will also support the Dongxing team to the greatest extent. Of course, it is inevitable that the Middle East Star team will have to purchase the proven technology products of Honda Racing. Lin Qiangsheng can think about it, he needs Honda to lead the way for Dongxing.

On the other hand, the provincial party committee and the provincial government saw the stitches and invited Soichiro Honda to visit some industrial enterprises in Bincheng.

Of course, the province hopes that Honda Motor Company can invest, this company can be described as the golden phoenix of foreign capital, but they themselves don't know what the other party will value, and they are busy but no agreement has been reached, and finally regretfully sent the old gentleman away.

Most of the Honda delegation stayed, and Mr. Lin had been hoping to get his hands on Honda's management methods. This time, a group of "old people" will help guide Dongxing's automobile division to the Honda model, which is old enough to retire.

The cooperation between the two sides has finally entered a substantial step, and Lin Qiangsheng immediately organized a study group within the group to follow these people throughout the process, and to learn each other's skills seriously like an apprentice to a master.

The people brought by Soichiro Honda were all carefully selected by him, and he did not fool Lin Johnson in this regard, which also made him very satisfied.

"Mr. Lin, these employees of Honda Company will please take care of you, and they will try their best to teach the management model of Honda to Dongxing!" Soichiro Honda asked Lin Qiangsheng before leaving.

Lin Qiangsheng said reassuringly: "Please rest assured Mr. Honda, I will treat them with the highest courtesy, this is as it should be, I am very grateful to Mr. Honda for his sincere help!" ”

Soichiro Honda nodded with satisfaction, smiled slightly and saluted everyone, and staggered onto the plane with the help of Hirotoshi Honda.

Looking at the old man's back, Lin Qiangsheng suddenly realized that maybe this was the last time he would see Soichiro Honda.

"Goodbye, old man!" Lin Qiangsheng gave a deep salute to the grandmaster, the boss bowed, and everyone in the Dongxing Group also hurriedly saluted the old man, and the atmosphere was solemn, which surprised the farewell personnel on the government side.

Seeing the plane take off safely, Lin Qiangsheng sighed, but then he became happy, Dongxing's cooperation with Honda this time was very thorough, and it basically achieved his goal.

Although it was only a short five-day period, the cooperation projects with Honda were very large, and the two companies also deepened their technical exchanges. If these projects are successful, then Dongxing Group will also reach another height, which makes Lin Qiangsheng very satisfied. To be continued