On the first day of the race, the starting point is in the city of Buenos Aires! There are many residents in the city, and there are many people who like to join in the fun, so the number of onlookers who came to watch today is very large, so to speak, except for the moment of crossing the line on the last day of the whole race, there are more spectators today.

A large number of spectators stood in a long line on both sides of the bus route, and at the most critical place of the starting point, they formed a huge solid circle.

Not only are there people outside the barrier on the side of the road, but there are people hanging from the rooftops, windows, trees, and even street lamps around them. Everyone is for the same purpose, just to see the moment when the drivers start the car.

Spectators occupy a lot of territory, so the space left for the teams can only be reduced. According to the rules, only the drivers were allowed to drive the car through the starting grid, while the rest of the team staff had to stay on the sidelines and watch.

It's not just about setting off as soon as you take the stage. The first day of the grid is a little more cumbersome, and each driver will have a bit of time to make an appearance. During this minute or two, the drivers tend to get out of the car and wave their country's flag with both hands.

Finally, it was the turn of the unchallenged team, and the first to take the stage were Yoo Jae-seok and Kim Byung-wan, who were numbered 398. Li Jingyuan and Li Xiugen's car is No. 399, and the reason why they are ranked behind Liu Zaishi is not because the team values Liu Zaishi more and thinks that he will run better results, but in fact, it is just because of the order in which they registered.

Seeing Liu Jae-seok and Kim Byung-wan standing on the starting platform dozens of meters in front of them waving the South Korean flag, Lee so-geun, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat next to Li Jingyuan, became excited together.

"I've lived so big, it's the first time I've had the opportunity to represent my country, and with today's experience, it's worth it even if I die." The driver and navigator were wearing uniforms, and there was also a small national flag logo on them, Li Xiugen looked at the scene in front of him, and reached out to touch the small national flag on his body, and couldn't help but sigh.

"I still feel a little unreal~!" Not only Lee so-geun is sighing at the scene in front of him, but so are Park Myung-so and others in the distance.

Because I couldn't stand on the platform at the starting point with the drivers, it was inevitable that there would be some small regrets, but seeing the actions of Yoo Jae-seok and Kim Byung-wan waving the national flag, they were still greatly moved.

The only person who wasn't too excited was Lee Kyung-won. Well, although he is now a Korean citizen, he is still the soul of a Chinese in the end, so naturally he will not be as excited as an authentic Korean. Moreover, it is not the first time that Lee Kyung-won has been exposed to similar scenes, whether it is when he won the gold medal in archery at the Olympics or when he led the Korean team to participate in the World Cup, he has already experienced the feeling of playing for the country.

"Brother, then I'll leave the matter of waving the national flag to you later." At this time, the race has not yet started, so naturally there is no need to wear a helmet, and hearing will not be affected. After hearing Li Xiugen's muttering, Li Jingyuan smiled towards him and gave a suggestion.

"Huh? Good~! Isn't it that he met the pillow as soon as he fell asleep, Li Xiugen didn't think much about it at all, and immediately nodded and agreed.

Two minutes passed in a blink of an eye, and after a while, Liu Zaishi and Jin Bingwan completed their debut, and under the command of the staff, they drove the car out of the starting point.

Li Jingyuan also had a staff member here, and after seeing his greeting action, Li Jingyuan started the car and came to the starting platform where Liu Zaishi had just stayed.

"Car No. 399, Infinite Challenge Fleet~! Driver....... Although no one may be able to listen, but what should be done must be done, when Li Jingyuan and Li Xiugen got on the starting platform, there was a scene commentator who read out the information of the two of them aloud.

Just as foreigners can't pronounce Chinese names, although this narrator speaks authentic English, he can't pronounce the names of Li Jingyuan and Li Xiugen. Although the British pronunciation sounds very foreign, it is inevitably a little awkward.

I don't have much time, and I don't have the time to worry about the narrator's pronunciation. Taking advantage of the time of the appearance, Li Jingyuan and Li Xiugen took out two flags from the car and waved them. Lee so-geun has the South Korean flag in his hand, and Lee Kyung-won has a 'infinite challenge' team flag in his hand.

The audience knew the Korean flag, but they didn't know the flag, and when they saw the somewhat weird iconic laga on it, many people showed puzzled expressions.

Fortunately, the car was also printed with large and small unchallenged logos, and under this pair, the audience understood what the flag in Li Jingyuan's hand meant.

The audience just felt new, and they didn't react much after understanding it. However, for the staff of the pickless team, Li Jingyuan's action of waving the pickless flag added another layer of emotion.

I have to say that the development process of the show "Infinite Challenge" is still very difficult.

In the original history, the original predecessor was "The Great Challenge", then "The Challenge of the Void", and finally "The Infinite Challenge", and the show has undergone a total of two revisions. After the first revision, the core of Yoo Jae-seok and the two assistants of Lu Hongzhe and Jung Hyung-dun were first replaced, plus several semi-permanent members formed the team of "Unconspiracy Challenge", and later, Park Myung-so, Ha Luha, and Jung Jun-ha were successively supplemented to form the team of "Infinite Challenge".

The personnel are not fixed, which illustrates a problem from the side, that is, the program itself is not taken seriously. For MBC at that time, "Unplanned Challenge" was not an ace show, but an addition that could be cut at any time.

It wasn't until SBS's "Love Letter" and "X-Man" ended that "Unplanned Challenge" found a way out of the cracks, and then added several regular members to form the host team of "Infinite Challenge".

Of course, even if they formed an unchallenged team, they were not able to gain the approval of the audience from the beginning. The reason why "Infinite Challenge" has achieved so much success is because of the sincere cooperation of the whole team, and it took a lot of hard work to reach the peak.

The historical "Infinite Challenge" was a huge success after a long period of exploration, and the process was very difficult.

And in reality, it is also full of difficulties.

Although with Li Jingyuan's intervention, the intermediate link of "Unscrupulous Challenge" is omitted. After the end of "The Great Challenge", it was directly revised to "Infinite Challenge", which was a lot less detour.

However, even if it was directly revised to "Infinite Challenge" and got a lot of advice from Li Jingyuan, the Wuxuan team still suffered a lot.

In terms of time, after the buffer period of "Unconspiracy Challenge", the launch of "Infinite Challenge" happened to be the last period of "Love Letter" and "X-Man".

Although "Love Letters" and "X-Man" were already in decline at that time, there is an old saying that a skinny camel is big. Even though the popularity of "Love Letter" and "X-Man" has begun to decline, the newly released "Infinite Challenge" is still much higher, and after getting used to the two indoor variety shows "Love Letter" and "X-Man", there are many viewers who are not suitable for the style of "Infinite Challenge" and can't accept it for a while.

If it weren't for Li Jingyuan's several wonderful plans that aroused the audience's interest, it would be two to say whether the revised "Infinite Challenge" would be able to survive.

Think about the very beginning, and look at the scene in front of you.

From a small show that could be cut at any time to a team that can represent Korea in the World Championships, the contrast is too great, how can everyone remain calm?

Countless twists and turns, countless efforts, and the current "Infinite Challenge" has been created, and the people who feel the most about all this process are the staff.

Lee Kyung-won, Yoo Jae-seok, and even Kim Tae-ho, the main PD of the show, can be said to be members who joined halfway, and there are many staff members in the team who are much older, and these people have been with the team since "Great Challenge".

In the eyes of these veteran staff, "Infinite Challenge" is like their own children. When the name of the milk is called "The Great Challenge", the child has not yet grown up, and he is not treated well by neighbors and outsiders, and when he grows up a little bit and takes the name "Infinite Challenge", he slowly begins to attract people.

Little by little, little by little, little by little, the child finally grew up, and not only was he liked by many people, but he also became a representative of the country. How proud and joyful parents should be to see this kind of growth.

Obviously, those veteran staff members are now looking at the flagless flag waving in Li Jingyuan's hand with the same mood, and some of the older seniors can't help but shed tears of excitement at this time.

The excitement was only a momentary thing, and it couldn't last long, because it was impossible for Lee Kyung-won and Lee so-geun to stay on the grid all the time waving the flag, and when the time came, they would officially set off for the race.

When the time was almost up, Li Jingyuan and Li Xiugen put down the flag and handed it to the staff on the side, while they got back into the car, put on their helmets and fastened their seat belts, and waited to listen to the password.

While looking at the stopwatch in his hand, he stretched out his hand and stopped in front of the car window, three fingers, two fingers, and the thumb waved back, and the staff gave the signal to start the car.

“gogogo！！” The excitement has not calmed down, and after seeing the gesture, Li Xiugen shouted directly. Well, he did his duty as a navigator and gave Li Jingyuan a command.

has not left the city yet, the road conditions are still very good, and after Li Jingyuan left the development point, he immediately increased his speed.

Of course, speed doesn't immediately come to the top.

There are two reasons for this, one is to ensure that there are no accidents. It's still in the city, and there are a lot of people watching the game. Although there is a separation zone on the side of the road, no one can guarantee that there will be no brain-dead guys, maybe they want to change places, or maybe for other reasons, there will always be one or two people who will cross the track when there are no cars. In order not to hit these neuropathies, not only did Lee Kyung-won not soar to the top speed in the city, but the other drivers also controlled the speed within the range they could grasp.

Another reason is for the sake of the car itself. Anyone who has ever driven a car knows that after buying a new car, it must first go through a running-in period, and then it can slowly bring out all the performance of the car, which is to avoid the service life of each part in the car being affected.

In the same way, if you increase the speed to the highest speed all of a sudden after the start, it will also affect the life of the engine.

In the Dakar Rally, there is a rule that only one engine can be used per car, and if you change the engine halfway through, you will not be eligible to continue racing. This means that if you get into an accident during a race, you can replace other parts of the car, but you must never replace the engine.

In this way, it is very important that the engine is in good working condition. If the engine is faulty due to a car accident, it is barely acceptable, but if it is an operation error that affects the life of the engine and makes it impossible to complete the race, then it is not enough.

It is necessary to pay attention to safety and take care of the engine, so it is naturally impossible for Li Jingyuan to immediately raise the speed to the maximum.

Not the top speed, of course, but not so slow as a regular car. The part of the city route is not too long, and the traffic control has been carried out for the smooth progress of the race, and there are no other vehicles on the road, so Li Jingyuan still ran at a high speed, passed under the obelisk of the 'July 9th Avenue, and left the city area after a while.

On the first day of the race, the drivers start and finish in Buenos Aires. In the middle is a 37-kilometre stage.

In comparison, the distance to be covered on the first day is not long, and the 377 kilometers are regular stages, and there are no special stages with more difficult difficulties. In terms of difficulty, it's just an appetizer.

Veteran drivers will try to get as fast as possible when the difficulty is not too high, and new drivers can also take advantage of this opportunity to get used to the feeling of rallying. I have to say that the organizers of the event still put a lot of thought into arranging the race route.

Lee Kyung-won is participating in the race for the first time, and Lee so-geun is also the first time to be the most navigator. Both of them are authentic newcomers, so naturally it is impossible to rush like the veteran drivers.

The most important thing for them is to get used to the game.

Outside of the city, the road surface has deteriorated a lot. It's no longer a regular asphalt road, but a dirt road in the countryside. Running on this kind of road, the car will inevitably bump, although the amplitude is not too large, but the pace is very fast.

"Hehe, how does this feel like sitting on a massage chair, it looks like I can enjoy it today." Firmly tied to the seat by the seat belt, Li Xiugen felt the vibration from under him, and couldn't help but joke.

"Brother, you can be proud of it early, it's only been a long time now, of course you won't feel anything, and after a long time, you will know that the Tao is powerful." After listening to Li Xiugen's words, Li Jingyuan felt a little funny and couldn't help but complain.

Some people may want to ask, the car is running so fast, and the route is changing every moment, where does Li Xiugen, the navigator, have time to talk nonsense, shouldn't he give Li Jingyuan directions?

In fact, in the Dakar Rally, the drivers mainly determine the route according to the road book and GPS. The road book is the booklet in the navigator's hand, and GPS is needless to say, everyone knows the way.

Today is the first stage, not only is the distance not too long, but the route is also very clear. In this case, the guidance of GPS is already sufficient, and it is not necessary to use the road book in the navigator's hand, so the navigator itself is more relaxed.

With less to do, more to feel for other things. Li Xiugen not only enjoyed the service of 'vibration massage, but also enjoyed the free sauna hospitality.

When they were in South Korea, in order to prepare for this competition, Lee Kyung-won and Lee so-geun had already found time to practice several times. So for them, 'Vibration massage, this service is not new.

Relatively speaking, the hot feeling of the sauna made the two of them the most uncomfortable. When I practiced in Korea, it was the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, and the temperature inside and outside the car was not too high, and the two of them did not wear the uniforms of racing drivers at that time, so naturally they did not feel how hot it was.

But now? It's summer in Argentina, and it's the hottest time of the year. Officially participating in the competition, Li Jingyuan and Li Xiugen can only wear specially customized uniforms. To reduce the weight of the car, there is no rear seat on the car, and naturally there will be no air conditioning. There is no way to increase air resistance, so the windows on the car are closed, and there is only a 15-centimeter-square movable opening.

Well, with the addition of several conditions, Li Jingyuan and Li Xiugen are unlucky. It was like staying in a steamer, and after a while, the two of them were covered in stinky sweat.

"It's so hot, if only there was some water." Because Li Jingyuan has to drive a racing car, his spirit is more concentrated. But even if he didn't pay attention, Li Jingyuan still felt the stuffiness in the car, and involuntarily muttered.

"There's a river five hundred meters ahead, and we'll have to cross it in a minute, and it should be cooler by then." Looking at the road book, Li Xiugen gave an exciting news.

After a while, the car of the two came to the river. The roads on both sides of the river are connected by a culvert dam, on which is about 10 centimeters of flowing water, and cars have to pass over this culvert.

Seeing that there was water, Li Jingyuan also became excited, and drove the car directly up.

It's a good place to watch the race, and there are a lot of fans, either upstream or downstream, and the lower body soaking in the water looks too leisurely and comfortable.

Li Jingyuan drove through the dark dam, and the wheels splashed huge water on both sides, and some cars were close to each other, and they were slapped by the splash. Whether it is the person who is photographed or the person who stands on the side and watches the excitement, they will laugh heartily.

The weather was clear, so the splashes of water not only brought laughter, but also a flash of rainbow in the sunlight.

Perhaps, this rainbow is a symbol of luck.

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