Section 982 Sudden increase in difficulty
Artists come to Argentina to help the team, and everyone has to work like a normal worker. Considering this situation, it is impossible for the program team to select those idols who are too young.
Either they are adults with more life experience, or they have a more stable personality. In short, in the artist logistics team, only UNE is one year younger than Li Jingyuan, while Song Qian is the same year as Li Jingyuan, and the other other female idols are also one or two years older than Li Jingyuan.
After hearing the content of Li Jingyuan's call, the female idols who are not too big in age are a little better, at most they blush. They themselves feel very shy, so naturally they will not make fun of Li Jingyuan about this matter.
But the older ones are different. The things that the girls felt shy about were nothing in their eyes, so a few of the most daring funny artists took the lead, and this group of people teased Li Jingyuan fiercely.
Although what everyone said was very shy, Li Jingyuan could also hear the kindness in these words. Although the content is making fun of him, everyone is expressing their blessings to him and Jesus through these words. Under this premise, it is not easy for Li Jingyuan to pull down his face and lose his temper, so he can only become an authentic 'little sufferer' with a red face.
Fortunately, it didn't take too long. In order to prepare for the next day's competition, Li Jingyuan and the four of them must ensure enough rest time to recover their strength, and seeing the large group of people walking out of their tents with a smile, Li Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief and stopped digging a pit and burying himself.
has exercised many times in "Two Days and One Night", and Li Jingyuan has long adapted to sleeping in the wild. What's more, although this time I slept in a tent, the other equipment was much better than in "Two Days and One Night", and I still felt very good when I slept.
After a solid night's sleep, and their physical strength and spirit were restored, Li Jingyuan, Liu Zaishi and others got up and had breakfast, moved a little, and were about to set off again to start the next day's journey.
On the first day, the length of the journey was 377 kilometers, and on the second day, the length of the journey suddenly increased significantly. Not to mention the length of the regular stage, which is 566 kilometres, there is also a special 222 kilometre stage. The total distance of 788 kilometers is more than double that of the first day.
According to the rules, the navigator will get the road book for the next day the night before. In other words, the specific situation of the second stage was only learned by Li Jingyuan and others after they got the road book last night. Before that, everyone only knew a general situation, and there will be a special time trial stage in the second stage, and there is no other information.
After getting the road book, the veteran drivers may not feel embarrassed, but for newcomers like Li Jingyuan, the feeling is completely different. Looking at the mileage marked on the road book, several people felt that their scalps were a little numb.
Doesn't doubling the next day's journey mean doubling the time spent? Considering that the first day of 377 kilometers took almost five hours, would it take ten hours to complete the second stage?
What is the concept of driving for ten hours straight? It's enough to drive from Seoul to Busan.
Even a professional driver doesn't run from Seoul to Busan in one go, and he will inevitably stop at a rest stop several times along the way.
But where is there any rest stop in the Dakar Rally? Even if there were, in order to be in a hurry, it was impossible for Li Jingyuan and the others to take the initiative to stop and rest.
And the road conditions are also a problem. Li Jingyuan: They are not running on the highway, but on the dirt road in the field, so they will inevitably consume more energy.
The duration is very long, and the road surface conditions are difficult. Therefore, for the Wuxuan team and Li Jingyuan, this second day's race is a huge challenge.
Rising to the challenge is the consistent purpose of "Infinite Challenge". Although today's race is destined to be difficult, neither the staff in the team, nor Lee Kyung-won and Yoo Jae-seok have any idea of giving up. Everyone was in the same mood, but they were motivated to be competitive and wanted to conquer this stage through their own efforts.
Of course, you can't just rely on enthusiasm to do it, you must keep a clear head. Pre-war meetings are indispensable.
Gathering Li Jingyuan, Liu Zaishi, Li Xiugen, and Jin Bingwan, the technical director of the team took out a document and held a small meeting with several people.
This is the statistic after yesterday's game. With this information, the technical supervisor first informed the four of them about yesterday's incidents: "There were a total of 40 drivers who participated in the race yesterday, and 5 of them withdrew from the ······ due to various accidents. ”
"Obviously, today's race is more difficult than yesterday's regular stage, especially the special stage. After entering the special stage, you must be more cautious and careful, do not rush to rush for time, and the most important thing is to ensure that nothing happens. In other words, first make sure that you don't quit the race, and then try to run as fast as possible. Be sure to pay attention to figure out the primary and secondary~! ”
"Also, it's a long journey today, so the tank in the car is already full of gas. When driving, you should also pay attention to the inertia changes caused by the weight of the fuel tank, and be careful when cornering. ”
"Also, to give you energy and energy, we have prepared meal kits that you can eat on the bus. To give. As he spoke, the technical director handed over a few bags to Jiji. There were not many things in the bag, only seven things, which were potato chips, cheese, juice, canned fish, biscuits, raisins, and almonds.
In addition to these corners, the technical supervisor also highlighted some tips for several people, such as how to find timing points in special road sections and how to avoid danger in an emergency. Although it was impossible to go into too much detail because of the time, Li Jingyuan and the others had already undergone targeted training before, so the words of the technical supervisor still played a lot of roles. Even if it can't make a significant improvement in the performance of a few of them, it can also allow a few people to get some tips and alertness.
That's pretty much it, it's time to go. After climbing into the car, he waited a little longer for a while, and then arrived at Li Jingyuan's starting order.
Yesterday, it was Yoo Jae-seok's No. 398 car that started first, but after a day of racing, he returned to camp later than Lee Kyung-won, so the starting order was behind Lee Kyung-won. And the starting order of the two is not next to each other, after Li Jingyuan starts, it will be Liu Zaishi's turn after several cars.
"Brother, I'll go first~!" After saying hello to Liu Zaishi outside the car, Li Jingyuan set off under the instructions given by the starter.
There are far fewer people coming to see them off today than yesterday, and there are only a few artists except for the staff. It's not that I didn't get out of bed, it's quite the opposite. In order to greet Lee Kyung-won and Yoo Jae-seok at the finish line, some artists have already set off in advance.
After setting off from the camp, Li Jingyuan subconsciously sped up. Although the head of the technique had said not to be too anxious, Li Jingyuan did not follow his orders. Young people are all angry, and Li Jingyuan's competitive spirit has been stimulated, and he wants to make a performance in today's game.
In fact, Li Jingyuan's performance was very good.
Long before participating in the Dakar Rally, Li Jingyuan and others had already received training and practiced their driving skills to a very good level. Compared with Liu Zaishi, Li Jingyuan is more talented, and his learning ability and acceptance ability are stronger, so his driving skills are also better than Liu Zaishi.
Even if it is not as good as those big-name players, Li Jingyuan's driving skills can already be regarded as the level of professional players.
Yesterday, after another day of adapting to the regular track, Lee Kyung-won has now begun to get into the groove.
It's not like you're going to get to a special stage as soon as you start. From Victoria, head towards the town of Maria, then turn southwest and go straight to Rio Cuarto. That's almost 500 kilometres, which is nine-tenths of all regular stages today.
After Rio Cuarto, it's time for the special stage. From here, the riders left the plains and entered the mountain sections.
Because the previous regular section was too long, the riders were able to warm up enough on this section of the road to get into the groove quickly when they entered the special stage.
This is the case with Li Jingyuan.
He also got plenty of opportunities to warm up during the long regular sections.
At the beginning, the speed was not too fast, and the movements and rhythm of the car were not flexible enough. In the back, he gave full play to his talent, became more and more adaptable to the rhythm of the game, and controlled the car with ease.
"We're almost at the beginning." While Li Xiugen showed Li Jingyuan the way, he watched the road book and GPS car gradually approach Rio Cuarto, so he reminded Li Jingyuan in a timely manner.
The first point is a visible waypoint, which is marked on the road book and GPS, and the place where it is set is not hidden, even if Li Jingyuan and Li Xiugen do not deliberately look for it, they can see the staff of this point at a glance.
Check in, get stamped, and go. Li Jingyuan slowed down the car, stopped and completed these formalities smoothly, and then started the car again and entered the first special stage of this race.
Because it is running in the mountains, there is only one road. For the drivers, this can be a mixed bag.
The good thing is that there is only one road, and as long as the riders follow this road, they will not miss the way. The bad part is that the trail is narrower and more dangerous, so the riders have to slow down a little bit and stay within a safe range.
Of course, this so-called 'safety range' is not an official speed limit, but entirely depends on the ability and quality of the drivers themselves. People with good skills can run faster, and people with poor skills can only run slower, in short, it will still vary from person to person.
What level does Li Jingyuan's technique belong to? It's really hard to say.
Before he adapted, his skills were not very good, and he could only be ranked last among professional drivers. But if he adapts to it, he will improve greatly, even if it is compared to elites like Attia or Sainz, there will not be much difference.
Today, Li Jingyuan is in very good shape, thanks to the long regular season period before which he has enough time to warm up and adapt.
After getting on the special stage, Li Jingyuan first slowed down a little. But after driving a short distance, he found that he seemed to have some strength left.
While feeling the vibration of the car, he gradually increased his speed, Li Jingyuan slowly exerted his remaining strength, and the car ran faster and faster on the mountain road.
Li Xiugen, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was a little frightened, and he didn't expect Li Jingyuan to be able to adapt to the mountain road so quickly and accelerate the car to such a point.
The main peak of this mountain range is the Champaki Peak, which is up to a meter high. Of course, the track will not be arranged to that height, but it is not possible to wander at the foot of the mountain all the time.
The track is on the mountainside, with an average height of more than 1,200 meters.
What kind of concept is this? Anyone who has climbed the mountain knows that the sea of clouds can be seen from a distance of more than 1,200 meters. For example, Mount Tai, Mount Huang, and Mount Lu, as long as you climb to more than a thousand meters, you can see the sea of clouds.
The side of the track is not a cliff, but the slope is not too small. If the car rolls over, it will have to roll over a certain distance, and if you don't die, you will lose half your life.
Looking at the sea of clouds outside the car window and feeling the vibration of the car, and then looking at the constantly changing scenery in front of the car window, Li Xiugen's heart was raised to his throat, for fear that Li Jingyuan would make a mistake and then lead to a rollover accident.
There's an old saying about it? It's like, 'Good spirits don't work badly, huh?'
The more you worry, the more likely you are to encounter unexpected situations. Just when Li Xiugen was worried, they encountered a very troublesome thing again.
It's raining~!
In fact, as early as yesterday, there was news in the weather forecast that there would be rain today. When he heard the news, Li Xiugen didn't take it to heart, but felt a little happy. If it rains, the temperature will definitely drop a lot, and it will be much better to sit in the car.
But Li Xiugen never thought that this rain would fall at this time.
Actually, it rained, and it can be said that the luck of the two was not good enough. Because only a handful of riders were affected by the same disturbance, and many more escaped the big trouble.
Some people may be strange? Why do many people not run into trouble, is it still raining in the place? It's not raining anywhere else?
That's right, that's what happened, only it rained on the mountains. Li Jingyuan and the others had just left Leo Quartol, where it didn't rain at all, it was still just cloudy.
The reason is simple, just because it's a mountainous area. After the hot air moves to the mountains, it is blocked by the mountains, and it rises faster, and it will encounter the cold air at high altitudes earlier, and the rain will naturally come sooner.
Because of the more intense air convection, the rain in the mountains is always shorter and more intense. Anyone who lives in the mountains should have this experience, and in less than half an hour after a torrential rain, it will clear again.
Li Jingyuan and the two encountered a shower, and it was a shower with a lot of precipitation. Whether it is half an hour in the evening or half an hour in the morning, they will not encounter this rain, from this point of view, what is it if it is not bad luck?
After the rain, the temperature in the mountains did drop a lot, and after the cold air blowing in the window, the temperature in the car also dropped a lot.
A cool breeze blew into the car window, blowing on Li Xiugen's face, making him shake a few times. Not because of the chill of the cold air, but because of the chill that comes out of my eyes.
A heavy rain not only made the distant vision much smaller, but also made the already difficult road surface more muddy and slippery. What's worse is that there are always some mud spots splashed on the windshield in front of the car, which are washed away by the rain and turn into patches of yellow, which makes the vision even more blurred.
Professional drivers may not be able to adapt to such a track, so for Li Jingyuan, is it more likely to make mistakes? Thinking like this in his heart, Li Xiugen couldn't help but be even more worried.
"Jing Yuan, slow down a little. , Although he wanted to say this to Li Jingyuan, but was afraid that it would interfere with his emotions, Li Xiugen hesitated for a while and did not speak.
In desperation, Li Xiugen could only choose to believe in Li Jingyuan. Keep that little bit of anxiety in your heart, put more of your mind on the guiding work, and divert your attention.
Not to mention, this approach has really achieved good results. Not only did Li Xiugen's mood become more stable, but because of his serious cooperation, Li Jingyuan's driving was smoother.
It was raining, and not only was the view affected, but the road conditions were also much worse. But the speed of the car did not decrease, but it went faster on the muddy road. It seems incredible that there can be such a result, but it is reasonable.
Half an hour later, the showers finally stopped, and without the interference in his vision, Li Jingyuan once again sped up. After another hour or so, the two cars crossed the last timing point and completed the race on a special section. Next, just run a few dozen kilometers and you'll be back to your camp in Córdoba.
At this time, both of them were just a little afraid of the heavy rain just now, and they didn't think about what kind of results they had run.
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