302 sensational scene
"What does this have to do with fear, it's just that there are a lot of people like a vegetable market, so there is no way to try it to the limit. You know, I'm not here to challenge any street bikers. ”
Zhang Yifei reluctantly replied that Xie Tiancheng had given him a vaccination before, saying that as the start day of the Grand Prix approached, underground drivers would also take this opportunity to experience the most exciting street venue in Asia.
It's just that he didn't expect that there would be so many people, knowing that this was an underground racing party, and not knowing that he thought it was an auto show.
"No way, it's the only professional tournament venue on the island. And not only the Ao Island drivers, but also many people on Hong Kong Island will come, after all, there is no such track on Hong Kong Island. ”
When Zhang Yifei was on Hong Kong Island before, he knew that although Hong Kong Island has a strong car culture, there is actually no racing culture. The main reason is that the land area is tight, and it is difficult to build a large racing track when every inch of land is at a premium.
The Hong Kong Island drivers of later generations, the underground ones basically chose to be in Yangcheng, and the professional ones were mixed in the Zhuhai International Circuit. In the entire Hong Kong Island racing circle, the legends of the princess road drag racing and Wan Chai car gods have gradually become history.
The same is true for the islands, but in a workaround, using the streets as a racetrack. Otherwise, there is no place in the whole of Hong Kong and Macao where professional racing can be carried out.
Hearing Xie Tiancheng's words, Zhang Yifei sighed, and he could also express his understanding. It's painful for a driver not to be able to experience the thrill of extreme speed.
If you change yourself to a local driver in Hong Kong and Macau, you will also take this opportunity to experience a world-class street racing venue, so this is human nature.
"Let's go over and see what happens, and we'll go up and run two laps if we have a chance."
"Hmm."
Xie Tiancheng nodded, and then drove the Honda NSX into the car stack, neatly lined up.
Tonight can indeed be regarded as a grand event for underground drivers on Hong Kong Island, so Zhang Yifei took a cursory glance at the parked vehicles, and estimated that there were no less than fifty units.
And these vehicles are almost all representative performance cars of this era, and there are a lot of supercars mixed in.
Under normal circumstances, underground racing cars, there are rarely so many supercars, and the cost of expensive is not the main reason, after all, a performance car plus the cost of overhaul is not necessarily much cheaper than buying an ordinary supercar.
The real reason is that there is very little room for modification of supercars, and there are almost no enterprises supporting the production of modified parts. Therefore, most supercars are basically kept in the state of production cars all the time, and there is no fun to play with cars.
Moreover, many of the civilian sports cars that have been transformed into underground racing cars are no longer inferior to these supercars in terms of performance. Classic models such as GTR, Toyota Bull Demon, Mitsubishi EVO, etc., squeeze thousands of horsepower out of the engine at every turn, while some top supercars do not have this power.
So under normal circumstances, supercars have their own circle, such as the rich second-generation circle. People like them are just for fun, not like the average underground driver.
After all, there are rich, powerful and women, why are you still playing with your life?
Therefore, those rich second-generation drivers in the formula circle are all unusual, and the normal rich second-generation are spending money on enjoyment, but these drivers spend money to die!
But then again, it's a life choice. Like those Isle of Man TT motorcyclists, many people feel that their lives are pointless.
But for them, the speed of the Isle of Man is the pursuit of a lifetime.
As a driver adage, "If I didn't have the roar of the engine, my world wouldn't mean anything."
The arrival of Zhang Yifei and Xie Tiancheng did not attract anyone's attention, after all, there are so many performance cars tonight, and a Honda NSX is not so eye-catching.
At the beginning of the track, divided into three rows, six different sports cars are parked. It's clear that these underground drivers are going on an underground racing event and it's about to start.
The sound of the performance car's engine roaring incessantly stimulates the crowd of onlookers on both sides of the road, who let out all kinds of cheers and screams to release their inner passion.
A hot, "cool" race car girl stands in the middle of the road, acting as a starting light. As she counted down with her gestures, and then waved her hands down, the six sports cars rushed out like arrows from the string.
"The start is very fast, and it seems that the underground drivers who came to the car this year are not bad."
Xie Tiancheng praised that the starting speed of these drivers just now is not much different from that of ordinary professional drivers. You know, he came here last year and ran a race, and the opponent was obviously not as strong as today's riders.
"Okay."
Zhang Yifei nodded, but he didn't feel that it was too strong.
Because of this kind of thing, the difference between speed and speed is actually very small, unless it is milliseconds on the side of the instrument, it looks about the same, unless the difference in strength is particularly obvious.
The start of these drivers just now is very good by the standards of underground drivers, but it may be that Zhang Yifei runs more formula cars, and he usually watches videos of top F1 drivers, and this speed cannot bring him any surprises and accidents at all.
Just when Zhang Yifei and Xie Tiancheng were chatting, as the sports car on the track had already driven away, the crowd of onlookers began to turn their eyes back.
At this time, a Hong Kong Island underground rider standing next to them was about to turn around and chat with his companions, and he happened to see Xie Tiancheng out of the corner of his eye.
You must know that Xie Tiancheng is still well-known in the underground circle of Hong Kong Island, the street battle is stable in the top ten on Hong Kong Island, and the mountain road can steadily enter the top three. Except for some professional retired riders, basically ordinary underground riders are not Xie Tiancheng's opponents.
And Xie Tiancheng later successfully joined the Japanese professional team and competed in the all-Japan GT competition, which can be regarded as a model of turning from underground to professional, and many young Hong Kong Island drivers are about to regard Xie Tiancheng as their idol.
But then again, Xie Tiancheng's statement that he switched from underground to professional is actually not so accurate. You must know that Xie Tiancheng was originally studying with Japan's top professional driver Toshio Suzuki, and he was not a pure street driver.
"Brother Tiancheng!"
The Hong Kong Island driver shouted in a tone of surprise, he had no idea that Xie Tiancheng, who had become a professional driver, would come to the underground racing party.
His shout immediately attracted the attention of several people next to him, and when they saw that Xie Tiancheng was here, they all came over to say hello. This is not only because of Xie Tiancheng's fame and strength in the underground circle, but also because of his respect for his successful career.
You must know that it is not like in film and television works, those underground drivers think that Lao Tzu is the first in the world, and most of them have a bit of a B number in their hearts, and they understand how strong professional drivers are.
The emergence of an active professional rider, coupled with an OG (veteran) who is also an underground rider on Hong Kong Island, is not surprising to be paid tribute by these underground riders.
In the face of these greetings, Xie Tiancheng also waved in response, not very adaptable.
After all, Xie Tiancheng has always been ruthless before, and only when he meets acquaintances will he show relative enthusiasm, in modern terms, he is a typical fear of life.
While these underground drivers greeted Xie Tiancheng, naturally some people also saw Zhang Yifei standing next to him.
There are a few of them, looking at Zhang Yifei and feeling a little familiar, but because the lights are dim at night, it is really difficult to determine who it is.
"Black Boy, look at the kid next to Brother Tiancheng, isn't it a little familiar, I feel as if I've seen him."
"I also feel a little familiar, let me think about it."
This underground driver named Black Boy began to search in his mind at this time, wanting to confirm whether he knew Zhang Yifei or not.
Just a few seconds later, Black Box suddenly said in a shocked tone: "I remember, the person standing next to Brother Tiancheng seems to be the F1 driver reported on TV!" ”
As soon as Heizai said this, the fat guy next to him also connected his memories and replied with certainty: "That's right, he is Zhang Yifei, I saw him racing cars in Princess Road at the beginning." ”
"I'm in my mouth! F1 drivers are coming to underground racing! ”
The fat guy's shout directly attracted the attention of the people around him, and they looked at Zhang Yifei one after another, and soon confirmed that this is really the first F1 driver in China on TV!
Although Zhang Yifei has not run a single F1 race, he is indeed a genuine F1 driver who has made history in the Chinese racing world.
And Zhang Yifei's experience can also be called a "legend" for many underground drivers. Even among the spectators at the scene, many of them admired Zhang Yifei's deeds, and when the idols came to the scene today, they all frantically rushed over, planning to meet Zhang Yifei.
In just a dozen seconds, Zhang Yifei was surrounded by the crowd. To be honest, this kind of scene was something he hadn't expected before, or rather, Zhang Yifei hadn't treated himself as a celebrity.
Although Zhang Yifei is very famous in China, he is still far from being a household name like Liu Xiang, after all, he did not get F1 results.
In Hong Kong and Macao, because of the problem of media publicity, ordinary people don't know Zhang Yifei even more.
But tonight was different, and there were all underground drivers, or racing enthusiasts, who were all in the car community.
It's like some ordinary people on the street, who may not know who James and Kobe Bryant are. But a basketball lover doesn't even know who Kobe Bryant is, so the probability is very rare.
So tonight's racing enthusiasts, almost all of them have heard of Zhang Yifei's name, which naturally caused a sensation on the scene!