Chapter 137: The Journey (2)
A driver who has participated in a rally would never have imagined this event! Even a driver in Formula 1 can't guarantee that moving his drive into a rally car will keep him on track in those complex road conditions.
Jaggy gravel, rugged ravines, low and uneven shoals, and barren Gobi slopes full of traps...... These road conditions are enough to completely blind a rookie rally driver! And even on a better low-grade road, a seemingly simple little uncovered manhole cover is enough to make a car that is about to reach the finish line completely out of the race! Skill, willpower and luck are all essential in this competition! Even the most seasoned rally drivers can only do the best they can and pray for God's favor!
This is the other pole of motorsport: rally!
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"Whew!" With the roar of the engine and the scattering of debris and dust, an orange race car whizzed through a curve lined with low bushes before disappearing into the billowing smoke and dust kicked up by the wind.
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"Left 4 plus 5! 150 bridges! Gravel pavement! (The rally navigator dictates a short phrase to the effect that the 4th turn is followed by a right 5-degree turn, and there is a straighter course of about 150 after the turn (which can be refueled to speed up), .+ the smaller, which is also the current road book record format issued by the International Automobile Association (FIA). )
Lao Ye, who was wearing a rare orange racing suit, was now on the bumpy seat, looking hard at the road book in his hand. Then he observed the direction of the road, and then broadcast the situation on the road ahead with Gu Lin, who was concentrating on driving the vehicle. Now they are speeding along a rugged mountain road in Guizhou Province, which has become the best platform for the annual China Rally due to its lack of traffic. And this off-season in China has become the best training stage for the Hurricane Extreme team before they travel to Dakar......
"Right 350 slope after left long 5! 100 "(after this 150 road to pass a small bridge, after the bridge right 3 bends and then 50 straight, up a small slope, behind the slope is a left 5 long bends, after the bend there are meters straight route. )
With Ye Feng's words, the car driven by Gu Lin had once again raced through a forest on one side and a cliff on the other. Although it was a practice competition, Gu Lin's speed was not fast, but it still made Lao Ye, who was sitting on the side, break out in a cold sweat. Usually Lao Ye doesn't feel like he drives by himself, but now sitting on the sidelines and watching others drag racing and in such dangerous road conditions, this feeling of entrusting his fate to others is really unpleasant for Lao Ye! Even Senna, who had always been calm, was a little depressed when he saw this situation. It's no wonder that, according to Romario, the guys on the track are all lone rangers, and the two in the rally car are a team. Rally racing is always a collective event, and drivers have to trust their pilots without reservation. And the navigator on the co-pilot must unconditionally entrust his safety, honor and disgrace to his teammates next to him! The slightest hesitation can have the most serious consequences......
"Right 580 after going downhill ......" Ye Feng said this sentence after Gu Lin rushed over the left 5-degree bend, and what appeared in front of Lao Ye's eyes was a cliff that was even more steep than just now, which made Lao Ye somewhat distracted, and Gu Lin's navigation work also paused slightly......
"Squeak!" Accompanied by Lao Ye's hesitation was a sharp brake sound. This is Gu Lin, for the sake of insurance, parked the BMW, which was not too fast, to the side of the road. Now the girl turned her head to look at Ye Feng, who was holding Lu Shu next to her with a complicated expression, which made Lao Ye's face have more of a look of shame......
"Stupid! How many times have I told you! To be a qualified navigator, the first and most crucial point is to always keep yourself calm! The other thing is to trust your teammates without reservation! What do you see yourself? Do you want your teammates to die with you? This is real combat! This is not a game for little kids! Push it to the point and do it all over again! Before the two people in the carriage could say anything, Gu Lin and Ye Feng's headphones heard the roar of Romario.
During this time, in order to prepare for the Dakar, Gu Lin, who had practiced rallies more or less and was a driver, was fine. And Lao Ye doesn't know how many times he has been scolded by Romario like now. From Romario, Lao Ye really understood how difficult it is to be a good navigator! That's pretty much the work done by the navigator except for driving! From making road books to being in charge of controlling the race process and team managers
To the coordination of unfinished race planning and the check-in before each departure are the work of the navigator.
In order to let Ye Feng and Gu Lin quickly enter the competition state and learn more rally experience as soon as possible, all kinds of training work for the two of them was almost completed in actual training. Therefore, it is inevitable that Lao Ye, whose work is more cumbersome, will be scolded more by Lao Luo. And maybe because Gu Lin has just recovered from her injury and is a beautiful woman, Romario basically gives the girl encouragement. (This reason is Lao Ye's own imagination)
With only one month to go until the start of the Dakar races, the basic training of the two competitors has been completed. Therefore, Romario led the team to the mountains of Guizhou to conduct actual combat training for the two, and the difficulty and length of the stage selected were also standard race sections. In order to get the two into the game as soon as possible.
"That...... Uncle Rory, just now because of the ...... on the road book" Now a huge propeller noise penetrated into Ye Feng's ears wrapped in his helmet, he looked up and saw that there was a helicopter swirling in the sky, that was where Romario was at this time, for this training, the extreme speed of the wind can be said to be a bloody investment, this helicopter is specially rented by Gu Lin's father Gu Panxiong for team training and competition. And what Lao Ye just wanted to say was that he thought that the road conditions after the downhill just now were different from the records in the road book, which was just a momentary feeling, and he also had that hesitation.
"Don't give me your lame reasons! Brat! The road book in your hand was made by you and Gu Lin two days ago! Now you actually suspect that your road book is coming? Are you starting to doubt yourself? If that's the case, if you don't participate in the competition as soon as possible, it can only hold Gu Lin back! (The road book is generally dictated by the driver before the race, and the information recorded by the navigator is recorded by the navigator when the drivers of each team organized by the race organizing committee to survey the road in person.) The simple language in the book is that the navigator and the pilot form a tacit understanding between each other and then agree together. )
Romario immediately interrupted Lao Ye's explanation, this old man was actually very happy about the two children participating in the Dakar, and this joy even exceeded the WRC that was about to start, Gu Qing was already a very mature driver, and he didn't need to be verbose anymore, so in turn, the old man was even more strict with Gu Lin and Ye Feng.
"Uncle Rory, don't worry! I won't make the same mistake again! I promise! I'll definitely do a good job! Romario's words aroused Lao Ye's anger, but it was he who was angry. Lao Ye felt that he might really have some gains and losses just now! Since he chose to sit next to Gu Lin and fight side by side with her, he Lao Ye shouldn't doubt the girl's driving level or anything else. Now Lao Ye swears in his heart that he will do his best job even if he crashes and falls off a cliff! He felt that he was Senna's disciple, and he must not disgrace the car god and himself! Isn't that just to keep that damn calm? He Lao Ye will definitely be able to do it! In the same way, this is also a fight for the beautiful Gu Lin! Thinking of this, Ye Feng couldn't help but glance at the girl next to him again, and at this time, Gu Lin was also looking at him silently, his eyes were full of encouragement and trust in the bottom of his heart!
"Boy! I hope you don't just talk about it! Show your courage and perseverance on the asphalt! Romario's distinctive shout of encouragement rang out from the headphones. At this time, Lao Ye has regained his former calmness. Looking at the girl's unreserved trust, all the gains and losses in Lao Ye's heart disappeared without a trace. What about even if it's a psychological disorder? Lao Ye now wants to prove his pride......
"Ready? My Mr. Yestar! Gu Lin smiled playfully at Ye Feng at this time and said.
"No problem! Beautiful Miss Catherine! We're here for you! Ye Feng also said to the girl again, and when he became like this again, everyone knew that the nervous guy was back!
"Then sit down!" With the girl's shout, the orange BMW X3 roared towards the far end of the mountain road that stretched deep in the mountains and forests in the debris of the sand, gravel and mud flying around, followed by the same whistling helicopter overhead, and the BMW soon rushed into an acute angle bend, and this time Ye Feng began to face his fear and challenge his psychological endurance......