Chapter 66: Convoy Strategy (2)

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As Zhang Yu said, setting up a professional team that can participate in the competition is far from a matter of lip service. This refers to companies that don't have a lot of experience and want to set up a team and get involved in motorsport.

It is undoubtedly extremely difficult for ordinary individuals to set up a private team that can participate in national competitions from the beginning. First of all, the amount of money needed to set up a professional team can be prohibitive for most people.

And even with enough money, setting up a fleet is not as easy as spending money on something. Since the excellent racing drivers in China are a very scarce resource, there are currently only 20 drivers in China who have a C level (the minimum required level to participate in high-level foreign competitions) driver's license, and only 2 drivers who have a B level or above. These drivers are all monopolized by the existing major teams in the country. Other teams can only use those with D-licensed players, and combined with the other teams' modification and financial constraints, the results are predictable compared to the few big teams that have them.

Of course, you can also pay to hire drivers from outside the mainland, but in the CCC competition, the range of drivers allowed by the organizing committee is limited to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and even with the addition of these three Chinese regions, the number of racers that can be found is still very rare. Moreover, the level of ordinary riders recruited from these places is not necessarily stronger than that of ordinary masters in China, let alone top masters......

So without results, you can't get a lot of sponsorship. Only when there are decent results can you get a large amount of sponsorship, not the other way around. That's how most things go in this racing world! Therefore, even if a person is very rich, after a period of independent support and cannot achieve satisfactory results, then the fate of this private team can be imagined, after all, not many people like to burn money for no reason, and they may not be able to afford it......

The above is from the two biggest aspects of the team. With a lot of money and the right drivers, a team needs a team manager who understands motorsport well and a team of technicians who are highly skilled and capable to function. As long as it is linked to human resources, it is not something that can be bought by money alone. Although these two things are not as scarce as the resources of racing drivers, in China, a country where motorsport is just getting started, plus the flow of talented people abroad. As a result, it is still very difficult to recruit the right technicians and managers for the fleet.

And even if you can find a good driver, a good manager and a good team of mechanics, it will take time and patience to get everyone together to make the team run efficiently.

And what Ye Feng has at present is that he doesn't know the specific amount of funds, and a team of small technicians who have a little experience in modifying racing cars. The choice of drivers is also largely targeted, but the biggest advantage is that his workshop can produce parts that other teams' mechanics can only make from abroad, and there is also three-time F1 World Champion Senna, a top master who has mastered the art of modding cars to the extreme. Therefore, whether it is Ye Feng's future team, it will have many advantages over the domestic large teams in terms of the structure and operation mode of the team, as well as the level of the cars that the team has changed and the cost level spent.

But this didn't make Ye Feng feel the slightest ease, first of all, because Ye Feng himself had to do very heavy training. So the position of team manager cannot be done by him, and this person must be selected appropriately. Otherwise, it will not be possible to give full play to the real advantages of this team in the future. In addition, in terms of the selection of drivers, although Ye Feng is happier than other team owners in that he suddenly has Gu Qing and Zheng Xiao as targets, but can he invite both of them to the team according to Senna's idea, to be honest, Lao Ye has no bottom in his heart.

The most pressing thing is that the first race of this year's CCC will start on May 20th, and it is already late February. Signing up for the race is not a big problem, the problem is how to get a team that can participate in the race in less than 3 months, which includes a series of tedious tasks such as modifying the race car and training the racers before the season. Since Ye Feng and Senna decided to participate in the CCC, they don't want to completely fall apart or be at the bottom of the team without participating in a few races. At least it should maintain a good situation when Lao Ye goes into battle in August. So there's really not much time left for Lao Ye......

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"What do you say? You're going to build a CCC team? Ye Feng, you kid aren't kidding me, are you? Do you see that I've been more idle lately, so you make me happy? Chen Mengyu, who was sitting in the boss's chair with a cigar in his mouth, was so shocked that he almost hung the cigar on the crotch of his pants after listening to what Ye Feng told him. What are you kidding, the owner of a kart club as big as Chen Mengyu can only let a few older children participate in the junior karting competition, and this kid in front of him dares to run a track racing team, and it is a private professional team? In Chen Mengyu's eyes, this is as funny as the big boss only uses a pager, but the small boss already uses a mobile phone......

"Brother Chen, do you think I'm making fun of you right now? I'm really going to have a track racing team that can race in May, with a total of 2 race cars and 1 reserve car, and hire 3 drivers, 2 regular and 1 reserve! I'm already in charge of the rest of the team of technicians and team managers! Ye Feng looked at this middle-aged man who was more than 10 years older than himself and said with a smile.

Ever since I saw Ye Feng practicing car that time. Chen Mengyu, who loves motorsports, regarded Ye Feng as a New Year's friend, and after seeing Ye Feng helplessly use ordinary tires for training, he also helped Ye Feng buy 4 sets of dry tires and 2 sets of rain tires for the top racing cars in China. Moreover, with a wave of his hand, Ye Feng was exempted from renting the venue, and a private garage was specially set aside for Lao Ye to park and store tires, which can be described as extremely bold. After Ye Feng decided to start preparing for the team, the first person he looked for today was Chen Mengyu, who was more familiar with domestic racing competitions.

"Brother! You're really not kidding? Chen Mengyu, who simply extinguished his cigar, walked up to Ye Feng and asked seriously, he still couldn't believe it was true. He couldn't be clearer about how the domestic team started, and it was all the backstage bosses of famous companies such as Honghe and Shanghai Volkswagen. Although Chen Mengyu is extremely envious of the private teams formed by individuals who are extremely obsessed with motorsports abroad, he obviously can't believe that Ye Feng, a hairy boy, dares to do this, not to mention that it is good that he has a car and a house, but where did the money come from to drive the team?

"Brother Chen, I really don't lie to you! I'm going to build a team! It's already being done! Ye Feng patiently handed the other party a detailed plan for forming his own team, and Chen Mengyu took it and carefully browsed it.

"Good! …… All right! That's nice! Chen Mengyu looked at the plan that was far beyond his level, and kept shouting, until he finished reading it, and then said to Ye Feng excitedly, "Brother, your plan is really good!" Very good! It's just that my brother still has to remind you, although I don't know if you really have so much money to build a team, but it's not easy for those of us who make money by our own skills to get money, you really have to think about it! Racing cars are no different from just taking a lighter and counting the money! But if you really decide to do it, brother, I have to support you vigorously! There are no more brothers, so it's no problem to support you with one or two million! You're winning glory for our C City! This is also a dream come true for car fans like me! I'm going to sponsor you and my friends! By the way, brother, you can speak, if there is anything else you need my help with, just say it! ”

"Huh! Brother Chen, you can say that, brother, I am really grateful! I'd love to ask you for some help today! I just don't know if it's too troublesome? Listening to the other party's point to the point, Ye Feng began today's main lobbying work.

"Hey! What are you polite to me? We are all car lovers! Just at you, dare to engage such a team to participate in the competition, I don't support you, who do you support? Say, what's the matter? Listening to Ye Feng's politeness, Chen Mengyu patted Lao Ye's shoulder and said proudly.

"Didn't you buy me a few sets of professional race tires last time, and that's what I wanted to ask you for. Can you help me connect with that tire company and talk about the tires used by my team to participate in the competition! You tell people that you can pay as much as you want, and the team guarantees to unconditionally support the testing activities and data collection of their new tires, and the confidentiality of things also makes people not have to worry, brother, I know the rules! ”

"This one...... I guess it won't be possible to let people sponsor our tires for free at the beginning! But you should be fine if you buy it! I'll talk to them first, and I'll keep the price to the lowest, and the rest will depend on the results of your team, brother in the future! As long as the grades are good, my brother will not only help you negotiate with them to sponsor tires for free, but also give you back the money you used to buy their tires! ”

"Haha, Brother Chen, that's really the best! As you know, the most important thing in addition to racing is to look at the tires! Being able to get the tires right was a big problem in my mind! So let's say it's settled! Besides, Brother Chen, I have to trouble you with one more thing! Hey! ”

"Hey! Don't gasp for breath, you kid! Say it in one go! ”

"Oh, I heard you still have a stake in the track over there in Longquan? You also know that after the establishment of the team, the training venue is a big problem, and Brother Chen, your amateur go-kart track will definitely not be successful! The track in Longquan is a regular race track in the CCC, and it would be great if my team trained there in the future! And then there will be one more game at home! Only now it is a dedicated training ground for the Southwest Flying Dragons team. Brother Chen, I mean, the rent is not a problem, can you help talk to the people over there in Longquan, let's go there to train? We can guarantee that every day we will train the Flying Dragons first! ”

"Hey, what's the big deal with me? No problem at all! Wrapped up in me! Anyway, I'm also a shareholder there, don't mention it to my brother in the future if you don't have money! It just so happens that TMD I am always pressed by Wu Jingwei's guy, as long as you get a good result in the competition, your brother and I will have face in front of that guy! ”