Chapter 158 The group stage begins
After Gao Xiaoman sent away Huo Yuesheng, everyone continued to watch the draw.
The last player in the Shanghai Division, Wang Jiajun, was assigned to Group G. The competition in this group will be held in Qiong Province.
After the draw, the group list was also uploaded to the official website of the Chinese Mini Racing Association, and every contestant was thoughtfully reminded to go to the Mini Racing Association where the competition area is located. All the expenses for participating in the competition will be borne by the local The association takes care of everything.
"What should we say? Why don't you go to the Shanghai Mini Racing Association?" Lin De looked at the two of them. After all, he was not from Shanghai. In this regard, it would be better to arrange it with these two locals. .
"Forget it, I don't want to see that bald man again." Gao Xiaoman said, "Besides, that guy will probably use this to disgust us. Isn't it just the cost of air tickets and hotels? It seems like no one can afford it. Same. "
What Gao Xiaoman didn't expect was that even if the three of them went to the association now, they wouldn't be able to see Chairman Xiao.
After Lin Shu and the other three left that day, he told his grandfather about this when he went back.
Chairman Xiao originally planned to use public opinion to spread some news in the mini racing circle in Shanghai that the three of them were arrogant, looked down on the coaches hired by the association, and had no sense of honor in the competition area. The one who put pressure on the three of them and forced them to submit, in his opinion, those who played mini racing cars were just a group of children, so it wasn't just him who could fool them?
But before he could make arrangements, he received a call from his superior department, and his direct leader scolded him in full.
At this time, he didn't realize what the problem was. The blame was that he was used to other places and was so bad that he thought he could easily control children like Lin Shu just by being careful.
But that night the investigation team staged a play "In the Name of the People" at his home.
This Chairman Xiao’s ass is very dirty and cannot withstand the investigation at all. The relevant departments quickly found evidence of his transactions with some combat racing parts manufacturers. The amount involved was quite large. Director Xiao I will probably spend the rest of my life in prison.
However, Lin Shu and the other three, who had not been to the association building recently, did not know about this. After watching the draw, the three of them each booked their tickets to their respective group stage venues for the next day.
Logically speaking, they don't need to be in such a hurry, but because of what happened before, they already have a lot less training time than other players. If they go there early, they can still use local venues to train.
"Well, see you in Zhangjiajie." After booking the flight tickets, Gao Xiaoman said to Lin Ye before leaving the hotel.
This year’s China Mini Racing National Competition finals will be held here, ZJJ City in Hunan Province.
"See you in Zhangjiajie, everyone, come on." Lin Ye sent the two off with a smile.
The next day, Lin De and his brother-in-law got on the plane to Chang'an.
As soon as he got off the plane, Lin Shu went straight to the Mini Racing Association in Chang'an. When he arrived, he encountered a little trouble, because normally the players are sent here by the association staff in the competition area, but Lin Shu himself I came here and there was no participation certificate issued by the Shanghai Association. It was the first time for the Chang'an Association staff to encounter such a thing.
However, the Mini Racing Association in Chang'an is pretty good. After confirming Lin's information, they directly applied for a new participation certificate for Lin and arranged him in an officially booked hotel.
After Lin Dong sent Lin De to the place, he couldn't wait to go out and play.
After taking care of these things, Lin Shu was finally able to practice normally. The Mystery Racing Association in Chang'an rented a medium-sized gymnasium and laid a very complicated track in it. Lin Shu was practicing A few days later, he met his opponents in the group stage one after another, and Lin Tie also observed the strength of his opponents.
There are a total of 13 people in their group, and most of them are probably at the same level as Xiao Guangcheng before changing cars. The cars they use are also various, and of course the most numerous ones are variously modified Gods of War. 600.
The other part is the opponents that Gao Xiaoman specifically told him before that he should pay attention to, such as Wang Lintian of Qilu. His car, the Charge War Eagle, showed extremely strong performance during practice. Strength, this is a super high-speed express car, its speed in a straight line is not inferior to that of the former Victory Charge.
As for Li Jialiang, who comes from Heilongjiang Province, his car is a Wild Antelope that focuses on cornering skills. This car's cornering skills are comparable to Xiao Lie's pioneer Sonic Speed.
Of course, these two cars, which are comparable in strength to the second-generation cars of Xiao Lie and Xiao Hao, are not very difficult opponents for the current Light Speed War Dragon. As long as the Light Speed War Dragon performs stably, they can He beat them easily. What really deserves Lin Shu's attention is Xie Gang from Guangdong Province. His car is the Konglong that originally competed in the World Cup in the timeline. (Pictures of this car are hard to find)
Of course, the current Koryu has not been transformed into a super racing car, but even so, on the practice field, this car showed great strength Surprisingly, this car was modified to be an all-round racing car similar to J, and it performed extremely well in the off-road stages in the practice field, with excellent balance.
In general, the performance of this car has reached the level of third-generation cars like Tornado Charge. It is no wonder that in the original timeline, this car was equipped with a GP chip and converted into a super racing car. After that, he performed very well in WGP. Even though he lost many games in the early stage because of Chen Hewang, he was able to enter the playoffs and compete with the protagonist team for the last final spot.
Of course, it was not just Lin Bo who was observing them, they were also observing Lin Bo.
Although Lin Dai’s full-year points on the official website of the Chinese Mini Racing Association only have single-digit points from two races without qualifying, ranking at the bottom among all contestants, Lin Dai’s performance in Neon Mini Racing The year-round Grand Slam record won by Neon, the birthplace of racing, is so dazzling that the officials will not let go of this publicity stunt.
In the official pre-race promotion, Lin Shu was directly listed with Gao Xiaoman, Huo Yuesheng, Chen Hewang and other drivers who had become famous last year, and was promoted as the favorite to win the championship.
So, whenever Lin went to practice in the circle, there were always many people around him.
Of course, Lin De locked the propulsion mode of the Light Speed War Dragon when he was practicing, but even so, the speed displayed by the Light Speed War Dragon also made some weaker players The players felt deep despair. On a 1,500-meter practice track, the light-speed battle dragon could close a gap of almost one minute with them. How could this compare? And the stronger ones among them are also ready to fight.
Soon, group matches began in various places.
Chen Xiaohu, who is in the capital, is very lucky. The track for the group stage is a super difficult technical track built at the Beijing Works Sports Center that can make Fujiyoshi cry. This kind of track is exactly what his Jingtianhu is most famous for. In the field of expertise, with the double home advantage, Chen Xiaohu easily advanced to the finals as the first in the group.
The second place is Xie Gang’s sister Xie He, who is in the same group as Lin Shu. However, it is worth noting that the modification ideas of Xie He’s Konglong are obviously different from Xie Gang’s. It is obviously a super high-speed express car, but she can forcefully break through on this track that is completely hell for a super high-speed express car. This is not difficult to see the strength of the Tianlong.
In the Group G competition held in Qiong Province, Wang Jiajun's good luck did not allow him to go further. He only ranked fifth in the group stage and missed the finals.
In the Group B match held in Shanghai, Chen Hewang was in this group. Although Gao Xiaoman and Lin Shu said before the game that this group could be said to be the group of death, Chen Hewang and Scorpio were There was no doubt that they won the first place in the group with a crushing attitude.
It is worthy of being a legendary dream car. Scorpio's performance in the competition really gave Lin a big surprise. After half a year of growth after the last separation, Chen Hewang has not only caught up with Scorpio's footsteps. , and has become a lot stronger together with his car. The speed shown by Scorpio in the game is not inferior to the light-speed war dragon at all. Moreover, it is not difficult to see from the way Chen Hewang was at ease during the game that he was ahead of the second place. The Scorpio who is famous for 30 seconds seems to still have some energy left.
At the same time, Xie Peng, the second brother among the Mahjong siblings, also fought his way through the competition in Group F and won the first place in the group. The second place in this group was the first place in the trials from Gan Province.
The match between Gao Xiaoman and Huo Yuesheng, the real group of death, will start the day after Lin Dai’s competition.
On the match day, Lin Tie arrived early in the morning at the venue of his Group C group match, the ancient city wall of Chang'an.
At the same time, the official live broadcast commentary also started in the CCTV5 studio.
"Dear viewers in front of the TV, welcome to the China Mini Racing National Competition. Today will be the group match of Group C. I am the commentator Su Fan." A commentator in his thirties said the opening remarks.
"I am Han Qiao." The commentator who partnered with Su Fan introduced himself.
These two commentators are familiar to many parents who watch games with their children in front of the TV. CCTV5’s famous commentators usually mainly commentate on football games. The commentator named Han Qiao is also known as He is famous for his witty remarks during his commentary, and his representative works include: ""Dear viewers, the Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed, and I would like to wish you all a happy old age. "
Being able to arrange for these two to commentate is enough to show how much the world attaches importance to the children's sport of mini racing.
"For this game, we invited experts from the Beijing Academy of Sciences Academician, expert in the field of materials science, and also a famous expert in the field of mini racing, Dr. Chen Sanyuan. As a guest, hello Dr. Chen. "Su Fan said.
At this time, the camera also focused on Dr. Chen Sanyuan, who was sitting on the right side of the commentary box.
“Hello, audience friends, hello to you two commentators.” Mr. Chen Sanyuan smiled and greeted the camera.
"Welcome Dr. Chen, before the game starts, let's take a look at the track of this game." After introducing himself, the field commentator Su Fan naturally turned the topic to the game itself, The picture on the TV also switched to a 3D simulation of the track.
“The venue of this group match is Chang’an, our thousand-year-old ancient capital of China. The competition track is laid on the ancient city wall of Chang’an, a representative building. In this competition, we will compete with 13 people. The contestants will appreciate the grand scenery of the Han and Tang Dynasties together. The total length of the track around the city wall is 13.74 kilometers. The contestants will start from Yongning Gate, the south gate of the city wall, circle the city wall clockwise and finally return to the starting point. Then, Teacher Chen, Could you please introduce the difficulties of this race to the audience in detail?"
"Okay." Dr. Chen Sanyuan nodded and took over the topic, "First of all, this race is very difficult. The first difficulty of the race is the length. The 13.75-kilometer race is a test for the endurance of both the car and the driver. Moreover, parts are only allowed to be replaced twice during the course, and the location for replacing parts is also limited to the city wall. The rest areas of the ancient city gates at the beginning of the three city walls: Anding Gate in the west, Anyuan Gate in the north, and Changle Gate in the east, are also a big test for the players’ track planning abilities.”
"At the same time, although there are not many big curves on this track, there is a 3-kilometer-long continuous serpentine curve on the track to the west of the city wall, which is ideal for some ultra-high-speed express cars that focus on sprint speed. A severe test,
As for the north side of the city wall, although the entire track is straight, the entire road is full of saddle and jumping difficulties. It is not just the ability to sprint that will make it smooth. If you pass through, if you just sprint without stability, you will suffer a lot here.
After arriving at the east side, there is a super long straight sprint section, where the riders can sprint as much as they want. , of course, you have to be careful about the sharp turn of nearly 90 degrees at the end of the straight line. If you rush too hard and don’t have time to slow down, you will fall short before the finish line.”
“In short, the success of this race is great. The track tests the car's endurance and comprehensive ability. Only a car that balances both can stand out from the tight encirclement of the ancient city wall of Chang'an and get a ticket to Zhangjiajie, which is known as the wonderland on earth. "
"Thank you, Teacher Chen, for the introduction." Su Fan said, "We can see that the contestants are already waiting at the starting point of Yongning Gate. Next, Teacher Han will introduce the contestants of this competition."
Han Qiao took advantage of the conversation and began to introduce the players in this competition.
After introducing a circle of other players, the camera turned to Lin Shu.
“This player named Lin Shu, who represents the Shanghai Division, may be a bit unfamiliar to many viewers who love mini racing in front of the TV. At the same time, the competition he has won this season He also has the fewest points among all the contestants, but this player’s strength cannot be underestimated,” Han Qiao said, “Although player Lin Shu is not very active in Chinese competitions this season, he is still playing in Ni on the other side of the ocean. Hong, the birthplace of mini racing in the world, he set an unprecedented season grand slam record in this year’s season, showing the level of Chinese mini racing in the world.”
( End of chapter)