Arriving at the Zhujia Port race track, it was already dusk!
As soon as he got out of the car, Lin Jie heard the constant roar of engines. Looking around, he saw two cars on the course in front of the stands, executing fast turns and serpentine maneuvers of acceleration and deceleration.
Over a hundred people had gathered in the stands, occasionally letting out excited shouts.
On the large LCD screen standing tall at the edge of the field, footage of racing cars speeding precociously was being played.
Lin Jie glanced over the vehicles parked in the lot. After recognizing many of the car brands, he nearly drooled!
About thirty to forty vehicles were parked here, all top-notch. Most were sports cars, like Ferraris, Porsches, Maybachs, Lotuses, and Bentleys. The second most common were luxury SUVs, some sedans, and a few rugged all-terrain vehicles.
Luo Shanshan led Lin Jie toward the racetrack, and Dahei, whom he had met once before, came running to meet them!
After meeting, Dahei scrutinized Lin Jie and questioned with confusion, "Shanshan, he looks just like a high school student; can he do it?"
Luo Shanshan glared and scolded, "Even if he's not capable, he's better than you few good-for-nothings. Hurry up and get the car over here, so Lin Jie can familiarize himself with the car and track while there's still time."
The big guy was so reprimanded that he didn't dare to breathe loudly. He shouted a few times into the walkie-talkie, and a colorfully painted race car with a BMW logo shot out from behind the stands.
The car charged over without the slightest intention to slow down!
It sped towards them, only to suddenly brake sharply about a dozen meters away, with the car body violently shaking as it spun 180 degrees, drifting sideways, carving out curved scars in the ground, before finally halting in front of them.
What followed was a crackling sound!
Lin Jie, Luo Shanshan, Dahei, and others were showered by a rain of gravel kicked up by the car wheels. The pebble-sized gravel hit their faces densely, and it was quite painful.
Immediately, Dahei's already dark face turned even darker as he roared, "Xiaoqi, you're out of line! Didn't you see Shanshan standing right next to you?"
The car door was suddenly flung open, and out jumped a glamorous girl wearing tight denim shorts, a crop top, purple lipstick, and sporting short burgundy hair.
She stuck out her tongue at Luo Shanshan in a semi-apologetic manner, "Shanshan, I'm sorry. You were completely blocked by Dahei's bulk, and I didn't see you!"
"Dahei, you should exercise a bit; your frame is getting broader!"
As she spoke, Xiaoqi approached Lin Jie, looking him up and down, displeased, "Shanshan, Dahei, this little pretty boy replacing me in tonight's race?"
By this time, Luo Shanshan had shaken off all the grit from her hair!
She cast a sidelong glance at Xiaoqi and coldly said, "Xiaoqi, you're becoming more and more excessive. I used to let it slide since you're young, but if you act out again, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Seeing Luo Shanshan speak so sternly, Xiaoqi reined in her discontent, standing obediently beside Dahei, though she muttered softly, "He's so delicate; I even doubt he has racing experience. Aren't we just handing over tonight's victory in vain?"
Luo Shanshan snorted coldly, "Continue letting you race? After failing twice, you'd surely fail a third time! But perhaps Lin Jie could bring us a long-awaited victory tonight."
"Lin Jie, get in the car, I'll introduce you to the car and the track!"
Once Lin Jie started the car, Luo Shanshan, seated in the passenger seat, softly explained the track.
"The entire track loop is ten thousand and eight hundred meters, with five thousand meters of gravel track, four thousand meters of cement hardened track, and one thousand eight hundred meters of sea sand track, totaling eight sharp turns and three large slopes."
"The longest straight stretch is five hundred and sixty meters; the shortest is only nineteen meters. When night falls, the course will light up with path indicator lights!"
"The one-on-one race usually runs for five laps!"
After listening to Luo Shanshan's introduction, Lin Jie pushed the car's speed above eighty, accelerating, decelerating, braking sharply, and turning, feeling out the car's performance and familiarizing himself with its handling.
Luo Shanshan's voice echoed again, "This racer uses the framework and chassis of a BMW, with a 4.8-liter V8 turbocharged engine, a maximum output of 500 horsepower, a maximum torque of 700 Newton-meters, all key components modified by a master!"
"Despite its top speed being only 260 km/h, it goes from 0-100 km in just 5 seconds. Its performance on this track is more than sufficient."
Lin Jie ran three laps on the track at speeds between eighty and a hundred, getting a basic understanding of the car's performance and the course.
As he drove towards the semi-enclosed area in front of the stands, he noticed that the number of spectators on the stands had drastically increased, now numbering two to three hundred people.
A strikingly bright red race car was spinning in circles tirelessly in the center of the track facing the stands, with its engine roaring constantly, eliciting screams from the audience.
"A showy bastard who loves to show off, that's your opponent for tonight!"
Luo Shanshan angrily glared at the car and ordered, "Lin Jie, showcase your skills for the crowd too; don't let him show off alone!"
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