This is not how you drive a machine!

Chapter 196: Was it a mistake?

The dust on the bridge surface vibrated violently with the sound of the engine.

Frost rolled out from the engine of the Jackdaw, spreading through the black body of the car all the way to the back, and then was violently blasted away by the [Wind Escape].

A hole suddenly appeared in the frost that filled the air, and the crow began to accelerate violently along the narrow bridge.

"Catapult start, out-of-control jet flow, violent acceleration..."

Beside the starting grid, Bi Chen watched Zhou Yun's start with great envy: "The initial speed is already high, and coupled with such a fierce acceleration... Is there any chance of survival?"

"But this opening...is inappropriate."

Han Yu nodded beside him: "Indeed, if the bridge cannot drift, Zhou Yun will have to brake after passing the middle of the bridge."

The bridge deck itself is very narrow, only one and a half car head lengths wider than the vehicle body, so the space for maneuvering is really limited.

The bridge is short, and there is a 90-degree bend after you get off the bridge.

If you don't control your speed now, you will definitely lose your way in the first corner, or even run out of the corner.

Once you miss the best racing line, it means you will have to be a step behind in the next ten or so turns, which may ruin the entire race.

That's how racing is, details determine success or failure.

But... Han Yu had a vague feeling that Zhou Yun might not make this choice.

As expected, Zhou Yun did not brake at the braking point to control the speed, but chose to drift in the center of the bridge.

Seeing this, Bi Chen's eyes almost popped out: "Oh my god, he dares to drift in such a narrow place?"

Not only him, but the racers behind him also exclaimed.

It’s not that they haven’t seen drifting before, but they have never seen anyone dare to drift like this!

I saw the Jackdaw suddenly swing the front of the car to the left, until the front wheel almost ran off the road, and then it suddenly swung the front of the car back in the opposite direction.

Suddenly, the jackdaw drifted sideways on the narrow bridge due to inertia.

At this time, half of the front and rear tires of the Jackdaw were exposed from the bridge, hanging above the lake.

If Zhou Yun and Jackdaw are not careful, they will kiss the lake surface passionately and become wet together.

"Can you float on such a narrow bridge?"

Han Yu looked at the jackdaws on the bridge in shock. Zhou Yun's drifting this time completely shattered his understanding of drifting.

Watching the Jackdaw's half-hanging front wheel swaying repeatedly on the edge of the bridge, subtly manipulating the drift position.

He couldn't help but hold his hands in the air, simulating Zhou Yun's operation in his mind, and began to pull the imaginary joystick and gear.

Change direction, pull the handbrake, change gears...

As he pulled, he suddenly understood why Zhou Yun developed so many driving postures!
"Damn joystick! It's taking up both of my hands!"

At this moment, a flash of thunder seemed to pass through his mind, clearing away the dark clouds blocking his racing path.

That's how racing is, details determine success or failure.

Less operation procedures, endless possibilities!
He excitedly watched Zhou Yun driving the Jackdaw across the end of the bridge and charging along the optimal racing line. He couldn't help but shout, "He's worthy of being my idol!"

Bi Chen turned around and looked at Han Yu's excited look, and felt emotional.

"Child, did you forget to take your medicine this morning?"

As the tires vibrated at high speed, the windows of the Jackdaw were gradually covered with ice crystals, sparkling in the dust.

The weeds on both sides of the path swayed in the strong wind, and the AI ​​girl's road report echoed throughout the cab.

"Two hundred meters ahead, there's a 60-degree left bend. There's a slope after the bend, and then a 145-degree U-shaped right bend..."

Zhou Yun stared intently at the road ahead, turning the steering wheel with one hand and pushing the sequential gear with the other, while using his toes to press the brake and accelerator, constantly controlling the engine speed of the Jackdaw.

Freed from a lot of operations, his brain instantly reached a climax.

"Cool!"

"This is right!"

If I had continued to use the joystick, I would not have been able to adjust the direction and drift angle while controlling the gear ratio to keep the engine at its horsepower limit when drifting on the bridge just now.

If it goes into the lake, it will be a big joke.

Now he has finally regained the complete feeling of being the rally champion in his previous life... He wants to sleep with his arms around the King's steering wheel.

Just like a trophy will have no flavor if it is not smoked in hot pot.

If you don’t sleep with your arms around the steering wheel, you won’t feel like you’ve won the championship!
After this game is over, I will contact Brother Lin and order a lightweight steering wheel.

The steering wheel integrates paddle shifting, brake ratio adjustment, KERS (flywheel kinetic energy recovery system), DRS and other buttons, which is exciting to think about.

The Heart Contract is good, but how can touch screen buttons be as good as mechanical buttons?

He smiled slightly. "This game is under my control. Jackdaw, how do you feel?"

Turn left 270° and pull to the bottom, then turn the tire 60°... Upon hearing Zhou Yun's words, the Jackdaw, who was memorizing the operation perception, raised his head.

"Whose mecha girl is the King's Steering Wheel? Zhou Yun, you hug her to sleep, why haven't I seen her in bed?"

"..."

Zhou Yun was suddenly stunned.

He used to sleep with his arms around the steering wheel, but now he sleeps with his arms around the championship car...

It seems like the experience has been upgraded!

With a snap, he broke off a piece of the right side of the plastic disc on the 'wrench steering wheel'.

"Zhou Yun? What's wrong?"

"Jackdaw, after this game, how about you bring the toothbrush jar over here?"

Jackdaw pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized something and looked up in surprise: "Zhou, Zhou, Zhou Yun, really?"

The heart vessel became violently agitated, and Zhou Yun seemed to see a long string of barrages floating past his eyes.

Really? Really? Really? Really? Really? …

"Let's talk about it after we win this game."

"Yeah!" The jackdaw shook her waist happily, pushed forward, and suddenly jumped over the hill. Then she felt a little depressed again.

"But Zhou Yun, this is my first time installing this steering system, so I'm not very familiar with it..."

"When I turn, I always lose track of how many degrees I've turned. There's a conflict in the mental link."

There were a few turns just now, and due to operational conflicts, not only did her synchronization rate drop a lot, but the car also drifted for a long distance.

"Yes, I'm sorry Zhou Yun, I slowed down..."

As the Jackdaw landed heavily on the ground, a piece of the steering wheel on the left hand was broken.

Zhou Yun casually threw the steering wheel fragments away, grabbed the plum blossom wrench exposed on the ground, and started turning it.

Faced with the new steering system, it is inevitable that the driver cannot adapt to it.

And this inevitability is exactly what Zhou Yun needs right now.

"It's totally okay. Just adapt and don't worry. Everything is going according to plan."

……

Although Zhou Yun had disappeared from sight for a long time, the contestants could still see Frost and Dust on the big screen.

On the moving vehicles surrounding the big screen, the program crew's guide cameras were constantly moving, capturing the expressions of the racers regarding Zhou Yun's driving skills at every moment.

As Zhou Yun drove the Jackdaw across the dirt road, the gravel on the road increased dramatically and the driving rhythm also changed abruptly.

"This cornering speed... our team manager is right. Drifting is a rally killer."

Bi Chen sighed, "Normally, if you were to cross a gravel stall like this, you would have to slow down long in advance."

The tire contact area on the gravel stall is reduced, and the friction drops very seriously. If you don't consider a good braking point, even if the kinetic stabilization system can hold the bottom, the tire cannot hold it.

Therefore, when racing in a rally, racing drivers will operate very carefully and test the limits of the braking points.

Drifting, on the other hand, doesn't have to worry about any of this. There's no friction anyway, so just drift! "If we had a driver like that on Team Aurora 3, we wouldn't have to worry about a lack of resources. I can just lie there and be done with it."

Bi Chen smiled and said, "If Zhou Yun could come to our team, I would immediately give up the No. 1 position, and from now on I would always say 666..."

As he spoke, he became a little embarrassed.

Where is the supporting actor?
I've said so much, and you still have one more.

"Han Yu?"

Han Yu frowned as he noted the path Zhou Yun had taken, saying, "No, that's not right at all."

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Zhou Yun's drift is too large. Although his exit route is correct, his turn entry timing and drift distance are all off."

Others may not be able to see it, but he who understands drifting can easily see it.

He stared intently at Zhou Yun's driving on the screen and thought deeply.

Last night Jackdaw’s virtual race saw him run 50km in 7 minutes and 24 seconds.

The average speed is about 389 km/h, which looks scary and is actually very scary.

But the Jackdaw, which was modified by Zhou Yun to be extremely lightweight, was able to achieve this result under the most ideal conditions. It is hard to deny it.

Using the standard of 80% of the theoretical limit, the average speed is 313 kilometers per hour and 9 minutes and 15 seconds.

This data is close to the actual speed limit of this rally!
Who wouldn’t shake their head after seeing this result?

But he knew that this was not Zhou Yun's limit, because the virtual driver used in the virtual competition could not drift at all.

As one of the inheritors of the drift flow, he believed that Zhou Yun could probably do it even faster.

but now……

"That shouldn't be the case... This will affect cornering speed. Every corner will lose a little bit, and if it accumulates..."

While deep in thought, Bi Chen expressed for him what he had thought of but was not brave enough to conclude.

"Zhou Yun must have made a mistake. After all, this new steering system is new to mechas, and it's her first time using it in a match. She also didn't even rehearse the road beforehand, so it's entirely possible that her coordination was off."

Bi Chen smiled and patted Han Yu's shoulder: "Isn't this your chance?"

Han Yu's eyes lit up when he heard Bi Chen say this.

That’s right!
Isn’t this a good opportunity to compete for rankings?

For others, as long as Zhou Yun reaches the standard of 9 minutes and 15 seconds, he will almost have secured the first place on the podium.

But for him, there is definitely a chance.

If he could snatch his idol's trophy...his blood was boiling.

"Indeed, for the first 23 kilometers of dirt road, my speed is a bit faster than his. If these speeds accumulate to the end, I..."

Having said that, he suddenly realized something.

That's how racing is, details determine success or failure.

"No, Zhou Yun is going to..."

……

"Zhou Yun is grinding the tires."

Jiang Xiyue took a few ice cream cones and distributed them to the two little ones beside her. Then she held up a chocolate ice cream and handed it to Qingluan with a hint of pride on her face.

As the chief disciple who had been influenced by Zhou Yun in Yunyi, absolutely, absolutely no one understood Zhou Yun better than her!

She sat down and imitated Zhou Yun's appearance. Her expression suddenly changed, and she looked like a hermit. Then she waved her hand suddenly.

“A racing driver must have a sense of the overall situation.”

“When driving skills reach a certain level, drivers will naturally find that the best handling of the current corner is often not the best handling for the overall situation.”

"Sister Qingluan, guess why Zhou Yun wanted to grind the tires?"

Qingluan took the chocolate ice cream and couldn't help laughing when she saw Jiang Xiyue, who tried her best to be a "free and easy crane" but ended up pretending to be a "superman".

Then she lowered her head and thought.

"Grinding tires..."

Before entering the maintenance station, the tire wear exceeded 7%, which was a complete humiliation for her!

If the tread pattern drops below 10%, her heart device will pop out and force the alarm to sound.

Tire grinding, what is that?
Looking at Qingluan with a confused face, Jiang Xiyue wiped her hands and waved them slightly helplessly.

"Sister Qingluan, look, after passing the gravel road, there's a long winding road up the mountain. There's a huge forest on the mountain, and the temperature is much lower than on the ground."

"This indirectly affected the temperature of the tires, and in this race, the best acceleration zone happened to be on the road down the mountain."

"If the tire temperature doesn't rise before going down the mountain, your speed won't increase and it will become a limitation."

Having said that, she pointed at the big screen.

"So, he has to keep increasing the tire temperature as much as possible within the lowest limit."

Qingluan nodded.

So that's how it is. In this way, the tire temperature can reach the best when going downhill, and the speed increase gained in the later stage far exceeds the speed lost in the early stage.

Overall, this is faster.

"After we get down the mountain, won't the tire treads be worn out? How can we still run?"

Jiang Xiyue smiled and said, "Sister Qingluan, the all-terrain tire mixed with spiritual pressure dust is not that fragile, and Jackdaw also has the talent to protect the tire."

"Besides, after we get down the mountain, there's a long stretch of road. As the tread wears out, the contact area with the road increases, so we'll actually go faster!"

Qingluan suddenly realized and felt that she had learned a lot of useless knowledge. When she brags to the girls in the courtyard in the future, she will have material to use.

"I see, Xiyue, what you said is really good, but it's a pity that you are talking to a cow. It's completely useless to tell me all this. I can't even discuss anything with you."

After Jiang Xiyue finished eating the ice cream in her hand, she asked doubtfully, "Sister Qingluan, what are you thinking about?"

"We're going to do that later!"

No matter who messed with Sister Ling Yu, I won't let you off easily. Don't you just want me to fail? I'm determined to get on the podium and show you!

Looking at Jiang Xiyue's determined expression, Qingluan's face suddenly turned green.

……

After flying over the gravel section, the road became steeper and steeper.

This rally was not a big one, but it had a lot of bends. Zhou Yun felt so good holding the steering wheel with only a wrench left on it.

Even if there is only a wrench, it is still a steering wheel!
"Jackdaw, we're about to go up the mountain, and the tires are almost warm. Are you ready?"

"Yeah!" Jackdaw's tone was three parts joy, three parts determination, and twelve parts excitement.

In order to be able to get into Zhou Yun's bed legally and legally, she tried her best!
Little Raccoon King, attack, attack, attack!

Even if there is a mountain in front of her, she will split it now. Nothing can stop her!

"Zhou Yun, I feel like I'm completely familiar with the steering wheel! Charge quickly!"

Listening to the excited roar of the Jackdaw engine, Zhou Yun quickly turned the wrench and then suddenly ejected.

9 minutes and 15 seconds... If you run normally, it will probably be this value.

But what he pursues is not just this limit.

……

PS: The championship is a team effort, so Zhou Yun prefers everyone to eat hot pot together and share the victory.

The steering wheel represents his personal efforts, so Zhou Yun likes to sleep with his arms around the steering wheel, implying that he needs to keep working hard.

(End of this chapter)