"Zhang Yifei, why don't you drive slowly."

Listening to He Ziling's voice coming from the side, Zhang Yifei turned his head to take a look, only to find that her face was already a little pale, obviously this speed and falling apart car situation was a kind of fright for her.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yifei released the accelerator and reduced the speed to the normal speed of 120km/h.

Although the engine noise of 4,000 rpm is still noisy, at least there is no train whistling sound like before, which is a lot more reassuring.

"I'm sorry, I'm used to driving fast."

Zhang Yifei replied slightly apologetically, he started with the Ford Mustang, and later the Mitsubishi EVO, and drove Xie Tiancheng's Nissan 300ZX halfway, which are basically some performance cars.

Later, he came to the track and drove a Renault car, like a speed of about 200km/h, which he was used to.

Fiat Palio is the second ordinary civilian car of this era that he has driven in addition to Jetta King, and compared to the Jetta King's 101P horsepower, this broken car is only 90P horsepower, it is really just to hear the roar, the car has not moved much!

"It's okay."

He Ziling replied softly, after the speed slowed down, the previous sense of panic disappeared, and she felt a lot better.

"But when you go to the New North Circuit, do you also want to use this car to run, will it be too slow?"

Zhang Yifei shook his head and said: "This broken car is driven by Senna and Schumacher, and it is estimated that it can't even eat exhaust gas at the New North Circuit." ”

"There's a dedicated car rental at the New North Circuit, and there are a lot of test cars from the company, so it's pretty easy to get a performance car there."

"That's good."

"What, you're worried I'm going to lose?"

"Who's worried about you losing, it's just that my brother said that the New North circuit, one of the most dangerous tracks in the world, doesn't feel safe."

"Oh, then you're worried about my safety."

"You ......"

He Ziling wanted to deny it, but in the end he didn't say anything, just glared at Zhang Yifei, how could he not have noticed that he was so flamboyant before.

However, Zhang Yifei said that there are racing cars for rent in New York, which can be regarded as putting He Ziling at ease, because when He Lang was studying at the British Citroen Club, he once told He Ziling the story of the New North Circuit.

The track is a dream for many drivers, but it is also the most dangerous place, and although there are few fatalities in official races, there are still many test drivers and racing enthusiasts who have accidents in New Zealand every year.

No specific figures have been released, but according to local police records, between 3 and 12 people die here each year, which is quite an exaggerated number. So the New North Circuit has also received the nickname "Green Hell".

After about two hours of driving, Zhang Yifei finally drove this 90-horsepower Fiat Palio and "slowly" came to the door of the New North Circuit, with the English letters Nurburgring on the gate.

Because the New North Circuit, to be precise, is only the northern loop of the Nürburgring, it is often referred to as the New North Circuit.

The Nürburgring also has a 5.148-kilometre South Loop, which is dedicated to the Formula 1 Grand Prix, which takes place every two years, alternating with the Hockenheimring.

In fact, in the seventies, the Nürburgring was not divided into two parts, and the entire circuit as a whole hosted the F1 Grand Prix, with a total length of an astonishing 20.83 kilometers.

It was precisely because the track was so long, and most of it was in the hills, that not only could the audience not see the car, but it was also very difficult to broadcast it on television at the time.

Later, in 1976, there was a serious racing accident, and the FIA suddenly realized that even the most basic accident rescue could not be arrived in time, so the Nürburgring was divided into two parts.

The South Loop continues to be the circuit for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, while the North Loop is the world's most recognizable racing destination.

Zhou Yunhui had already been waiting for Zhang Yifei at the Nürburgring, and when he saw Zhang Yifei coming over, he handed him a magnetic card and said, "This magnetic card is used to pay for tickets and track usage fees, you take it first." ”

"Hmm."

Zhang Yifei took the magnetic card and took a look, it was very similar to the high-speed toll card.

"How much does the New North Circuit charge now?"

"One lap is $25, and if you buy more than 25 laps at a time, you will get a $20 discount."

"Damn, this is a black shop!"

Zhang Yifei was really shocked by the price of New North, you must know that the top masters drive supercars, and the lap times are all within 8 minutes.

For the average driver or racing enthusiast, a lap is about 10 minutes, which means that the price of an hour is 150 US dollars, which is converted into RMB at the exchange rate of this era, which is more than 1,200 yuan.

You must know that in 99, many people did not have a salary of 1,000 yuan a month, and as a result, they could only spend an hour at the New North Circuit with a monthly salary, and this does not include the price of renting a car.

Looking at Zhang Yifei's surprised reaction, Zhou Yunhui also replied with a wry smile: "No way, this thing is just like hype, as the fame of the New York circuit increases, the price is becoming more and more exaggerated, almost far exceeding the average price of other tracks." ”

"I'll pay you back when I'm done."

If it is a hundred yuan, Zhang Yifei is too lazy to be hypocritical, but thousands of yuan is not a small amount.

If he remembers correctly, Zhou Yunhui chose to go as a gun gambler because of his mother's surgery fees. Now that I have just come to Europe as a test driver, I am sure that I will not have a lot of money on hand, and I will not be able to take advantage of this small advantage.

"This is my invitation to you, how can I possibly make you pay."

"If you don't invite, in fact, I will find a chance to come to the New North Circuit to have a look, so don't be hypocritical."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yifei asked again: "Where to rent a car in Newbei, and I don't have a driver's license now." ”

Speaking of the driver's license problem, Zhang Yifei has a headache, he really won the championship on the track, but driving a car is considered illegal on the road, and now renting a car is also a problem, which is really head-catching.

This reminds him of Kimi, who made a "triple jump" from junior formula to F1, and that guy also found out that he didn't have a super driver's license after entering F1, which can be regarded as creating a precedent for F1 drivers not to have a super driver's license.

Later, after communication with the Sauber team, the FIA alliance approved a super driver's license to be issued to him, otherwise there would really be a dilemma that the F1 driver would not be able to drive.

"That's the entrance, there are a lot of car rental points in the track, and I'll help you rent whatever car you want to drive."

"If you don't want to drive a rented car, I can also borrow an Opel Astra V8 Coupe from the fleet for you."

"I'll see what kind of car there is."

Zhang Yifei did not directly agree to come down, but planned to look at the New York Circuit and what classic models of this era could be rented.

In fact, if you want a fair match, the Opel Astra V8 Coupe is the best choice.

This is not just the same model as Zhou Yunhui, but as the race car of the DTM Opel team, it is far better than the rented car in terms of performance and maintenance.

After all, no matter how strong the car rental company is, it is impossible to provide the best event-level cars to ordinary enthusiasts. Under normal circumstances, you can rent a low-to-mid-grade modified performance car, unless you are particularly lucky or have a deep relationship, you can rent a supercar or race-level car.

Zhang Yifei took this magnetic card and drove the Fiat Palio towards the entrance, where there were already cars waiting in line. As Zhou Yunhui said, with the rise of the fame of the New North Circuit, racing enthusiasts from all over the world are like challenging the lap record of the New North Circuit, resulting in even the ticket "inflation".

Without exception, the queues here are all top-level performance cars, among which Zhang Yifei also saw several supercars, such as Porsche 911GT1, Jaguar XJ220, Ferrari F50 and so on.

In the middle grade, it is a high-performance car of luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz AMG and BMW M series. The cheapest are some American brand performance cars, such as the Ford Mustang, Dodge Viper, and so on that Zhang Yifei drove before.

Unlike Asian Japanese brands, the current Japanese performance cars in Europe can only be regarded as a younger brother compared to these top supercar brands.

In addition to the GTR and Supra, other Japanese king sports cars, as well as the current little brother of EVO, do not have any row on the New North Circuit.

Zhang Yifei's "little broken car" entered the ranks of the team, which naturally attracted the attention of many people, and there was a small broken car with 90 horsepower to New York this year?

At the same time, some people began to look carefully to see if Zhang Yifei's car had been violently modified, and wanted to use a mediocre appearance to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. As a result, after a round of looks, no traces of violent changes were found, and it seems that there is really a second flute who came to the New North Circuit to "buy vegetables".

For these strange eyes, Zhang Yifei is very calm, he has no strength in these years, his self-esteem is fragile, and he can't stand the ridicule of others.

It's a pity that Zhang Yifei is not a weak person, just give him a high-performance car, all those who line up here, Zhang Yifei dare not say that it is 100% killed, 99% there is no problem!

With confidence, there is naturally nothing to be inferior to.

Parked the car in the parking lot of the track, Zhou Yunhui took Zhang Yifei to the largest car rental company on the track, and this is also the partner of the Opel team at the New North Circuit.

Compared with other tracks, because of the many enthusiasts and manufacturers test cars, the scale and variety of car rental companies here are magnificent.

Car rental companies have a wide range of modified cars, ranging from entry-level cars such as Swift and Polo to supercars.

But Zhang Yifei locked his eyes on a "business car", which is different from coupes and supercars full of sporty atmosphere and fierce appearance. The car in front of me is a standard four-door five-seater, and the relatively long body does not show any sporty atmosphere.

The Mercedes-Benz standard at the front of the car, coupled with the identity of the S-class, is simply a standard boss morning car, which is completely unsuitable for appearing on the track, and is more suitable for appearing in the commercial CBD area.

However, when the eyes came to the rear of the car, the three letters of AMG behind it gave it another meaning, representing that it came from the Mercedes-Benz high-performance modification department.

The exterior of the S-Class business car, coupled with the intrinsic power of the AMG, has a very apt word to describe this car, and that is "suit thug"!