A young man came down from Subaru GC8, and he was too young. From his tender face, Zhang Yifei felt that his age was probably similar to that of him, and he definitely belonged to the underage.

You should know that tonight, the average age here is about 30 years old, and a teenage driver suddenly appeared, which seemed a little out of place.

But the more unexpected scene happened next. The Japanese drivers around him did not look down on him because they were young. On the contrary, they were very respectful to him. Several of them took the initiative to say hello, which made Zhang Yifei a little confused.

"Is this guy the son of a Japanese consortium? He has such a high status?"

"No, his name is Tanaka, the All-Japanese Kart Championship champion!"

Hearing Xie Tiancheng's words, Zhang Yifei opened his mouth wide in surprise, the winner of the Japanese Kart Championship?

Although karting has not developed very well in China, Japan is still considered an old industrial powerhouse, and their karting sports are still very basic, so this Japanese karting championship title is very valuable.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will be fine if you win the Japanese Kart Championship and successfully enter the Japanese F3 level Formula. If you have stronger strength, you may also enter f3000.

The above is F1. Almost everyone of this level is a kart champion, so the champion is not worth a lot in F1.

Zhang Yifei was even more surprised that a national karting championship would appear in an underground racing party on the Bayshoreline, which was really unbelievable.

Although the dividing line between Chinese profession and underground is not obvious, it is still difficult for national champion drivers to see in underground racing cars. This is the biggest difference.

"Not surprisingly, if you run the coastline of Japan Bay for a year or two, you can see all kinds of professional drivers. Of course, they will not admit that they are professional drivers, and they will not have to ask about their identity."

“It’s really interesting.”

Zhang Yifei replied with interest, no matter how much he heard before, only by truly coming to the bay shoreline can he feel Japan's unique racing culture, which is indeed very different from that of China and Europe.

In the following time, some drivers came to the underground parking lot one after another, but they were all familiar with each other. Xie Tiancheng mostly ran the mountain roads. In a sense, he was not from this circle, so no one came to say hello, so that Zhang Yifei could look at the Bayshore drivers in Tokyo in the posture of a bystander.

"Is this place a JDM? Why didn't I see a foreign car?"

As time approached midnight, the vacant spaces in the underground parking lot were basically full. Zhang Yifei found that the performance cars that were driving in were some Japanese-style brands, and he did not see a single European and American brand or supercar.

Logically speaking, there are many straight roads in the Bay shoreline, and there are some high-speed corners. The European and American cars and supercars have the advantage, but none of them appear. There is only one possibility, this is a JDM venue.

The full name of jdm is japanese desti market, which is probably the meaning of "Japanese local market".

In other words, the vehicle must be a Japanese brand, and all modifications must be modified kits from Japanese manufacturers. Over time, this modification style has gradually become a force, commonly known as jdm.

It has to be said that Japan's automobile industry is indeed developed, and can produce modified accessories nationwide by relying solely on the local market. However, the initial reason is not that the Japanese support the domestic industry, but because foreign automobile modifications are too expensive, and the cost difference may be as high as ten times, so we can only settle for the second best use of local modifications.

"The Bayshore racing is not divided into venues, but it is indeed a JDM party tonight, because a great driver will appear later."

"Who?" Zhang Yifei asked curiously.

"You'll know soon."

Xie Tiancheng kept a close eye and asked Zhang Yifei to continue waiting.

However, it was not long before waiting. Soon another sports car roared into the underground parking lot. This time, all the underground drivers present stopped talking and stood on both sides of the lane.

This car is a Nissan GTR, which is the same car that Xie Tiancheng drives now.

gtr parked in front of Xie Tiancheng and Zhang Yifei's car without bias, and then the door opened and got out from inside. A middle-aged man who looked about 40 years old.

The underground drivers around him, when they saw the middle-aged man appear, cheered and applauded warmly, and many even bowed to him to pay tribute, indicating that the gtr driver's status is very high.

At this moment, Xie Tiancheng, who had been leaning against the car door, also stood up straight and issued a Japanese syllable "xi xio".

It can be said that Chinese children in later generations in the 1980s and 1990s all experienced the influence of Japanese animation, and Zhang Yifei was no exception. If he remembered correctly, the pronunciation of xi xio seems to be the meaning of a Chinese master.

Then the identity of the middle-aged man in front of him is about to emerge. This person is the F1 driver, Nissan's chief test driver, and the Rio Suzuki, known as the godfather of GTR!

No wonder Xie Tiancheng took him to visit the bay shoreline and came to this underground parking lot to wait. It turned out that what he was waiting for was Rio Suzuki!

Suzuki Rio nodded to Xie Tiancheng, then looked at Zhang Yifei and said, "You are Tiancheng's friend, now Toyota youth training driver Yifeijun?"

Zhang Yifei didn't expect that Liono Suzuki would greet him in English first, and he didn't expect that he knew him, so he was very surprised.

But he quickly stood up straight and nodded and said, "Senior Suzuki, I am Zhang Yifei."

Although both sides have different nationalities and Zhang Yifei has no good feelings for the Japanese, after all, Rio Suzuki is also a legendary driver, three-time champion of the All-Japanese Grand Prix, Datona's 24-hour endurance race, and second-placed Le Mans endurance race, and later entered the F1 field.

Whether in terms of strength or age, it is worthy of Zhang Yifei's respect.

"Tiancheng told me about you, so I also asked my friends of Toyota team about your trial training results. It can be said that they have great potential. If there are any difficulties in the equation, I can help you."

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei looked at Xie Tiancheng, and a kind of thanks appeared in his eyes. Because Zhang Yifei already understood the real purpose of Xie Tiancheng bringing him tonight.

I am not understanding the Japanese racing culture of Bayshore, but I want to recommend myself to Suzuki Rio, who can get help in Formula racing in the future.

Zhang Yifei could understand and thank Tiancheng, but he didn't need any "extra care", so he replied with a smile: "Thanks to Senior Suzuki for his kindness, I don't have any difficulties at the moment."

Suzuki Rio naturally heard the rejection in Zhang Yifei's tone, but he didn't care, because many young drivers have a sense of arrogance and confidence, and feel that they can defeat everything by themselves, and this confidence is not necessarily a bad thing.

"It's better if there is no difficulty. If you are interested in fighting in the Japanese f3000 in the future, I can introduce you to the fleet."

Suzuki Rio still threw an olive branch to Zhang Yifei. This was not just Xie Tiancheng's relationship, but he learned about Zhang Yifei's trial results during this period from the Toyota team.
Chapter completed!