616 Back to Wangan
"Bayshore?"
When Xie Tiancheng heard this familiar place name, he was stunned for a moment, and then his mouth slightly raised.
"You are a world-class Formula driver now, why do you still want to go to the Bayshore?"
"Isn't it the most lively time for the bay coastline?"
To be honest, Zhang Yifei came to Tokyo and sat down for about ten hours without much energy or motivation.
But now seeing Xie Tiancheng and the last king-class sports car, the Honda NSS, has brought back all the memories and interest of the past. Last time I was just a bystander and passerby on the Bayshore. Now I am revisiting the old place, I don’t know how I feel.
"Ok, since you want to go, then go and have a look."
Xie Tiancheng has no trace of ink. For Japanese professional drivers, the Bayshore is almost an avoidable term. Compared with other parts of the world, the Bayshore of Japan is a shared "runway". You can always meet active or retired professional players from all over the world, or even top-notch ones.
Departing from the airport, NX headed towards the bay shoreline, looking at the bustling scenery of Tokyo Bay, this feeling was different from any previous transition.
"Tiancheng, how are you doing in Japan? I heard someone say you are third?"
Zhang Yifei asked, and the group of fans just muttered in a low voice. He probably heard gt, the third one, which are relatively simple words.
"Well, I won the third place in this year's All Japan GT Awards and will represent the Arta team to participate in the World Touring Car Championship next year."
"You guys, okay!"
Zhang Yifei happily patted Xie Tiancheng on the shoulder. Being able to compete in the world's top RV events is equivalent to entering the ranks of top drivers.
Even twenty years later, there are only a handful of drivers in China who can participate in world-class RV events. Only Ma Qinghua can achieve results.
Xie Tiancheng's breakthrough has in some sense changed the original history.
"Don't let me lose my temper. The gap between you and you is getting bigger and bigger."
I remember that the two of them could have fought on Tsuen Jin Highway on Hong Kong Island at Qixing Mountain. Now Zhang Yifei has obtained a super driver's license and fights with the world's strongest drivers, and even has their own winners and losses.
When he was at the Toyota Youth Training Base in Japan, Xie Tiancheng and Zhang Yifei had an agreement to work hard to compete in professional competitions together, but today, Xie Tiancheng can no longer catch up with Zhang Yifei.
"Don't mess around, it's not a professional competition type. If you ask me to run GT, you may have to count down."
Zhang Yifei's rampantness has always been targeted at outsiders. He never showed any superiority to Xie Tiancheng, a true friend. Even in fact, the gap between the two people's achievements is indeed getting bigger and bigger.
And to be honest, Zhang Yifei has always felt a little sorry for Xie Tiancheng. His talent and strength are very strong. However, this guy has never had any enterprising spirit before. He is still running and playing underground with a good foundation, delaying the best professional training period.
It was not until I met Zhang Yifei that I was infected by his mentality of competing in professional competitions and chose to enter the Japanese GT race. If this time point was a few years ahead of schedule, maybe Xie Tiancheng would have already achieved results in the World RV Championship.
I can only say that talent and foundation cannot withstand waste!
Xie Tiancheng is familiar with the roads in Japan and quickly drove the NSS to the high bay coastline of the capital. However, this time, unlike before driving GTR, who was crazyly provoked by others. It is obvious that some Japanese drivers turned on the turn signal after seeing Xie Tiancheng's Honda NSS, and took the initiative to get the line instead of provoking it.
"You often run on the bay shore now?"
After driving a few cars to get the line, Zhang Yifei asked.
"Um."
Xie Tiancheng nodded and continued, "I used to be the main attack on mountain roads, but now I have already run the field races, so naturally I run a little more on the streets."
"No wonder so many Bayshore drivers pay tribute to your car. It seems that your kid has been running well recently."
"It's OK, the fourth fastest this year."
"Damn, is the third place in Japan's gt ranked fourth in speed?"
Zhang Yifei was really surprised now. He knew that there were many professional drivers running on the coast of the Japanese Bay. Especially before the major traffic accident in 2004, the Japanese police basically checked it very loosely, and this place can be called a holy place for street racing around the world.
Later, after the traffic accident, the Japanese police began to crack down on Bay Shoreline racing, and the Tokyo underground racing position was transferred to the capital High C1 line. At the same time, there were relatively few professional drivers involved and were more low-key.
Except for the most core group, basically professional drivers will not easily reveal their identity and avoid some troublesome things.
At this point, it is still the golden age for professional drivers to participate in underground Bay Racing. But no matter what, the entire Japanese GT race is the oldest and most powerful RV race in Asia.
There are countless world-class drivers from the GT race. Not only are the local drivers strong, but the foreign players brought in from overseas can also be said to be terrible. For example, the benoit Treluyer of GT team won the 24-hour endurance championship in Le Mans.
Xie Tiancheng, the third place in Japan, looks like he is the third place and doesn't look very good. But in fact, he is already the top RV player in Asia, and he is at the dominant level in any street event.
With this kind of strength, he has the "local" advantage and can only be ranked fourth. So what level of drivers are the top three?
F1?Le Mans? Or DTM? Apart from these world's top professional race drivers, Zhang Yifei couldn't think of anyone who could be better than Xie Tiancheng.
"Well, you should know that there are often many world-class drivers on the Bayshore. And I am a professional driver now, and it is normal for me to focus on maintaining the rankings and be refreshed and surpassed by others."
"Do you know who the top three are?"
"The third is a Le Mans P3 driver, the second is this year's all-Japanese GT champion Ai Yui, and the first is a retired F1 driver, you should have heard of it."
"who?"
"British Lion King Niger Mansell."
Mansell?
When Zhang Yifei heard this name, he was a little surprised because the first driver in history to win the F1 and Indy Championships at the same time was Mansell.
Later, this guy also participated in the Le Mans endurance race, as well as the German RV race and the World Supercar GT race, which can be said to have worn all the world's major auto sports events!
"Then is he still in Japan?"
"Of course not here. He just ran and played by chance, but ended up running the fastest pace this year."
"What, are you planning to run the bay shoreline with him?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yifei smiled and did not deny it. It would be quite interesting to have a game with this legendary British driver. He hadn't tried two F1 drivers yet, what would it feel like to have a street showdown?
During the chat, Xie Tiancheng drove the Honda NSS into the underground garage of the building. Now he has arrived at the "Cinderella" competition time on the coastline of the Japan Bay, so there are all kinds of racing cars parked here, waiting for the next speed of rush.
When I saw Xie Tiancheng's NSS coming in, the underground garage that was still noisy before, it suddenly became quiet. Many people's eyes showed an accident and excitement.
The third place in the entire Japan GT is Japan's top driver, and it can even be said that Asia's top driver is not too much. Generally, although Xie Tiancheng still runs on the bay shoreline, it is actually quite difficult to encounter it once, so his sudden arrival surprised many bay shore drivers.
"It's not bad, the salary is much higher than last time."
Zhang Yifei teased and clearly felt that Xie Tiancheng's status on the Bayshore has improved.
Faced with Zhang Yifei's teasing, Xie Tiancheng just smiled, then found an open space, and prepared to stop the Honda NSS.
But at this moment, a sharp brake tail-swing sounded, and it seemed quite harsh in the enclosed space like the underground garage.
A Toyota Supra GT performance car, using the drifting equation, quickly surpassed Xie Tiancheng's Honda NSS, and parked the car first.
There are parking spaces in this place?
When Zhang Yifei saw this scene, he was a little stunned. The bay line was originally a place for street competitions. If there was a grudge, he would go to resolve it. Basically, no one would do such a provocation and no good-for-nothing thing.
However, this Toyota Supra GT performance car shows that it has an extraordinary driving status.
Because this is not the ordinary version of Toyota Bull Demon King driven by Li Tao on Qixing Mountain back then. The full name of this car is Toyota supra trd 3000 gt model, and the suffix is ridiculously long.
Just like the Mitsubishi 3000gt of the four Japanese kings, the suffixes are all gt letters, which means they were born to compete in the Japanese gt event, which is a special event vehicle.
However, ordinary people can buy a Mitsubishi 3000gt, but the three letters of trd in the name of this supra mean that it was specially customized by Toyota Racing Development Department. Just like before Mercedes-Benz acquired the Amg letter, the same model was also customized and modified.
Of course, with the acquisition of Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz Amg's model has become a mass-produced car, rather than a specially customized and modified one.
So Zhang Yifei can probably guess that he can drive this Toyota Supra GT, basically the professional driver has not escaped. But why did the other party do this? Is it because he has a grudge against Xie Tiancheng?
Sure enough, when Zhang Yifei looked at Xie Tiancheng, he found that his face looked ugly. You should know that Xie Tiancheng's personality has always been relatively calm and is not easy to be excited or particularly angry. In this situation, it is definitely a grudge between the two of them.
Chapter completed!