Chapter 16 Rainy Day
The track was flooded, and as the rain tires spun, a lot of water sprayed behind them.
Wu Shi's white go-kart, like a ray of light under a gloomy sky, pierced through the misty rain with a "whoosh".
laugh!
Wow!
The track conditions were far worse than expected, and the braking points had all changed.
Wu Shi gripped the steering wheel with difficulty, completely immersed in his perception of the car and the track.
When accelerating in a straight line, release the accelerator early before entering the corner, use the resistance to reduce speed, then apply the brakes before entering the corner.
Sizzle!
However, his speed was still too aggressive, and the car instantly skidded.
*Smack!*
The go-kart started spinning in circles.
"It's out of control!"
"Oh no, running so fast in the rain, is he crazy?! Whose child is this?!"
"Quickly, prepare for rescue."
"Daddy, Daddy! The car is going around in circles!" Little Yezi shouted, as if she had seen something fun.
"Zhong Ming! You're going to let your own son drive this thing?! Huh?!" Mother Ye suddenly shouted.
Xiao Yezi froze. Although the person wasn't being talked about, she still grabbed the hem of her skirt and silently watched the racetrack, her earlier liveliness gone.
"He wanted to run away."
"He wants to run away, so you just let him? Are you even his father?! Aren't you afraid he'll kill himself by running into a brick wall?! I'm asking you, Ye Zhongming, are you his biological father or not?!"
Although Ye's mother tried to suppress her voice, it was still very loud, drawing the attention of many people.
"Enough!"
Ye Zhongming turned his head, expressionless: "You're doing this for his own good? You think you're doing this so that he'll do everything according to your wishes? He's him! He's Ye Zhaohui! Not you, Shi Wanyu!"
"Huh? How could I not? I'm his mother! He's flesh and blood of my own flesh! You don't care, you don't cherish him? Fine! I'll take him to America, and this time you can't stop me!"
After saying that, he left the spectator hall without looking back.
Ye Zhongming remained silent, while Xiao Yezi tugged at her father's clothes.
"Ningning." Ye Zhongming patted his daughter's head.
"Holy crap! They're saved!" a loud shout suddenly rang out.
Ye Ningning saw it.
The white go-kart was about to spin out of the track, but then its body strangely stopped just as it was about to go straight, before quickly turning back.
The tires, which were originally completely locked, suddenly released when the car turned forward. The out-of-control force was transmitted downwards, and the race car regained control.
"Wow! That's amazing! They managed to save it?"
"I think it was just luck."
"That's a good thing, it serves as a reminder to the drivers behind."
The off-stage disturbances did not affect Wu Shi; he silently reflected:
'Although the driver could fully perceive the situation of the race car, the brain was unable to perform the necessary calculations, or rather, selective focus led to the neglect of a certain key element, resulting in a loss of control.'
Just now, the vehicle lost control because one of the tires ran over the white line, and the completely different coefficient of friction with the ground caused the vehicle to run out of control.
He should have been careful about that, but the original plan was for the go-kart's rear wheel to slip across the white line and regain traction by relying on the stronger friction provided by the road surface outside the line.
But the truth is, the slippage already occurred when the tires made contact with the white line. Although he cut off the throttle input in time, the vehicle's transmission was much slower than his thinking.
'I haven't considered this thoroughly enough, and the route needs to be changed. I need to utilize the area with the strongest grip.'
Wu Shi's gaze became even more resolute, and he was not afraid of losing control just now, even though his heart was pounding.
Rustling sound!
"He didn't slow down, this lap is already a waste, what is he doing?"
"Yeah, has it gone mad?"
"Dad, why is he the only one who runs so fast?"
"Dad doesn't know either, but my brother definitely does. Let him come back and tell you." Ye Zhongming stared blankly, his resolve, which had been shaken by Shi Wanyu, hardened once more.
Yes, even a child knows that slipping once doesn't mean the end. How can he think of running away like that crazy woman just because of a temporary setback and danger?
Yes, Shi Wanyu's anger did not stem from her son's dangerous racing career, but from the setbacks in his business. The risk of his downfall made this profit-driven woman want to escape as quickly as possible.
As Wu Shi sped through the last few corners, the cars that had just completed half of the second lap also began to accelerate, as they were sprinting on the final lap to achieve a good result.
Speed up! Speed up! Speed is everything!
Wu Shi's race car roared again, like a raging beast speeding through the rain.
Sizzle!
The rain was churned into mist, and the water surged and flew.
The race car quickly reached the corner it had just been. This time, Wu Shi once again let the tires cross the white line. The only difference was that he released the accelerator a fraction of a second earlier and pressed it a fraction of a second later, with a slight touch of pressure.
"It's going to get out of control again!"
"Almost exactly the same as before!"
"Even if he plays it safe, he can still get the fastest lap!"
Why are you working so hard?
Buzz!
The roar of the two-stroke engine tore away all nonsense, and a ray of white light broke through the rain curtain, rushing towards the next bend.
"They actually made it through!"
"What did he do?!"
"A genius, an absolute genius!"
"It was the same back in Shenzhen! No one could get past that No. 1 bend like him!"
Whether in the maintenance area or the spectator hall, the sounds of shock from the crowd never ceased.
Having overcome a major hurdle, Wu Shi continues to move forward, pushing himself to the limit!
Rain racing has always been what he looks forward to and desires. Only in torrential rain can the strengths and weaknesses of a race car be largely neutralized, and the true skill of a racer be revealed.
He's determined to become the strongest driver, so how could he be afraid of the rain?!
rush!
He wants to reach his limit in the rain, and then sprint towards the next limit!
Rustling sound!
Wow!
In the next two sets of corners, the car drifted through the corners in a sliding motion, just like a race car in a simulator that doesn't touch the ground.
"It's a feast for the eyes!" one veteran coach exclaimed.
"Huh?! Are we late?" The reporter from Big Eye News took off her rain hat and saw that everyone was drawn to the competition. She secretly regretted it.
Squeezing to the edge of the fence, she only saw a white figure "whoosh" across the finish line, splashing water all over the onlookers, but no one left.
"That's too strong."
"Go-karting is so thrilling, it's unbelievable!"
At this moment, the results appeared on the screen.
44.338.
Wow! Results in the rain!
"That's absolutely outrageous!"
"Is this even human?"
The reporter blinked her big, innocent eyes, not quite understanding what these people were saying.
She looked at the go-karts, which didn't seem very fast, so why was everyone so excited?
Perhaps she should interview a few people, but this business has not been taken seriously before, and there is no prior information for reference. How would she know who knows more about it?
But keep it up! This is your first big responsibility, so you have to shoulder it well!
'call!'
On the track, Wu Shi breathed a sigh of relief, one lap around the starry sky!
'Ha ha ha ha!'
He laughed out loud; that's exactly how it feels.
Pursuing speed and limits, battling tires and the ground, teetering on the edge of losing control, and always moving forward!
That's everything about racing!