lu xin chen yi

Chapter 221 Testing New Leather Armor, Departing for Country A

During the meal, Lin Yan reached his chopsticks into Su Mojin's bowl.

"No, what do I owe you for food? Why are you snatching food from Xiao Jin's bowl?"

Seeing this scene between the two, Fu Qingyun didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

After the meal, Lin Yan said goodbye to Fu Qingyun and left the Lin family with Su Mojin.

"Xiao Jin, if Lin Yan bullies you, tell me! I'll sort him out."

Before leaving, Fu Qingyun also specifically instructed Su Mojin, which made Su Mojin feel a little embarrassed. People always say that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the most difficult to handle, but she didn't see it that way. Lin Yan's mother treated her very well.

Getting into the Porsche 918 Spyder, Lin Yan drove Su Mojin out of the Lin family manor towards the base. Su Mojin had already taken leave, so she didn't need to pack much, as she could buy things after arriving.

They were flying out at noon today, and they would arrive in Country A around midnight tomorrow. However, there were no races tomorrow; the actual qualifying rounds were scheduled for the day after tomorrow at noon.

Compared to Huaxia, Country A had a much more prosperous motorcycle culture. After all, people on the other side of the planet were more adept at these extreme sports.

An hour later, the car stopped at the entrance of the base, and Lin Yan and Su Mojin got out.

Following Lin Yan's footsteps into the base, Su Mojin looked around like a curious baby as soon as she entered.

This was Su Mojin's first time visiting Lin Yan's training ground.

Is this where Brother Yan works? It doesn't seem much different from the usual race track.

Inside the base, some of the basic equipment had already been loaded. The reason Lin Yan came here instead of going directly to the airport was that he needed to test a new leather suit this morning.

Yes, that's right, a leather suit.

The new leather suit was custom-made according to the characteristics of the Country A race track and Lin Yan's physical features. It was originally scheduled for testing last night, but Lin Yan was not present, so the time was rescheduled to this morning.

Hearing the noise, Veneres came out of the pit room. Today he was wearing casual clothes. Upon seeing Lin Yan, he immediately led Lin Yan into the wind tunnel room behind the pit room without a word.

Lin Yan hadn't let go, so Su Mojin followed him in.

A wind tunnel room is a place specifically designed to test racing car aerodynamic kits. It can simulate the airflow during a car's operation.

With his gear on, Lin Yan mounted the race car placed in the center of the wind tunnel room, and the staff immediately started the equipment.

In car races, all details determine the success or failure of the competition. Therefore, even the wind resistance generated by the leather suit is minimized by all teams as much as possible.

What is the wind resistance of a leather suit? The simplest explanation is that when the rider is in a crouched position on a straight, the height of the hump on the back of the leather suit must be flush with the rider's helmet, forming a streamlined shape. If the hump on the back protrudes, it will increase wind resistance.

As the equipment started, the wind tunnel deployed in front of the car blew out a stream of white simulated airflow. It passed over Lin Yan's entire body, and under the effect of the car's shell, the entire airflow formed a flowing curve (diagram).

This curve represents the direction of the wind flow around the race car.

Aerodynamics is what Ducati is most proud of.

Among the six major manufacturers, Ducati's straight-line speed is fast. One reason is its high horsepower, and the second is its aerodynamics. Both are indispensable.

The multiple winglets on the front of the GP22 can provide downforce to the car body while also reducing interference with cornering stability. This is all thanks to Ducati's aerodynamics.

Watching the flowing air, Su Mojin didn't quite understand, but she didn't ask. Although given her relationship with Lin Yan, many people would have told her if she asked, it was better to know less about some things.

Although Su Mojin appeared naive and cute, she was quite intelligent in some aspects.

The surrounding technicians had already learned about Su Mojin and Lin Yan's relationship last time. Not to mention anything else, the fact that she could accompany Lin Yan to such a confidential place this time showed that her status was extraordinary, and she was undoubtedly his official girlfriend.

After the test, Lin Yan got off the car and glanced at the data handed over by the staff.

Overall, the test was quite good. He would wear this leather suit for the upcoming race.

With preparations complete, everyone packed up and headed to the airport.

While Lin Yan was testing, unbeknownst to him, Rance was also conducting his final tests at the Kyoto International Circuit.

There was no other way. Although he had bought the entire team, the training base was not in the country, and it was too late to build his own circuit. Therefore, Rance could only train at the Kyoto International Circuit for these two days.

Rance didn't mind this; he could practice anywhere as long as he could drive.

However, he encountered a new problem with the car change this time, which was that the car was not good. First of all, he was not used to it. Even if the characteristics of the two cars were the same, both having high horsepower, there were still differences between cars.

Moreover, this RC16 was last year's factory car, not this year's latest model, so Rance was not very comfortable riding it.

His overall lap times were 0.5 seconds slower than his previous lap times on this track with the GP22. A difference of 0.5 seconds per lap was already a significant gap.

However, the chief technician of the Song family's team was very satisfied with this. To be honest, being a technician for a rider from a former top factory team was much easier than for some second-tier riders.

Factory teams could use the latest cars of the year, so top riders would flock to factory teams. This was also why Rance did not plan to stay with the Song family team for long. Using last year's car was not enough to achieve his ideals and ambitions, let alone seek revenge on Lin Yan.

The outside world might not understand, but he had been teammates with Lin Yan before and knew how terrifying Lin Yan was. If he was not good and the car was also not good, then it was impossible to catch up with the opponent.

Although Rance understood, the person in charge of this project sent by the Song family did not. After all, he was an outsider. He could look at the data, but in practice, he would definitely not understand as much as these racing professionals.

This Rance, wasn't he said to be very strong? Why was he so much slower than Lin Yan? Looking at the data he had collected, the person in charge had a hint of doubt in his mind.

With such a large gap, how could he complete the chairman's task?

Next, Rance ran another lap. In this lap, Rance almost pushed the car's performance to its limit, but it was still 0.4 seconds slower than the previous lap time, and even more so compared to Lin Yan's lap time.

After getting off the car, Rance took off his helmet and wiped the sweat from his forehead. His hands were still trembling slightly, clearly due to the frequent braking in a short period.

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