Chapter 1447： Crazy IndyCar

Yang Cheng probably read the outline of the interview sent by the editor of The Times. There were no new ideas. There were a lot of old-fashioned questions. A few questions were still new, but they really didn't interest him.

After thinking about it, he replied to Eddie’s email and rejected the interview. However, he suggested in the email that the subject of the interview should be replaced by Ryze Khan, or Eddie could be on his own, compared to him. Boss, maybe people are more interested in the actual managers of New Era Media and 4D Space?

In the evening, the dusk was heavy. After the three Yang family enjoyed the authentic Chinese food cooked by the chef, Liu Yun suddenly said, "I heard from a few Chinese friends today that the terracotta warriors and horses are on display in the Metropolitan Museum?"

Yang Cheng drank the red wine after dinner, and said, "When I went downstairs today, I just saw the terracotta warriors and horses propaganda posters hanging on the outer wall of Metropolis. Cultural relics will be exhibited together at that time."

Yang Sen was in a good mood today. He drank several times more during dinner. He was a little bit drunk at the moment, "Would you like to see it? By the way, we haven't seen it with our own eyes."

Liu Yun was also very interested. When Yang Cheng traveled to Xi'an in his previous life, he often took pictures at Pit No. 1, but in this life, he has never seen the most splendid treasure in the history and culture of the country of Z.

"Then go? Let Old John go buy tickets."

"What's the hurry, there is still a while to leave the curtain."

"Is there a basketball game tonight?" Yang Sen asked the servant to turn on the TV and asked.

Yang Cheng shook her head, "Tomorrow night~"

Old John rarely interjected, "Today is the qualifier for the Indy 500. I recorded the video of the game."

When Liu Yun heard this, she immediately shook her head, "Racing? Not interested, let's look at you guys. Old John booked a beauty spa for me~"

Old John bowed and smiled, "Okay madam, the beautician will appear in front of you within an hour."

After Liu Yun smiled and thanked her, she walked to the massage room. Before the massage, she had to take a beautiful bath and then a sauna. After a set of procedures, one hour might not be enough.

Women, especially non-white women, will never be as interested in racing as shopping and beauty, but for men, racing is always the most exciting and adrenaline-stimulating sport.

In particular, the Indy 500 event is crazy and only the brave deserves to be on the track.

Although Yang Sen and Yang Cheng are not fanatics, since they have heard it, they will always feel regretful if they don't take a look.

Yang Cheng immediately greeted the servants to put beer and various snacks on the leather tea table. There was no food and beer to watch the game, which is more regrettable than missing the game.

In fact, for real racing fans, this time of year is like Christmas, carnival, a carnival for men!

In this super race month, several world-famous races are held in different corners of the earth-the Monaco Grand Prix in f1, the Nürburgring 24 Hours, the annual event in gt racing, and the exciting and terrifying man in the motorcycle world. Island tt, located in Charlotte, USA, the NASCAR substation with the longest distance in the season-the Coca-Cola 600 mile race. . .

Of course, in this series of events, the most interesting, or the most crazy "highlight" of Americans, is undoubtedly the 100th indy500 competition held in the most historic American Indy.

In May every year, in the suburbs of Indianapolis in the Great Lakes region of the United States, hundreds of thousands of people gather to watch famous motor sports events. Many world-class drivers will show their skills in front of a crowded audience, comparing their speed and passion. Conquer.

This is the thrilling indy500 that has made countless people excited!

indy500 is the most important race in the indycar series, not only because it is the only double points race except for the final round, but also because there are tens of millions of dollars in prize money for distribution in a single race. , But also because of the long history and profound traditions here.

This is the longest lasting motor sports event in the world, and it can even be said that the entire indycar series is developed around indy500.

What is indy500? The full English name is indianapolis500milerace, and the Chinese translation is the Indy 500 mile race. As one of the famous "three slams" in global motorsports, it is as famous as the f1 Monaco Grand Prix and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Throughout the ages, the only driver who can hold the three major slam trophies at the same time is the famous f1 championship driver Graham Hill.

The Indy 500 was born after its main track, ims, was built. This ancient track was built in 1909. The original intention of the construction was to be a test car track. It is precisely for this purpose. As a result, when it was built, it was not too deliberate, so that at the beginning, ims had a nickname called "Brick Field" because the early track was built with 3 million large bricks.

Later, with the upsurge of the competition, the track was extensively remodeled, and the track was also paved with asphalt, but the starting and finishing line still retained approximately 90 cm wide bricks.

Maybe people who are not familiar with Indy races don’t know much about the ims circuit, or even unheard of, but when it comes to the elliptical circuit, even people who are not familiar with this crazy racing sport may have heard of it. It is 2.5 miles long and is from the United States. The largest of the many elliptical tracks.

It is said to be an elliptical track, but in fact it is more rectangular in shape, with corners at right angles, with an inclination angle of more than 9 degrees, and a corner length of 0.25 miles, which is about 400 meters.

The starting and back straights are 0.625 miles (1006 meters) long, and the two shorter straights are 0.125 miles (201 meters) long.

Because of the existence of these few points, IndyCar can surpass the amazing speed of F1 cars here. The higher the speed, the greater the danger. This is also the biggest charm of IndyCar.

In addition, ims is also the largest single sports venue in the world, with 250,000 fixed seats. On match day, the infield can accommodate 400,000 people to watch the game at the same time, the capacity is equivalent to 5 bird's nests.

Thinking of such a scale, it is enough to make people excited.

The Indy 500 event, which is the same age as the 1911 Revolution, has a history of 105 years, but this year is its unique 100th event. The impact of the two world wars caused it to be suspended for several years.

As the most important event of the year, it also has a century-old sentiment bonus. This year's Indy 500 will probably become a national carnival.

The fact is the same. This year's Indy 500 event, the entire schedule will last more than two weeks, with multiple rally events interspersed between practice matches, qualifying rounds and the final finals.

The final final will be held at the ims oval track on the last weekend of May.

Old John called up the video recorded today, and a frenzied sound wave came from the TV stereo, and the live broadcaster started recording it early in the morning.

You can see countless crazy car fans cheering outside the track in pairs, the camera sweeps a few red noses, and it is estimated that they would rinse their mouths with beer since they opened their eyes in the morning.

After that, the camera turned to the center of the carnival, where the organizers parked an open-wheeled racing car, which is also the origin of IndyCar.

The main difference between IndyCar and other open-wheel racing cars is the body weight, size and engine specifications. IndyCar has a smaller engine displacement, a larger body and a heavier weight, but the speed is no less than other types of racing cars.

Therefore, in the Indy field, the competition process is more intense, not only requires higher skills and courage of the drivers, but also indispensable for the competition in the manufacturing technology of the major teams.

Of course, IndyCar is much rougher than F1, which pays more attention to safety, at least on the surface.

Old John said, "According to official statistics, the number of spectators attending the qualifying match today reached 350,000. When the finals next week, it is expected to reach a saturation figure of 400,000."

Yang Cheng slapped his tongue, a gathering of 400,000 people, any trivial matter could trigger a riot.

But this number should set the Guinness record for the world's largest number of spectators in a single day.

With this kind of attention, there will naturally be countless sponsors flocking to the event, which indirectly increases the income of the event organizer, and the number of prizes for participating drivers is even more substantial.

The winner will have a prize of at least 2 million US dollars, the runner-up will also have more than 1 million US dollars, and the third runner-up 5 will have at least 500,000. This is just the number of prizes for this event alone, from the scene of the game to the number of viewers, and then to the final bonus number. All make people crazy!

Having just personally experienced the excitement of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix, and looking at the Indy 500, Yang Cheng found that the degree of fanaticism of Europeans is quite different from that of Americans.

If you have to use language to make a comparison, the f1 Monaco Grand Prix is ​​more like a show for the rich. After all, ordinary people simply cannot enjoy the luxury of Monaco.

The Indy 500 is undoubtedly more friendly to the people. As long as you have a fanatical heart, you can join this carnival. There is no red wine, no exquisite desserts, and no expensive seafood feasts. Some only have beer and grilled food. Intestines, burgers, hot dogs, these civilian delicacies bring direct enjoyment, of course, the excitement of the violent racing collision is indispensable in the end!

Even through the screen, Yang Cheng could feel the liveliness of the scene.

Old John said that today the organizers held a special racing theme parade, a total of 150,000 people participated in the parade, and even the 9,000 seats that visited the parade were swept away as soon as the tickets were released.

The subsequent qualifying tournament brought today's carnival atmosphere to gc. Yang Cheng has never seen what it is like when hundreds of thousands of people shout and shout at the same time.

In his opinion, the cheering of up to 100,000 people in the Super Bowl is enough to make the scalp numb, nearly 400,000 people, oh my god, I can't imagine it.

When the car whizzed past the auditorium, a few white women took off their clothes and used their double fengs to pay tribute to the drivers.

The fierceness of the qualifying rounds is far less than that of the finals. After all, this is just a qualifying round, but from a warm-up point of view, the effect is good enough.

At least the eyes of the entire United States have been gathered in Indianapolis, and even the boxing champions who are going to compete for hegemony at the end of the month can hardly resist the charm of motorsport.

Infected by this fanatical atmosphere, Yang Cheng's heart was itchy, and there was an urge to fly to Indianapolis immediately.

Still looking for "America Indulge in Life" free novels?

Baidu direct search: \"\"It's easy to read novels!

(=)