Sports Honor Harvester

Chapter 134 Johnson
In fact, the idea of ​​the endorsement agency is basically the same as that of Ye Ling.

In fact, it is not the first time that the Mercedes-Benz G-Class has been driven by a professional driver to participate in the Dakar Rally.

This crazy idea all comes from the story of a G that participated in the 1983 Paris-Dakar Rally, number 142, and the 1987 Ed McCabeG Paris-Dakar Rally.

The Paris-Dakar Rally is well-known, and the Baja 1000, as a rally event in North America, is comparable to the Dakar Rally. Different from the details of the Dakar, the Baja 1000 is more passionate and tense.

Lao Zhan and Lao Wei also read the book "Against Gravity" ("Defeating Gravity"). This book was written by Ed McCabe, a well-known American advertising industry. The story of the 1987-mile Paris-Dakar Rally.The Big G that participated in the Paris-Dakar Rally in 8000 is what Lao Wei and Lao Zhan read in the book, so-called "the first cross-country rally-level Big G in North America."

The Big G numbered 1983 in the 142 Paris-Dakar Rally.He was driven by two famous racing drivers: Jacky Ickx and Claude Brasseur (France).

The duo purchased a 1988 short-sleeved version of the 230GE.

Although Lao Wei and Lao Zhan each have a 2000 long-axis version of the G500, they were still taken by this short-axis 1988 230GE. They thought it was so "light" (it is not true to use G, But for G friends, sometimes subtle changes can be noticed).The engine looks vigorous and powerful, and the gearbox is also perfect.

As for the choice of 230GE, it also valued its M102 engine (parameters: M102E23 2.3 L I4, 125 PS (92 kW) at 5 rpm, 000 lb ft (141 N m/192 rpm)), enough Carry Cortez Rally (Baja 4 element) full requirements, light weight, simple structure, high reliability, easy to use.

In particular, his parts are easy to find, and the horsepower can fully reach the level of the game, and can deal with all terrains in the game, although horsepower is not the most critical factor in determining the game.

In short, these two Mercedes-Benz Gs have been greatly modified, and they have also achieved some good results on the track.

Since there was a Mercedes-Benz G-class appearance record in the Dakar Rally, Ye Ling was completely relieved now.

Moreover, the people who modified the Mercedes-Benz G-Class this time are professionals. I believe that this modification will definitely not be worse than the first time in history.

Coupled with Ye Ling's own master car skills purchased with honor points, Ye Ling is still very confident in himself, not to mention winning the championship, it is still very possible to create the best result of the Mercedes-Benz Dakar team.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the day of the upcoming game.

On January 1st, Ye Ling had already spent all his honor points, and he had already taken an early flight to Lima, the capital of Peru.

Different from the previous ones, the 2013 Dakar will start from Lima, the capital of Peru for the first time, and its unique geographical environment allows the contestants to encounter the "first wave" of sand dunes on the second day of the competition.As the fifth competition on the South American continent, this year's Dakar Rally will return to its traditional "north to south" classic route, all the way along the Pacific coastline.

Compared with previous competitions, although the early encounters with Peru and the Atacama Desert feel that the distribution of difficulty levels is earlier, but when the stage enters Argentina, it is still necessary for the racers and team members to immediately play 12 Great spirit, go all out.Before finally arriving in Santiago, everyone also needs to face 3 high-intensity stages in the heart of the Atacama desert.

In other words, even the day before the end, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose.

Before the start of the game, David Castera, the sports director of Dakar, had already said in the media: "We will meet the desert at the beginning of the game, continue to explore the territory of Peru, and rebuild the difficulty distribution of the game. A high-altitude stage, extended The rest day on the latter day, and the consecutive high-intensity stages in the latter part of the race, make this year's Dakar look more uncertain. I think the rigorous stage at the beginning of the race can be earlier than usual Let some outstanding players stand out, but until the end, no one knows who will have the last laugh.”

Ye Ling came to the scene of the Dakar Rally this time. Unlike the track and field field, there were so many spectators and so many fans. He was about to be greeted with loneliness and hardship for two weeks.

This is a completely different competition environment from his previous track and field competitions.

Ye Ling is in Lima, and his news is not well-informed, but at the same time, Ye Ling's participation in the Dakar Rally in China has attracted the attention of many sports fans.

When a track and field athlete goes to participate in a cross-country competition, they will not think it is a dream and pursuit, which is not doing their job properly.

There are still three days before the game, and the major sports media have reported on this matter.

"Track and field athlete Ye Ling participated in the Dakar Rally, did she overestimate herself or was encouraged by her endorser?"

"Ye Ling participated in the Dakar Rally. How is his driving skills at the age of 18?"

"Almighty athlete Ye Ling, is he a flying man or a car god?"

"Ye Ling participated in the Dakar Rally, is he already too inflated and out of control?"

All kinds of reports swept over, and even people all over the world began to pay attention to the Dakar Rally.

After all, Ye Ling is an athlete who has won the 100-meter championship in the world championships. His reputation is quite large in the world. Now he has participated in the cross-country rally.

A few weeks before the start of the competition, Ye Ling had already met his competition partner, his name was Qiao Sen.

Jonson was a co-pilot recommended to him by a Mercedes-Benz spokesperson.

The person sitting in the co-pilot in the Dakar Rally is not useless, on the contrary the co-pilot also has a great effect.

However, there are years and months of training and preparation time between the co-pilot and the main driver of a normal team.

There is a good tacit cooperation between the two drivers.

However, Ye Ling and this Qiao Sen had only communicated for a few weeks, saying that it was impossible for the two to form a good understanding.

Mercedes Benz did not think that Ye Ling would get a good result, comparable to that of a professional driver. After all, Ye Ling was just a half-way driver, and he just got his driver's license. Although he His grades are much better than those of his peers, but they don't believe his ranking in the Car Rally.

The endorsers of Mercedes-Benz, they want to use Ye Ling to promote the car.

(End of this chapter)