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Chapter 154 Stage No.12

Thursday, July 2013, 1.

No.12 Stage: FIAMBALá-CAPIAP
Driving section: 396 kilometers Stage: 319 kilometers.

The theme of this stage is, struggle, pursue the perfect CAPIAP.

This time, the players will cross the Andes from east to west, enter Chile from Paso San Fransico, and return to the embrace of the Atacama Desert to taste all the hardships they can experience in long-distance cross-country races.

The "Big Head" sand dune section of this stage will appear in the middle of the race. In addition to meeting the "Sand Temple" (desert cathedral, a very tall and magnificent sand mountain) that needs to be crossed urgently, you must also be careful not to get stuck In the super-large "chicken nest pit" of the same scale, you can't stop.

The difficulty of the non-desert track is also not to be underestimated. Those paved with rocks and gravel can stop the fastest drivers at once.And those players who reach CAPIAP with perfect performance and zero mistakes will write a beautiful page in the overall ranking list.

At this stage of the race, the drivers have reached a certain limit physically and mentally.

The daily food is only sandwiches, bread, and mineral water. As for the sleep time, it is generally more than 4 hours.

Such intensity is definitely a torment for the athletes' bodies.

Now, only athletes with a stronger willpower can concentrate and maintain absolute game focus.

In the Dakar Rally, drivers are hailed as athletes. This is because willpower is also a kind of talent, something that can be honed.

At this time, the willpower is firm, the body control is stronger, and the drivers who are more suitable and able to adjust themselves will perform very well at this time.

Moreover, the competition has reached the 12th stage, and the major broadcasts around the world have also become enthusiastic, and various reports have started their work.

As previously reported, the workload of a day may be several times that of before.

At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, with the end of the global motor sports events represented by F1, most teams and drivers have ushered in a rare New Year holiday, but the annual Dakar Rally will attract everyone in January Eyeballs, it is a pity that this classic race, which has been talked about by Chinese car fans for more than ten years, has ushered in the bottleneck of promotion in China.

During the 2003 years from 2012 to 10, although the investment was huge, the enthusiasm of Chinese teams and drivers for the Dakar Rally remained undiminished. The Dakar Rally also gave birth to such racing heroes as Lu Ningjun and Zhou Yong. Manufacturers such as Paladin and Great Wall have also established their brands by participating in Dakar.

In 2011, the number of Chinese drivers including Taiwan exceeded 10, which can be regarded as the climax of the past 10 years.However, with the expiration of the contract between CCTV and the Dakar promoter ASO in 2012, car fans in mainland China can no longer watch half an hour of special programs every day like in the past. Although the intervention of new media has broadened the information channels, it is missing CCTV, which measures the commercial value of exposure, has the largest proportion. Some manufacturers and private teams supported by sponsors have to rethink the value of participating. This is why there were only four Chinese participating teams including motorcycle teams in early 2012. , and in 2013 this number was reduced to two.

It is worth mentioning that the two remaining teams, Haval Motorsports and Jincheng Motorcycles, have competed since the Dakar moved to South America in 2009, and are sponsored by manufacturers in nature. In addition, the most important point is , the South American market occupies a relatively large share in the overseas markets of these two companies.

The Great Wall Haval SUV has even surpassed the German giant Volkswagen in some South American countries, while Jincheng has shifted its focus abroad in recent years, which is one of the reasons why the two teams continue to stay in the Dakar Rally.

After the end of the Dakar Rally last year, the author had some exchanges with the senior management of Great Wall Motors on the investment in the Dakar Rally. Regarding this event, Great Wall said that after the Chinese market gradually became saturated, the development of overseas markets has become a site for competition. , and the annual Dakar Rally combines the characteristics of high publicity density, high intensity and the ability to fully demonstrate the strength of the brand.Therefore, Great Wall hopes to take participation in the Dakar Rally as one of the ways to expand sales channels.In 2012, Great Wall also expanded the Impression Dakar event into multiple tours across the country from one in previous years.In the 2012 season, the investment in domestic cross-country competitions has been greatly reduced compared to the previous year, and it can be clearly seen that the focus of its motorsports lies.

Recently, it has been reported that the "China Rally" planned and operated by China Federation of Automobile Manufacturers and CCTV will be unveiled in September 2013, with a total distance of nearly 9 kilometers. This will become the most anticipated long-distance cross-country event of the year.

Although the current information about this event is very limited, it is certain that this will ignite the enthusiasm of the Chinese teams to participate.To quote a well-known saying, sustainable development can only be achieved by building a characteristic event in line with China's national conditions! The Dakar Rally is obviously not suitable for most Chinese teams and drivers.

In other words, the Dakar Rally has reached a bottleneck in its ability to attract the attention of spectators in China.

Before the start of this year's competition, the Dakar Rally's broadcast volume and ratings predictions were not much at all, but the game funds The broadcast volume and ratings of this year's Dakar Rally are several times that of previous years, and this The numbers continue to grow.

The reason for the big difference this year is undoubtedly the existence of Ye Ling.

Moreover, Ye Ling is now a driver who can compete for the championship in the Dakar Rally.

This will undoubtedly inspire many Chinese people even more.

Now everyone is looking forward to Ye Ling's match.

Today's competition is still quite difficult. Although the length of the desert is not long and the quality of the sand is not the worst, the height of the dunes is the highest among all the tracks.

Today's track was once considered the Temple of Sand.

It also highlights how high the dunes are on this track.

The drivers are a little worried about today's track. This track is full of challenges. If you are not careful, you will get stuck in the sand and overturn your car.

After the competition, the requirements for the car are also higher.

Generally, off-road vehicles that are suitable for long-distance endurance may not necessarily be able to take advantage of them.

You must know that the consumption of the car in the Dakar Rally is not only during the race, but also in the process of going to the place of competition.

So participating in this competition is more suitable for cars with strong endurance.

But at the final stage of the race, the test is the comprehensive ability of the car, not the endurance of the car and the hard-core off-road ability of the car.

(End of this chapter)