Chapter 42 write to Xu Lang

Xu Lang went. He is the best rally driver in Chinese racing, the winner of the number one rally car for two years.I met Xu Lang in 2002. At that time, I had just participated in a rally and couldn't drive. The best way was to take a ride in an expert car.He was in my Shanghai Volkswagen 333 team at that time.I drove my broken car to Wuyi, Zhejiang, his hometown.I took a ride in his racing car and finally understood how a rally race works.From then on, I was also able to make good lap times. Then I go to Xu Lang's home once or twice a year. He is the most mischievous but most stable and strong Chinese driver I have ever met, and he is also my best friend.Every time I go to his house, he invites me to drink tea.I don't like drinking tea by nature, I only like drinking water, and I can't taste good or bad, so I can only tease his dog.Because his dog usually chased and killed a chicken raised by his mother, he was locked up for a few days, and he cherished every opportunity to be released.Later, in the short track race held in Wenzhou, he brought his new little Labrador to the field.He and I won that race in both categories.This is also the last official game last year.We are all very happy.

Last year, he formed a team named Wuming with a few friends. He had always invited me to go, and I said, you spend your own money to race, and I am under a lot of pressure.I will definitely come when you have a sponsor.Because it's a lot of fun to play and play with him.He is a very loyal person and likes to joke.He likes to say in front of other couples, it seems that the girlfriend you brought here last time is not this girlfriend, and then add another sentence, why did you kick my foot. Among the Chinese rally drivers I know, although he is the most skilled and talented, he is the most learned and hardworking.Because there are many different fields in racing, he will ask for advice every time he sees a good track driver or off-road driver. He has been to Tianmashan Circuit twice, renting a car and using his own car to learn how to drive on asphalt roads with me.He has always said modestly that he would learn from me how to drive asphalt roads.Just a month ago at the Shanghai Rally, he was already the fastest driver in Group N on China's asphalt roads.But because of the clutch slipping on the second day, the maintenance was overtime, and he was fined for three minutes, and he ranked fourth from a long lead.He said, damn it, I should have known that I would be gentler at the start today, anyway, I'm so far ahead.

The last time I invited Xu Lang to dinner was before the competition, because I was in a hurry to go to the driver meeting after eating, but there was no place to park, so we parked illegally in front of a closed shopping mall, and we gambled upstairs Will post a note after dinner, Xu Lang said, yes, I said, I can only bet if I don’t reply to the post, if I block a hundred, I am willing to bet and admit defeat.After I went down, I won the hundred dollars, and I was still thinking about how to lose the hundred dollars back, but unfortunately I will never have the chance now. Before he left Shanghai, we went to Tianma Mountain to see motorcycles together. I said, I want to buy one, and he said, if you buy that one, I will buy the same one, and we will ride motorcycles to Tibet together.

I asked, I just drove there.But will it be too hard to ride a motorcycle so far?And look at this car, it's not comfortable to ride, and it's not comfortable to sit on. He said, let's call another maintenance car to follow and let them all take the car. I said, ok, but I have to buy another big ATV, which ends up being half the size of a car.Do you have any in your hometown? He said, the factory you visited in my hometown has been expanded, and now it has everything. When I come back from Russia this time, we will go to the factory to see motorcycles.There are also remote controlled boats...

I think I am a very free person, but sometimes I envy his life attitude and lifestyle. He is one of the top drivers in China, and he is also the most powerful foreign aid in the rally and those European champions. The driver we are fighting against, he never regards making money as the first goal. He said that no matter how much money he makes, he will lose money. The domestic competition is still fun.I'm afraid that staying in the team will not be happy, so why don't you form a rally team with me in the future, solicit sponsors by yourself, don't look at the boss, play as you like, and change any accessories you want.

During the race in Shanghai, he also said that the China Automobile Federation organized donations. Although their unnamed team did not sponsor, they still planned to donate 500,000 yuan, but they saw that other teams donated less than them, so they decided to donate less One point, to avoid embarrassment, if another team donates so much without sponsorship, will it be more difficult to get sponsorship in the future?Do you want to keep calling the nameless team in the future? I laughed at that time and said, when will you have this sponsorship? Last year's Paris-Dakar Rally was cancelled, so everyone took part in the Trans-Orient Rally instead.I wonder if there would be no such thing if the Dakar hadn't been cancelled.And he won the best result of a Chinese driver in Paris-Dakar, 19th place.Although he himself is not very satisfied, he thinks it is only meaningful to be in the top ten.I said, his car is completely different from yours. He is a long car of the factory team. It is a complete steel car and can be driven directly from the third floor. You just made a little modification.

For that Paris-Dakar trip, he went abroad to test and train many times. When he came back, he said that this time the car was very good and exciting. The first time I drove this car at the first corner, I almost overturned it... ...you should try the cross-country races. I said, if there is a factory car, I will come to participate in cross-country races again. I still prefer rally, more exciting and faster. Xu Lang said, this is also very fast, you must try it. In the past two days, I turned on the computer every day to watch the news of the Crossing East Rally.Xu Lang is still very fast, in the top ten, and was still fifth in the previous stage, which is the best stage time among Chinese drivers participating in the international cross-country race.I also wanted to call him to congratulate him, but he couldn't get through in Russia.Yesterday, when he was helping others to tow the car, the tow rope broke and the tow hook hit him on the head, and he was sent away by helicopter ten minutes later.

After I knew that he was seriously injured, I made many phone calls, but I didn't get any definite news.A friend also came to ask me, and I reassured me that there should be nothing wrong, because he has a helmet to protect him, maybe he was dizzy from being hit on the face, at most a few teeth would be broken, his face would be ruined, and it would be more difficult to pick up girls.Although it's a pity that he can't compete, I still think there should be no problem. I want to ask him how it feels to ride a helicopter after I come back. I think this guy who loves to play may like to fly a helicopter again. , When I come back, I look forward to making more money and opening up China's low-altitude airspace.

As of this morning, I had a phone call with my friend from the Auto Federation and said that I am still in a coma.I think this burst of anesthetic is powerful enough.But when I learned that he took off his helmet when he got out of the car, I was very worried. Just now I learned that Xu Lang had already gone because his injuries were too serious to be rescued. He has always been an optimistic man, the most optimistic and hospitable man I have ever met, no matter how many accidents and breakdowns during his most difficult season, he was never pessimistic, and when he was out of the game, he saw me Even when the car comes over, it will wait for the slowest uphill turnaround in a stage and run over to give high fives.Afterwards, the two of us would brag when we saw people, saying that we had completed a handshake and conversation during the game.

Later, he became more and more stable and rarely quit, but because he was very fast, he was basically in the first place every time he quit. His optimism infected me. After that, I was in the leading position every time. I never felt resentful when I quit. This is the price on the road to victory, and we come to the game to be happy for ourselves. If we are not happy all the time, we will lose the meaning of the game. Last year, McCree passed away unexpectedly, and Xu Lang was very sad.I don't want him to leave today.I think he can compete with McRae and Burns in another world, where there should be equally fast cars, and they will never break down.He is also a hero of Chinese racing. He is the best professional driver in China. He died for his favorite career and ideal, and died on the track he loved. This is also the best and most heroic death except An Ran. Well, I hope one day I will too.Although these came too early, although this is a huge loss for Chinese racing, he is already one of the greatest legends of Chinese racing.I feel very honored to be his friend and learn a lot of driving skills from him.I learned a lot from him in the way I drive on gravel roads now.I hope that I can continue to complete his unfinished business, including the cross-country race he said. Although I have never liked cross-country races before, I think I will participate in it in the future.I also hope that I will dedicate many championships to him, the legend of Chinese racing and my best friend.I offer you my true highest respect.rest in peace.