CHAPTER 53: CHAPTER 47: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AMG GT3 AND GT

Amidst the deep roar of the three-cylinder engine of the Koenigsegg Gemera, the Gemera sped out of the pit lane at full throttle.

Although this is the pit area, a private event is being held here now, and there aren’t many people around.

Most of the guests are either on the stands opposite or in the VIP area above the P room.

The people attending this event naturally don’t care about the FIA speed limit regulations, the 60 km/h pit lane speed limit is simply ignored.

Although not daring to touch the Gemera, Qin Miao still felt a bit envious watching it drive out of the pit lane.

What boy wouldn’t like and yearn for such a handsome and fast supercar?

However, Qin Miao has self-awareness and enough self-control, besides envy, he has no other emotions or thoughts.

Once the car drove out of the pit lane and entered turn 1, disappearing from view, Qin Miao retracted his envious gaze.

Over the next period, luxury cars roared one after another out of the pit lane.

The test drive event began.

About 15 minutes later, the Koenigsegg Gemera returned to the pit lane.

O’Kang and Yun both got out of the car simultaneously.

An engineer wearing a shirt with the Koenigsegg logo took the car keys handed over by Yun and began checking the car’s condition for the next potential customer to experience.

Yun went directly into the exclusive Koenigsegg sales P room with a suit-clad staff member, but Qin Miao didn’t know what they were doing there.

Could it be they bought a car on the spot?

Meanwhile, O’Kang got into the passenger seat of the next car and drove out of the parking spot amidst the engine roar.

It was a Porsche 911 GT3 R, if Qin Miao remembered correctly, it was the car that had just been sold at an auction.

Unexpectedly, the owner brought it directly for a test drive after getting it.

But this isn’t hard to understand, after all, this car can only be driven on a racetrack, and for the wealthy, it’s just a track toy.

It’s simply not legally roadworthy in the country, and now they happen to be at China’s top-tier track: the Shanghai International Circuit.

If not now, then when?

Staying in the P room above wasn’t ideal either, even though there was a shade canopy above, Qin Miao was standing on the balcony, and the high summer temperature still made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

About an hour after returning to the lounge, Zhuang Yuqin found Qin Miao with an amiable smile.

"Hello, both of you, the race is about to start. I’ve already completed the registration for you, sir. I will briefly introduce today’s race process to you now, is it convenient?"

One has to say, the service here is impeccable; in a word, it’s comprehensive. They’ve anticipated and considered everything for you.

Every decision made is to ensure you feel convenient and comfortable.

Qin Miao nodded somewhat shyly, "Thank you."

The other party smiled and nodded in response, and then began to explain: "Today’s race uses a Mercedes AMG GT with safety modifications, equipped with racing brakes, semi-slick tires, roll cages, to maximize the safety of participants."

"The top three drivers can choose a one-year driver contract with a team under any major manufacturer and enjoy most of the benefits a driver deserves, such as training, race data analysis, participating in competitions, and even driver salary. This contract is non-binding, and you can terminate it at any time, or completely ignore it."

"The race process is quite simple; all participants first choose the car they want to drive, then complete three safe and valid flying laps within half an hour on the track. The fastest lap time among these three laps will be taken as the qualifying result."

"After the qualifying, return to the P room for a quick refuel and inspection, change to a new set of tires and get back on the track for a dynamic start. The following race consists of 19 laps, and other procedures are no different from a formal race."

"The qualifying will start in half an hour. If you need, I can take you both to change clothes now. After changing, we can get ready in the car."

"That’s about the race process; is there anything else you need me to clarify?"

Qin Miao shook his head. The other party had arranged everything and explained all his doubts.

"Let’s go change clothes first."

"Alright." Zhuang Yuqin slightly bowed, indicating the path leading to the P room downstairs: "This way, please."

Heading downstairs, they changed into racing suits in the men’s locker room, which still had a faint scent of detergent.

Once dressed, the three of them crossed the open space behind the P room to the P room with the Mercedes AMG GT parked.

The parking spot was at the five P rooms closest to the pit lane exit.

We all know that a team P room has two parking spots, but since today’s race is not open to the public, and there’s no need for vehicle tuning.

So, there weren’t many pieces of equipment in the P room parking spaces. With the equipment removed, there was plenty of space, and having an extra car parked didn’t feel cramped, so two cars were parked in one parking spot.

There were four cars parked in one P room, and in these five P rooms, there were a total of twenty Mercedes AMG GTs in different colors.

It’s just unclear if these cars, like the karting center Qin Miao visited, have varying car conditions leading to different speeds.

While walking toward this area, Qin Miao saw a gazebo-like place on the side, with many people in racing suits like him listening to someone talking.

When Zhuang Yuqin followed Qin Miao to select a car in the P room, she was half a body behind him and naturally noticed Qin Miao’s gaze.

She then explained, "These people are like you and want to participate in the race, but they, unlike you, don’t have race licenses and just want to experience what it’s like to be in a racing competition. So, our staff is giving them a simple pre-race briefing."

Qin Miao had undergone pre-race training before, so he nodded knowingly.

If you haven’t run a particular track, you’ll definitely need related training on that track before you drive it.

For example, tell you about the track’s information, its length, the number of turns, which turns are more dangerous, and so on.

But Qin Miao didn’t participate because he went straight to the track unexpectedly at that time.

And he got familiar with the Shanghai track through his simulator gaming experience, and with increasing familiarity, Qin Miao could fully simulate the map of the Shanghai track in his mind without needing training.

But Qin Miao’s attention was drawn to another thing, that these people are newcomers just wanting to experience the track.

So, during the upcoming race, Qin Miao might encounter rookies, so he would need to be careful.

Soon, the three arrived at the P room where today’s race cars were parked.

Qin Miao glanced over the vehicles in the P room, all Mercedes AMG GTs.

Identical in lineage to the AMG GT3 that Qin Miao drove for his track day at Shanghai a few days ago, they looked almost identical in overall appearance, differing in the more aggressive and exaggerated aerodynamic kit and the extreme lightweight modifications.

For example, everything removable in the interior was stripped out, and what couldn’t be removed was replaced with carbon fiber material; the brakes and chassis were all replaced with racing equipment.

However, due to GT3 event regulations, the engine’s power was restricted.

But compared to the AMG GT, besides the exterior, the AMG GT3 is a completely different car.