Team Chinese Dragons（中华之龙赛车队）
Team Members:
Jiang Hui （蒋辉）- He is a 34-year old medical engineer from Wuhan. Besides that, he is also an amateur racer and often posts videos about his racing events in Bilibili (Pretty much the YT of China, also known as B Site by the Chinese). He is the leader as well as the main racer of the team. He is a hot-tempered but focused guy, loves to wear casually, and an avid listener of AC/DC.
He Qi Qian （何启谦）- A friend of Jiang from Shanghai, and a month younger than his friend, is currently works as a UX designer in Baidu’s branch in Wuhan. He is also a fan of motor racing, as his father was a motorcycle racer when he was younger. He is the main engineer of the team. Unlike Jiang, He is a pretty chill and funny person, loves drinking energy drinks, playing strategy games and making memes on the Internet. Some call him “the next Steve Jobs” as he also has a lot of ideas in his mind.
David Tsai （蔡俊賢）- Also a friend of Jiang and He, 29-year old Tsai was born in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, but posted to Wuhan due to his job 6 months ago, which is a manager for the Chinese branch of MSI. Just like his friends, he is also an avid automobile enthusiast, and he recently owns a Toyota GR Yaris back when he is still in Taiwan. He is the second racer of the team. He doesn’t likes talking too much, as he is a quiet person. On free time, he loves to watch anime and listens to J-pop. He also has an avid fan of Taiwanese pork buns.
Vehicle:
2006 Nanjing Xianfeng （南京先锋） K2 1.5 CVi
He and Jiang got the car in October 2019 in a local junkyard. When it was sent to He’s garage, the car looked very much like this. The 102 hp engine is certainly does not generate that much thanks to various issues, the electronics does not work, the body is rusted like hell, and at best, it was barely driveable. Thanks to a turbo kit bought on Alibaba, a LSD found from the junkyard, used rims from Jiang’s old K2, some other stuff bought from various places and of course, repairs imposed by all of the team, the car is finally working as intended.
But then COVID-19 came, with Wuhan being the first city to hit with the virus, and the fact that everyone is seemingly busy with a shitload of things, the project kinda halted. It was only until December when He found the car on his garage, and the project kinda resumed.
When the guys heard of the race happening in Sweden, they are very, very interested. Probably because they haven’t left the country for a long time, and the fact that they wanted to prove the car’s capabilities and their skills.
Of course, Tsai was later involved in the race too, due to the fact he overheard his friends talking about it and being interested in it.
With the car finally being ready, 2 months before the race starts, they are pretty much interested in it. Will they have a chance to win the race? Maybe, but we’ll wait.
Lore about the car
Well, the K2, launched in 2005, is the first car ever made from Nanjing Xianfeng after years of only making buses and trucks. The company decided that creating a new car is pretty much needed as the economy of China is booming, people getting richer and the younger people can actually afford a new car. So, they grabbed a dated 1.5 liter four-pot straight from Japan, fitted it with some questionable quality like most Chinese automakers at that time, and sell it. It’s a hit, with more than 100,000 units sold per year in China alone, and some even break the Great Wall and be seen in countries such as Russia and Vietnam. Even when the car has a lot of problems. A lot. But still, its a wonderful compact and by the time production ended in 2014, there’s still a lot of them in the streets of China.
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