Spreading the charm of racing, Xi'an's first stop in Shanghai Jiading performed brilliantly

In the 2024 season, the CTCC China Automobile Circuit Professional League attracted many Internet celebrities to participate. These popular drivers joined hands with professional teams and racing clubs to challenge themselves in national-level events, promoting the spread of Chinese racing culture.

In the 2024 season of Shanghai Jiading Station, the famous car blogger and "Keyboard Car God" Lu Chao and the automotive media person Li Chenyu participated in the competition of Group D of the Sports Cup on behalf of Xi'an No. 1 Station, and presented wonderful performances in the fierce battle.

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Lu Chao is a car blogger with millions of fans. He is known for his humorous hosting style and professional and detailed explanations. His car program is popular among fans who love track driving. He has accumulated rich racing experience in regional competitions, single-brand competitions and national competitions. Li Chenyu also has experience in participating in national endurance competitions, Dongfeng Fengshen Yixuan Cup unified regulations competitions and other competitions.

At the Shanghai Jiading Station, Lu Chao and Li Chenyu teamed up again to represent the endurance team Xi'an No. 1 Station Team to drive a Honda Fit to compete.

Faced the challenge and finished the race successfully

The competition in Group D of the Sports Cup at Shanghai Jiading Station was fierce, with as many as 11 cars competing on the same field. The Li Chenyu/Lu Chao team encountered a car failure during the test run, but successfully recovered its competitiveness with the team's efficient repair.

Faced with the unfamiliar Shanghai International Circuit, the Li Chenyu/Lu Chao team faced the challenge and finally finished fifth and eighth in the group in two rounds of "55 minutes + 1 lap" fierce battles. Lu Chao concluded on his personal social media platform that he was attracted to participate in the CTCC competition by the Sports Cup and the team's high cost-effectiveness. Looking back on his participation process, he said that there were a total of 11 cars participating in Group D, most of which were sequential gearboxes, and they were driving a car equipped with a 5-speed paddle gearbox. On a large track like the last race, the straight-line speed was not enough, and this competition was a full challenge.

"On the first day of the official test drive, I realized that the challenge was greater than I thought. I went up to run, and the third gear was gone, and the wheel almost fell off. The inclination angle was directly 13 degrees. I hurried down to repair the car. The next day, the car was repaired overnight. I thought that since I didn't practice much yesterday, I would use the qualifying race as practice. After all, I not only didn't compete in the last race, but I didn't even do lap times in the last race. I was very unfamiliar with it. But, as luck would have it, qualifying was at 9 o'clock, so I asked my partner Li Chenyu to qualify. In the race. Because one of my opponents didn't run in qualifying, I started from the tenth place. The super sparse gear ratio made me get beaten when I was out of the corner. I had no competitiveness at all. I began to regret making the name on the car so big. But fortunately, my stability was good, and the car didn't have any problems. Finally, I finished fifth." Lu Chao concluded.

The Xi'an First Station Team joined hands with popular drivers in the 2024 season and successfully spread the charm of racing to the fans. In the 2025 season, we look forward to more famous drivers joining the CTCC family, so that more fans can understand Chinese racing and fall in love with motor sports.