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Looking back at the 2024 CTCC China Automobile Circuit Professional League, "King" Aaron Kwok returned to the field and represented the Lynk & Co Jetta Racing Team in the TCR China Challenge. This not only ushered in the highlight moment of participating in national-level professional racing sports, but also witnessed his self-transcendence and love for the competitive stage.

** Ningbo staged a rapid resurrection, achieving overtaking and lap time breakthroughs! **

The 2024 season is the second consecutive year that Aaron Kwok has entered the CTCC arena. He returned to the cockpit of the Lynk & Co 03 TCR racing car at the Ningbo station last year.

For Aaron Kwok, the Ningbo International Circuit is a completely unfamiliar track. "The tires are very damaged here. Every corner is different. You need to know where the car is faster and try to get the best time in every corner." Fortunately, the Lynk & Co Jiekai team has a wealth of track data, and his teammates are happy to share it with Aaron Kwok. "My good friends and excellent drivers Pan Dejun and Ma Qinghua shared the track's in-car information with me before the race, helping me to gain a preliminary understanding of the track. I got familiar with the track and the car in the pre-race test. The Lynk & Co 03 TCR car has undergone some upgrades this year, with stronger low torque, which places higher demands on the driver's ability to control the car."

However, the competition on the track is almost ever-changing. In the first round of the race on Saturday, after Aaron Kwok started smoothly, a chain collision occurred in the corner ahead. Aaron Kwok was affected and had no choice but to stop moving forward. The team began to urgently repair Aaron Kwok's No. 88 car. "After the accident, I asked the technical director of the team whether the car could be fixed before tomorrow, and the technical team really fixed it. Everyone is really amazing! As a racing athlete, in addition to winning results, I can also feel the professional atmosphere and team spirit in this process, and show the quality of never giving up and moving forward that a racing driver should have."

In the second round of Ningbo Station, the No. 88 car returned with passion, and Aaron Kwok appeared on the starting grid of the final on time. For Aaron Kwok, the competition is a process of active participation and serious learning. Starting from the 10th place, he stabilized the rhythm in the fierce competition, surpassed several cars one after another, and won the 7th place.

"It felt very hot today. I just finished 13 shows and my physical fitness and condition were good, so I didn't wear an ice jacket. But I still felt too hot after the run. Today was a process of learning while competing for me, and I was quite satisfied with the final result."

In Ningbo, Aaron Kwok's lap time continued to break through, from 2:04 in the practice session, to 1:57 in the qualifying session, and then to 1:56 in the final. It can be said that at every stage, the king is learning and improving, and breaking through himself and his limits in every lap! In this regard, Aaron Kwok added: "Because I usually have less time to train, I have to explore on the track within a limited time. I feel that I have improved in today's competition compared to before. The results are the final result. The most important thing for me is to improve step by step and realize my dream. Even if the improvement is only 0.1 seconds this time, compared with the inner Aaron Kwok, I also think it is progress, and this is why I love racing."

Zhuzhou chasing the wind and the moon, first stepped onto the podium of a national professional event

Aaron Kwok experienced a collision at the Ningbo station in the 2024 season, and also returned with passion and achieved satisfactory results. He broke the lap time many times and interpreted the classic racing spirit. In the Zhuzhou station in October, Aaron Kwok presented further performances and ushered in the highlight of his CTCC career.

Zhuzhou Station is the final battle of the 2024 TCR China Challenge. In the 2023 season, Aaron Kwok had already participated in Zhuzhou and had entered the top five in the group in the qualifying race that year. Before the race, Aaron Kwok expressed his love for this track: "The Zhuzhou track is very challenging, with a large height difference. The speed and braking point control between uphill and downhill are very precise, and the hairpin bends require high driver control and adaptability to the venue. In addition, the weather during this race week is uncertain, and the track surface alternates between dry and wet. Fortunately, Lynk & Co.'s engineers have rich tuning experience and technical support, and I am becoming more and more familiar with tires, so I can cope with it normally."

Aaron Kwok also set a goal for himself before the race: "First, I have to enter Q2 in the qualifying round and rank in the top ten. Then what I need to do is to focus on each section of the race, race safely, and also have the spirit of a professional driver. I must rush forward when I have the chance!"

In the qualifying round of Zhuzhou Station, Aaron Kwok won the 5th place in the first qualifying round and the 8th place in the second qualifying round. The combined results of the two qualifying rounds are also 8th, completing the initial goal of this weekend's race.

In the first round of Zhuzhou Station, Aaron Kwok started a fierce battle with his opponent after the start, and he made an effort to overtake in the last lap, and stepped onto the podium of the third place for the first time! Aaron Kwok's appearance on the stage to receive the award was cheered by the fans in the city and also received enthusiastic attention from the media. After the race, Aaron Kwok said in an interview: "I am very grateful to the Lynk & Co Jiekai team, including all my teammates and the team's engineers. They told me a lot of things to pay attention to on the track. Of course, I am most grateful to my teammate Pan Dejun. He has a lot of racing experience. He shared a lot of driving skills on this track with me, which made me change my driving method. So this time in Zhuzhou, I can achieve a lap time of 1 minute and 46, which is a big breakthrough.

In the first round, I didn’t start very well, but the Lynk & Co car was very competitive. So I stabilized the car in the early part of the race and slowly made the lap time I could achieve. At the same time, I tried to grasp every braking point, and tried to put some pressure on the car in front, and started to overtake one by one. The most impressive thing was the last overtaking. At that time, I didn’t know it was the last lap. When I entered the corner, I was still behind him, but I felt that my speed should be faster than him. Later, I found an opportunity to overtake him. After the race, I knew that I got the third place. I felt very surprised and pleasantly surprised! "

The second round of Zhuzhou Station was the end-of-season finale. Aaron Kwok once came to the leading position of the first place in the fierce battle. Out of consideration for the team's honor, Aaron Kwok chose to retreat in the second half and fight with his teammates for the team's annual honor. In the end, Aaron Kwok won the 6th place in this round, and helped the team win the annual team and driver double crown!

Aaron Kwok concluded after the race: "Looking back on the whole weekend, I think it was a very high-level contest and the competition was quite fierce. I always like racing. This time, I not only maintained a good lap time, but also played to my level and overtook many cars. I finally did it! Thanks again to Lynk & Co, Jiekai Racing and all the fans who supported me at the scene!"

After the exciting duels in Ningbo and Zhuzhou, Aaron Kwok's 2024 TCR China Challenge came to a successful conclusion. Aaron Kwok has met challenges again and again in the CTCC arena, surpassed himself again and again, and achieved a breakthrough in the annual finals and stood on the podium, showing us the infinite charm and excitement of racing. In the future, we look forward to this king on the stage continuing to chase the wind and the moon on the field, so that this song representing speed will always ripple in the wind!