Many people may have a racing dream in their hearts, but when it comes to becoming a "racing driver", most people will be daunted. Let’s take a look at the story about the racing driver. Below are the inspirational stories of racing drivers that I have compiled for your reference!

Inspirational Stories of Racing Drivers 1

In 2000, 18-year-old Han Han dropped out of school; in the same year, the novel "Sanzhong Gate" was published, and the sales of 1.5 million copies in two editions made Han Han become a millionaire with "no shortage of money" - before that, his biggest wish was to buy an imported motorcycle with a better sound.

After transforming from a dropout to a man with “no shortage of money”, Han Han set out to realize his childhood dream of racing. It is said that at that time, he took a fancy to a Fukang car that had been modified to look very fancy. He immediately spent more than 140,000 yuan to pick up the car on site and drove it from Shanghai to Beijing for modification. All configurations have been modified according to racing standards, and the appearance of the car has also been changed to an exaggerated look: a large wheel was installed on the front wheel, shark gills were installed on the side, a rear wing was added, and the three-way catalytic converter and other devices were removed. In order to pursue a huge sound effect, the exhaust pipe was changed to a straight exhaust. But this car can only be used to fool a young girl who has no experience in the world. When she really gets on the road, she shows her timidity. "Originally, it took 13 seconds to reach 100 kilometers from 100 kilometers to 100 kilometers. After the modification, it became 14 seconds because it was heavier, the tires were wider, and the car was much cumbersome."

In 2001, Han Han drove this car He bought a modified car and formed a "speed team" in Beijing with a few friends who played speed cars. This "self-employed" team does not even have its own driving range. In addition to the go-kart parking lot, it can only practice driving on the mountain roads in Huairou, a suburb of Beijing. "It was like racing illegally, and I almost fell into a ditch." Han Han recalled, "I was driving very poorly and in a mess. I was not very rational when driving. I drove as fast as I could and was very impulsive."

In 2003, Han Han made a high-profile announcement to join the racing circle and represented the Beijing Speed ??Racing Team in the Shanghai Station of the National Rally Championship - but at this time, his ride was no longer the modified Fukang, but an old one bought from Hong Kong. Mitsubishi.

That game was the only time he secretly scouted the road ahead of time. The track begins with a large straight line from 500 to 800 meters, and then makes a left turn into a place where reporters and spectators gather most.

“On the eve of the race, I had fantasized countless times about how I would make the first turn in my life, whether it would be a very standard racing line, a dazzling drift into the corner, or a normal turn. Just go over there? It turns out I didn’t stop the car.”

Han Han’s first turn in his professional racing career started with a reverse.

Soon after is Zhejiang Longyou Station, where there is a gravel road. "I like rallying because of my teenage dream. Watching those rally drivers drifting at high speed in the mountains and woods, I was dumbfounded when I was a teenager. From that day on, I determined to be like them. Human beings are always confused in adolescence. Admit that you have any idols, but forget the power they gave you when you were young. When I put on my seat belt and put on my helmet, I feel that the rally seniors I admire are all possessed by me." Han Han said nearly ten years later. recalled in an article.

As a result, he fell into a ditch on the first stage.

"When you say the word 'confidence' in English, is it confidence or confident?"

One day at the end of April, Shanghai Tianma Circuit. This is the second test day before the start of the new season for Shanghai Volkswagen 333 Racing Team. The sun is shining warmly on the track. Han Han squats lazily at the door of the team’s P room, watching the technicians debugging the car and chatting with team news. The officials and horses chatted happily.

The topic of English came up because he was interviewed by New Yorker reporter Ou Yiwen not long ago.

Han Han said half-jokingly that in order to show his understanding of American culture in front of American reporters, he took the initiative to talk about the first few Western movies in his life that were dedicated to American blockbusters, such as "Terminator" and "Star Wars". Unexpectedly, Ou Yiwen was shocked after hearing this, and shouted exaggeratedly: "That's all American cultural garbage!"

At this point, Han Han suddenly paused, and then threw out thoughtfully The previous question.

"It seems to be a conflict." Ma Yiran, the team's press officer, replied.

Wow, it’s tragic. I keep telling foreign reporters that I am confident. Now the disgrace has been lost internationally. " He laughed at himself and walked away slowly.

In the ten years since he became a professional driver, Han Han may have never stopped saying "I am confidence" to himself. In 2004, Han Han After ending his career as a "self-employed" driver, he took his old Mitsubishi car to join the Yunnan Honghe Racing Team, a veteran racing team.

The team also has its own strict rankings because only one team can be sent to each game. There are two drivers, so driver No. 1 and No. 2 are competing for points for the team. Driver No. 3 can only be used as a substitute. Driver No. 4 is mainly used for publicity. It is logical that Han Han, who became famous at a young age, will be selected. Becoming the No. 4 driver

“Every time I changed teams, the paint got thicker. Apart from refreshing various logos on my body, the team will not make any substantial modifications or performance improvements. "

Han Han's behavior of bringing his car to the team is very common in the racing circle. People in the industry call it "bringing your own dry food."

Due to his performance in several games with the Honghe Racing Team When the team was undergoing cosmetic adjustments, Han Han lost to the entertainment star Lin Zhiying in the popularity and performance competition, and lost his position as the fourth driver.

Soon after, the team informed Han Han that if he wanted to continue to stay in the team. , he had to raise 100,000 yuan in sponsorship for each game. During that period, the only sponsorship Han Han received was a box of pure water from a canteen.

A man working at Michelin Tire. His friends felt sorry for him and sponsored two tires. Han Han gratefully put Michelin logos all over his racing car. However, someone came to ask him if he could remove the stickers because foreigners at the company headquarters suddenly saw a Michelin logo. I am very displeased with cars that have their own trademarks appearing out of nowhere. “Michelin has very strict sponsorship regulations and generally only sponsors drivers who can win. "

As soon as we entered the stage, because the car was old and in disrepair, the shock absorber broke within a few kilometers. "I was a driver who knew almost nothing about mechanics at the time. I only knew how to break down. Open the hood and pretend to look professional. " Han Han recalled in his blog that he had to retire from several races in a row due to broken cars, and when other drivers passed by with brand-new cars, he wished that he would be buried in the rolled up dirt. "The phone rang at the same time. , it was a call from a friend. He asked me, I heard that you have withdrawn from the race again, don't be discouraged, oh, by the way, have you torn off the sticker?"

That was the first time he shed tears silently for a rally. "You know what if you are As a controversial figure, once you don't do something well, people may laugh at you and it will probably hit you. "He secretly towed the car back to the auto repair shop, and was embarrassed to go to the maintenance area of ??the event.

There was no miracle of counterattack in the subsequent games. In the first stage, the car exploded and the piston exploded. A big hole was made in the cylinder block, and the engine room burned. At that time, he could not afford another engine, “but under the light of the fire, I no longer felt sad. " Han Han wrote, "You must know that solid things must be tempered by fire. This fire can neither warm my body nor burn my heart. From that day on, I had to do this. ”

Pascal, an Italian, runs a small modified car factory at the Tianma Racecourse. Because he has been in business for several years, he is considered an old face in the Shanghai racing circle. All members of the Shanghai Volkswagen 333 team like him. Ripe.

Han Han walked in familiarly, touching the fiberglass front cover of the modified car for a while, and debating with Pascal the speed time of various tires. He reported a large list of data in proficient English, striving to ensure that his views were correct - at least in the professional field, his English was not as bad as he said.

"I know you. In addition to being a racing driver, you are also a very famous writer." Pascal shouted to Han Han, "Hey, boy, maybe you should give me an English version next time. "Novel."

Han Han seems to have little interest in publishing his works overseas. "I like to play some word games when writing. There are many homophones and many meanings that only native Chinese speakers can understand. These things are difficult to translate into other languages." He explained.

This is April 2012, and the "War between Fang and South Korea" has been going on for more than a month. Han Han, who seemed to be facing the challenge easily, was actually full of doubts in his heart. "He still doesn't quite understand how the fire burned him." Ma Yiran, the team's press officer, said that before the battle between Fang and South Korea, Han Han was full of curiosity about Fang Zhouzi. "He would often come to us to ask questions. , who is that person named Fang Zhouzi exposing?"

On April 29, the opening race of the 2012 CTCC started at the Shanghai International Circuit. Han Han's wife Jin Lihua told the visiting media that it was the first racing competition Han Han participated in after the "Fang-Han War" and he was more eager to win than usual.

"I care about winning or losing. I come to the race just to win." Han Han told the media when he first entered the racing circle. An important reason why he likes racing is because in his eyes, racing is A world with clear black and white, "fast is fast, slow is slow, and everyone can see the results there." However, it was not until many years later that he truly understood that the world of racing is not like the black and white flag at the finish line, there are only two color.

In 2005, Han Han joined the Shanghai Volkswagen 333 team, and his ride was also changed to a POLO. This was a win-win decision - Han Han became the paid third driver, and team manager Ye Yong said many years later that one of the reasons why he chose to sign Han Han was because of his popularity.

In return for the kindness of the team owner, Han Han also ran track races for the Volkswagen 333 team in addition to rallying. After two rallies, he got the nickname "Han Lao Si" - what he was most accustomed to this year was to be the first to pass the collection after the top three had opened the champagne. Car platform.

On September 2, 2005, Han Han participated in the CRC 1600cc group Guiyang race. That day was also his birthday. At the end of the penultimate stage, he was more than ten seconds ahead of his teammates and was the unquestioned champion. However, the team took into account the total points of the entire team and the influence of sponsors, and hoped that he would "give up the car". In the last stage, Han Han slammed on the brakes near the finish line and dropped from first place to fourth place. His wife Jin Lihua later recalled that after the game, "Han Han cried a lot."

In the racing world, "giving the car away" is a strategy often adopted by teams based on the rules of the game and team goals. According to the competition rules, the driver who won the first place in the previous game must add 60 kilograms of dead weight to the car in the next game. At the same time, if the team's total points are first, the driver must add another 30 kilograms. Self-respect. As a result, it is not easy to ensure that both the driver and the team win the championship.

In the 2012 season, after the third Zhuhai race, the Shanghai Volkswagen 333 Racing Team adopted the strategy of "guaranteing Han Han to win the championship and giving up the team championship", which meant that all the team's resources would be tilted toward Han Han. , when necessary, other drivers should sacrifice their personal rankings to achieve their goals. Each driver needs to learn to "let people" and "give way" happily on their career path.

At the Tianma Circuit at the end of April, the new season CTCC competition has not yet started. Except for several teams including Shanghai Volkswagen 333 doing pre-race testing here, the entire racing track seemed empty.

Compared to the bustling P rooms of other teams, Shanghai Volkswagen 333's repair room in Tianma seems particularly empty. There are a few tables and chairs scattered here and there, a box of Red Bull, and a map with the locations of each season station posted on the wall. , other than that it’s almost empty. The base of Volkswagen 333 itself is near Tianma Circuit, so they would rather debug the car at the base. "It only takes about 5 minutes to drive the car from the base."

The test that lasted all morning was actually very loose. Each team has about 40 minutes of lap time on the field, and then comes off the field and waits for two hours before the second round of testing. During the long waiting time, Ma Yiran, Ye Yong, Sun Qiang, Wang Rui and other engineers like to gather together to smoke and chat, first about racing car tuning issues, and then spreading to any other field. Han Han never joined them. He chose to squat alone in the corner on the other side of the room, looking at his phone, sending messages, and scrolling through Weibo.

Some parking lot staff came with his books, and he smiled, greeted, and signed them one by one as usual; some fans who came specially came holding laptops, and he signed on the laptops as required. Then he silently walked out of the P room, climbed up to the observation platform beside the track, hugged his legs and fell asleep.

This taciturn Han Han is completely different from the writer who caused controversy with his domineering writing style and the young driver who made the bold statement "Who else would give me the driver of the year?" According to Li Xiu, director of the documentary about Han Han produced by Japan's NHK TV station, Han Han was in a state of "hiding" again at this time. "A hedgehog." He described Han Han. Li Xiu's filming team spent half a year following Han Han.

Perhaps only those closest to him can know the persistence in this young man’s heart. Sun Qiang is Han Han's navigator. Since Han Han entered the Volkswagen team, the two have cooperated until now, from the third driver to the second driver to the first driver in the team. "There has never been a quarrel." Sun Qiang said.

There was only one race in Kaiyang. Because the starting time was tight, Sun Qiang’s seat belt was not fastened. When starting the car, the seat belt was stretched and opened. On the way to the starting point of the track, Han Han insisted that Sun Qiang fasten his seat belt: "If you don't fasten it, I will pull over and wait until I finish fastening it before driving again." The two kept tangled on the road, thus delaying the departure time. Ten seconds of penalty time was given.

Before a race, road surveying is a very important step. Whether you are familiar with the road conditions has a great impact on the performance of the race. According to regulations, the rally route cannot be scouted in advance, and only two runs on the stage are allowed the day before the race. But every time Han Han ran, he found that there were even braking points on the ground. Only then did he realize that other teams had already passed the points and practiced driving half a month in advance. But he insisted on not scouting the route in advance: "The rules don't allow it, otherwise I would feel very sad because I did something wrong. I follow this rule, and it doesn't matter if others don't follow it. I can say whatever I want, and I can blame others." , others can’t blame me.”

Road surveying requires a road book. Where to turn left, where to turn right, and where there are curves, all need to be marked very accurately. Initially, Han Han and Sun Qiang’s road book was as follows: 300 meters on the fifth right, turn left at the 28th tree ahead. During the race, at a speed of 1,780 kilometers per hour, who can count where the 28th tree is? Or turn left at the sunflowers and right at the pile of cow dung. On the second day of the competition, the sunflowers were gone and the cow dung was shoveled away. There is no sign, so you can only drive forward, and the end point is ahead.

This kind of "rookie-level" road book has long been used as a joke after dinner, but today Han Han is no longer the rookie driver who entered the racing circle as a writer.

In June this year, the main race of CTCC Zhuhai Station was delayed by 10 minutes. Because the car did not land the car within the 3-minute countdown before the start according to the rules, Shanghai Volkswagen 333 team drivers Wang Rui, Gao Huayang and Han Han were successively pushed back. Among them, the most serious impact was on Han Han, who was supposed to start from the pole position. He was eventually sent to the last place on the starting line, but he caught up all the way in the game and won his second race championship of the season. After the game, Han Han jumped onto the car, raised his arms high, and excitedly celebrated his "feat."

Due to Han Han's outstanding performance, the Zhuhai race has become recognized as the most exciting race in this year's CTCC. In the Shanghai Volkswagen 333 Team, this is also recognized as the most exciting race in "Han Shao's" career as a professional driver. An overflowing counterattack.

From participating in professional car racing in 2003 to winning the historic double championship in 2012, ten years have passed by and the original 20-year-old boy has also entered his thirties, becoming a husband and a father. Driving the best racing car, with an unlimited supply of Pirelli tires and countless sponsor stickers on the body. He still remembers the six tires Michelin gave him and the pain of being rejected by his sponsors. "When others encourage you, that is your combustion-supporting gasoline; when they laugh at you, it may be the additive in your gasoline."

Compared with the unruly boy ten years ago, Han Han today has gradually understood a lot He now begins to look at his racing career and the people around him with a more peaceful and sincere attitude. When distributing iPhone 5 to the team members, he paid special attention to ensure that each maintenance technician should get one first, "because they work the hardest and contribute the most to this annual championship.

Inspirational Stories of Racing Drivers 2

The world's number one racing player is most passionate about finding treasures. When I mention Eddie Rickenbacker, the most outstanding figure in the United States Air Force, I can't help but think of Sir Malcolm Campbell's dinner. At the meeting, I sat between the two of them. Their attitude was so calm and their tone of voice was extremely gentle, but they were deeply addicted to the charm of speed.

At first. The reason why Rickenbacker became a racing driver who was not afraid of death was to make money, so why did Campbell do it? Campbell is a wealthy man and there is no need to work hard to make money.

So why did he choose to be a racing driver full of dangers? Is it for fame and fame? To this question, his answer is: "I did it purely for enjoyment. "So I asked Eddie. Rickenbacker: "You've seen Malcom. Sir Campbell driving as fast as a comet?" Rickenbacker's answer, which he had participated in more than 200 times, really surprised me.

"To be honest, I have never I have seen it, and I don't plan to see it in the future. Driving at that speed, the death rate will be as high as 80."

At that dinner, no one drove as fast as Malcolm. Campbell Jazz's speed is as high as 300 miles per hour, which is equivalent to running 5 miles per minute. It only takes 10 hours to complete the distance from New York to San Francisco. On the record, there have been four people with speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour, namely Segurebo. Hart, Kitsch and Byber - these four people died because of their speed. Only Campbell is still alive.

Sir Malcolm is a fatalist, so he never died. No need to worry, when he stepped off the car at the end of the game, his attitude was as calm as if he had just returned from work.

When Sir Campbell was 16 years old, he was determined to become a bicycle racer. After his father found out about this player, he immediately sent him to work at the famous Rhodes Insurance Company in London, hoping to dispel his idea.

According to him, during his two years of service, a He didn't receive any money, and he didn't have any income until the third year, but today he is a world-famous director of Rhodes Company.

He targeted newspaper companies and promoted the idea of ??reputation insurance. He came up with the idea when he was 19. In the UK, the law on defamation is stricter than in the United States, so he immediately got signed by most British newspapers. Several motorcycles and cars began to participate in racing competitions. He spent more than 50,000 pounds on this - which is equivalent to about 250,000 US dollars, all in order to break the speed record.

In order to find roads that can drive at the highest speed, he traveled all over the world, such as Denmark, the Sahara Desert, South Africa, Florida, etc.; finally he found the best racing track in Utah, USA. , there are the remains of ancient lakes that dried up tens of thousands of years ago. The bottom of the lake contains considerable salt, so it appears flat and solid, like an ice surface.

Once he was participating in a race in Denmark, and the speed was as high as 140 miles per hour. Suddenly there was a fierce and strange noise, and the front wheel of the car broke away from the body and flew straight into the audience, killing a boy. Then it jumped over the heads of the audience and bounced a mile away before stopping.

Malcon. The most exciting thing for Sir Campbell himself was the air combat in World War I. At that time, he served as a fighter pilot and often flew over the Western Front across the English and French Channel. Sometimes I fly a type of aircraft I have never flown before, flying to unfamiliar places, where I may not be able to see the ground at all, and I have to land on ground where I can’t distinguish east from west. During this period, he may also be attacked by German fighter machine guns that suddenly appeared from the clouds, but during the four years, he was never injured.

Malcon. Sir Campbell's greatest adventure was a treasure hunt on Cocos Island in the Indian Ocean. He wrote a book about his experiences at that time. According to the records in the book, the purpose of his trip was to find a treasure hidden by the pirates. There may be no place on earth as lonely as Cocos Island. There is not a single house or trace of civilized people. The local indigenous people are the descendants of the Incas who used to boast of their culture and wealth. During the day, they They all hid in the mountains and sneaked to the beach after sunset. Their actions were quieter than the shadows of coconut trees on the beach, so it was difficult for white people to detect them. There are many spiders, crabs, centipedes, ants, etc. on the rocky shores and sandy ground of the sea. In addition, there are flies and mosquitoes flying in the sky, and sharks are active on the seaside around the island.

It is said that as long as you go up the stream, insert a shovel into the crack of a big rock, and break the big rock open, you can find the gold and brilliant jewelry worth millions hidden by the pirates. Like the jewels Aladdin discovered in "The Arabian Nights."

Campbell has followed all the streams on the island, and he has not spared even the remains of streams that have dried up. In the dense forest, he had cracked open countless rocks, but he had never seen the rumored jewels.

One day, he struggled to push aside the dense thorny grass, hoping to open a path through the lush grass. He suddenly discovered that the wind was blowing from the north, and he was about to head towards the mountain. If you set a fire as you advance from the north, you can burn away the weeds blocking the road and advance easily. He struck a match, and the dense forest immediately burned violently. Five minutes later, the surrounding area turned into a sea of ??fire, as if he was in a red-hot furnace.

Seeing the tongues of fire rushing in all directions, if they didn't escape, they would be burned to charcoal, so the group of people fled the dense forest as if they were being chased by death.

Finally escaped to the beach, but because they were almost smoked, everyone fell to the ground unable to hold on. After a while, I looked back at the end of the dense forest and saw blazing flames almost reaching the sky. The air around me seemed extremely hot, but I couldn't jump into the sea because there were many man-eating sharks swimming in the sea. Fortunately, there were many man-eating sharks swimming around the shore. The green coconut trees are rich in water and are not easy to burn, thus saving the lives of this group of people.

After three weeks of hard work in search of treasures that did not exist, all they got were bloody feet, skinned fingers and a back that was red and swollen by the fire. A rich British man is now like a prisoner in prison. He was too tired and suffered from fever. After his hope was dashed, he had to return home in embarrassment. But he said that sooner or later he would have to visit Cocos Island again. If there were treasures, he would definitely find them.

"As long as there is an opportunity to take risks, even if it takes half a trip around the world, I will move forward bravely at all costs. This is my personality." He said in his usual calm manner.

Inspirational Stories of Racing Drivers 3

I sprained my foot while chasing the last bus last night. I often eat xiaolongbao for 3 yuan a piece, meat and steamed buns or pancakes with fruit for 2 yuan each to satisfy my hunger. Now the most popular Tujia slag cake, which costs 2 yuan for a large piece, has become a must-eat for me every day. When I feel better about myself, I go to eat Malatang. There are so many varieties for only four or five yuan. I would feel bad for a day after paying 30 yuan for a meal during the AA system.

When I really feel that I am lacking nutrition, I will politely call a few friends to say hello, and then make an appointment to talk about something and take the opportunity to eat a nutritious meal.

From the feedback I hear, most people think that riders live a luxurious life. But as a driver, even though I am just an amateur driver, trying to control my daily meal expenses within 5 yuan is my real life. Although many times I find that 10 yuan is a more reasonable number, as long as I achieve 5 yuan, I will be happy.

I often don’t clean my car when I’m driving, because on days when I’m not racing, I take the time to earn money. Although I work hard, I earn hard-earned money. Because it is hard work, it becomes an excuse for not cleaning the car. Since you don’t have to clean the car, you save money. My field cage is broken and must be repaired. If I can't repair it, I won't repair it. If I can't help it, I won't replace it. So people who have ridden in my car say that my engine is noisy, and then ask me if I have modified it. Modification? Please! I'm saving money. I can't do such an expensive thing as modification. Except for gas, I don’t spend any other money if I can. There was nothing he could do, he couldn't drive the car unless he refueled it.

Since participating in the national rally in 2002, I have not been to a beauty salon. Once, a male driver from Zhuhai came to Beijing. He couldn't stand the dryness in Beijing's winter, so he asked me to drag him to my beauty salon to have his face massaged. I just realized that I was about to leave the life of a normal woman. I didn't have a beauty salon to go to, and I didn't know about them, so I ended up buying him some facial masks. I can’t remember the last time I went shopping in a mall because it was so long ago. I have no idea what shopping malls in Beijing are like now.

Among my colleagues in the company where I work as a temporary worker, there is a little girl who loves beauty, who is ten years younger than me. She was very kind to me, and she invited me not long after the first thing happened and said: Tan Ying, let’s do hair together one day! I know she means well, as friends all start by doing some daily chores together. But I had to refuse her: No, I don’t have the conditions to go. Because she had just had her hair done, and it was said that it cost four to five hundred. The watch in her hand is a limited edition and costs nearly 20,000 yuan. It was clear to me that I couldn't live that life.

There are countless examples of my poverty. This is the result of my choice to race. Seniors have warned me from the beginning that the more I play racing, the poorer I will get. It's not that I don't believe it, I do. Because all the living examples are clearly before my eyes. They were once famous and wealthy for a while, but racing is too big a hole, and their wealth will be wiped out in an instant. What's more, I just come from a working-class family. My parents retired 13 years ago and only have a monthly pension of a few hundred yuan. Thirteen years ago, at most, their combined monthly salary was only a thousand yuan. I knew from the beginning that I could only rely on myself.

The people I feel most sorry for are my parents. If I had not chosen racing, maybe their lives would be much easier now and they could enjoy their old age without having to worry so much. And I was so selfish, for the sake of my own hobbies, I ignored everything. Not only did I live a poor life, but my parents still lived a calculating life.

I went to a good friend’s house last week. She is one year younger than me and her child is about to enter elementary school. She bought a house in a prosperous residential area two or three years ago. She drove me down to the basement and proudly said that she bought a parking space for parking convenience. In her spacious home, she said she is also planning to buy a house. If I had not chosen racing, maybe I would be living a life like her now.

But I chose racing and I have no regrets.

I don't shy away from telling people that I am a poor person. Even though I am already approaching 40 years old, I don't feel ashamed that a 40-year-old person is a poor person, as long as it is the real me. I can spend 10,000 yuan to buy a racing suit, but I am not willing to spend an extra penny to buy myself daily clothes. I can spend all the money I have worked hard to save for a year in three days, but I think it is worth spending it on racing. My huge sums of money are saved every penny from my daily necessities of food, clothing, and travel.

Many of my good friends have tried to persuade me: Why are you bothering? You are so capable, it shouldn’t be a problem to find a good job, and you won’t have to live such a hard life. Then he began to analyze to me that racing brought me only hard work and endless poverty. It was impossible for me to make money through racing, nor could I rely on my reputation on the track. I can actually do things that are neither famous nor profitable. Why am I so stupid? I know that racing brings me only hard work and endless poverty. I can't make money by racing, nor can I rely on my reputation on the track. I walked along this poverty equation without thinking too much about it.

A friend who used to be a driver and later changed his career told me: I was really too poor when I was a driver. Behind the brilliance in the eyes of outsiders, there was helpless poverty. Indeed, when everyone talks about racing, they think of spending a lot of money, but only the drivers know that this money has nothing to do with themselves or their daily lives. This friend was once their top driver, won numerous championships, and was admired by countless people. So what? He told me that he really couldn't live in that kind of poverty anymore. He was really tired of the poverty of drivers, so he finally chose to quit. After quitting, his life gradually improved and he started to have a girlfriend.

I am repeating his story, no income, no boyfriend. When I'm not racing, I quickly find a job to earn living expenses, and I don't have any leisure time. Dating? Talking about things? Another important purpose of me doing these things is to earn money. Live a life of idleness. When it comes to racing, I start spending money, counting the little money I have in my pocket, and weighing what I should spend and what I must not spend.

I am a poor person. Who should I be afraid of? I don’t want anyone who looks down on me to be my friend. Although I know I don’t know how to do it, sometimes when I see people begging for food on the street, I really wonder if I will fall into that situation one day. Sometimes when I see people pulling carts in alleys, I wonder if I would pull carts to earn a living if I couldn't.

Two or three years ago, when Dong Ho-bin was still very popular, he said that he didn’t have a girlfriend because he didn’t have the conditions to find one, because he needed to travel to various places to compete and had no fixed place to live. The most important thing is because I have nothing, I drive an expensive racing car, but I don’t have a car of my own to drive, and I can’t afford to buy a car. The poverty of life revealed in his sentences is hard to imagine for those who have not been through this journey. He needs 10 million to participate in the F3 competition every year, but the total of various sponsorships is only 8 million. His agent is trying his best to fill the 2 million vacancy. How can we live a luxurious life when we are short of so much money every year?

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