The first Yellow River 168 Super Challenge, with the theme of "Crossing Mountains and Asking Rivers, Exploring the Source of China" and paying tribute to the mother river of the Chinese nation, will be held on April 13, 2024 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, a famous historical and cultural city on the banks of the Yellow River. The venue of the competition is in the northern part of Huiji District, which is close to the Yellow River.
Each team consists of 4 runners and a mobile support vehicle, and a total of 50 teams are mainly alumni and students from well-known business schools across the country. The race is 91 kilometres and is divided into 8 relay zones (nine poles), each with a distance of about 9-11 kilometres and a time limit of 14 hours.
The ingenuity of the first Yellow River 168 Super Challenge is that in order to achieve the lowest environmental impact and create a green environmental protection demonstration event, Buick's new pure electric car is used as the official vehicle. Among them, the Buick E4 fashion pure electric coupe SUV and the Buick E5 comfortable five-seater intelligent electric SUV will be used as the participating teams.
As we all know, the Yellow River is the seventh longest river in the world and the second longest in China, it originates in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, flows to the Bohai Sea, and flows through the heart of China. The Yellow River Basin is the mother river of the Chinese nation, and the Yellow River basin gave birth to a series of ancient human civilizations that appeared earlier in the world, which had a profound impact on the formation of China and the shaping of ancient Chinese culture. For thousands of years, no matter how the times have changed and turbulent, the history of benefiting from the Yellow River and its governance has embodied the Chinese nation's love for nature and tenacious spirit. The middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River are still important agricultural production bases. At the same time, the Yellow River Basin is also an area with extremely rich topography, landform, biodiversity and natural landscapes, which is of great and far-reaching significance to the ecological environment of the whole of China. Energy conservation and emission reduction, caring for the Yellow River, and appreciating the Yellow River have become the consensus of all sectors of society. Zero-emission pure electric vehicles are favored by more and more people in the new era who are keen on environmental protection. Buick E5/E4 pure electric SUV realizes the perfect combination of electric energy range and driving quality, and the battery system has the advantages of high thermal stability, low attenuation, and long life, with a cruising range of more than 500 kilometers, helping green transportation.
Zhengzhou, along the Yellow River, is one of China's eight ancient capitals, with human activities dating back to the Neolithic Age, 10,000 years ago. Subsequently, it was the hinterland of the Five Emperors, Xia and Shang dynasties, and because the capital of the Shang Dynasty was in Zhengzhou, it was called the "Shang Capital". Zhengzhou is considered to be one of the birthplaces of ancient Chinese commerce, and has been an important regional transportation hub and commercial center for thousands of years. In 2018, the central government clearly pointed out that Zhengzhou will lead the development of the Central Plains urban agglomeration. In 2023, the Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area Development Plan will become the 10th metropolitan area plan in the country to receive a reply. In recent years, Zhengzhou's cultural, tourism and sports industry has developed rapidly, and special activities have emerged in an endless stream, such as the Yellow River 168 Super Challenge, which is led by Zhengzhou Culture, Tourism and Sports Group to create a local business card-style boutique event.
The Zhengzhou section of the Yellow River is the essence of the Yellow River Plain, and it is also the back garden for Zhengzhou citizens to rest and play on weekends and festivals, and to carry out a variety of cultural and sports activities and folk science practices. The track of this race connects the Yellow River Cultural Park, the Yellow River Huayuankou Tourist Area, the Yellow River Fujing Ecological World, the Yellow River National Wetland Park and the River Bureau Farm and other representative scenic spots. Among them, the Yellow River Wetland Park and the Farm of the River Affairs Bureau are rarely open to the public. In the spring season, three or five family friends, driving Buick E5/E4 pure electric SUV, with a tense and exciting race, a pleasant and unforgettable weekend self-driving, deep into the hinterland of the Yellow River, the magnificent beauty of the river, the power of nature is around. The excellent low-noise feature makes it possible to see the dancing wetland birds up close.
In the long-term, non-stop self-service relay team race, runners are naturally inseparable from the reliable mobile castle. The Buick E5/E4 electric SUV is equipped with a new VCS intelligent cockpit and Super Cruise, which provides functions such as long-distance welcome, keyless entry, permission sharing, vehicle control and abnormal condition reminder. The electric drive system provides higher energy efficiency and more stable output. Technology adds fun to long-term driving, and has strong collision protection performance at multiple levels in all scenarios, helping the backbone group to realize themselves and enjoy life.
Finally, in order to further test the driving skills and give full play to the ultimate energy-saving attributes of Buick's pure electric SUV, the competition has set up an environmental award for the lowest power consumption.
The final results of the Yellow River 168 Super Challenge are indispensable for running speed, driving skills, and environmental protection.
Are your team ready?
(Source: Zhengzhou Cultural Tourism and Sports Group WeChat public account)