The development of the domestic automotive industry is in full swing, but the tool attributes of the car are more obvious, and the automobile sports culture is not so popular in China. All car powers, almost without exception, are also racing powers, such as Germany in F1 and endurance races have a pivotal position; the United Kingdom has the famous "Racing Valley" in Northampton; Japan has been in the Dakar and endurance races, and is still an F1 engine supplier.
As a young brand, Lynk & Co is different from other car companies, it is more focused on the future, focusing on the development of China's auto sports culture. In 2019, Lynk & Co began to participate in WTCR events, and in the ten races that ended at the 2019 WTCR Touring Car World Cup, Lynk & Co won a total of 9 constructors' championships and 8 drivers' championships, winning the first annual championship trophy of Chinese car brands in the world's top races, and still strongly defending the constructors' championship in 2020. Lynk & Co Hopes to fully demonstrate the development level of China's automobile industry, promote the development of new technologies, and promote China's transformation from a big car consumer to an automobile culture power by participating in the world's highest level of automobile events.
In addition to such top professional events, Lynk & Co also established Lynk & Co's auto sports business, established a Lynk & Co auto sports experience center, which has become an important carrier for connecting users and leading users to upgrade their auto sports culture experience.
Ordinary people are no longer so far away from motorsport
Lynk & Co's motor sports business can be classified according to the different needs of users, divided into three types: primary motor sports and driving training, professional car racing, and advanced top motorhome racing. It enables users of different levels of love and needs to experience their own car sports activities, events or experiences, providing a platform for users to jump into drivers.
The primary motor sports and driving training mainly includes: Motorsport experience center (MEC), Lynk & Co Summit Plan, brand carnival, go-kart competition, etc., facing the pan-auto sports enthusiast group.
Professional auto events include: Lynk & Co Auto Challenge, China Auto Mountaineering Grand Prix, China Auto Endurance Championship, etc. Participants in the competition can follow the relevant regulations and rules of the competition, and those who obtain the ranking can obtain the official certification of the China Automobile Federation, and the higher level of the competition.
Top touring car racing advancements include: Word touring car racing (WTCR), TCR Asia, TCR China, etc., facing the top drivers.
Owners can become members by joining Lynk & Co's LPCC Club, participating in relevant training, participating in professional motorhome racing and top motorhome racing advanced races.
Lynk & Co 03+ racing experience, the charm is irresistible
On August 1st, the official test of the 2021 Lynk & Co Auto Challenge was held at the Ningbo International Circuit, and we also came to the scene to experience the Lynk & Co LC2020/Lynk & Co LC2021 car at close range, the blue Lynk & Co LC2020 and the yellow Lynk & Co LC2021 car.
As a new folk event in East China, the WTCR is the standard, and the event is created by Zhejiang Liwei Sports Culture Co., Ltd., which enriches the event forms in the Yangtze River Delta region and provides a competitive and advanced platform for the majority of riders. WTCR vehicles must be modified and tuned on the basis of legal merchandise street cars such as Lynk & Co 03. The Lynk & Co LC2021 powertrain is based on the Drive-E series engine jointly developed by Volvo Cars and Geely Automobiles, with a maximum output of 350 hp/ 420 Nm, a 6-speed sequential transmission, and a front McPherson/rear multi-link adjustable shock absorber.
In other parts, the Lynk & Co 03+ car was safely modified in accordance with the relevant provisions of the ANNEX J-253 of the FIA Motor Sports General Provisions, which met the technical requirements for the corresponding categories of local touring car events organized by the China Automobile and Motorcycle Federation Association.
In terms of appearance, it was designed by WRAPSKIN and painted by Lynk & Co., which was pulled and matched on the original car's gold pearl color paint. The front of the car removed the original factory lower middle mesh, using 3MM stainless steel side strips and 8 * 8MM stainless steel square mesh self-made new lower middle mesh, improve the efficiency of air intake and the use of strength, and use OMP brand racing special trailer rope. In addition, a 3K full carbon brazed lid is also adopted, and at the same time, unequal holes are reserved on both sides of the cover and in the lower middle part, so that the inlet and outlet air are more fluent and the heat dissipation effect is enhanced. The rear part of the car, the carbon fiber material tail wing with the lower hanging installation, the angle can be adjusted, to meet the use of different track characteristics, to provide greater downforce for the car, bring better high-speed stability.
In terms of wheels, the use of road pole tires, with low noise, strong self-cleaning characteristics, it has a very high instantaneous overload capacity, sensitive handling response, corner stability and excellent braking performance on dry surfaces. Equipped with Meiss shield wheels, it is strong and lightweight. The AP diameter 355 competitive brake disc used for the brake disc, the brake caliper (3.1) uses the AP5000R competitive four-piston caliper, with the brake disc hinge and the self-developed full carbon fiber brake high-flow air inlet, which can effectively alleviate the heating problem of the brake system. When driving, you can feel a very powerful braking performance.
Inside the racing car, all the useless parts of the interior are removed Only the original instrument panel is retained, and the carbon fiber door and carbon fiber central armrest are used to minimize the weight of the car, and the original plant has a quality of 1615KG, and the full oil counterweight of the racing car is 1395KG. And the use of anti-roll frame to ensure safety, but also to enhance the strength and twist resistance of the body. The DESIGN water-based semi-automatic fire extinguisher and the SCHROTH collision avoidance triangle on the right side are all FIA compliant.
Sitting in the car, the first feeling of sitting posture is very low, perhaps because the speed is too fast, in the track does not hinder the viewing of the line position, while the OMP half-pack competitive racing seat comfort performance is somewhat unexpected, when cornering SCHROTH six-point seat belt will be fixed to my tattooed on the seat, it is also the reason why the vehicle roll is too small, as a novice to the track you are difficult to feel the limit of the vehicle, once the bend is too fast, it is easy to slide out of the track.
Lynk & Co LC2021 uses LEO Racing & APOLLO shock absorbers (customized exclusive to the Lynk & Co Auto Challenge), which is a pure track suitable for full strangulation suspension, with ultra-high number of springs, reduces rapid over-bending roll, and with fisheye seating, it can increase the roll angle and the grounding area of the tire. Therefore, when the vehicle runs out of track and drives on the shoulder, it will bounce and hang in the air, at which point you realize that don't be deceived by appearance, this is a real car.
Including the LEO Racing & ASPEC exhaust used in LC2021, from the three-way section to the exhaust tail, the full section of exhaust has been replaced, and the straight-through single-out exhaust has been adopted to make the exhaust more smooth, while bringing a more exciting exhaust sound, and it will also make you feel that the exhaust of AMG, M, RS series models is weakly exploded.
However, the steering wheel of the Lynk & Co LC2021 is not much different from the production car, and the pointing feedback is very comfortable.
The big names of the Lynk & Co Auto Challenge gathered, and Ma Qinghua, the first person in China's F1, helped the team
With the unique sports gene of the Lynk & Co brand, the Lynk & Co Auto Challenge has successfully attracted many top domestic drivers to participate, such as Shen Kefeng, the 2020 CEC 2.0 Group Champion, Li Jia, the CEC GTC Group AM Champion, and Li Sicheng, the F4 Macau Grand Prix Runner-up. This official test is an important part of the data collection of vehicle data by all the participants before the start of the main race, and the first Chinese driver to enter F1, Ma Qinghua, also came to the scene as an honorary instructor.
In the official test of the first round of 8 laps, Chen Xiaoke, who drove the No. 999 car, immediately took advantage of the whole field after starting the race. In the end, he led the first round of official tests with a final score of 14 minutes 29.204 seconds.
In the official test of the second round of 10 laps, the first two laps were started, and several drivers in the lead had a fierce fight. During this period, in order to better find the limits of racing control, some drivers were slightly faster when entering corners, resulting in missing the best route to pass and losing a lot of time. In the end, No. 16 driver Hu Bo finished the official test of the second leg with a final score of 21 minutes 11.050 seconds.
summary
When you're in the middle of it, you'll see how fascinating and intense racing is, and it's a wonderful feeling that the car you're driving originated in a family car. China's auto sports culture still has a long way to go, whether it is international events or private events, in the past, auto sports was unattainable for ordinary users, but under the leadership of car companies like Lynk & Co, the development of China's auto sports culture may be faster, and the fun brought by racing is more accessible to ordinary users.