The terrain in the competition was much more complicated and difficult than ordinary rallies. Also, the participating vehicles were all real off-road vehicles, not the modified sedans in ordinary rallies.
Most of the stages of the rally were far away from the road. The terrain was complicated and steep. The vehicles had to pass through sand dunes, mud, grass, rocks, and deserts. The distance traveled by the vehicles every day ranged from a few kilometers to hundreds of kilometers. The entire competition process was extremely difficult and dangerous. Every year, nearly half of the drivers would give up the competition either due to car malfunctions or for safety reasons.
The entire competition lasted for more than ten days. It was all driven under complicated and steep road conditions. In addition to requiring the drivers to have strong physical strength, endurance, and psychological quality, the requirements for the cars were also extremely strict. Almost all the cars would encounter various malfunctions and problems during the competition.
Behind every participating vehicle, there was a huge logistics support and maintenance team to repair the vehicles in time when they malfunctioned or were damaged.
Being able to win the championship in the extremely difficult competition of the Dakar Rally was a huge affirmation for the participating vehicles.
This was also the reason why Chen Mo chose Dakar.
Moreover, the vehicles that participated in the Dakar Rally in the past were all heavily modified off-road vehicles. Although it could also prove the strength of the car company and increase the popularity and influence of the model to a certain extent, it was not the original production car after all, so the promotion of the model's sales was limited.
Chen Mo did not plan to modify the Knight in any performance aspects. He directly used an ordinary production car to participate in the competition.
The Knight's chassis was very high, and it could be adjusted automatically or manually according to the road conditions. Its off-road ability was not weaker than those heavily modified off-road vehicles.
If the unmodified production car won the championship in this most severe off-road challenge, the promotion of "Knight" would definitely be much better than Chen Mo spending hundreds of millions to promote it.
"Mr. Sainz, I now officially invite you to join our Shield Team and drive the 'Knight' to participate in the Dakar Rally next month."
Chen Mo looked at Carlos Sainz seriously and said solemnly.
"Of course, I have no reason to refuse. I'm honored to join the Shield Team, my boss!"
Upon hearing Chen Mo's serious invitation, Carlos Saines' weathered face couldn't help but reveal a smile as he stood up.
Chen Mo also stood up from his chair and extended his right hand towards the first driver of the Divine Shield Racing Team, "Matador" Carlos Sainz with a smile on his face.
"Welcome to the team, Carlos!"
The two of them clasped their hands together.
…
As Su Wan was busy with the construction of the industrial park and advertising, Chen Mo planned to let Anna be in charge of the formation of the S.H.I. Shield team. Before she came, Chen Mo asked Carlos Saines to use his connections to contact some excellent engineers and maintenance technicians, as well as the core members of the logistics team in the medical, communication, information technology, and so on.
Carlos Sainz had originally intended to build his own team to compete in this year's Dakar.
Carlos Sainz had been in the racing world for many years, and he had been to Dakar for ten consecutive years. Naturally, he had a lot of acquaintances, many of whom were the best in the industry. He already had a list of the strongest lineups in his mind, but it was not easy to gather all of them.
The best talents naturally had the best value. Even if Carlos Sainz could persuade them to join his team, he did not have enough financial resources to pay them the remuneration they deserved. Therefore, Carlos Sainz's initial plan was to implement another "best value for money list".
However, with the support of a super rich man like Chen Mo, Carlos Sainz did not need to worry about money anymore. All the personnel could follow the best plan in his mind, gather the best and most experienced personnel, and build a top team that was not weaker than any veteran team!
After discussing the formation of the team in detail with Chen Mo in the office, and after receiving Chen Mo's promise that he did not need to worry about money, Carlos Sainz left the company with an excited mood and started to contact the relevant personnel.
Of course, he was only responsible for the recruitment of relevant personnel in the early stages of the formation of the team. After Anna arrived, she would be in charge of the recruitment of personnel and the relevant administrative work of the team. Carlos Sainz only needed to provide a list of recommendations and his own needs. Anna would take care of everything else. He could then put all his energy into preparing for the upcoming Dakar Rally.
…
"Knight's" advertisement was completed. With perfect preparations and a huge amount of advertising fees, the US's television, internet, and LED screens in all the major cities in the country began to broadcast it on a large scale that night.
The three-minute-long advertisement could be considered rich and powerful, causing countless people to shout out that they were nouveau riche. The content of the advertisement was even more amazing. It depicted a real gunfight, a fierce pursuit in the wilderness, and a barbaric collision at high speed. Almost everyone who saw the advertisement for the first time thought that it was a movie trailer. They were all attracted by the intense, exciting, and incomparably hot scene.
"F * ck! This must be a Vulcan cannon! It's so fierce, using heavy firepower at the start! The car in front will definitely be blown up in minutes! "
"Let's wait and see the fireworks!"
"Eh? The window can even pop out a baffle. Looks like this car is not ordinary! "
"It was hit by so many bullets, and only a little paint was chipped. Is this car a tank?"
"This chase scene in the wilderness is so exciting!"
"This driver's driving skills are too good. Please tell me the driver is Schumacher!"
"Fast and Furious is coming out with a new sequel?"
"No, I think this should be a new 007 movie. Bond got a new car again!"
"It should be a human trafficker! Didn't you see the car in front running away? And the driving skills are so good! "
"This car looks so familiar!"
"Now that you mention it, it is a little …"
"Isn't this the super bulletproof car that costs five million USD each?!"
"What? You're saying this car exists in real life? "
…
As they watched, other than praising the exciting scene and the powerful performance of the car, some people also gradually realized that something was wrong.
"The camera seems to be following the car all the time. There is no switching in the middle. The entire scene is in full view!"
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