As historical figures such as Napoleon or Hitler found out, Russian winter is not something you want to underestimate. However, those born in the country have a sixth sense that allows them to handle the extreme climate and the latest example of that comes from a soldier of the... steering wheel.
We're talking about Russian drifter Sergey Kabargin, who decided to ignore the caprices of the weather and go all out. The racing driver and one of his drifting mates grabbed the keys to a pair of astounding sideways machines, putting them through their paces in the forest.
And by "forest," we mean a tree-happy area in Karelia, where the average temperature in March sits at 23 degrees Fahrenheit (make that -5 degrees Celsius).
The two played with a C6 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and a fourth-generation Toyota Supra. While the 'Vette kept most of its body panels on, the Supra might be hard to recognize due to the overly stripped look.
The piece of footage below offers us plenty of slip angle moments, including delicious battles between the two. However, the ways of snow and ice are not as easy as they might seem at first and the clip has at least one example that comes to demonstrate this.
If you've reached this paragraph, you're probably the type that receives such stories as good news. Well, we have even better news for you, since this is only the first episode of the freezing shenanigan. We'll be back with the next piece of the action as soon as we get our hands on it.
And given the kind of clips Kabargin has accustomed us to (more on that topic can be found here), we're expecting nothing short of a popcorn-worthy video.
P.S.: Yes, you can think of this guy as the Russian Ken Block.
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