Drifting has become a sport, one that requires perfect coordination, since the idea that sits behind it is to always take the car past the limit. If you’ve ever tried to drift a car, you’ve noticed that it’s not exactly easy (we are trying to help with this) so could you imagine how it would be to powerslide a car without using your... arms?
The R34 Nissan Skyline GTT in the video below moves extremely well on the drift course, with the driver making it seem easy, but in fact, the car is being controlled by Bartek Ostalowski, a Polish drifter who has lost both his arms.
As you can see in the clip, he uses one foot to operate the throttle and the brake and the other one for the steering wheel and automatic gearbox. He even seems to be doing fine without the usual safety net of the drifting world, the handbrake - we really can’t see how he could operate this in a lucrative way, at least not in the classical setup it can be controlled now.
So, let us tip our hats to Bartek Ostalowski! Oh, and in case you want to see the dyno spec of his Skyline, you can check it out on his Facebook page.
Video via rallycross.hu
As you can see in the clip, he uses one foot to operate the throttle and the brake and the other one for the steering wheel and automatic gearbox. He even seems to be doing fine without the usual safety net of the drifting world, the handbrake - we really can’t see how he could operate this in a lucrative way, at least not in the classical setup it can be controlled now.
So, let us tip our hats to Bartek Ostalowski! Oh, and in case you want to see the dyno spec of his Skyline, you can check it out on his Facebook page.
Video via rallycross.hu
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