Drift cars are meant to be abused. It’s the way such machines work. Nevertheless, drifting is a sport of delicate balance and the driver must also show this in his manhandling of the vehicle. Some of the guys out there seem to take pleasure in pushing their slip angle horses a bit too hard and we’ve brought an example that shows what happens when you do so.
It’s simple really - the car can fight back. The adjacent video brings us an R32 Nissan Skyline drift car. Mind you, this is not a GT-R, at least not one in an original state, as it comes with rear-wheel drive.
To say that this Skyline is heavily modified would be an understatement. A major one. This is exactly what happens in the clip below, which shows the Nissan’s driver making a rather poor use of the car’s ability to melt its rear tires.
Instead of offering the crows at MEMTS 2014 show in Sharjah, UAE extreme angles and unseen stunts, the man prefers to weld the throttle. Apparently, the Skyline could only stand so much of this treatment.
After multiple backfire warnings, the car decides to blow its engine, engulfing its entire body in flames for a few brief moments. We’d take this as another warning.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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