Crazed Belarusian proves that a front-drive Toyota is no barrier to drifting glory
I couldn't sleep the other night so I was searching Vimeo for test results on the latest video gear. Sad, I know, but it's the best way of seeing what is possible and thinking of new solutions for shooting cars. I looked at all the new kit, then typed in Canon 60D, to see how my old shed compared with the latest Sony offerings.
FWD Toyotas are boring you say?
That's when I came across the words Toyota, Avensis and Drift. I have never seen them all in the same sentence before, but I'm glad I have now. This is one of the finest, most outrageous videos you'll see all year.
Some people will hate it, some will think it's just too naughty but I just get off on the fact that the human mind is so addicted to absurdity that one of our species went out and did this.
As for the driver? I think I need him working for me.
Based on this video, I think there's life in my old 60D yet.
Good old Avensis!! lol. I cant view the video at work, an error with Vimeo, but ill check when im home tonight! I can almost lay fact, that none of the two avensis estates that were on the forecourt today, have ever done this!!
Some serious skills there. On a technical note (as this started by discussing cameras), the camera operator needs to remove their UV filter, very distracting orbs in the night scenes.
What a Douche-bag! I reckon he was given the car by his elderly parents, tinted the windows and thought he was the dog's bks. Then discovered that handbrakes and and heavy estates are easy as piss to slide on wet roads. Nothing a few shots of Vodka and a brave pill couldn't do for anyone else.
Some serious skills there. On a technical note (as this started by discussing cameras), the camera operator needs to remove their UV filter, very distracting orbs in the night scenes.
Interesting. Does the same apply for stills photos? It's never occurred to me to remove the UV filters I have on my lenses when shooting at night.
What a Douche-bag! I reckon he was given the car by his elderly parents, tinted the windows and thought he was the dog's bks. Then discovered that handbrakes and and heavy estates are easy as piss to slide on wet roads. Nothing a few shots of Vodka and a brave pill couldn't do for anyone else.
Drift Fail !
Behave! He showed great car control and whilst I don't think doing it on the public roads makes him a hero unless your a driver in the British Drift Championship I very much doubt you could do any better but its really easy to be a keyboard hero on a car forum right..........
As he for him being a douche bag check yourself before you wreck yourself x
Impressive - shows what you can do with a set of narrow, probably bald tyres on the rear and good grippy ones on the front.
Did you notice the wheels were different front-to-rear?
I presume the handbrake must have been used pretty extensively, but the rear wheels rarely seem to actually lock.
Coincidentally, the skid course at Rockingham uses FWD Alfas. With one of the instructors in the passenger seat randomly applying the handbrake on a low-friction surface you get very similar results!
Impressive - shows what you can do with a set of narrow, probably bald tyres on the rear and good grippy ones on the front.
And those are Belarussian licence plates, not Russian ones...
Indeed, I'm not saying I could do it on the first attempt but I don't think it's as hard as you think if you're basically just dragging round a light slippy rear with some nice sticky front wheels. It doesn't even look particularly high speed.
Balls of steel still to do it in public like that still...
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I was setting up some relationships for my mate for when I gave it back to him