Drifting
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Before the angry comments start coming in, let us be the first to state that this is not real and is in fact just a mock scenario involving a rogue driver in a parking lot drifting around a police car. The video is a promotional piece for the Joe Usry Auto Group located in Jackson, Mississippi, a Chrysler brand dealership that also happens to sell Dodge police fleet vehicles, including this 2012 Dodge Charger. And if you’re thinking about trying something like this in a local car park, note that this video was filmed in a private 16 acre lot owned by the dealership. Incidentally, the...
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Red Bull Drifts Streets Of Atlanta In Genesis Coupe, Solstice: VideoAside from the fact that roughly 50 percent of the streets in metro Atlanta are named Peachtree, there's almost nothing about this video that isn't unique in the world of drift. Smoky burnouts, rev-limiters banging, all on downtown streets? Sign us up. Unfortunately, it's not something the rest of...
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Samuel Hubinette Racing Gets New Driver, Two New Dodge Drift Cars
The name Samuel Hubinette is synonymous with drifting, his personal drift team, Samuel Hubinette Racing (SHR), having sent all manner of high-powered vehicles sideways including Dodge Challengers and Vipers and even a Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV. We’re now less than a fortnight out from...
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Video: Getting Sideways In The AMG Gelaendewagen
Built for cross-country duty in a terrifically, angularly Tuetonic way, the G-Class, and its sportiest variant, the G55 AMG, is no exactly the first vehicle you'd think of when you think "drift." And this wet roundabout isn't exactly the forum for real drifting, but the quantity of opposite lock...
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Video Roundup: Snowed In? Drift That Sucker!
The holiday weekend saw most of the Northeast draped in a blanket of snow, perfect for unwrapping presents and singing carols--but not so awesome for getting to work on Monday. Not that we're complaining. Snow days are also the perfect opportunity for some opposite lock. These five videos show you...
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Video: Rhys Millen Drifts Red Bull Genesis Coupe Up Brazilian Mountain
The art of drifting is often mocked as the figure skating of motorsports. While that may be a fair comparison--there are no finish lines, only judges--it still takes an incredible degree of control and skill to pull it off well. Rhys Millen has that skill. This video shows Millen sliding his...
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The past several months have been poor ones for the world of motorsports, with carmakers pulling out of such diverse venues as Formula 1 and rally racing. But Hyundai is bucking the trend today, announcing the launch of its Rhys Millen Racing Red Bull Formula Drift team. The team will compete in the Formula Drift Professional Drifting Championship, Redline Time Attack series and perhaps most impressively, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. “Today’s announcement puts the Genesis Coupe into three great motorsports series,” said John Krafcik, acting president and CEO...
