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Forget Sochi. I'm in Levi, Finland, 200 km above the pole circle.
I'm surrounded by 20 km2 of ice.
I didn't bring my skates, but this Porsche 911 Turbo S.
Let the winter games begin.
You can blast across the highway or curvy countryside roads.
Roads with high grip levels, that's where the car shines.
But you can also drift it like the best.
You might think: a 4WD Porsche, how does that drift?
RWD is the best set-up for drifting, after all. Right?
Quite the contrary. You can go much faster and have more control.
For sure on ice, on which you can go more sideways, too.
With a 2WD car, it's all over when you reach the max slip angle.
Maximum opposite lock and you can loose it, and it's done.
Thanks to 4WD, I can control it even at a 90 degree angle.
The more sideways I go, the more power goes to the front axle.
The front wheels pull the car back in line.
Over 90 degrees and it keeps on going.
Keep the throttle down, countersteer and the nose points the right way.
Before using the 4WD once you're drifting, you need to start the drift.
There's a trick for that. The engine's in the back, so understeer looms.
Brake into the corners with ease and build up pressure on the nose.
Pressure means grip, which you can use to steer.
The rear lightens up and comes around, use that to set it up.
Once that happens, you can keep drifting it.
Approach a corner, brake easily, steer... and there it comes.
Countersteer, throttle and we're drifting again!
Once you get into it, it's really addictive. It's great!
Approaching a corner at 90 kph. Shifting down, keep steering...
Keep braking... and there it comes! Countersteer, throttle.
And we're back.
The steering rear-axle on this Turbo S helps, too.
The Carrera 4 doesn't offer that. On this one, it steers along.
It helps to set the car up. You need to throw the Carrera 4 more.
The Turbo has the benefit of that steering rear-axle. It's great!
This car has winter tyres with 200 1.5 mm spikes each.
It's a bit like regular tyres on snow. Ice is even slipperier.
You'll want to use this technique on a track, corner after corner.
Tie each one to the other and distribute the balance properly.
Something else comes into play: the pendulum-effect.
You'll want to swing the car from one corner to the next.
Keep sliding and don't put the car in a straight line.
It's like dancing with the car. A great feeling when you get it right.
Then you think: I can go for the gold.
In 4 years, South Korea will host the Winter Olympics.
This should be a discipline, too. I'll take part!