Filed under: Motorsports, Truck, Videos, Celebrities, Specialty, Diesel, Racing
Mike Ryan is our kind of insane. Not only did the man fling his Freightliner race truck up the winding side of Mount Washington earlier this year, but the professional stunt and race driver has also joined forces with drifting legend Sam Hubinette for a little exhibition show during round six of the Formula Drift Championship.
In preparation of wowing the masses at the FD gathering, Ryan came out for a little shakedown session with the big Freightliner. Things didn't exactly go smoothly at first, with Ryan fighting the truck all over the impromptu course, but it didn't take long to get the kinks ironed out.
Within a matter of hours, Hubinette had Ryan pirouetting around the asphalt and oval track like an drift hero. Fortunately for all involved, the whole experience was recorded for posterity. Hit the jump to check out the video for yourself.
Continue reading How to drift a semi in 18 easy steps
How to drift a semi in 18 easy steps originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsSource: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/28/how-to-drift-a-semi-in-18-easy-steps/
Jean Behra Derek Bell Stefan Bellof Paul Belmondo Tom Belso Antonio Cairoli
No comments:
Post a Comment