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Ice Drift Madness Competition Revs Up in Irkutsk

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Most people have heard of drifting competitions, when drivers purposefully slide their cars around corners, but drifting has a cooler and more dangerous cousing - ice drifting. One of Russia's most popular ice drifting competitions is called Ice Drift Madness, and it takes place in the Irkutsk Region around the end of January. Two vehicles drive super close to one another and slide through turns on an icy course, with points awarded for maximum angle of the car during the turn and the closeness of the vehicles during the maneuver.

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