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 Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick« »

Between the frozen asphalt, the slush cakes in our fenders, and the permanent salt spray on our paintwork, winter in a northern climate can be hell on earth for us driving enthusiasts. But what are we going to do about it — park our pristine sleds in the garage and take public transit for four turns of the calendar? Hell, no! We're going to take advantage of these miserable conditions to hone some driving skills. And not just the same lame-ass handbrake stunts we've been pulling since high school. It's time to learn some real car control. It's time to step up and master the Scandinavian Flick...

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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (features@motivemag) »« »

There's only one proper way to do the Scandinavian Flick: the Top Gear way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcRAPQW4ZW8



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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (features@motivemag) »« »

EDIT: Nevermind.

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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (features@motivemag) »« »

Awesome. I've pretty much mastered the Scandinavian Flick on semi sticky snow but still not on gravel and on slick ice. I think I need to practice more. It is really rewarding when you pull it off and carry a lot of speed through a corner.

And I love the use of a model/die cast GT3 RS with NO DRIVER!!!



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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (features@motivemag) »« »

who drives their GT3 in the snow man.....really ?!



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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (Russ@RaderwerksDubKorps) »« »

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who drives their GT3 in the snow man.....really ?!

I would. Oh boy would I.




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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (Russ@RaderwerksDubKorps) »« »

The whole thing looks a little... um... diecast to me.

Can't you atleast fake it with an R/C car instead of stop motion photography and out of scale trees made from the remains of your Christmas Fir?

Better yet, just do it for real with Dan's Dakota.



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The whole thing looks a little... um... diecast to me.

Can't you atleast fake it with an R/C car instead of stop motion photography and out of scale trees made from the remains of your Christmas Fir?

Better yet, just do it for real with Dan's Dakota.

Looks like someone took their Christmas present (R/C GT3) out on the freshly shoveled front walk.



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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (Skibbe) »« »

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Better yet, just do it for real with Dan's Dakota.

I volunteered to do it in Bryan's E30. In the name of realism, of course.

He didn't take me up on it.

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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (LangsamKafer) »« »

A well-produced bit, for sure.

Nice capture of the technique, Bryan.



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I volunteered to do it in Bryan's E30. In the name of realism, of course.

He didn't take me up on it.

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There's only one proper way to do the Scandinavian Flick: the Top Gear way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcRAPQW4ZW8


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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (Skibbe) »« »

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The whole thing looks a little... um... diecast to me.

We actually had a lot of fun with the conceptual layout for this one. We wanted it to look kind of real, but not entirely. Hence, the obviously fake trees and no driver photoshopped into the car. I tried to find an area where we could shoot a real car, but the plow crews were too efficient after last week's snow.

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There's only one proper way to do the Scandinavian Flick: the Top Gear way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcRAPQW4ZW8


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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (features@motivemag) »« »

Nice little feature! Can I have a job that lets me do that kind of stuff all day?



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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (VarianceVQ) »« »

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This is just repurposed content from other sources with no real indication that the author can perform said flick. Whatever. Perhaps it's just the children who have any interest in this crap.



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This is just repurposed content from other sources with no real indication that the author can perform said flick. Whatever. Perhaps it's just the children who have any interest in this crap.

Said driver seemed to drift pretty well in the Viper video... My money says Bryan could do it.



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Said driver seemed to drift pretty well in the Viper video... My money says Bryan could do it.

I must be blind, where is the Viper video?



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This is just repurposed content from other sources with no real indication that the author can perform said flick. Whatever. Perhaps it's just the children who have any interest in this crap.

I have personally seen Bryan flog unfamilar cars around a race track. Trust me, he is capable of doing damn near anything with a car.

Bryan, looks like fun, but you really should try that in my F150.



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I must be blind, where is the Viper video?

Go to the motivemag.com homepage. Halfway down the page there's a video box that says Motive Vision in the top corner. Click the little "select video" box and choose the Viper.



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 Re: (stu@motivemag) »« »

Should have just posted the video of Tiff doing it in a Ford Puma and called it a day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3QuH7z1Z1o




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 Re: Motive Driver's Ed: Performing the Scandinavian Flick (features@motivemag) »« »

I'm not scandanavian... and I don't need to wait for snow to do it either.



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I'm not scandanavian... and I don't need to wait for snow to do it either.

Now that's the truth b/c I've been behind you when you've done this in the dry!!!

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This is just repurposed content from other sources with no real indication that the author can perform said flick. Whatever. Perhaps it's just the children who have any interest in this crap.

whats up with that viper video being shot in South bend Indiana at tire racks course? haha




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This is just repurposed content from other sources with no real indication that the author can perform said flick. Whatever. Perhaps it's just the children who have any interest in this crap.


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Go to the motivemag.com homepage. Halfway down the page there's a video box that says Motive Vision in the top corner. Click the little "select video" box and choose the Viper.

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There's only one proper way to do the Scandinavian Flick: the Top Gear way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcRAPQW4ZW8

im guessing this is the top gear video. i actually did the same thig with a rhino (think golf cart on steriods) luckily the rhino was mostly okay lol. It was farily funny however when i was like watch this.....



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Congrats on getting a feature on jalopnik.com, this was a great little article.



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I have personally seen Bryan flog unfamilar cars around a race track. Trust me, he is capable of doing damn near anything with a car.

I've seen him do it with my own GTI. Utter Bastard.

The way some posters go on around here, most features won't be believed without a full video and a DNA test. You can't really SEE Bryan behind the wheel of that Viper, MUST be Viergang stunt driving omghi2uohnoes!!!ZOMG!11!1



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