To be competitive in the Lada you have to keep the momentum going. It’s very easy to spin away all your power. The most important thing is to keep going forward even though you’re sliding. To be able to keep honing this skill in winter is a great way of training.
During the Winter Drift Battle, you run the car on a studded tyre. In Zimkhana you’re running a regular road tyre? Does that make it more challenging?
Yes, absolutely. The biggest challenge is the fact that the circuit goes upwards after the first corner. If you don’t have that forward momentum there’s a chance you won’t make it up the hill because you lose all grip. Also, the Winter Drift circuit is much more forgiving than Gocha’s track. At Gocha’s there’s a lot more things to hit. (Laughs)