It must be assumed that few people outside the US state of Florida, more specifically the southwestern part, know what racing on such an exotic vehicle as the Swamp Buggy is, but these parts have been enjoyed by them for more than 70 years. . year.
Swamp Buggy, ie The “swamp buggy” is a very specific racing machine on huge 68-inch wheels, equipped with a mighty 900 hp V8 engine.
Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunode had the opportunity to try out the steering wheel of such cars, along with athletes from the Red Bull program involved in other sports.
“I had absolutely no idea what to expect from racing swamp buggies,” says Max Verstappen. “I’m just shocked because I’ve never seen anything like it. It was really cool!
It is very interesting to drive such buggies, these cars are different than we are used to. But with Red Bull there is always the opportunity to do something really crazy, and now we’ve taken this to a whole new level!”
Max’s enthusiasm was shared by AlphaTauri racer Yuki Tsunoda: “It was my first time riding a swamp buggy and I really enjoyed it, so it was a good day. When driving such a buggy, you can’t turn the steering wheel full throttle, just like on a jet ski. But everything turned out to be easier than I expected, I was able to adapt quickly and had a lot of fun!”
The Red Bull press office has released a 5-minute video that tells how Max and Yuki rode the Swamp Buggies, and watch until the end to find out who won…
Source: F1 News
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