Snow drifting! Driving INSANE Cars on Snow and Ice! | Henry Catchpole - The Driver’s Seat

The F.A.T. Ice Race in Aspen - co-driven by Mobil 1 - must be the coolest car event on the planet. Where else could you hope to see the 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 that won Le Mans sliding around on snow alongside a genuine Police Mini? At this inaugural running of the US edition of the F.A.T. Ice Race, Henry Catchpole soaks up the atmosphere, hitches a lift in a Group B Audi Sport Quattro S1 and drives three very different cars… and a piste basher!
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The F.A.T. Ice Race is the brainchild of Ferdi Porsche and in order to understand more about the event and the F.A.T. International brand, Henry jumped into the passenger seat of Ferdi’s very rare 964 Carrera 4 Lightweight. One of just 20 cars ever produced it is effectively a 964 RS with manually adjustable 4WD. Needless to say, Ferdi drives it with gusto and no little skill.
First of the cars that Catchpole got to drive was the Corvette E-Ray. It proved to be one of the quickest cars around the snowy course, thanks to its clever hybrid all-wheel drive system that utilises an electric motor on the front axle in addition to the 6.2-litre, naturally aspirated V8 powering the rear wheels. It also has heated seats and a heated steering wheel, which was nice - sideways, but snug.
Second on the driving list was Nismo’s Safari Z which was created as a working concept for the SEMA show in 2023. Its classic front-engined, rear-drive balance was perfect for some snow drifting and the spot lamps were perhaps only outdone by the Ford Escort WRC car that was also in attendance.
The final car that Henry Catchpole got behind the wheel of was the most extraordinary - Ryan Tuerck’s 1966 Toyota Stout pickup. This is no ordinary Stout, with a custom chassis, beautiful, exposed cantilever rear suspension and a turbocharged four-cylinder under the bonnet, delivering 600bhp. All the considerable steering lock was certainly put to good use!
As well as driving cars we also took time to interview some of the other drivers. We chatted to Tuerck, obviously, but also Le Mans winners Stéphane Ortelli and Emanuele Pirro, 911 guru Leh Keen and all round legend Jeff Zwart. Jo Scarbo was also quizzed about his brand new creation the SV Rover, which made its debut at the F.A.T Ice Race in Aspen. An homage to Land Rovers, but with a mid-engined 1000bhp supercharged V8, 30-inches of Baja truck wheel travel and movable bodywork, it is quite the piece of kit.
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[@Forshbr04]

I can’t believe no one is talking about Henry’s juggling skills at 2:37 😂

[@UncleManuel]

I have to say: mad respect for Henry to get in cars he's never driven before and drift them on a snow course. Well done! 😎🤘

[@OriginalAbsolute]

Catchpole just introduced a class to hagerty. It’s funny now there is this sense of respect I have for them since Henry.

[@rideepicdriveepic]

This is just so good. We went to a winter track a few weeks ago, and that's so much fun - if you didn't try it yet, put it on your bucket list. RWD or AWD....heck, even FWD car and you will have loads of fun. Also, Hagerty production quality is just awesome. Love the widescreen format!

[@motorvatorv888]

Glorious. And respect to Porsche for bringing and running the Le Mans car. More please!

[@sidbobby3233]

Love it casually chatting to Henry while drifting about.. beautiful cars.. 😎🙏👊👍✌🇬🇧

[@IDv8I]

Coming from Canada, all those amazing cars in the snow and ice makes me smile. Even I could tear up that track in any car, eh, lol.

[@N1CH0LAS007]

Vicariously living the dream through this channel that custom Toyota stout drift beast looks so cool 😎

[@reflex8698]

Never heard of this before but now I need to go. This is wicked, awesome collection of cars there

[@matthewschiebout7384]

to participate you must have a "curated car"

[@DKarGarage]

​@matthewschiebout7384 what does that mean,lol

[@DKarGarage]

​@matthewschiebout7384 even if u have a porsche ,? U can't just sign up ,? U have to be chosen

[@MH-ev3wr]

Yeah, you can't go - you have to be invited. Your bank account must have minimum 7 zeros in it. Basically, these guys all know each other. Zwart, Leh Keen, it's all their buddies. Did you not see the dogs? Those things live better than you and I do, I promise.

[@tomamberg5361]

@@MH-ev3wr Not even to just watch, not to drive? Ouch...

[@TommyPickIes]

That Race Truck 🔥🔥

[@gregoryhoufek8410]

Had a smile on my face from start to finish. The collection of cars itself was amazing, and that they thrashed these on snow! It looked really fun. And the drone footage was spectacular. Very enjoyable.

[@VS666]

Tuerck is the absolute GOAT! I still think about that Supra build! The Stout kicks some serious ass too though

[@MW-uy3np]

Best automobile presenter on KZbin

[@R8andGT3Fan]

Can't believe there is a f*cking 911 GT1 doing this! Nuts! 😍😍 That must have been tons of fun for everybody on the track...

[@MH-ev3wr]

Totally - about as pointless as the CGT being there. But when you've got as much FU money as Porsche does these days, why not?

[@g60corrado91]

Not to mention the 3 RUFs at the 5:56 mark and Henry didn't even mention the 959 in the paddock at the 6:13 mark!

[@sickjohnson]

Awesome to see the FAT ice race, North American debut looking like a huge success! That was cool to see Ryan let Henry drive one of his baby's too.

[@JamesYoung61]

I was waiting the whole video for you to talk about Ryan's Judd Supra, it is a show stopper when the Judd V10 goes around the track.

[@stefanhallin]

I learned to drive in the early 60’s, on the ice in my dad’s 1957 Opel Rekord. We used to drive out on the Lake Mälaren, Swedens largest lake, just about all winters but sadly these days it’s rare that the ice gets thick enough to make this safe.

[@jessenyffenegger8588]

Henry's tall enough to do the excited youtuber jump pose without leaving the ground

[@Tmrfe0962]

This was such a great vid. Thanks Hagerty

[@fueledbymetal]

So, so much YES to this one - easily the best footage I've found of this bucket list event, thanks!

[@Wild-Wood]

This looks like such a great event wauw! Great camera work and very interesting interviews in between. Props to you guys loved this video

[@gerglmuff]

Look up the international ice racing association (IIRA) .... we put on events for wheel to wheel to autocross and everything inbetween on ice.

[@gregsheppard1457]

This made me happy. So many interesting cars, including an 037 Stradale!

[@althejazzman]

You didn't even mention the 959 at 6:18. Now that is suited to this environment.

[@edmatthews9235]

That is a huge turnout of some amazing Porsche cars wow C4 LTW GT1 Lemans winning # 26 car This is a big time event.

[@stevegreensmith2484]

Looks about as much fun as you can have with your trousers on! Nice!

[@rjs2005]

Wow, how I would LOVE to make it to the next F.A.T. Ice Race in Aspen, and oh, that Audi Quattro Sport!!! I loved that as a young man in the 80's, piloted by "der schwarze Vulkan" Michele Mouton- what a force of nature she was in Group B!

[@YellowS2K]

Tickets were around $1900

[@pistonburner6448]

The Audi Quattro Sport: the worst race car in (manufacturer team) history, with the most embarrassing results ever. For a reason: the car is an absolute disgrace and contrary to *_all_* the best principles of car design. Yeah, its (heavy) engine (which is placed in exactly the *_worst possible_* place ruining the whole car) makes a pretty nice noise which makes excited children excited, but that's hardly a reason to start praising the car.

[@michaelteret4763]

Wow, that 356 is stunning!

[@Asheen_Singh]

Now that's a thumbnail that says: this isn't even my full wingspan!

[@kaeserd]

Wonderful coverage!!

[@pierredecine1936]

Thoroughly enjoyed this !

[@DavidChong]

what a neat eclectic collection of cars

[@Kauzizi]

Go Ryan!

[@Doransdomain]

Love this! I'd love to go there and drift 😂

[@korymanuel8682]

Hellyeah freaking awesomeness

[@More_Row]

Love that truck.

[@josephharief9062]

really hope you guys will cover some more, love the content

[@someperson7]

Flashback to that time Ryan Tuerck taught us all to drift FWD cars on lunch trays

[@studiolezard]

Drifting brings a similar pleasure to skiing.

[@be4tb0x]

lovely that henry drove ryan tuercks stout!

[@JarmelSingsKaraoke]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Sarcastic_Asmodeus]

Good o'l Colorado!

[@Barton_Motors_Ltd]

Toyota stout! ❤

[@chrisss73841]

I wish they would have sold spectator tickets. I live 40 minutes away and this would have been an awesome way to spend the day, but there is a lot of gatekeeping of entertainment in this area. It sounds like Porsche and the organizers wanted a bigger event with cheaper tickets, but the government wouldn't allow it :/ We hope you come back next year and get those spectator seats!!!

[@blakerh]

I think the Toyota truck was my favorite vehicle.

[@naplam11]

GT7 : updates spec 2 Hagerty : And we took that personality

[@premonemo]

Ngl, I love Henry Catchpole but the thumbnail is nightmare fuel

[@coreykononchuk]

If tickets weren't an eye-watering $1,911 USD, I'd have been there for sure; It's just a few hours from me in Colorado Springs. Maybe next year...

[@Subieguy30]

Agreed I live hour from where this was I didn’t find out about it til the Sunday after it happened but what a great turnout

[@TannerSeymour]

Haha you can see me at 6:20 looking confused as hell. I knew I recognized the host from somewhere. Good to see the finished project!

[@tomamberg5361]

A great event! It reminds me of the Monterey Historics, where classic cars aren't there just to look pretty, they're there to be *driven*.

[@user-nb5tr5oc9m]

Were there not 6 Keen Project 911’s there too?

[@larsstougaard7097]

Ice 🧊 ⛸️ 🍧 Ice Baby ❄️☃️

[@PhillyDee215]

Well they're definitely not drifting like this in the snow in Tokyo😏

[@user-ie1hg5ov1m]

The ERAY is easily becoming my favorite iteration of the C8 so far

[@LnDSuv]

Why do you like it more than Z06?

[@user-ie1hg5ov1m]

@@LnDSuv It's more usable in real world situation such as snow with its AWD

[@tomamberg5361]

@@LnDSuv The E-Ray has power and torque at street speeds, and it has roughly the gas milage of the Stingray, making it great for road trips. If I was a track hound, I'd go Z06 for sure! But I'm not...

[@AFaceInTime]

Odd, not a single Subaru to be seen.

[@biplovebhumbla2005]

nice....

[@Salkley]

Audi 90 imsa gto, was it only on display?

[@Haulinbassracing]

im guessing some of the"faster" cars needed quite a few edit cuts to hide the fact they were going about 30mph

[@Skydrag.V60]

Perfection. This is now on my bucket list, alongside Goodwood 🤌🏻

[@DericO-rz3be]

*ASPEN* I'm talkin' about a place where the beer flows like wine, where the women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talkin' about Aspen.

[@mochabear88]

neat

[@leroygoopert3905]

Wow when jeff svort idk how it's spelt but his voice then the peggassis Flys by in the background he sounds just like Ken Block like exactly😢 43forver

[@gustavbloom7768]

I saw some high schoolers doing this in Minnesota. Hilarious.

[@C.oleCarson]

Name a better combo than rwd + snow tires

[@JaydenDimaio]

Didn't know you could juggle.

[@garryvansoest8726]

Henry, the ride-a-long with Leh Keen didn’t make the cut?

[@billbreze795]

Ooof. Thats a bummer.

[@minimaus2935]

Man, these rich people have some nice ideas....

[@TejasMahla-wk3gt]

i will buy tuerck's truck even if its 1 mill right now

[@jeffholeman]

Really wanted to go but I guess they only wanted wealthy people there at $1911 per ticket!

[@tanner1ie]

Cool as ice! 😯😂🩲😀🤘

[@zacharyfaber]

How tf did hoonigan not show us this first?

[@billbreze795]

Id love to see how a winged sprint car stacks up against all these other machines.

[@iamspyvspy3077]

Coolest car event... we see what you did there 😄 For this sort of driving the last thing you want is a stupid not round steering wheel like the E-ray.

[@noonehere1793]

I can’t decide….great fun or horrific abuse…🤔

[@scottjohnson4319]

Poor Henry having to drive the least cool cars out there while I'm sure salivating over so many icons.

[@tomy8450]

I just think it’s neat that he was able to experience and report about it! Thanks @Henry!

[@yips_way]

Does the filming crew think super wide aspect works for youtube? Not for me that's for sure, it certainly doesn't make for good viewing. And that box in box section was even worse. Henry, get a grip!!

[@MH-ev3wr]

We should probably go back to 4:3 aspect ratio and CRT televisions...

[@rogerwennstrom6677]

I dunno, all theese rare wonderful cars, and then put them on ice?... To me it seems a bit of a waste. Yeeees, I'd bet drifting a supercar on the ice is cool and all, but so is drifting virtually *any* car with rear wheel drive and decent handling. Why not put the cars somewhere where they fit better?

[@pistonburner6448]

The long explanation by Dindo is what all real drivers experience when they first sit in an Audi: "My lord this car is absolute junk, its dynamics are the worst in all of the history of car world", but he just had to say it in a more 'diplomatic' manner because he's being paid by the criminal corporation who makes their money from selling such junk cars by the millions and thus filling the world with horrible, junk cars with soul-crushing understeer and the worst possible dynamics.

[@tanner1ie]

Oh pretty! 😀🤘

[@tanner1ie]

Very cool! 😯😂🩲😀🤘 .