Primorsky deputy Kozitsky admitted that he personally knew drifters among the police Primorsky deputy Alexei Kozitsky said that he personally knew drifters among the Russian police. According to him, one of them still works in the traffic police, but does not drive an old car, because “they will not understand at work.” Kozitsky said this within the framework of the special project “Russian Fast and Furious”.
“There were some [policemen], but now there are none. It cannot be said that they are two-faced – even five or seven years ago (…) it could have been done. I have a very good friend who at one time took part in competitions on the “Zmeinka” (the legendary karting track, which is considered the birthplace of drift in Russia – approx. “Lenta.ru” ), we are with him we drove together, “Kozitsky said.
In his opinion, if the traffic police saw that their employee was driving, he would be fired. Even when an acquaintance of Kozitsky was a racer, he did not compete under his last name.
“I know another guy, but he just grew up and sold the car. Works in the traffic police, ”added Kozitsky.
Drift is a technique of cornering in a car using a controlled skid at the highest possible speed. Sports drift originated in Japan and gained popularity in Russia in the early 2000s, after the release of the movie “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift”. Back then, Russian drifters started out as underground racers, and now they organize world-class competitions.
The special project “Russian Fast and Furious” is dedicated to the life of motorists in the Far East and the unusual automotive culture that began to form in the region back in Soviet times. Already in the 1980s, the first Japanese cars began to be delivered to Primorye. Over time, a huge car market emerged in Vladivostok, which reached its peak in the 1990s. The active development of the automotive culture influenced the formation of the interests of young Russians and contributed to the appearance of the first Russian drifters in the region.