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These are the fastest vehicles in the world, but how would they handle racing each other on snow and ice? The F1 car is the fastest vehicle on track, but can it keep up with the snowmobile on its home turf? The F1 car's tires can't get any traction on this frozen surface. Man, that has no grip. The F1 car has no traction out there. Oh my gosh. Who would have thought? It's on slicks. To adjust to this totally different racing surface, we've let each of these vehicles bring their own custom-made studded tires to race on the ice. We have all five vehicles on this frozen racetrack. Let's see what you guys got. With these custom modifications, each of these vehicles has different strengths
when racing on the snow and ice. So, we built a one-of-a-kind frozen racetrack where they each have an equal shot to use those skills to win. But before all five vehicles race wheel-to-wheel, let's see how fast they are in a calibration lap. The snowmobile will go first racing in its natural habitat. Now, Gunnar brought out the one vehicle that has snow in its name. It's built for these sort of conditions. What is this thing, Gunnar? Uh this is purpose-built for racing on ice, made to go real fast and go real left. Um no right turns, though. So, real fast and real left.
It's a Pro Champ 440cc engine Ski-Doo. It has about 400 purpose-built studs. They hook up real good with the track. And then up front, we have two Woody's carbides, razor sharp. Turns like a dream out here on the ice. I didn't know that these are sharp. Oh yeah, razor sharp. Okay. Like they'll cut you. So, off the line, you're going to be the quickest one. I reckon so. I would think, yeah. It's time for Gunnar to kick things off with his snowmobile. With its superior traction and lightweight build, it is the ultimate vehicle built for speed. It's going to do the longest lap around the track.
With the ability to go from zero to 60 in under 2 seconds, expect this vehicle to get off the line fast, even in the snow. It has a big track underneath it that literally grips the snow. Like, all you guys have special tires. That's just how it's built. Calibration run here. He looked pretty calibrated to me. Flat out. Yeah, he's flat out. The thing's
To put down the best time possible, the snowmobile will need to combine that speedy start with strong grip through the corners. He's approaching his top speed of 105 miles an hour. It's a really cool It feels like when you're driving it that it will respond to what you do. Well, that's the contact patch. The amount of studs on the ground is like a belt. We ain't done yet. Let's go. With all that tread and those blades up front, he's flying on this frozen track. Don't forget, we're literally racing on the surface of a
frozen lake. And Gunnar puts down a time of 1:12, setting the pace for the rest of the field. A lot of people are going to be betting on him to win the final race. I'll just say this. If we get beat by that, I'm I'm all right. Can the Pro 4 truck match that time in its calibration lap? All right, Andrew. You brought the big dog out. Oh, yeah. What do we got here? Yeah, this is my Pro 4 truck V8 950 horse. Just threw some spikes in the old Yokohamas and brought her out. This tire just takes whatever you throw at it.
Did they like hand spike this? Oh, yeah. Real people did that. look at like honestly, every one of these spikes is drilled in and like hot glued. Yeah. 700 per tire. If I need a shorter track, I think I can just take it. You could just run us over. like this turn. I'm like, I'm going to go straight. I'm going to go make my own track. Yeah, it's probably going straight like be better. Yeah. The Pro 4 truck is an off-road beast. And while it doesn't usually race in the snow and ice, with the right tires, it should be able to tear up this frozen track. Its racing line features a
large jump off the start, and it's going to have to test its off-road ability on a less than ideal track surface. That sounds angry. Almost a thousand horsepower. Isn't that crazy? THE PRO 4 TRUCK IS the heaviest vehicle, but the added weight pushes Andrew's studded tires into the frozen track to give him grip and traction. That looks impressive. Yeah. Look at all the snow he's kicking up. Getting sideways and using every inch of the track. Oh, yep. It looks pretty quick. It looks like he's moving.
Andrew's pushing this truck to its limits to the finish line. That's a time of 1:13 for Andrew in the Pro 4 truck. He's half a second off the pace compared to the snowmobile. Andrew's studded tires help him tackle this unforgiving course with serious pace. Will the other vehicles be able to do the same? And next up is Scott in his rally car, a vehicle that's used to testing its precise handling on tricky surfaces. It's a Subaru rally car. Modifications necessary to do this? Zero. In fact, I'm pretty sure last weekend it just did an ice rally.
Just spikes on the tires, that's it. Yep, spikes on the tire and that amazing Subaru four-wheel drive. This championship-winning rally car is built for powerful acceleration, nimble handling, and capability on off-road rally stages. It's going to be a force on this frozen circuit, but Scott will have to tackle some of the trickiest corners on the track. Can he keep his time close? You're the one to beat. Yeah, but we're the only ones that are. So far. Okay, here we go. Let's see. And the rally car is off the line.
He spun a lot more than I thought he would. Yeah, he's run pretty good. What do you think? That car doesn't make a ton of horsepower. Yeah, I think it's like 300 something they were saying. Little less than 400 horsepower, all-wheel drive, it's lighter. Yeah. Okay, he's about halfway through. Well, chicane area. Look at the air off the wing. That's sweet. Yeah, that is pretty cool, see. That's really cool. Can't wait to see the F1 car do it. That's a good final corner, yeah.
Pretty good. The rally car completes its lap in 1 minute 13 seconds. Now, he's close to the Pro 4 truck, but nearly a second behind the snowmobile. If he wants any shot of winning the final race, he's going to have to pick it up a bit. He's just warming up. The F1 car is up next, and it is totally out of its element on this frozen track. Can it adapt with its studded tires and find the grip it needs to make it around this unforgiving track? All right, Patrick, you brought the F1 car out. What do you got here? That's the RB7, a world championship winning car of Sebastian Vettel. Won the championship in 2011.
Probably the most famous vehicle out here, for sure. It's just got spikes on the tires, no other modifications? Yeah, it's lifted a little bit higher. All the rest has more cooling, but temperature-wise, we are safe. It's pretty cold, minus 15°. You going to take advantage of all this down force here? Uh, not really. This F1 car is the fastest vehicle on an asphalt track, but how will it perform on a frozen track made of solid ice? The long straights and sweepers will show off this car's raw power, if these modified tires can give it the
grip it needs. Can it carry its speed through the corners the same way it does on asphalt? Well, this is it. How do you think the F1 car is going to do? Do you think it's going to be tough? Well, it's going to be so hard for him to just get around there clean, Honestly, he's got probably the toughest job. Also, that's one of the most accessible F1 cars. Yeah. This is the V8. Yes, it's V8 with a blown diffuser. This is the 19 out of 20 pole setting car. So, this thing has uh it's got some pedigree.
Even with these studded tires, gaining traction off the line is still Patrick's biggest challenge in the F1 car. Even on tarmac, that car doesn't have great grip at this speed. Right. Once that thing is over 100 mph, then it start having an incredible grip. Right. You got some downforce at that 20 mph, not so much. Look at how much work Patrick has to do behind the wheel to keep this thing on track. That is incredible driving. This frozen track is a massive challenge for the F1 car, neutralizing its biggest strength.
Patrick is pushing this car to his absolute limit. Imagine the neighbors on the lake, you know? Is that all seven metal out there? Patrick is laying down a seriously competitive time with minimal traction. Patrick posted a time of 1:11, which is seriously impressive given how unfamiliar this terrain is for an F1 car. This is going to be close, but can he make another push in the final race to win this thing? He smells a Smells like F1. This is the one I've been waiting for.
Let's see if the MotoGP bike can keep up on two wheels. All right, Danny, you're next. What did you bring? Here we got the big spikes. Massive spikes, as you can see. Yeah, look at those. It's 207 spikes on front and 300 at the rear. Wow, pretty scary. We modified the travel suspension to make it shorter. We have a steel disc, not carbon, and then we had to modify as well the mapping engine in order to race in these cold conditions. Danny said that you got to hit the jump at least once. I think I will get I'd stick right to it, yeah. You're also the only guy out here with full leathers on and pretty cold conditions, so good stuff.
The MotoGP bike is the most out of its comfort zone. Not only will it face a difficult track full of tight turns, but Danny has no cover from the elements being on his bike. He's going to have to work overtime to perfectly distribute his weight and maintain traction with these specially built spike tires. Now, Danny has the most on the line here. If he lays that bike down, there's some serious consequences with those big spikes. We're switching from four wheels to two wheels. He's in one-wheel drive, that's the thing. One-wheel drive is not good for ice.
I think he's got it the hardest. Danny's taking something that Out of his element. Out of his element, yeah. We'll see how he does though. He'll figure it out. He'll have to. What do you think his biggest challenge is? Just staying up? Staying upright. Rubber crashing. Rubber down. We have no idea how this is going to go. So, let's see if this track is set up for Danny to be competitive against his four-wheel counterparts.
Pretty good start. What's the horsepower on that unit? It's close to 300 horsepower. Danny has the largest spikes out of all of these vehicles, but he's going to need it to make it a competitive race on this frozen surface. These are some tight corners though. He can't lean the bike over when they're that tight. not opening her up. Yeah, it's hard. This is A four guy. I think he needs more speed to lean over, right? Yeah. It's impressive. Have you ever seen that MotoGP bike on ice? Oh, nice. It's crazy.
Now he's opening up that throttle as he pushes towards the finish. This is unreal. Danny put down a 1:12, within 1 second of the F1 car. Now it's time to see who wins with all these vehicles racing wheel to wheel. Good job, Danny. Danny! Incredible. Lot of pressure on us. Imagine that last corner, all those five and he comes coming out over here really close. All right, the calibration laps are in the books. What do you guys think? Is it going to be a fair race? I think so. Let's see. With all calibration laps separated by just 2 seconds, it all comes down to this.
Okay, all five vehicles are on the grid, lined up, ready to go. Let's see which one is fastest on this frozen track. Patrick is pushing the pace in the F1 car through these corners. The snowmobile is separating from the pack, but don't forget it has to complete the longest lap around this track. Danny looks way more comfortable through these turns than in his calibration lap. About halfway through the race here and it is a close one. We only have a couple more corners to go here. They're heading into the final stretch. Every bit of extra pace here could be enough to take the win. Gunnar is leaned over. This is the last corner. Can he beat Danny to the line?
Danny takes the win. So only a second. Everyone called third. Bro four truck and then the rally car. Close race. Good job. And the winner of the ultimate winter race, Danny Pedrosa. Let's go. Yeah.
