Any hooligan who grew up driving on wintry roads knows a slippery surface is an open invitation to sideways-driving stunts. Some amateurs simply call that pure dumb fun, but more sophisticated drivers see an opportunity to unlock their inner Gunnar Andersson. The Swedish-born rally champion raced Volvos in the '50s and '60s and undoubtedly helped popularize the so-called Scandinavian flick—a multistep trick to slide a car around a corner.
But before we got loose in a gaggle of Vapour Grey and Cloud Blue EX30s, we had to learn about the sacred art of the Scandinavian flick . The maneuver is designed to manipulate momentum to help a car rotate around a corner on a slippery surface. With its multiple steps, it is far from easy. Start by approaching the turn with the car positioned nearer the outside edge of the track.