Nikita Shikov - pilot of the Red Bull team, drifter, three-time vice-champion of the Russian Series "Drift" and repeated winner of international competitions. He was born on May 13 in 1986 in Moscow.
He is definitely not one of those who postpones life for later. He ride in a thrill, defeating himself and the laws of physics, burn rubber, delight the audience. Speed in a modern drift reaches 200 km / h. This is called life at the limit, worthy of a real man who accepts only inconceivable speeds.
Nikita Shikov is a member of the Old Spice "fraternity" as part of a joint project with Red Bull.
The racer is an avid music lover who loves completely different styles - from classical to rap, although he prefers the sound of the engine of his beauty Toyota GT86 to any music.
Childhood
At school, Nikita played volleyball, spoke at competitions, defending the honor of his institute in this sport. But, as the rider admits, it was always technical sports that attracted him, and drift is what he always looked for: sports and shows, technology and beauty.
Nikita also loves snowboarding and dreams of trying out surfing.
The rider mainly tries to devote free time to family and friends, and Nikita does not have any specific hobby that is not related to cars.
Start
Biography of Nikita Shikov as a drifter began when he found out that there is a special kind of racing that involves driving in a drift. He admits that he immediately fell in love with him without memory! Japanese sports cars with luxurious body kits and wheels, puffs of smoke from under the wheels …
Nikita's first car was a right-hand drive Toyota Altezza with a powerful engine. It was on it in 2008 that Nikita took eighth place at the end of the year, which stimulated him to improve his car and his own skills as a pilot. Since 2009, Shikov became a member of the Toy Sport team, they helped with the preparation of the machine.
A family
Nikita Shikov is happily married, his wife Natasha gave him a daughter, Leroux. The rider admits that because of preparation for the next stage of the competition, he could not even take his wife to the hospital, but Natasha forgave him.
