I’m undoubtedly a metropolis woman, however that doesn’t imply I can’t respect one thing as dangerous ass as a System 1 automobile completely constructed out of tractor parts.

This chimera of epic proportions comes from the tractor producer the Minsk Tractor Manufacturing unit in Belarus. The corporate calls it the MTZ 50 System 1, in keeping with the Autopian, and it appears enjoyable as hell. I wager it will sound like a bear making an attempt to swallow a number of pissed off cats complete on the observe. However alas, regardless of Belarus dictator Alexander Loukachenko claiming he drove it at almost 200 mile per hour, it appears the MTZ 50 is merely a present automobile, the Minsk Tractor Manufacturing unit confirmed through Fb. (I do know, I’m stunned Loukachenko would lie about one thing as properly.)

Which is just too dangerous, as a result of there’s something so satisfyingly strong in regards to the MTZ 50. All of the elements on this F1 present automobile come immediately from the manufacturing facility’s precise manufacturing line, which makes its approximation to open-wheeled race automobiles much more astonishing. Minsk Tractor Manufacturing unit obtained rattling shut utilizing nothing however tractor elements and, whereas F1 automobiles is likely to be fairly and quick, this can be a rig that appears prefer it has to work for a dwelling. The MTZ 50 was first proven again in 2019 at an agricultural commerce present known as Belagro 2019, nevertheless it’s making the rounds once more on the web.

The corporate additionally constructed a motorbike completely out of tractor elements, although this car is extra clearly only for leisure functions:

It could actually make an attention-grabbing twist for the Netflix present System 1: Drive to Survive if it had a extra rural, former Soviet bloc sort really feel. Think about Max Verstappen feeding geese after which dashing out to reap a area of wheat quicker than Sergio Perez. The paddocks are simply precise fields the place horses hang around. Pit crews may all be in overalls and flannel, and as a substitute of untamed events, drivers must go to mattress by 8 p.m to allow them to rise up and do the entire thing the following day.