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Wed 11 Nov 2002Doing the impossible in the land of ice and fireDrivers in Iceland are well used to dodging about through steaming geysers, cold rivers and, well, ice. Claire Bowen joined them for a spot of Formula Off Road, a Viking variation of motoring with very big tyresIce-cold water was trickling down my back, my clothes were soaked and there was a puddle of water in my helmet.