It was only yesterday that BMW teased its Guinness world record attempt for the longest drift. The world record was attempted by Johan Schwartz, who was the world record holder for the longest drift in 2013 too. However, the record was shattered in 2014 and 2017, both in a Toyota GT86. The BMW Performance Driving School instructor has now reclaimed the title, recording the longest drift at 232.5 miles.
Johan concluded the world record in a BMW M5, same as 2013 and successfully managed to complete 2000 laps on the wet track at the BMW Performance Centre in South Carolina, U.S. BMW shattered the previous record of 102.5 miles (165 km) by almost 200 km, by clocking 232.5 miles (374.17 km). However, there was yet another record that Guinness crowned BMW with.
Apart from the longest drift, BMW also sets the record of the longest twin vehicle drift of 39.25 miles (63.16 km). The record was set while refueling the record holder M5, mid-drift. According to the rules, any record holder can install a bigger tank or stop the car for refueling. However, BMW decided to attempt a continuous drift with the military aircraft style refueling.
BMW successfully managed to refuel the M5 no less than five times. Matt Mullins poured 15-18 gallons of fuel for 50 seconds to support the M5 with record setting. There are two video released to showcase the record attempt – one the main edited footage and one unedited, behind the scene footage. It’s interesting to the see the behind the scene footage that tell us how Matt Mullins was in danger of getting sandwiched between the two cars.
See both the footage and enjoy the freak show. But whatsoever, don’t attempt it yourself, as both the cars were driven by professional stunt drivers with years and years of experience.
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