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We have entered a drifting arms race. Last year, BMW smashed the Guinness World Record for the longest drift by hanging the tail out for 51.3 miles around a wet skid pad in an M5 at the BMW Performance Driving School in South Carolina. That beat the previous milestone of nearly seven miles. Now, Bimmer's record is up in smoke as well and is in the possession of a Toyota.

German driver Harald Müller pummeled the old record to drift for 89.55 miles around a 0.15-mile (235.5-meter) course in Samsun, Turkey, in a Toyota GT86 (or Scion FR-S as it's known in the US). According to the Guinness World Records website, it took him 612 laps and 2 hours, 25 minutes and 18 seconds to manage the achievement. Scroll down to watch a few minutes of the German's two and a half hours behind the wheel with the tail out.Continue reading New drifting world record set in Toyota GT86

New drifting world record set in Toyota GT86 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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