BMW Releases Nail-Biting Footage Of Its Mid-Drift Refuelling Efforts
BMW hasn’t just broken the record for the world’s longest drift - nope, the Bavarian manufacturer has absolutely annihilated it. 89.55 miles was the distance to beat, and a 2018 M5 with a chap called Johan Schwartz at the wheel travelled a whopping 232.5 sideways miles.
However, the most interesting thing isn’t the record itself, rather the car-to-car refuelling system devised to keep the record car topped up with unleaded. Teased by BMW earlier this week, it looks like an incredibly neat system, but as revealed by this new video, using it sure as hell wasn’t easy.
There were concerns about fire, and worries that the operator of the refuelling rig - installed in a previous-generation M5 - could get crushed between the two tandem-drifting cars. The first test run was a failure, and during the record attempt the pair of M5s did actually collide at one point.
It all paid off in the end though, with five successful refuels giving Schwartz enough juice to drift for a solid eight hours.
The best part? Technically, BMW didn’t need to do any of this - apparently, the rules mandated by Guinness would allow for the car to stop and refuel. So, this was all about making it more interesting. Fair play, BMW.
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I knew this would come up
Did you say ‘World record’ and ‘annihilated’ in the same sentence?… uh oh. The Swedish egg has heard it.
Now this is something he isnt gonna beat anytime soon…
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When koeningsegg goes for the top speed, longest drift, and fastest refueling record combination
I thought my 6km long drift record in Forza was something…
At the third refueling, we clearly see the blue car gripping again for a second.
The record should not have been be validated !
I hope a regular petrolhead like you and me will install a big fuel tank on an E36 325tds and beat this record spending 1.000 times less money than BMW did to fail and still pretend having succeded !
Damned internet marketing !…
The official record actually allows for the drift car to be stationary during refueling. BMW just refueled during mid-drift because A: They wanted to break that record, too and B: More entertaining
If you can beat the record while being allowed to stop to refuel than surely going a little out of drift to gain grip isn’t going to cost them the record..
When you listen to music and surf the web. sometimes the song fits the content you’re looking at. I was listening to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idPqijh2EWk and just as he popped in the pump the beat dropped and I shed a tear.
It’s good to see that car manufacturers like these are still doing things like this in todays world. With all sorts of bums wanting to end this kind of freedom
yo this is mad cool
FEW WEEKS LATER: Koenigsegg Releases Nail-Biting Footage Of Its Mid-Drift Refuelling Efforts While Beating BMW
With 2 Regeras while getting recharged and refueled at the same time.
This needs to be an actual option..refueling without stopping
lord almighty