Here's How You Refuel A BMW M5 In The Middle Of A Drift
If you want to have a crack at the hotly-contest ‘Longest Drift’ Guinness World Record, you’ll have a bit of a dilemma regarding fuel. The answer for the most recent attempt involved sticking an extra fuel tank in the record car - a Toyota GT86 - but BMW has come up with a more interesting answer to the question.
In its attempt to reclaim the title for the M5 (Johan Schwartz set a record in the F10-generation version back in 2013), BMW will refuel the current version of the super saloon during the slidey record attempt. From another M5. Which will also be drifting. If that sounds awesome, that’s because it is.
Using a custom refuelling rig that borrows parts and knowledge from the aerospace industry, an F10 M5 will be able to transfer up to 68 litres to the record car in around 50 seconds while both cars drift in tandem. The F10 will then drop back and let the newer M5 get on with smashing the record. Think of it as that scene from the ropey 2014 Need For Speed Film, but with more drifting and less Aaron Paul.
The results of the record attempt will be revealed on Tuesday this week.
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Comments
Did they just invented infinite drifting?
Not really because the tires have a limit
You spin me round round baby round round
You don’t see AMG going for this level of hoonery
True, when I thought snow drifting in AMGs was insane, I was wrong!
Stfu
Smoke tyres till they die
That is why I love BMW!
Just use tesla next time
The performance or ‘d’ model s are all awd . I guess you could use the base rwd model s but can you even turn off tc in teslas? And the batteries won’t like this type of continuous hard work and will overheat + can’t recharge mid run
Reply about what? I’m not understanding you.
DAMMIT JESS!
genius
What about tyres?
The track is constantly sprayed with water, so no need for a tyre change
Now they need another drift rig which would. Jack one side of the car up in the air to change tires mid drift.
I think that tuned dodge cummins dually would fit perfectly, bht then the most epic part of the record would be the dodge as it is american and not some hitlerwagen