Monday, June 20, 2011
Longest car drift: Mauro Carlo sets world record (HD Video)
Weybridge, Surrey, UK -- Professional driver Mauro Carlodrifted for 1,44 miles or 6 686.35 feet (2,038 metres -
8.5 laps
) around the Mercedes-Benz World perimeter track, travelling behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG - setting the new world record for Longest car drift
.
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The previous world record for sliding, or driving sideways, was 8,000 feet.
The Guinness world record for the longest car drift measured 1,914.15 m (6,280.01 ft) and was achieved by Vaughn Gittin Jr. (USA) at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, USA.
Guinness World Records also recognized the longest ever horizontal power slide in a car; it lasted 2 hours 11 min 18 sec and was performed by Simon de Banke (UK).
Mauro Carlodrifted for 8.5 laps around the Mercedes-Benz World perimeter track, travelling 394 metres more than the previous record holder.
Speaking about his drift, Calo said: "The car was so balanced. I was relaxed and only had to make small corrections to the steering and throttle," said Calo.
"Then the tyres let go after lap seven, but I kept on going until I knew I'd beaten the record. I'm absolutely chuffed."
Unfortunately, a tire started to detach from the rim and forced him to stop short of his 12-lap goal.
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Monday, June 20, 2011