BMW's reclaims world record for longest drift... again

[Eric at Pelican Parts]

After Toyota beat out BMW for the Guinness World Record for the longest drift, BMW spent some time figuring out how they were going to beat the record again... in some over the top fashion. They thought it'd be a great idea to have an M5 refuel the other M5 attempting to break the record mid-drift. Check out this BTS snippet, and stay tuned for the actual world record stunt video, which releases tomorrow!

[wdfifteen]

Just the kind of capability I look for in a fine automobile.

[Eric at Pelican Parts]

Not a fan of this at all, especially if you're telling me to constantly drift over 89 miles.... I'd be completely over it real quick. It's cheating too, using water to make it easier to slide. They had to have done it to keep the tires from shredding. I do admire the work they did to come up with this nifty (but completely ridiculous) way to refuel though. I'll just wait till tomorrow to see what they did anyway though!

[javadog]

Technically interesting, for about a minute.

Completely pointless. Did I mention that I hate drifting?

[Bill Douglas]

Maybe they should concentrate on making the cars more reliable instead. Now THAT would be a good record to set.

[svandamme]

What if they could refuel on the mulsanne straight at 200 + mph?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Maybe they should concentrate on making the cars more reliable instead. Now THAT would be a good record to set.

Now where’s the money in that?

Car companies (including BMW) want to sell service (highest profit margin) and new cars. They don’t want you to buy once and never come back to the dealership (sorry, “Center”) for years.

I designed a couple of BMW dealerships earlier in my career (early 2000s) and I can absolutely tell you it’s ALL about the service portion of the business. They want to sell service, service, service.

[URY914]

NOW I'm going to buy a BMW.

[yahh]

Here is the re-fueling in action

[yahh]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Maybe they should concentrate on making the cars more reliable instead. Now THAT would be a good record to set.

Then I wouldn't have a job to feed my car addiction.

[RANDY P]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Just the kind of capability I look for in a fine automobile.

it's ricey as hell.

rjp

[Eric at Pelican Parts]

I would get bored of sliding in the same direction, on the same circle for 8 hours. Would be hungry and need a restroom break too, haha.

Technically since they hit each other and corrected, it should mean they broke the drift.... shouldn't that DQ them from breaking the world record?

[widgeon13]

Absolutely worthless information but thanks for posting.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Just the kind of capability I look for in a fine automobile.

No kidding, what is the point/market here? Is the drifting crowd into BMW's?

[GH85Carrera]

What is next a world record for longest waste of time?

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

What is next a world record for longest waste of time?

https://recordsetter.com/world-record/spinning-fidget-spinner/52639

[Jeff Alton]

This is note worthy?? Yay for BMW....

[RANDY P]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

No kidding, what is the point/market here? Is the drifting crowd into BMW's?

Yes. thanks to mass accessibility and easy credit, they very much are. An m3 is practically a standard issue uniform for the <30 Male in most parts of the Country.

rjp

[john70t]

next up: Ford

[flatbutt]

Are there any tech innovations that might come out of stunts like this? Improvements in tire wear perhaps? Improvements in software related to vehicle control? I'm a chemist not an engineer so just spit balling here.