m42b32 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 It's kind of a silly record but this is pretty cool! BMW set the record for the worlds longest drift a few years ago in an M5, but then Toyota beat it twice. Looks like BMW is planning to take it back The actual record video isn't out yet but should be soon. Apparently they spent 8 hours doing it, so it'll be interesting to see just how far they went! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 I saw this earlier. Pretty sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted January 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Fun watch! They smashed the old record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 That would give you permanent vertigo 🤮 Id like to know the indicated miles on the odometer vs the actual miles travelled, probably off by a factor of 3-4 Loved the refuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I wonder how much of the marketing budget was spent on this endeavor 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 ///Marketing Rekpoint and m42b32 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I love this. It's so meaningless but the fact that someone at BMW convinced a group of people that this is what they needed to spend company time and money doing just makes me smile. BMW's marketing group comes up with great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Awesome. Maybe this was to deter any skepticism about the new M5 being AWD. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, suspenceful said: Awesome. Maybe this was to deter any skepticism about the new M5 being AWD. Hadn't even thought of that, I bet that was a big part of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 15 hours ago, Snap said: ///Marketing ///arketing* What I don't get about this record, is why spend all that time making an apparatus to refuel instead of just making a bigger tank and a more efficient vehicle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 15 minutes ago, Jdesign said: ///arketing* What I don't get about this record, is why spend all that time making an apparatus to refuel instead of just making a bigger tank and a more efficient vehicle? I think tandem-drift-refueling probably multiplies the interest/internet buzz on the video way beyond just sliding around on a skid pad for 8 hours. I'd say it's a pretty smart marketing move. Apparently Toyota just fitted a bigger tank when they did their most recent record and I hadn't even heard of them doing it. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Not to mention that they're German so they had to take the over-engineered way of doing it=P B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 51 minutes ago, suspenceful said: Awesome. Maybe this was to deter any skepticism about the new M5 being AWD. Skepticism about it actually being AWD, or skepticism about how well the "M sport, RWD only" mode works? I thought it was a for sure thing AWD and automatic only, but with a RWD setting like the Focus RS "drift mode" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Skepticism of it still being cool even with AWD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, jc43089 said: Skepticism of it still being cool even with AWD. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 That makes sense. It is bullheaded to expect an E-segment car built in 2018 to be any bit of a pure driving machine. The GT-R doesn't pretend to be, and it isnt, but the AWD/Auto (dual clutch) combo are pretty unbeatable for the face smashing acceleration. But this doesnt mean we still cant mourn the death of the "mechanical" M5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I prefer driving my e36 than my v70R Volvo, it has way less power but the Volvo doesn't have the same feeling. I suspect the M5 would be fun because of the power but likely lacks the character that exists in (my opinion) e36 and older cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris3 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Fascinating, and the refueling was pretty cool. A more basic question: mileage and drifting aside is there another Guinness record for a single driver continuously going around in a circle for eight hours? I'm assuming that since there was no driver change, it was long time to be in a car without a truckers friend /Stadium Pal / backseat full of assorted trucker bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 still ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 my v70R Volvo.Want to buy another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Nope, want to buy one? Excellent condition. Tons of new parts and maintenance complete. Read for another 200k. 8500$ 1 minute ago, KaiserRolls said: Want to buy another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Nope, want to buy one? Excellent condition. Tons of new parts and maintenance complete. Read for another 200k. 8500$ Whoa whoa whoa I was going to sell you one jc43089 and Jdesign 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 It’s amazing they didn’t get bored after that long of going in the same circle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 11 hours ago, Jeff said: It’s amazing they didn’t get bored after that long of going in the same circle Or puke. If I spin around in my desk chair more than three times I feel like Im going to loose my lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Nobody is addressing the bigger question here... did he piss himself in that seat or was there an apparatus of some kind for removal of liquids and solids from his body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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