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0Official: BMW M5 sets Guinness record for longest drift [w/video] 1368639000
In September of 2011, Chinese drifter Wang Qi broke the Guinness record for the world's longest sustained drift, doing 13 laps inside the Olympic Center Stadium in Tianlin, China for 5,802.3 meters. That was broken in February of this year by Abdo Feghali in Abu Dhabi drifting a new Chevrolet ...
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Video: Global Rallycross announces Lites class for up and coming stars [w/videos] 1368403200
After two years running just one class of car, the Supercars, Global Rallycross (GRC) is adding a SuperCar Lites class that will run spec cars. Intended to be a development formula for the "next generation of star drivers," the Lites will race at all five US races this year on the same course as ...
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Video: Nissan GT-R goes skiing uphill in Sweden 1368117900
Ever wondered if a Nissan GT-R could conquer an icy ski slope? Well prepare to be amazed, as this stunning video captures a camo-clad GT-R tearing up the beautiful snow covered scenery at a ski resort in Kåbdalis, Sweden. The slippery ski slopes prove to be no match for the powerful GT-R, ...
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Video: Red Bull RX-7 goes drift crazy on New Zealand's Crown Range 1368031500
For the first time ever, the Crown Range, New Zealand's highest paved road, was closed off for the drifting pleasure of one man. That man is Mad Mike Whiddett, and the machine he's piloting is a heavily modified Mazda RX-7 sponsored by the energy-rich crew from Red Bull and powered by a ...
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Video: Mitsubishi Evo snow frolic caught by aerial camera 1367279820
Guido Tschugg is a professional mountain biker and a Red Bull-sponsored athlete in downhill and four-cross. He's also a big fan of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution (who isn't?) and drifting in the snow! So with the help of pro filmmaker Mario Feil and drone videographers airv8, the rally car and ...
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Video: Mad Mike Whiddett puts on a pedal clinic in 4-rotor Red Bull RX-7 drift car 1366306200
You never know what to expect when Red Bull drift driver Mad Mike Whiddett jumps behind the wheel of his insane 4-rotor Mazda RX-7. This man is known for pushing himself and his car to the limit every time he takes to the track and being a rotary-obsessed native of Auckland, New Zealand, Mad Mike ...
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Video: Formula D driver Ryan Tuerck punishing Maxxis Scion FR-S Supra-powered drift car 1365617700
With the 2013 Formula Drift Championship season kicking off in Long Beach this weekend, we couldn't think of a better time to share this smoke-filled video of pro drift driver Ryan Tuerck getting sideways in his brand-new Scion FR-S (pictured above). Tuerck will be throwing down some serious ...
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Video: Drifting accident causes Nissan 240SX to cough up a coil spring 1365203700
We've seen more drifting accidents than we care to count as the motorsport has gained traction here over the last 11 years. Everything from high-dollar Formula D and D1 cars to budget backyard bashers have been balled up at tracks and parking lots across North America. But it seems, some wannabe ...
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Video: Russian wannabe drifter ends up crashing car into wall with no seatbelt 1365099300
Some things should be left up to trained professionals, such as stunt driving and attempting to drift a the crappy Lada Samara, which is of course a lame front wheel drive hatchback. The wannabe drift session goes terribly wrong after the half-witted wheel-man ends up crashing head-on into a ...
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Video: McLaren MP4-12C Spider, Rhys Millen hit slopes with X-Games snowboarder Chanelle Sladics 1364254140
What if you could use the McLaren MP4-12C Spider as a lift chair to the top of Loveland Pass in Colorado, 11,900 feet (3,627 metres) above salty sea level? And what if you had Rhys Millen to drive that lift chair and your job was to race him back down? Complaints? Anyone? Bueller? That was the ...
