Longest car drift: Mauro Carlo sets world record (HD Video)
Weybridge, Surrey, UK -- Professional driver Mauro Carlo drifted 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.
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 Carlo drifted 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.
