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Adrian Padeanu

Russian Man Claims To Have Set New Record For Longest Car Drift: 17 Hours, 34 Minutes

A little over four years ago, BMW set a record for the longest vehicle drift after going sideways with an M5 for 232.5 miles (374.17 kilometers). It had to be refueled mid-drift by another M5 to keep on going for a grand total of eight hours. Impressive, right? Well, Russian man Evghenii Novokşonov might beg to differ after organizing his very own stunt with his trusty VAZ-2106.

A sedan as well, albeit far less impressive than the Bavarian ultimate driving machine, his family car of Soviet origins had to be modified in an attempt to dethrone the M5. Rather than being refueled by an identical vehicle, his VAZ-2106 was equipped with an extra gasoline tank able to store 200 liters (nearly 53 gallons), on top of the original 40-liter (10.5-gallon) tank. A fuel pump also had to be installed to make the connection between the two tanks.

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