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Old 06-22-11 | 03:10 AM
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Default World's Longest Car Drift: Mauro Carlo breaks Guinness World Record - C63 AMG

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WorldRecordsAcademy on Jun 20, 2011
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.
Old 06-22-11 | 06:07 AM
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Dang - I wonder if they also set the record for burning up a set of tires in the shortest amount of time and distance?
Old 06-22-11 | 12:58 PM
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Ah, AMG.

I love their ridiculous philosophy.
Old 06-22-11 | 01:53 PM
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Old 06-22-11 | 02:15 PM
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that benz just ***** slapped the S14 silvia
Old 06-22-11 | 02:19 PM
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is it only me or that C63 looks really like nothing special on the track?
Old 06-22-11 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
is it only me or that C63 looks really like nothing special on the track?
It's only you.
Old 06-22-11 | 07:26 PM
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Man I love the sound of that 6.3L, and it makes it even better that it is in a MB.
Old 06-22-11 | 08:25 PM
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Just awesome, and oh, yes it is a automatic !!
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wow. that c63 amg is a beast. drifting for close to 4 minutes straight. skills
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Damn, I wanna see what the tires look like that after that! lol
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Damn, I wanna see what the tires look like that after that! lol
at 3:47 you can see theres no tires left (flat) at that point.. probably the only reason he stopped haha
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Originally Posted by lighthalo
at 3:47 you can see theres no tires left (flat) at that point.. probably the only reason he stopped haha
Didn't notice that! Damn thats nuts
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My turn, my turn!
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