Yes, you heard it right! His exhausting shenanigans could be viewed live on YouTube. Yes! For almost 18 hours!
In 232.5 mile (374.17 km), BMW established a record for longest vehicle drift four years ago. To keep going for eight hours, it had to be refueled by an M5 mid-drift. Impressive, right? Russian man Evghenii Nooksonov may disagree after he organized his own stunt using his VAZ-2106.
Although a sedan was also available, it was far less impressive than his Bavarian ultimate driving vehicle. His Soviet-built family car had to be modified to compete with the M5. Instead of being refueled by a similar vehicle, his VAZ-2106 was outfitted with an additional gasoline tank that could store 200 liters (nearly 5.3 gallons) on top the 40-liter (10.5 gallon) tank. To connect the tanks, a fuel pump was also required.
According to the Moldavian website the long drift attempt was made on the frozen Kaldi Lake in the Chelyabinsk Region, Russia’s seventh largest city and second-largest in the Ural Federal District. Evghenii drifted for a total of 273.2 miles (439.8 km) in a livestreamed event that was streamed live on YouTube.
Johan Schwart, a BMW Performance Driving School instructor, and his M5 were unofficially surpassed by him. The official record-breaking drift race took place on December 2017, on a wet skidpad at BMW Performance Center in Greer in South Carolina. Evghenii required a lot more time, as his marathon lasted 17 hours and 34 mins, from around 10 AM to about 4 AM the following day.
In the 16 th hour of what was surely an exhausting run, his car’s radiator burst. He continued on for about 90 minutes before finally deciding to pull the plug. Due to sanctions against Russia it is impossible for him register his record at Guinness. However, he did receive donations during the livestream in order to apply for the Russian Book of Records.
To pay the fee, he needs $1,500. He already has half the money from donations, and hopes that sponsors will give the rest. We wish him all the best and hope Guinness will call him soon.