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BMW sets Guinness record for longest drift with new M5 [w/video]



 
 
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Default BMW sets Guinness record for longest drift with new M5 [w/video]

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BMW Performance Driving School Sets Guinness World Drift Record With
BMW M5 Sedan

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - May 14, 2013... The legendary BMW M5 Sedan
shattered the Guinness World Record for longest sustained drift at the
BMW Performance Center near Greenville, South Carolina on Saturday,
May 11, 2013, with BMW Performance Center Instructor Johan Schwartz
behind the wheel. The record-breaking attempt generated over $20,000
in charitable donations benefitting The BMW Charity Pro-Am.

The M5 exceeded the previous record set in February in Abu Dhabi by
47.71 miles. A total of 322.5 laps were completed around the 841-foot
(circumference) Performance Center skid pad, providing a total
distance-travelled of 51.278 miles. The M-DCT transmission-equipped
2013 BMW M5 Sedan was an unmodified car from the BMW Performance
Center school fleet which began the record attempt with a fresh set of
Continental ContiSport ultra-high performance tires (sizes 255/30/20
front, 295/30/20 rear).

Saturday's drift record attempt signaled the kick-off to a week of
events leading up to the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Over $20,000 was raised
for the BMW Charity Pro-Am which benefits over 150 different
charities. Public attendees to the record attempt enjoyed drives in
new BMW vehicles including the M6 Coupe, and many received a "hot
lap" ride from one the BMW Performance Center Instructors. Test
drives of the game-changing BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle® on the
off-road course were also available. Additional information on the BMW
Charity Pro-Am can be found at
https://www.bmwusfactory.com/charity-golf/.
http://www.bmwusa.com/performancecenter.

BMW Group in America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since
1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in
2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include
marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW
brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and
the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, a strategic
design consultancy in California; a technology office in Silicon
Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW
Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global
manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all
X5 and X3 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 Sports Activity Coupes. The
BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through
networks of 338 BMW passenger car and BMW Sports Activity Vehicle
centers, 139 BMW motorcycle retailers, 117 MINI passenger car dealers,
and 34 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW
Group's sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff
Lake, New Jersey.

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