Drifting in German

...is "treiben". I'm all about driving abilities and talent. Watching one of my favorite automobiles perform...exhilarating! Check out this Mercedes Benz C63 AMG and his driver, Mauro Calo, set the world record for the longest drift. Now officially set at 2,308 meters (1.44 miles!) he completed a full eight laps around Mercedes-Benz World’s Handling Circuit before tiring. Sure looks like he could have kept on going!

“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.”

Check out the machine in all its glory when coupled with a talented driver. This one is for you boneout ben!

If you have $500K to spare...

pick up one of these bad boys up and take it to a track nearest you!  In case you have no idea what I'm talking about here's a refresher from egmCarTech:

Refresher: Power the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 comes from the same 6.3L AMG V8 as the production model making 563-hp with a maximum torque of 479 lb-ft. The racing model is built to comply with the GT3 specifications of the FIA and is designed as a racing sports car for customers competing in sprints and long-distance races. Prices start at €334,000 ($429,526 USD).

Here is 21 minutes of awesomeness of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 on the track!

source: egmCarTech