BMW’s world record eight-hour drift was almost ruined by Bluetooth

You might think the biggest challenges that stand in the way of setting a record like “greatest distance vehicle drift in eight hours” are the obvious ones: What if you get bored, or lose your concentration? What happens when you have to pee? And when the record-setting attempt involves the crazy idea of refueling the car mid-drift, multiple times, others abound. What if there’s a fire? What if someone gets hurt? Is this even possible?

According to the man behind the wheel, BMW driving instructor Johan Schwartz, what jeopardized the record attempt more than almost anything else was the kind of mundane problem anyone who owns or has driven a modern car knows too well. Mid-drift, his phone lost Bluetooth connection with the infotainment...

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