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" I suspect few of us would connect Mercedes-Benz and the UK with drifting. Normally I associate drifting with old rear-drive Nissan 240SXs, Toyota Corollas, Dodge Vipers, Ford Mustangs, Pontiac G8s and cars of their ilk on tracks in Japan or the U.S. So it was quite a surprise to find that yesterday a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG driven by Mauro Calo broke the world record for the longest car drift. He managed to cover 2308 meters (2524 yds \u2013 almost 1.5 miles), beating the old record by 394 meters. What&amp;#039;s more Calo is an official Mercedes-Benz driver and instructor at the Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey, UK. In order to achieve the world record, Calo drove the C63 AMG eight times around a 360-degree circle of tarmac on a flat handling track. The record run was done with the full blessing of Mercedes-Benz Cars \u2013 imagine that! If you&amp;#039;re ever in the UK, the Mercedes-Benz World is worth a visit as it offers plenty of action and hands-on driving experiences for car enthusiasts of any age. It is adjacent to the famous Brooklands Museum where there is plenty of motor racing and aviation history to be savored. More details are here: www.mercedes-benzworld.co.uk   Related posts:  First Look: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series \u2013 45 Years of AMG Driven: 1995 Mercedes-Benz C 36 AMG \u2013 45 Years of AMG  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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