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Nissan GT-R smashes drifting record

Gareth Herincx April 10, 2016 Auto News, Auto Video

A Nissan GT-R NISMO has set a new Guinness World record for the fastest 30-degree slide ever.

Japanese drift champion Masato Kawabata drove the specially tuned GT-R at 304.96kph (189mph) to break the record of 217.97kph (135mph) set by Poland’s Jakub Przygoński in 2013.

The feat took place on the 3km runway at Fujairah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.

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Gareth is a versatile journalist, copywriter and digital editor who's worked across the media in newspapers, magazines, TV, teletext, radio and online. After long stints at the BBC, GMTV and ITV, he now specialises in motoring.

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