One thing we ought to know about world records is that at some point in time, somebody's going to beat them. It may not happen for a while, but sooner or later, there's going to be someone - or something - that will eclipse it.

Currently, the record for the world's longest drift sits on the mantle of Vaughn Gittin Jr's study. The drift champion set the record back in December 18, 2008 with a run of 1,914.15 m (6,280.01 ft) at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. It's said that Gittin Jr. could have done longer had the threads on his tires not gotten completely eviscerated.

Fast forward to today and word has it that Mercedes-Benz->ke187 is planning on besting Gittin Jr.'s record. The man for the job is Mercedes demonstration driver, Mauro Calo, who not only wants to break the record the same way Gittin Jr. did when he broke the previous record of 4,137 feet, but wants to reach 10,000 feet, which is a little under two miles long.

While the task seems to be far easier said than done, Calo is confident that the record will be his after his attempt at Surrey, England while using either a Mercedes C63 or E63 AMG. Calo's attempt will be made exceptionally more difficult considering that he plans to attempt it on a perimeter track that's barely 'as wide as a car length'.

No timetable has been set on when this attempt will take place, but seeing as news of it is going around, we won't be surprised if it takes place before the year ends.

Whatever the case may be, we'll be sure to give updates when the day for the record-setting attempt draws near.

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