Watch a Stunt Driver Set a 115-MPH World Record for Driving on Two Wheels

From Road & Track

You've probably seen stunt drivers do side wheelies like this before, but you definitely haven't seen one at this speed. That's because the run you're watching just set the Guinness World Record for fastest side wheelie in a car, at 115.742 mph.

The record was set by Finnish stunt driver Vesa Kivimäki behind the wheel of a diesel BMW 3-Series. Nokian Tires sponsored the run, using it as an opportunity to show off its fancy new Aramid sidewalls, which clearly can take some abuse.

I can't seem to find any evidence online of a previous side wheelie speed record, but that doesn't make Kivimäki's run any less impressive. There is, however, a record for the longest side wheelie in a car, which covered an astounding distance of 230.57 miles.

Congrats, Kivimäki, on driving into the record book-sideways, and at a ridiculous speed.

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