660 HP BMW M3 Drifting Its Way Out of Nurburgring Traffic Deserves a Ban

However, drifting is forbidden during Nurburgring Touristenfahrten (tourist day) events and for good reason - lapping the Green Hell in traffic is dangerous enough already (here are some extreme examples for you), so there's no need to boost the hazard level by sliding across the track.

However, pulling a few tail-out stunts when there aren't too many cars around isn't likeky to get anybody mad and many drivers get away with such adventures.

Then we have drivers such as the guy behind the E90 (ex-generation) BMW M3 in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page. The video shows the man suddenly deciding to step out (to the side) of the Nurburgring traffic "jam" he was trapped in, pulling a monstrous drift through the Brunchen corner.

At first, it might seem like the M3 driver has plenty of arguments for delivering such a tire-burning moment. After all, the drift is impeccable, showing a generous slip angle while things appear to be under perfect control.

Then there's his car - as if the V8 under the hood wasn't enough, this Bimmer packs a G-Power package, with this allowing the engine to deliver no less than 660 hp. And since we're talking about supercharging here, the instant response required for drifting is present.

However, we don't even want to think of the potential consequences of such a drift turning into an uncontrolled spin. And if you're still not convinced this is a bad idea, imagine other drivers doing it too - would your drive your pride and joy, or a rental with a hefty deductible, for that matter, in such company?

And yes, this kind of behavior makes the "safety car" faux branding more than ironical, so perhaps a temporary ban for this driver wouldn't be a bad idea.