In theory, drifting is verboten during Nurburgring Touristenfahrten (Tourist Days) events. Nevertheless, telling on-purpose dancing apart from the inevitable occasional slide can be pretty difficult, which is why many occasional Ring slides get away with the tail-out play.
And the guy behind the wheel of the BMW M240i in the piece of footage below brings the most violent example we've shown you to date. Basically, the driver drifted his way through a full lap, using the side windows to navigate some of the Green Hell's most vicious corners.
Speaking of which, the most intense drifting seems to take place through Adenauer Forst, with the S configuration of the bend seeing the Bimmer pulling a violent transition from one side to the other.
The footage we have here is basically a melange, one that involves both interior and exterior scenes. As such, you'll get a complete view on this sideways adventure, one that also involves the giggles of the spectators.
As a trained eye will notice, this M240i has been taken down the aftermarket path. For one thing, the interior shots reveal the extra instruments occupying the driver's side central air vent.
However, the most important mod present on the car is a limited slip differential. Thanks to the new B58 3.0-liter straight-six, the M240i might be dangerously close to M2 performance in a straight line, but the stock incarnation of the M Performance car isn't nearly as enticing as the M machine when it comes to the twisty bits, so this had to be addressed.
Nevertheless, since we're talking about a street car with an automatic gearbox, you shouldn't expect to see staggering slip angles here, with the stunt consisting of moderate slides (make no mistake though, the driver did weld the throttle throught the bends he negotiated sideways).
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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