Watch a Mini Cooper set the two-wheeled Nurburgring record
If you're an enthusiast, or a track-day warrior, Nurburgring lap times are a pretty good indicator of whether a car will be fast, fun, frenetic or all three. Well, a new type of record was set on the famous German track: Chinese driver Han Yue now holds the world record for lapping on two wheels, in a car. Yes, Yue took a Mini Cooper at a blistering 13 mph, the only speed that wouldn't make the solid rubber tires vibrate, to a lap time of about 45 minutes. Just a touch slower than the 7:32 of the Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan.
In some of the footage you can see a handful of drivers who probably paid to get on the track, slowly following the Cooper. I hope they got rainchecks.
MINI COOPER
MSRP
$20,700
BASE
MPG
29 / 40
CITY / HWY
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