Tightest Ever 360 Degree Spin Performed By Driver

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A FEARLESS stunt driver squeezes his way into the record books by executing the world’s tightest ever 360 degree spin. Petrolhead Alastair Moffatt travelled at a speed of roughly 30 mph down a narrow lane of cars. The professional stunt driver, of Stunt Drive UK, spun his Subaru BRZ 360 degrees then accelerated to the end of the course - all in one continuous motion. Alastair's car was slightly over 4m long and the gap allowed for just 2.25m of clearance for him to complete the stunt - breaking the previous record of 2.5m.

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00:00So the guys are out there measuring as we speak, Alistair Moffat gets the thumbs up,

00:06let's go for another world record!

00:13Stunt driver Alistair Moffat already has six driving world records to his name.

00:19I've got the tightest parallel park, forward, single, I've also got the triple parallel park,

00:25I've got the reverse parallel park, so I'm quite good at parking.

00:28I'm the tightest gap through and through on two wheels and if we get this record today

00:33it will be the narrowest gap to complete a 360 degree spin.

00:38To achieve this record Alistair will drive between two rows of parked cars,

00:43perform a full 360 degree spin and continue driving without touching the stationary vehicles.

00:52The current record took place in a gap of just 2.5 metres longer than the driver's car.

00:58Alistair will be attempting to shave 25 centimetres off this record.

01:03I've been practising for today's record for quite a few months and it's been quite successful,

01:10only a few little nudges along the way.

01:13So the rehearsal's gone pretty well.

01:16Yeah, it's obviously going to be a lot different in front of a live audience,

01:20but yeah, it's gone pretty well.

01:23The record was held by a front-wheel drive car before and I'm in a rear-wheel drive car,

01:27so it will be done slightly differently to how it has been done in the past

01:31and Guinness have approved that method of doing the actual record attempt.

01:38He'll be driving a Subaru BRZ for his record attempt.

01:42The only modification to the car is that all the electronic systems,

01:45such as traction control, have been disabled.

01:48Just ripped a load of fuses out of it and nothing works,

01:51apart from the steering wheel and the clutch and brake really.

01:58It's quite nerve-wracking.

01:59It's very tonal vision in there with a lot of lighting and that,

02:04so it's not so much achieving it.

02:07It's doing it in a big pressure environment, so yeah, pretty nervous.

02:10Now what Alistair needs is your encouragement, your applause, cheers, shouts, screams.

02:17The parked cars have been set.

02:19The distance between them has been measured.

02:21It's time for Alistair to go for the record.

02:24He's done it!

02:27He has done it!

02:28A brand new world record!

02:31Alistair has broken the record in front of the crowd,

02:34but for his official record attempt,

02:36he has to do it one more time under controlled conditions.

02:42The gap is measured,

02:45the car is measured,

02:47and the distance is confirmed at 2.25 metres longer than the Subaru.

02:54At first, things don't quite work out.

03:06But eventually, he succeeds.

03:14The footage will now be sent to Guinness,

03:16so his record can be verified.

03:18I welcome a challenger.

03:20Let's have it!

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